Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-12-27
ARIZONA JOE.

Tombstone Is booming" my brother
wrote. 81 cannot possibly leave, and you
must come TO me for a visit anyway"
had not seen him for year. Thoro
were only two Of va left. ! was among
strangers, lonely and homcslck, so pack.
cd my trunks ioyfully aud started, rcsoly.
cd that the place good enough for my
brother was good enough for mo, and that
the visit" should DO a long one.
When my eager oycs looked out nc tho
last railway station. for tho pale, slender
'woll set up New Yorker for whose
sight 7 wcaried, my heart sank. Ho was
not visible.
Suddenly long bearded Arlzonlau, in
broad fombruro, "a slightly modified cow.
boy In appearance, detached himself from
group Of his peers, rushed into the still
moving car and claimed mo with n rugu.
lar bear hug.
What a tmnsformationl But, after tho
FIRST shock u surprise what happiness to
see my brother 40 we'll againl Aud then
he had the confident air Of q capitalist
81 tell you,' said he, there's millions
IN It a. SURF 10 fate"
We bad had pretty hard time Tho
wolf had not only been 90 tho door, but
20 10 n millionalrgs sister.
As tho great, unwiCldy stage was drlv-
On up toward the hotel I Thought that
Tombstone must indeed be- "boommg"-
Into a riot Crowds Of mcn-all men.
opened way for w TO pass and thon
closed IN around tho stage, pcoring curl.
ously IN az the one solitary woman. Such
n swarm of human beings, surging 20 and
fro, shouting, swearing, gcsticulatingl It
was perfect pandcmonium.
What can be the mattcri" asked.
Jack raised HE eyebrows with an Dir
OF surprise. Matter with whaty' DC said.
Those dreadful men. There must b.
riot"
"Riotr' and he laughed. "why, IT'S
always 20"
"Alwayti"
"fos, always. Streets always full l
tell you, wo'ru oil alive hero. No staynnnt
waters In Tombstone"
What night followed Eleven O'Clock
~, !, 2. Tho streets wcr1 crowded. tho
noise louder, shouts, curses, pistol shots.
tho air full of hidouus sounds / dared
not shut my eyes % sleep but Jnc.
laughed nt my fears when raped ut his
door.
"What Is tho mattory" insisted.
"Oh, half OF thom have lot OF money"
he answered, "nnd tho others want 20 got
II away. Some of thcm don't like g.. you
sec"
felt in tho morning ns II had passed
through several circles OF tho inferno. but
my purpose W romnin as long a. Jack did
was only strengthened. Tho moro awful
tho place tho more ucod Of my presence.
Tho hutol was out Of tho question: 10 wn
hastily fitted up little adobe house near
tho mouth Of Jacks mine found an Irish
maid with q cooking knowledge Of buttor.
milk and potatoes, yet willing TO work for
tho wages Of chef, and Ia few days b..
gan really ~ live again.
We had been housekeeping nbout
month whom my brother was Obliged 70 60
60 Tucson ON legal buslnoss-somothlng
about tho "oiher claimant" believe,
who always appears whom mino begins
TO pay nnything-and remained over
night
/ was Just sitting down tho next morn.
ing 20 q late and solitary breakfast when
suddenly the whistles In oil directions DO.
gan to blow wildly.
l looked out Men were pouring out Of
tho mines - fast "a thuy could como up.
Tho crowds which aurgcd through tho
streets day and night woro rushing ON TO
Join thcm, their faces distorted like do.
mons with some evil passion.
Tramp, tramp, on thoy rushed like "a
dark river, with cries whose horror was In.
doscfibablc. IL was not tho voices ~ hu.
man beings, but moro like tho cries Of
Wild animals, the screaming Of cnragod
hyenus the snarling Of tigers, tho angry,
innrtlculato cries Of thousands Of wild
beasts In infuriAtod pursuit OF their prey,
yet with something in II moro sinister
hnd blood ourdllng for thoy woro men
anu added u human feroclty.
Nora burst open tho kitchen door, palo
as u sheet, and dropped nt my feet.
Mother % God, +" she cried, land u 10
tho end u wur.rldi"
On they rushed from north, south, east
and west cycs nilAmc, faces distorted, tho
brute latent IN every human being com.
Ing out from his lalr TO blot out tho man.
tho awful cries rising, waning, waxing,
as the mob gathered around tho Jail and
battered IN the door,
tried TO loayo she window, but, terror.
stricken, could not move, and tho crowd
Hurgcd back
In their midst, half running, half drag.
bed by o rope kuottcd about his mock, they
brought man "A murderer, himself
about 10 DO murdered.
Tho hands which drew the ropo were
too eager, the foet too swift, and, half
atranglcd, tho victim fell before my oyos
The Thirsty oxcoutlonors halted, lifted him
up loosonsd tho ropo and gave him tlmo
10 get bis breath.
> Ho was grand man physiological,
straight, deep chestod, every fiber full Of
that life 30 soon to be quenohod. Luclfor
Just about 10 be cast out from heaven
could not have thrown around a glance OF
lnOru scurntui pride. Thousand ngainst
one, " seemed " say. "CowardBpi
What might not such "a man hayo been,
f-but IL was too lato.
Run fair, boys," said tho prisoner
calmly, run fair You keep up your end
Of tho ropo, and IN keep up mine"
Tho crowd moved on little moro slow.
~ and saw the tall form keeping up"
Its end without trgmorof hesitation. As
they ncarod the telegraph pole, with H.