Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1891-11-10
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There va. only one policrm "a to enforc-
the law Ia territory th" slfr of Rhode
leland. lie va. quite q. rrmtrkahl. In
hl. way as any other development of
that embryutlc civilization. III. name
va. Jack klrkup. aud all ~ho knew him
.pok. of him a. b-ing physically th"
most superb example ~ manhood In the
DomIn Ion. ~lx feet aud three lnch.. Ia
height, With the chest, neck and limbs ot
q giant, hi. thrrc hundred pound. at
weight "a. 80 exactly his comnlement
a.to give him the symmetry of an APOLLO.
IIe "a. gooi looking. With the beauty
IL q round.fac-,i, good naturrd boy, ani
hi. thick hair fell Va q cluster of ring.
lc,. over hi. forehead and upon hi. meek.
No knight 20 Arthur. circle can has"
been NOR, plc,urr.que q hgurc Ia the
forest than thi. Jack" lie ws- as
neat a. dandy. lie wore high boot.
ani corduroy kuickcrbockcr-, q flannel
.hIrt and .ick coat, ani rode hls biz
hay hors. With the ease aud grace of q
skob-leff. lie smoked Ike hre ~
green brush, bat hid never tasted liquor
la AL. life. Ia dorm years d. had
slept NOR. frequently In the open air.
upon pebble be,i. ar In trenches In the
snow, than on ordinary boldlng. aud he
exhibited, In hi. graceful movements,
hi. sparkling eve. aud ruiiy cheeks, hi.
massive frame aud hi. lmperturbible
good nature, q dcgrc. of health aud Wig
or that would seem in.olcnt to the as-
srage New Yorker. Now that the rail-
road VA. building, be- kept ever ou the
trail. along what was called "thc right
OF way"-golng from camp Ia camp to
..Iump" whi.key pcidler. aud gambler.
and to quell di.or,ier-exccpt on pay
day, Que. q month, when he stayed At
| sproat'. Landing.
The echoe. of al. fc,rlc.. behavior
and lively adventures rang la every gath
erlny. The general tenor of the stories
WAS to the effect that he usually gave
one warning Ia evil dOers, and II they
didn't heed that he "cieaned them out. y"
lie carried \ revolver hut had never u.-
si IL. Even when the Ino.t notorious
gambler on our bor,icr hal crossed over
Into Jacks" btllisick the policeman
dependel upon hi. n.t.. lie hal met
the gambler and had "ad,i.ci' him to
AXE the ears next DAY. III. gambler,
In reply, had suggested that both wonld
gtt aloug ubtr ruftiN W '"H W"N''
hls own affairs, whereupon kirkup hal
said, "You hear me: take the ear. out
of here tomorrow" The little commun-
ity (it WAS Dontli, II. g., q very rough
place At the time held Its breathing for
twrntv-four hours, aud st the approach
Of train-,ime was on iiptoe With strained
anxiety. At twenty minute. before the
hour the policeman, ami,ble and easy
going as ever Ia appearance, began =
| tour of the houses. IL wss In tavern
that he found the gambler.
"You must take the trsin." siii he.
"You can't make me" replied the gam
bier.
There were no more words. In two
minute, the giant wss carrying the limp
body of the rufil,n tos wagon, In which
be- drove him To jail. There he washed
the blood ofi tin gimbler's face snd TIL
lei hi. collar aud scarf. Prom there the
couple walked To the cars, where they
parted smlcably.
~ had to be- q little rough" said Kirk
up to the loungers at the station, 'be-
cause b. was armed like pin-cushion,
and I didn't want to have to Kill him.
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