Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-02-21
CLUrcHING AT HIS BREAST.

ion of the country and wearing SLOUGH
hat that well shaded his face and left one
to guess at the character of the wearer.
Ticket to Cameron" was all he said as he
stepped to the window, and receiving his
piece Of cardboard retired to dark corner,
where he sat down.
might have paid little more attention
to his appearance had he not been shortly
followed, first by a party of six or seven
rather hard looking customers, who were
evidently under the influence Of missouri
lightning" and moment later by three or
four ladies with escorts. One of the gang
of roughs commenced using language that
was more expressive than elegant, and I
had no other recourse but to go over and
demonstrate with him. Somehow as
stepped across the room the feeling came
over me that / was to have trouble and a
little tremor Of fear passed up and down
the seam of my waistcoat
However, | kept bravely on, and in a
gentle and gentlemanly way reminded him
of the fact that there were ladies present.
and it was necessary for him to modify his
language. his friends sided with me and
attempted to keep him quiet, but without
avail, and they finally arose and went out
on the platform, expecting of course that
he would follow. With drunken perverse.
ness, however he remained, and his talk
growing more and more vulgar l forgot
my fear, became mad, and walking over
to the tough seized him by the collar, and
before he had time to offer any resistance
had thrown him out of the door and on the
platform, where left him in the hands of
his friends.
A half minute later l saw what made nv
n Ir Stn - ~
man had thrown out, pistol in hand and
ready TO shoot. Were you ever under fret
Do you know what it is to stare death in
the face and realize that within the next
second a bullet will go blowing through
your body and but the tick of watch
separates you from eternity? In a moment
thought of every incident in my life. and
closed my eyes to receive the leaden mes
senger that would send me, fearfully m
prepared, into the great unknown. Almost
instantly two shots rang out, sounding like
the reports of cannon in that small room 7
felt sharp twinge in my right knee, and
then all the animal in my nature was
aroused and | thirsted for blood. We
always kept revolver in the money
drawer, and with a quick lunge through
the ticket window reached it and turned
TO XIII, II possible, the man who had fired
NJ me. was too late. He lay on the floor
clutching Mt his breast, from which the
blood was flowing in crimson stream
his revolver lay beside him. Over in the
corner sat the man with the SLOUGH hat
revolver in either hand but not moving a
muscle or giving sign.
Inc friends of the apparently dying man
rushed In, and seeing me standing with n
revolver in my hand reached for theirs to
aVehge their companion. At the first
movement n quick, sharp voice rang out
from under the SLOUGH hat in the corner in
no undecided tones.
The man that pulls is dead manl, and
the words were emphasized by the click of
the two guns that covered the marty No
one pulled" but they looked sullen)v mt
the man who had dared single handel r.
call them down. W
Ihere was an awful pause of n few sec-
onds; then the rough nearest to the stran-
ger, AFTER close scrutiny, sprang back
with the exclamation, Jesse James. bv
- IL was enough. That name carried
with IL power to subdue fiercer. mora
bioodthirsty and Drawer men than those
In front of me. '0e
Carefully they picked up the wounded
man ana as they carried him out again |
tnat voice was heard, and this time it said
Inc man that harms that lad will answer
TO me-" answer
Inc train soon arrived and he departed
win IL. Ny wound was slight and the
oaaiy wounded man eventually recovered.
a nc" uays later train was robbed on the
, y raiiroad' only few hours ride from
|. riiceeon' at the little hamlet of Win
',on. Two men lost their lives because
hey resisted, and yet / somehow Ana
Tery tender spot in my heart when 7 thin
II Jesse James A