Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-09-01
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ana now lie sprlntcd.
Waco, Tex. Aug. 2i.--on the streets
In the city of Waco, Tex, there can be
seen merchant over whose silvering
head hangs a story possessing all the
sensational features OF dime novel.
In reproducing the narrative that Allied
the writer to the point OF giving 1t TO
the press, 1t viii be necessary to omit
the thrilling flight of impasslonate elo-
quence which puGctuated and empha-
sized the points in the merchants tale
OF woe.
1t seems that one morning last week
a closed carriage drove up before the
handsome residence OF one OF Waco's
leading merchants. The carriage
stopped, n tall man nlighted and leis-
urely paraded up and down on the side
walk After breailfasting. the mer-
chant calmly lighted cigar and pro-
ceeded TO the sidewalk, all unaware
that a carriage awaited him instead or
Citizens or Hobson street car
The tall man said his name was
Blair, and his business a photographer.
HIS light blue eyes We're shaded By
heavy brows. and there were deep
lines furrowed In his face. lie greeted
the merchaut-and the merchant was
surprised, for he SO expressed himself.
He even intimated that he did not de-
sire TO see MIR. Blair or any OF MIR
Blair's relatives The tall man thought
that was too bad, but insisted that he
wanted TO see tho merchant, and In
vited the latter TO ride down with him.
The merchant declined the Invitation.
But the tall man insisted He tersely
alluded to the pleasure he expected TO
derive from the drive with the mer-
chant, and urged that he get in the
vehicle. The merchant stlll persisted
In the improperly of his doing 50. He
became obdurate. He said he would
rather walk. Then the tall man care
lessly threw back his coat, so the story
goes, displaying the polished butt of a
revolver, and in gentle. insinuatlng
tones remarked:
81 will give you Just a moment to
put yourself into the carriage"
The merchant is a short HEAVIEST
gentleman, who was never noted for
activity, except In financial way, but
| II did not take him anything like sixty
seconds W get into the carriage. He
did not say so, but It may be inferred
from what was reported. He did say
that he got In so quick that II made
his head swim.
The tall man also entered the car
rlnge aud told the driver TO go to the
woods. During the drive the tall man
feelingly alluded to certain alleged
| financial wrongs that he had suffered
at the hands Of the merchant and Sow
| eral others. That forty acres OF land,
| on which was located some of the prin-
| cipal business houses OF Waco, belong
cd to him. That lie bad fallen heir TO
| snld property by deed from his an
| cestors. Here he drew from his pocket
n manuscript purporting to be deed.
| He further stated that he had engaged
counsel but he would not proceed IN
| tho case without cash fee. That, nav
| ing failed on account OF his poverty
in procuring the proper persons 70 re-
| cover his rightful portion through the
| courts. he had determined to resort TO
| otller and quicker means The tall man
| concluded his remarks with demand
| for so much money, and that the orig
| innl and only deco would hen be deilv-
cred up to the merchant.
The merchant at this point got MS
breath long enough to express his as,
constituent that such a demand should
H., mnde npon him. Then he utterly re-
fused to yield to the demand OF the
| tan man. More conversation followed.
II was principally OF Il persuasive ma
iure on the part OF the tall man. But
the merchant was as adamant In ms
refusal. a..
The carriage had now arrived In the
vicinity OF the woods, and the tai man
| alighted and invited his guest 70 40 the
| same outside the carriage. the mer-
chant WINS requested to accompany the
tall man In the woods. The tall man
again ncgligently exposed the hanrie
m his revolver and osamed In siguiil-
cant way upon the merchant me
merchant then said that while ne en-
loved the saclety Of the tall man very
much, he must positively decline TO &C.
company the revolver TO the woodsi
the only occupant OF which was the
tall man. The tall man insisted. ms
merchant then exclaimed:
ar / am to be killed would Just as
sooa die here as in the WOODS. | Won !
I'd 10 the woods with that revolver
The tall man was still persistent. ana
he mtrchant finally proposed that ms
reyolvsr be turned over 10 the driver.
TbIs the tall man finally aece1sd TO-
And handed the weapon to the driver
VINO dropped II Into his coat pocket
The merchant Is not sprintir. Ma
turs never Intended hin: for honors or
Ne einder path but he didn't niino
tbat As soon as the grin muzzle Of
thst revolver dlsapp AIRED Into the re
cesses az the drivers pocket ana ms
lail man turned to start toward m
.,'aids the merchant dsrted In The a.
reetioa OF town. While he aid no
st,atn the speed Of a startled fswn, NJ
Sid rival lie rapid movements OF
Sriehteued elephant. and before the tai
r,an mad recovered from MS surprlsl
10 mad reached Austin avenue. ana wa
son lost in the throng q shoppihl
fcnlninlty ia his big establishment