Arizona republican., 1892-11-20

THE VERY WILD BEASTS ARE SHOCKED" jabbed it through the ventilators and stirred up the beast to the most unearthly howls. Then he would add, most inad- vertently, Why, fellow citizens, the very wild beasts are shocked at the political baseness and corruption of the times"
 At one time, while he was absorbed in an argumentative political address, an in truder forced his way through the crowd toward the platform, holding up in full view banner inscribed to the opposition candidate, something like this, "Hurrah for Muggins." Prentiss spoke right on and allowed him to come near until every eye in the audience had caught the in scription on the banner; then. proceeding without change of voice and pointing to the legend, he said, "In short, fellow citi- zens, you now have before you the sum and substance of all the arguments of the party-'Hurrah for Mugginsp"
 Mir. Prentiss had a lively sociable tenn perament, and missed none of the excite ments of life in the wild southwest He acquired an inordinate passion for gam bling, and was drawn into several duelling scrapes. He fought few times just to prove that he had blood, if he was Yan- kee and then began to talk against the barbarous practice While in Washington he talked his friend Henry A. Wise out of a duel with personal enemy of his own, and did the same in the case of a mutual friend. He was also man enough to take his own medicine One day Wise met him as he was going into faro bank, and after eXpostulating with him in vain for the habit detained him by force and said, You have a mother and sisters-are they pro vided for by youW
 Do you take me for dogg" said Pren- tiss, fumbling with the stout cane that supported his crippled limb.
 "Yes, baser than dog if you give your abundance to the faro bank hells instead of to your mother"
 Wise's firmness made the tears come Prentiss' anger melted and he walked away subdued man. He fought twice with Gen. Foote, once wounding him and once sparing his life. Afterward the two be- came warm friends.
 In his early days Prentiss secured the conviction of two murderers, and ever afterward refused to hunt a man to the gallows. In one of the cases he took his life in his hand, but drove the wretch to his doom with pitiless though eloquent invective. The murder had been done in cold blood, but the evidence was only cir cumstantial. The criminal was a noted desperado and robber, and was Hercules in size and strength. When Prentiss arose still an undersized, boyish looking stu dent-the ruffian scowled upon him with hatred and insolence. Prentiss bore on little harder and little harder, kindling with his own rhetoric, and finally let loose flood of denunciation upon the atrocities laid at the door of the barbarous villain. Then that strong, defiant face relaxed, his eyes wandered away from the inspired face before him, and he buried his head and broke down completely under the ordeal of Prentiss' unflinching courage and mas terly denunciation of sin and crime.
 The fellow was convicted, and while awaiting sentence begged for interviews with Prentiss, to whom he had taken a liking, and made him his confessor. Among other things, he said that he entered the prisoners dock at the trial with the greatest confidence, intending during the excite ment of the prosecutors speech to leap upon Prentiss, kill him, and then dash for liberty. But the bearing and tones of the stripling pleader had completely unnamed him, and he skunk back cowed aud misera- ble. Prentiss listened to the cold blooded disclosure with the utmost calmness, and at it's close quietly remarked, My dear fellow, l saw it ali and was prepared for you" GEORGE l.. KILMER