Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1895-06-22

ola Ananias was sitting the other
day al a table with two cOnyalescents,
who were listening TO him with open
mouths and close attention. They
kept the whisky coming just often
enough 70 KEEP him going wen up and
ia fine spirits.
..Of course. gentlemen. In the late
unplea santness | was on our own side.
was In a Texas regiment; a nghting
regiment, sab: and II | do say II, l
myself was not the most backward.
was a-goin' along one day up In OLD
Hahglnyah. when three Yankees took
after me. Three was too many, or
course To light. open, 30 tried strategy
run up a hillside where there was a
big rock, as big. sab. as a freight car;
jumps behind II and cocks my gun.
You see, the rock was 'twlxt me and
them. aud / heard them TX IL up for
one 10 20 round one way, and t'other
t'other way: the third man TO lay low
where he was-a sOrter reserve, you
understand. II was a good scheme,
but | was a fox In those days and
crawls up on top OF the rock. The
two fellers come around. met each 9TH
er sudden-like. and each thinking the
tOther was me. cracked iOose-bangl
and there was two dead Yankees. l
pulled down on the third man from
top the rock. and be cayed right there.
give up his gun. and l took the money,
his hats and boots. Fortune OF war.
you know I cut on one u his ears
and let him 90. Never liked 20 be
bothered with prisoners, and stiii
wanted some token Of the capture
a. a. fuaH
two water buckets full Of ears. They
are up 10 my house now II the hounds
ain't got away with them.
"Oh. my" said one Of the GONZALES
cents turning pale. Liquor all around
was procured and Auauias went right
along
You've all heard tell. reckon.
about old Judge Bean. az N tinesa.
+, room, acquitting a man for killing a
Chlnee because there wasn't nothing
said IN Texas law about Chinee al
all. l was that man. I Amt proud
over killing 4 Chiuee, for them and
niggers and Mcxieuns don't count
But this GUESSED heather was running
eating joint. and one time waiting
for grub. see him stir up a plate Of
soup with his plgtail Just cut on his
head with one swipe or my bowie
My fay0rite weapon. gentlemen.
took the pigtall home. and my wife
uses Il right now Tor switch In her
back hair, It's never gOt over being
greasy Whether It's from the soup
or because Chinee hair Is Oller than
peoples Is l don't know"
II never heard anything about that
before" said the other cOnFaiezceut
Refreshments all around. aud the false
hood factory went o. work again.
did you ever hear tell OF jim
Blood? They called him Trigger jim
Nor Well, he vas one Of the worst
men ever Ia this country His range
was from Waco down 20 Austin. and
he run that country 20 suit his own
self lie did what he burned please.
aud nobody give him No. was a
was bowling royot'i myself In a. s.u
days. and there wasn't ans body who
could out-tump, Outright or get away
with your humble servant used "a
roam from the coast up here 10 San.
tone. and | heard % Jim. | sent him
word that | was coming over TO Austin
and tame him: that | wouldn't bring
no gun, as I didn't need L 10 tame
such lamb as he was. run cnu-
siderable chances Ia this business for
I went right over. ana took nothing
but iny bowie
You know how AnftIn's built.