Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-11-20

Nov Jack Kirkup. OF srtoat's Landing.
Pat pc,perado Out of 1ova.

rat pe,psrado Out Of Towa.
There was only one policeman 10 on.
force tho In p In a territory the sizs Of
Rhode Island. lie was quito a. rvmafk.
able in bis wayag any other development
OF that embryo,ic civilization. Ills name
was Jack Kiiknp, aud all who knew him
tpoko Of him "a baing physically the
moot superb example Of manhood In the
Dominion. Six feet and three inches IN
height, with the chest. neck and limbs
VI giant. his 300 poundsof weight were
~ exactly his complement a. TO give him
the symmetry OF an Apollo. lie was
god looking. with the beauty Of round
faced. good naturcd boy. and his thick
hair fell In a clnsyer Of ringlsis over his
forehead and upeh his neck.
No knight Of Arthur's circle can have
been more picturesque a figure In the
forest than this Jack. He was a. neat
a. a dandy. HIe wore high boots and
corduroy knickorbockers, flannel shirt
and sack coat, and rode his big bay
horse with tho ease and grace Of = Sko-
boich. He smoked like fire Of green
brush. In dozen years he had slept
more frequently IN tho open air upon
pebble beds or IN trenches In tho snow.
than upon ordinary bedding, and he ex.
hibited. IN his graceful movements, his
sparkling eyes aud lruddy cheeks, his
massive frame aud his imperturbable
good nature. q degree Of health and
sisor that would seem insolent to tho
average Now Yorker.
Now that the railroad was building
be kept ever on tie trail, along what
was called "thc right Of way"-going
iroru camp to camp 10 Jump peddlers
and gamblers and 10 quell disordcr-ex.
ecp, ON pay day. once q month, when no
s,Aid ut SproAts Landing.
This echoes Of his fearless behavior and
lively adventures rang In every gather.
ing. The general tenor o. tho stories
was 10 the effect that be usually gave
one warning to evil doors, and u they did
not heed that ho CLEANED them ont "
He carried y revolver. but never had
used It. Even when tho most notorious
gambler on our border had crossed over
into Jacks bailiwick the policeman de-
pended upon his Gsts lie had met the
gambler aud had advised" him To take
the cars mex, day. Tbs gambler. In re-
ply. had suggested that both would get
along more quietly II each minded his
own Affairs, whereupon kirkup had said,
"You hear me: take tho cars ont Of here
tomorrow The little community dt
VIA Donald, u. g., avery rough place a,
the timel held It, breathing for twenty.
four hours, aud at tho approach OF train
time was Oh tiptoo with strained anxiety.
Al twenty minutes before the hour the
policeman. amiable and easy going a,
ever In appearance. began q tour of tho
houses. II was In q tavern that he found
the gambler.
you must tako the train" said he.
"You can't make me- replied tn,
gambler
There w.ro no more words. In two
inmates the giant was carrying tho linn
body Of tn. ruflAn 10 = wagon. In which
he drove him 10 Jail. There he washet
tho blood Of the gamblers face ant
tidied his collar and scarf. From Their,
the couple walked to the cars. whrT'
they parted ainicably.
Il had 10 be a little rough" said Kirk
mp 10 the loungers NJ the station, "be
cause no waa armed hike u pinoushiou
aud didn't want to kill him. n-JuliRi
Ralph IN Harpers.