The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-09-22
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He Vented Wicked Man and Found
One.

He Vented q Wicked Man and Found
One.
wandered into u hard looking saloon
ON Water street the other day in search
OF human nature, and as i stood talking
for moment with tho man behind tho
bar thero entered q young man who was
typical representation of the tough.
There were about ten people in tho
place, and after Il look around the young
man remarked to the bartender:
L came i'll here hopin to see n
wicked nan, but Pm disappointed.
Your place isn't what it used to be- {"
"No:' replied the bartender, without
even glance ut the caller.
And Water street has lost it's glory. {"
"Yes?'
And it's 10 use fur fellar to como
down here with any hopes of havin
fun. Nothin bad, you know; nothin
wicked, you know. When I think Of
how wicked it used to be and how it is
now, can't keep the tears out of nv
eyes -
81 see, - unused tho bartender as he
reached for rag to wipe Il pool of beer
off the bar.
eff could only find a wicked man
just one, you know" continued the
young man i'll lonesome tones. "Igo up
and down and up and down, but l find
him notr'
How wicked do you want him?"
Real wicked--awfully wicked-the
wlckedcst thing on wheels, you know"
Want him to pitch into your
"Of course. Yes, that's it-want him
to banker fur nly gore, YOU know, and
jump i'll to dc mo up. I've licked every
wicked man uo town, and I'm down
here sighin and wcepin to tackle sun
thin on Water street. 1 was i'll hopes
you'd have somebody here, but I'll have
to go away disappointed You don't
know-you can't underestimate
He choked up with emotion and
leaned his elbow on the bar and had to
make strong effort to keep the tears
back.
IL might find you ii wicked man."
said the bartender as he finished with
the rag.
"Dye think you kin! Dye really
mean it" exclaimed the young man as
he held ont his hand for Il Shake. "Now,
that's hopeful! That makes me think
Water street is returnin to her old time
glory! Where is your wicked MANI
ooh, jack" called the bartender.
Yes, y replied the young man who
was playing 4 gamo of dominos at the
other end of the room.
Come yere Say, Jack, yercs Il
blolic rs Is dyin to find a wicked man.
He wants. to he licked. Can't You ac-
commodate him.
''How wicked arc you?" asked the
yonng man as he sized the other up
with his eyes.
Purity fair" was tho reply, accom-
panied by smile which meant far
moro than the words.
"Iwantod an awfully, awfully wicked
man, but if can't find one I'll have to
tako up with you. I am now goin 10
chaw you up!"
All of sudden up went his hands,
and he made a right hand swing for
Jacks jaw, but he never landed there.
Something shot out and hit him be-
tween the eyes, and he went down like
log. Then his unconscious form WAS
dragged out OH the sidewalk by the hair
OF his head, thrown across barrel
which stood handy, and Jack returned
to his game Of dominos hardly breath
ing the faster.
"Is that all:" I asked of the bartcnd-
err as he began polishing his mirror with
a clean rag
"All fur today" he replied. "They
don't generally come in more than once
day and sometimes not moro than
once a week -
And as went out the young man
had revived and was sitting bumped
over Oh the barrel. I spoke to him, and
he looked up through pair of eyes fast
growing IL plnm color and tried to wink
the right eye.
"Get what You wanted?' oucricd
He tried the same sort of wink,
nodded his head two or three times. and
as walked away he leaned his back to
the wall and settled down for nap.-
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