The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1891-10-16

Now York World.

NOW tOfk OrlQ.
PouR SHoorINe.-As we
coming across The saDd.lo,s ,'
other evening, after spendira ~" =
couple OF very agreeable hours ..
theFbode residence of The VIA
Jackson, some would.be assas.;a
fired SIX bullets al us from . revo,
yer. We think il was Tom R'oa
low. We think so because Ton
has shot at everybody in this tewa
and never hit any one. He did",
hit US. Being armed only with /,
Bowie. knife, We lit out as Soon
the shooting began, and the last
bullet went ten leet above on,
head.
We did think OF hunting Tom nm
yesterday and splitting his ear
with a bullet as a great moral los.
son, but ON second thought We con.
cluded mol to waste the time n.
will keep on blazing AWAY around
this town until somebody gels
vexed al the noise and then 6e,I
suddenly go hence. We don't wan,
his funeral expenses on our hand.
HE'S A SUBsCRiBER.-Las, wses
as noticed by our contemporary
in a dOuble-leaded article wni
three scare heads on il, Jim Rem.
shaw who owns the cactus ranch
out on the Tnscon road. refused IN
take his copy of the Kicker ouI nj
posiotfice. Jim not only owed ma
$3.50 on subscription, but refused
his paper to hurt our feelings. He's
been ore on US ever since We re.
fused TO lend him our white shirt
The only one in town-lo 20 opa
drunk in.
We want 10 show an accommo.
dating spirit towards ali, and We
have the name OF being a guod.lel.
low, but We want TO say right here
aud now that We believe a common
wool-hirt is plenty good enough
for any man in this town 10 get
drunk in. Ii it isn't he'd better
stay sober.
When we saw Jim's little game
we mounted our mule and went
over 10 interview him. He was
expecting us. One bullet went
through our hat and another rak.
ed orr mule, but after thai Jim
lay down and we dug the bullet
out OF his shoulder and helped him
into his dug-oui. He not only
paid us all arrears in spot cash,
but a dollar on advance subscrlp.
ton, and as soon as able 10 move
about he will personally canvass
for subscribers.
WI STILL GET THERE.-Last Fri
day evening we were nominated
for May or on the Democratic lick
et by reclamation, and this Is
equivalent to an election. We
don't deny that we sought The
nomination. We have had our
eye on it for a year past. We shall
also do our best to snow our oppo.
nent under. We have been mov-
ed to this course by II desire TO see
The town well governed and be.
cause we believe The Mayor should
be the representative man OF The
town. We are that man. There's
no use in filling aud backing and
talking about modesly and sell.
concei, and all that. We lead lhlsl
town. We know more than anyI
ten men in il rolled together. wei
shall make the best Mayor lheI
town ever had, and We shall see
that all The city printing Is gwen
to the Kicker at legal rates.
DowNED AGAIN.-When the new
Admins, ration came IN we wantedI
tn be postmaster. We were emil
nenlly fitted for the place: ln1
stead of giving it 10 us Mr., wanna
maker appointed a creature wh1
goes by the name of Hank Scol'
A more unfit man could mol O9
found in Arizona. Hank knew
how we ielt, and he set oul ~
make it pleasant tor H.. Indie "
Two weeks he knIied Us IN The ~
AID We shoi him IN the shonlders
Since then Hank aud us have nag
a shooting bee AT least once /
month, and on Two occasions Wy
left hIn for dead. He's as SLOW"
on shoot as he is sorting ny
mail.
Saturday morning We en'eIeY
The p~o>iofice with the complaln'{
OF thirty one subscribers VINO nav
tailed to gel last weeks paper
Hank had no doubt taken thenY
home To put under a carpet whN
his exiravagant wife has lately III
from Drnv-r. Hank Was ws'cIJ
ing for Us at the general deliver
window, and W. have The tes'ln
Nv of hall a dozen gentlemen ""
hr began shoi ting first. we y"
ed to argue. but he kept pulIln
trigger and knocking The ou''pu
off our new Fall SUIT, and we pi
to wing him in self defense.
isn't badly hurt and will be
as new a month hence.
While we did banker to DE poI
master, and while We do nonesI
believe that Hank Scoll d1eai
know enough to string drleu
piles, we don't like these 'nc'ie a"
They detract from a man ~
~ and help give our "an
name. We hope Hank viii cnsu
his tactics alter he gels s.U"
again. This is the third or lou,
lime we have had To pump
into him, and we don't nEe
.. thai No are y ~