The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-12-12

B y Ma r4efs& II M
[ There vas only one pclid 6nf3d3 en-
i q ses lev y ! ssfsLsoFy a.fs slss Of
markAblo Al biz way - aay other, do
vclopmsnt Of that embryotio civfliza-
tion. His name WAS Jacx Kirkun AMI
all who knew him spoke of Hin ~ b.
ing physically the most superb exam
pie Of manhood In the dominion.s Six
feet and three inches In height With
the chest neck. and limbs OF Z giant
his three hundred pounds Of weight
were - cxactly his complement, = 10
give him the symmetry Of an Apollo
He was good-looking with the beauty
OF round-faced. good-natured boy.
and his thick hair fell In cluster OF
ringlets over his forehead and upon
his neck. No knight OF Arthur's circle
Jan have been moro picturesque q fg-
ure In the forest than this Jack"
He was az neat as q dandy. He wore
high boots and corduroy knickerbock-
ers. flannel shirt and . sack coat
and rode his big bay horse
with tho ease and grace
OF Skobeleff. He smoked like "a are
OF green brush. but had never tasted
liquor In his life In a dozen years
he had slept moro frequently in the
open air upon pebble beds or in
trenches in the snow, than upon ordin-
airy bedding. and he exhibited. In his
graceful movements. his sparkling
eyes and ruddy cheeks, his massive
frame and his imperturbable good
nature u degree OF health and vigor
that would seem insolent to the aver
age New Yorker. Now that the rail-
road was building. he kept ever on the
trail along what was called 1.-The
right OF way"-going from camp to
camp to Jump" whisky peddlers and
gamblers and to qnell disorder-ex-
cept on payday. once month. when
he staid at Sproat's Landing.
The echoes OF his fearless behavior
and lively adventures rang in every
gathering. The general tenor Of the
stories was to the effect that he usually
gave one warning to evil-doers, and IL
they did not heed that. he cleaned
them out" He carried a revolver.
but never had used II. Even when
the most notorious gambler on our
border had crossed over into Jacks"
bailiwick the policeman depended dpon
his fists. He had met the gambler
and had advised" him to take the
cars next day. The gambler. in re-
ply. had suggested that both would get
along more quietly il each minded his
own affairs, whereupon Kirkup had
aaid ..Ynt, haur y,,a. faLa %ha 49,.
out OF here tomorrow" The little
community. Git was Donald. B. c.. a
very rough place at the time) held its
brea' hing for twenty-four hours and
at the approach of train time was on
tiptoe with strained anxiey. At
twenty minutes before the hour the
policeman, amiable and easy going as
ever in appearance. began a tour OF
the houses. 1t was in a tavern that
he found the gambler.
You must take the train" said he.
you can't make mo-" replied the
gambler.
There were no more words III two
minutes the giant was carrying the
limp body OF the ruffian to wagon. in
which he drove him to jail There he
washed the blood of the gambler STAGE
and tidied his collar and scarf From
there the couple walked to the cars.
where they parted amicably.
Il had to be . little rough. said
Kirkup to the loungers ut the station.
because he was armed like a pin
cushion, and I didn't want to have to
kill him - Harpers Magazine.