The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-12-26

| fellows by name, and reminding them of
reasons in the past that made their pres
ent attitude Of opposition shameful to
| them don't know.
But they did. OF all the things that
had been brewing, repressed, in his mind
| during this three weeks, he omitted none,
| lie said all that was in him, and they took
1t without word.
! Now" he added, when he was done
| with the personalities, Il have finished
/ with you" including the crowd in one
| quick, contemptuOus gesture. "As for
| myself, hear that some of you have been
| talking about running me out of the
/ county. You know you intend TO take it
/ out in talk; but even that sort of talks
unhealthy, and don't advise any of you
who have wives and children you don't
want made widows and orphans, to in
dulge too freely in it,"
! Up to this time he had not said one
word directly about his campaign.
"Now, +" he added, apparently as an unim-
| portant afterthought, NOW vote for
whom youplease- except me; don't one of
! you sneaking coyotes dare TO cast "A
/ vote for my name! Me sheriff of this
/ miserable grease spot on the fair face of
! Texas Expect me to crawl and whine
for votes, and when ] don't do it talk
about running me out of your miserable,
| three-up county, as though you had
/
man would care TO live I'M / hope your
new sheriff will hang every man of
! you that deserves it, and the four de
cent ones that are left can start new
! town"
| He turned as though to start back into
the saloon. | looked every minute for
| somebody in the crowd to send n bullet
| into his back The same idea evidently
| struck him, for he stopped and stood
| where he was, offering them fair mark
| for upward of minute.
| Then a voice separated itself from the
murmur that was momentarily rising be-
hind him. Say" it said, ~ amt goin'
| t'1eave us, air yel"
Masters reply was brief and uncompli-
mentary.
"Oh, stay hyer," whooped an old drover
on the outskirts. "Well 'lect We. We
| like yer spunk.n
Masters, without turning his head, con-
| signed the speaker and the crowd tersely
and emphatically to a region not usually
mentioned in circles polite, and seeing
| nobody had mind to make a target of
| him, STROBE on into the saloon, leaving the
crowd 10 straggle discohsolately down the
| street, giving him now and then scatter
ing cheers or laughing over some of his
| hardest hits.
Come, boys, you may as well drink to
my luck" he said, I'm going over to
| 4NtN hlSAlCO W lOuh up SOlllG uuSiliCSS VI
/ mine there Pm not built for a poll
| tician"
mo politician, amt ve2 Coin ter Mex
| leo, air ye" said Spike Mullins ndig-
nantlY, as he set out glasses for the
crowd. 81 guess ye hain't goin' T. leave
here none fer spell. l guess yer Jest
politician 'nuff ter begood as 'lected right
now. That thar crowds solid fer ye,' an
| yer gOin't hev SIGH a majority eZ this
| county hain't saw since it's been'a county
Wish & tn Lord we'd he'd sense 'nuff T.
let We take holt an manage things yer
own way afore!
He stayed. They not only elected him,
but they stood his despotic sway after he
was elected. They put up with tn dras-
| tic measures that made their county the
| best administered in the state, so far as
! the sheriff's Office was concerned, and
| they have elected him again and yet
| again, till it is believed that newcomers
think the Office is his by hereditary right,
! and do not presume TO vote against him.