The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-11-18

probity and yeracity cannot be questioned. ]
will ask your Mayor, Mr.. Coulter. Col. WEIGH,
Longman, Count Won HOFFMAN, MIR. Peter Gala.
CHER. Mr.. Ambrose Newton, Mr.. Darby. and
here he mentioned two or three othersl ITO
All were forthcoming. more or less embar-
rassed. and when they were seated on the stage
Before commencing must beg the audience
not to be alarmed, whateyer happens, and to
please Keep. their seats. Now, first, | will give
you n bit OF history. the application OF which
you will not I've long in discovering.
" About u year ago. down in Louisiana, mum
bcr OF young men were out one evening making
merry. and were So exceedingly hilarious that
they incurred the displsasurc o. the officers q
the struggle the town marshal was shot and
Killed, very unfortunately. One Of the young
fired the. fatal shot. and. while me was Innocent
was Thought best for him To disappear for =
time. until the mystery was cleared up. IL Is
cleared up, the man who killed the marshal
having recently confessed
Hero IL was noticed that the leading citizens
on the stage were looking anxiously out toward
one of the wings, and seemed extremely un-
easy, but none left his seat. The Professor con-
tinucd., speaking very rapidly:
sought temporary asylum. He found employ
ment aud settled himself to remain until the
trouble should be cleared UP. In his new posi-
ton he was pleasant and obliging; but, through
fear OF discovering himself To the authorities.
was so mild in his manners that nearly every
bodyin town took advantage of him, although
know him 70 be one of the bravest, men of a
lighting family. quick TO avenEe an insult, and
always ready, under ordinary circumstances to
meet any man in fair combat.
ak much. but he is bound to have that. and"
Here he produced n brace of six-shooters and
from the Binford House, who had been covering
from n wing the semicircle Of prominent citi-
q 8 we On ,h y 1 prgf st%pPs nd in MO- iul. view, a + qeI
with the lust Of longed-for vengeance about TO
be satisfied lest any, gentleman, in the audi
stage are satisfying MIR. DE fiussy OF their desire
to cxpiate past wrongs done him, will call at
tention To the fact that 1t would be very dan
gerOus to draw "a return fire from the stage into
the CROWD. Pray be calm, ladies and gentle;
While the gentlemen on the stage rise and
dance"
Here a confused murmur interrupted any
further remarks he may have intended to make,
and one or two Of the gentlemen Of probity and
ycracity.. = who had hitherto seemed half stupe-
fled. reached for their weapons.
Easy! easy commanded the bar boy of the
Biniord Win a menaciilg gesture. Get their
Jenkyns did so, securing eight weapons. from
which he removed the cylinders and threw them
into a pile of rubbish back OF the wings.
the v%ioiinist, dance, :" YOU! ""ouiciT'"
Bang! bang! a couple OF rife shots hit tho
three dilatory ones, and they rose with some
a%lacrity. for the CLEAN in the bar boys eye meant
Funny .spectacles nowadays in Nitrate are
compared, especially in conversation with emf
aent citizens, to the acro6atic dancing OF the
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July. For II was funny-veryf funny. The fun
NEST thing Nitrate has ever seen. and presently
the audience began to realize II. Somebody
laughed. Then somebody else laughed. Then II
became contagious. and the whole audience
laughed. roarcd, almost cried, in an excess of
merriment.
But It wasn't funny for the performers-not a
bit-although one or two of them tried to look as
though IL was "a huge joke, being duly reminded,
however, of the seriousness of the situation by
an occasional shot from DE Russy's revolver.
For fifteen or twenty minutes the violin droned
on mournfully. and the dancers leaped and
OF them-notably old Welch and fat Judge
lole-gavc signs OF impending apoplexy. DE
Russy waved his hand and the music stopped.
"iou may rest for a moment, gentlemen"
said the master of ceremonies. "A swift Jig
step Is difficult to accomplish to slow music,
isn't it, Now, gentlemen. you will kindly play
leap frog for n while. Quick, now! Lively"
And leap frog IL was. until old Capt. Doxey's
weight crushed little Bill Darby to the floor, and
the Cantain alighted on his ear and lay there
motiOnless. Then Jenkyns stepped forth, hand
ed DE Russy his hat, blew a kiss to the audience,
and both stepped back from the stage and dis
appeared.
For a moment the murmur OF apprehension
stilled. Then. following the slam of the door of
the stage entrance and the sound OF rapidly de-
wheels came n roar and n rush. But the
two fleeing ones in the blackboard and their
driver. the owner Of the livery stable at Lone
who had driven over for them by
agreement. were perfectly serene. They knew
that not n bride or n harness In Nitrate was in
its proper place, and that they would reach Lone
in time for the night train TO Denver.