The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-01-22
.ruE PRINTERS REVENGE.
cARNACK REFUSED a GLASS
W. OF WHISKY.

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sympathetic Crowd.
r.,a the PaiLadeIDhiG Times.
~ cad eff he don't come" said BIZ
',Iling out his watch. 1t was big,
III onap-faced one and hung to stout
s's-, Tin string about his neck, and was
DuIA'I the waistband pocket OF his jeans
trousers. H.. -, +.r,;r ~ v,orr,,, ~,
Ia we kin all see If" said little Jim
70. SAN Pl guarantee that eff Car
D'''-' ,iD,t here by the time that short hand
IA'A - then thar's sumpin the matter
g.. .bs Internal machinery Nv that watch,
Bnum, ,,oo4;,,, ,,iob4,
F,r a Young 'un as never tasted fire,
peaI,t t lin y remarked Long Tom Feather
lAlslo ~ h. rem wed his length Of limb from
s olo,+ stove aud Strengthened himself out
tDs En- ~ Biuunls big watch to a nail in the
" vi Lat At the back of the bar.
WEI 1.poart or no peart, that's straight goods
r., givin' you," replied little Jim. Gar
~ .os s4jd ne be here at 8, an he'll be here
IL s6 if times got to stan still till ne gifts
here ,,,,or,o, T;r,,,,io >, cold
us Mar in, a little, sandy-haired fel-
aug ,Sbo.e greasy, red flannel shirt con-
p", oJ hardly more color than his shiny
49, 49, and crooked nose, ''sence you're So
Cu eli nosted bout Carmack, mebbe so you
VS., me4t IN ms sump'n other bout his pas life es
All ba,n us to onderstan' what is his proper
,rbera in the scale of society in this wild
nd yooly west.
ar There was a general laugh at Little Jim's
oxnense as Martin finished and bit OFT a
q oh rloh
9s.b;cb he hastily replaced in his side pocket.
1Ring off. Martini" replied Little Jim,
.,,onr sarcasm is wasted on me. Pm a
,iain HUNT man, as Brutus or some er
thor, op felers us er say in our books at
scbool an not given Co speech maxim, but
/ ID Eke TO say a word or two bout Car
MACK fore he gifts here, ef you'll gimme
time
all the speeches you want fore your friend
Carmack puts in his valuable appearance, !"
said Martin, with significant grin.
Little Jim did not notice the interruption,
Init went on to say:
~All Won feilers know that I never met
/ Carmack till last Saturday week in this
very room. I'd gone across the line lookin'
for them thievIn' Greasers when Carmack
inst come, an the most l knowed about
him got FUN you fellers here. Bill Peters
wife-you all know what a sharp one she is
she tole me when l come home that old
man Lazar had a new man herdin' for him,
an 4 tell yon what, Jimmie, she says to me,
that Carmack is either devil or a angel, l
don't know which yitn Then you boys be-
gaa to tell me what a curious, particular
kind Nv a Teller he was, but the
yery fust time sot eyes on
him | seen he warn't whie-livered.
don't reckon l ever will fur
git the lust seed him. You all remember
/ came in late that night. Soon es opened
the door l knowed sump'n was wrong by
everything bein' so quiet an still like. Buck
Davis thar he was stan'in' by the bar, an
list quick es l seed the tall, slim, black
haired Teller that was with him made sure
it was Carmack. What passed between 'em
fore came in you all know better than l
do, fur every one Nv you fellers had stopped
playin' AM was lstenin', but the fust thing
seed was Carmack emptyin' the
liquor on the floor. Now, Mr..
Davis he said, L tole you didn't
drink an | don't, but ef you can't
take no fer an answer, take that With
that he flung the empty glass at Bucks feet
an folded them long arms or his'n lookin',
es Mrs. Peters said. like devil or a angel
one. Then yer know, Buck he up and
slapped him in the face an called him a
u IOOl, anu Uu6u bSil YOU L So6u q tOOk
come into that mans eyes, the like Nv
which never 'specks to see agin. You
neenter tell ne that man es would look
like that man looked would fail to come to
taw when he made an appointment" Jim
seemed not to have finished. but he paused
a moment.
"You meneter tell me, "said Buck Davis, G
thick-set, bull necked fellow who had sal
quiet before, handling alternately brace Of
pistols and pair of long, cleaning knives
you meneter tell me that Teller es woulc
stan up an take them words FUN a mar
an not resent 1t would hesitate to break hi.
word, looks or no looksp
u understand the state of the case to be
this" ssid Judge Thompson, little weaz
ened, grizzly-pated fellow, whose judicia
manner had won him the high title among
the boys You, Davis and the man Car
mack came to words over glass of liquor
which you had proffered him. Instead Of
drinking it, as any decent and respectable
man should, he dashed the stuff upon thu
noor and shattered the glass at your feet
Then, furthermore, Instead of resentIng the
insult which you offered him in return fol
MS he simply preserved calm equanimity
and requested a meeting of us ali here thi
evening, that he might publicly make hi
defense. Am l right?"
That's it, judge" replied Davis, ''an' ei
ne DON'T come to taw I'll know the reason
why, or my names not
Before he had finished the threat, and ere
the hand OF the watch had quite reached
tne hour, the door opened slowly, letting in
WIN us Whit of cool fresh air couple OF
men .Ihe first to enter was Carmack. Hi
hanus were fastened behind his back by G
par OF handouts, his face was deadly pale,
ana his black eyes shone like fire. Behind
nlLn came an ugly, pompous-looking little
iilau' VINO wore stiff, gray derby aud a
4ongs gray ulster, buttoned from chin to
Wastba4d.
have the honor, gentlemen, +" he said, as
ne removed his hat from his round, bullet
nsau' OF presenting myself to you as an
e tt Of IN ne employ of the government OF
Sno United States. This fellow Carmack
nere Is under arrest for a murder which he
ooultnltted in the town of Ropersville some
;noAtnS since. By his own statement he has
a IWIu VI The displeasure of one or perhaps
a. VI you gentlemen, and he begged me to
Ing MIN here at this hour that he might
,,l"1e some explanation to you. AS this is
HU uou0t a convenient and agreeable place
rO o me to await the train which must take
s s.,o a1d my prisoner away at 1880, con-
49, sne0q TO bring him here, feeling sure
co. saa. could rely upon the support of you
souttenen In case of necessity. My card,
HnuIIeuen," concluded the little man at
n VusLl, as ne unbuttoned his ulster and ex-
kES NJ Ills badge of Office upon his blue coat.
c ,U. man stirred to receive the proffered
IT, IT, 20 he put it on the bar behind him.
1r 1t,.le Joe got up and gave Carmack stool,
n ,H1on ne received with bow and sat down