The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-12-15
HAZING A DRUMMER.
RATrLlNe RECEPTION GIVEN A COM
MERClAL TRAVELLER.


He Was the first Of His Kind to Visit the
Town, and lie Took Too serious View
Of Himscif-It Was "a Put Up Job, and
Wen Put Up. Too" says the Colonel.
1T was while | was stationed at Fort
Niobrara, Colonel George Barry began as
be lighted fresh cigar at the Lotus club
the other night, that the first commercial
traveler-drummers some people call them
made his appearance in Valentine. He
was q slim little fellow, and he seemed to
have given good deal of care to his per-
sonal adornment Where he made his
mistake was in taking too serious n view Of
him-elk
"He dropped into Valentine on one OF the
first trains that got through over the new
road. lie had couple OF fancy yeliow
grips that must have looked very pretty 70
him. for be lugged them with bin whenhe
went into Dutch Georges saloon to get a
drink. His other accouterments were n
very light striped suit and a jaunty little
straw hat which aroused the mirth OF the
cowboys
IT'S surprising how little some fellows
can pick mp in travelling around the earth.
Now, that chap didn't know any more
than TO drop those yellow grips right In
front Of Dutch Georges bar aud call for a
Manhattan cocktail Yes sir. he wantsd
Manhattan cocktail, and he wanted IL
quick too eft
you ought to have seen Dutch George
look at him Then he wiuked a couple OF
times at the row Of cowboys sitting along
the side OF the room and turned around
Lot Ia.
for dear life The little drummer leaned
one arm on the bar and looked around at the
row Of COW boys without seeming to see the
chap that had edged up behind him. Just
as Dutch George had finished mixing what
ever it was lac bad fixed up for the drum
mer, there was a pistol shot, and one of the
boys sitting at the side Of the room gave a
yell and fell out Of the chair in a heap on
the floor. \ big six shooter fell to the floor
beside the little drummer, and little
cloud Of smoke rose between the drummer
aud the bar
well, sir, you can believe it or not, just
as you like, but am telling you that there
v a. u row. Those cowboys yelled like the
devil and swurc that the drummer had shot
the fellow who had fallen out of the chair.
2 hree or four Of them pulled their guns
aud were for shooting the drummer right
there, but one fellow proposed TO lynch
him, and that proposition went through
with a whoop Some Of them carried out
the cowboy who was supposed to have
been shot, aud Dutch George began looking
for "A rope. The drummer just gasped two
or three times and wilted down into a chair
white As a ghost and scared almost to death.
Once or twice he tried to say something,
but all he could get out was whispered,
Why, gentlemen, I-why-what-I assure
you =
so they started to take the little chap
out to hang him. There wasn't tree that
would serve in 40 miles, and they were q
good deal puzzled as to how to get a salts
factory gallows on such short notice. They
kept talking it over before the drummer in
the coolest sort of way, and I tell yor. hs
was scared. just as they got to the dooi
OF the saloon there was a shout that the
sheriff was coming. and before any one
could say Jack rabbit the sheriff and an
other man were there with their six shoot
ers in their hands, demanding the prisoner
in the name of the law. The little drum
mer was so relieved that he could hav,
hugged the sheriff, and he began to try q
talk again. The sheriff told him TO shut
up If he wanted to get out alive anc
soon rs his back was turned one OF tn,
cowboys shouted:
"'Shoot himl Shoot himl Don't let hin
get away like that
THE sheriff aud his man swung roune
aud whipped out their six shooters again
Keep back he shouted. I'm shoot tn,
first galoot that touches this man so full o
holes he won't need a grave
The cowboys took the challenge, and IL
less than quarter of second more thai
10 pistol shots were fired. IL sounded lik,
an engagement of infantry. The room wa
full of smoke. Two or three of the COW
boys fell to the floor, aud the man who wa
with the sheriff went down with groan
crying that he was done for. Somehow o
other the sheriff got off all right, and Will
the shooting was iveliest dragged his maj
out into the street The little drumme
was near having a fit from fright, and th
sheriff had lost his hat. 1t was particu
larly fine sombrero, with a band heavil,
ornamented with silver, and the sheriff
wouldn't have lost 1t to save Ia men from
being lynched. SO he took the drummer t.
the corner of the saloon and said:
"'Now, Pm going back there for my hat
Don't you wiggle out of this spot till
come back. II you do, you're mighty liabl
to lose your life mighty sudden and un
pleasant
with that the sheriff left the drumme
standing there at the corner and went bacl
to the saloon He hadn't any more tha,
opened the door before the shooting be9a,
again, and what had been done befon
wasn't a marker to what 1t was that time
The little drummer listened to IL for a min
ute and then all of sudden seemed to re
a'.Ne m @ .i'ae ~ 80 Ts M ~ a. .na' 'ue roa'
second he was oil up the road like a quar-
ter horse, with never Thought OF his tw