The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-09-12

barkeeper put a bottle and glass in front
Of the young man, who poured some Of the
liquor out and held it up moment to look
through it with his five fingers on the bot
tom of the glass. Before anybody was
aware of what had happened, there was a
crack. The glass was shivered to pieces
and there stood our jayhawker in his cor
ner, his head bent forward, his blood-shot
eyes protruding, his white teeth cleaning
through a wicked smile, his revolver in his
hand and little film of blue smoke curl
ing up in front of him. The young man at
the bar never looked round. He wiped the
liquor from his hand with white hand
kerchief and pleasantly said to the bar
keeper, Gimme another glass;" Not an
other word was spoken in the room. Ey-
erybody but the young man himself was
holding his breath. and he poured out an
other drink that filled the glass to the brim
and then deliberately held it up again asa
target and there was not a uuayer in it,
AS quick as a flash there was another shot
but it missed the glass and the bullet
struck bottle at the back of the bar
Then 1t was that the young man turned as
II he had been on 4 pivot, whipped pistol
from his pocket and let Mr. Jayhawker
nave 1t. The first shot struck him on the
cheek and plowed 4 seam to his ear let
ting cascade of blood down upon his
shirt. He slid down against the wall but
he had not gone two feet before the second
shot ripped up his other cheek and he dis
appeared in his own gore behind the table
Nobody knew how that young man had
placed that glass of whisky back on the
counter. But there it was. He picked it
up without splitting a drop, drank it off.
threw his money on the counter picked
up his bull whip, and went out like a
knight of the olden time, without slam
ming the door, We heard the crack of his
whip; the numbering vehicle creaked and
moved and as the sounds died away on tho
road we heard the clear notes of Some
one whstling When Johnny Comes Home
From the War"
Mr. Jayhawker was bundled out. sewed
up ana bandaged, and the next morning
when all the men in the bar room ware
discussing the occurrence in low tones. he
came down and holding the door liar
looking IN through his CORY rags. and with
an apoloSetic smile sad II didn't know
ne was on the shoot, did your
Inc young teamster of that incident vas
Buffalo Bill vas
All that took place long time ago. Tho
S.al"aTl young teamster who had hauled
government supplies when Fort Larned wa.
building; who had furnished buffalo meat
1or the men that were running the lines
or the Kansas Pacific railroad when evar,-
tHlig else gave out, and got the soubriouet
OF Buffalo Bill, who, single handed kent
open the communication between Fort
Hayes and Fort Larned, when it was &c
much as mans life was worth to stray
out OF sight of the bivouac or canton.
ment; who covered that iron trail to Fort
Dodge that the Pawnee ponies had worn
In the buffalo grass-who carried dispatches
through the long stretches on the wilder
ness without other guidance than the stars
Or other companion than his horse: whose
tndOritable strength of purpose and I'M
firing patience won for him the admira-
don of the little army that was posted in