Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1895-11-07
LOTS OF FUN.
Hut 1t Wasn't Quite What the Boys
Expected.

Hut 1t Wasn't Quite What the Boys
Expected.
That's all RICH, about them British
ers,' said long-legged western man to
group OF reporters, one OF whom had
told story of how an Englishman mad
been fooled by some Americans on a
train in the far west by cry of tram
robbers.
Yes, but they don't like the robber
business little bit" asserted the re-
porter.
Il reckon not" admitted the west
erner, doggedly. 'Leastways. after what
seen and felt should say there was
one, anyways, that didn't like it over
ly."
What did you do? Scare him out of
years Erowth?"
We'll, no. was the hesitating an
swer. II reckon it wuzn't quite as much
as that
Tell us about it," put in the impa-
tient listener.
1t was this Away" said the western
| err in Il tone of semi-sadness. There
, was about a dozen of us fellers goin'
through Texas in sleepin' car, and
the only stranger In the lot was strap
| PIN big Englishman, with voice on
him like bass drum. We got him out
in the smoker. and it wasn't morn
| eighteen minutes till we was loadin'
| him up to the neck with stories of train
robbers and that sort of thing. At first,
he kinder Quoted down Il bit. because
we didn't tell no kind of yarns but blood
| curdlers, but it wasn't long till he had
| his second wind. and purity soon he
| was braggin what he'd do if robbers
| happened to stop any train he was on.
That's jist where We wanted him at,
and it wasn't long till we had the job
put up with the conductor ana the rest
OF the gang TO stop the train and skecr
that Britisher plumb to death and back
| ag'in. 1t was about II O'Clock at night
l reckon, in a mighty lonesome place
| when the train came to stop and we
| heard shot outside. That was Il sign
for me, and l jumped up and yelled
robbers So did the other fellows. OK
cept two that somehow wasn't around
| The next minute a big chap with his
face masked stepped in where we was
and stuck his gun right at us. throwed
up my hands and so did the Others and
We begged the Britisher not to kill any
body, but do like we done. He was
i meekern a lamb, and put his paws up
like baby.
Then another masked man took the
place of the first one. while he went
through us for our valuables, which we
handed out, all but the Britisher
never knowed jist how 1t happened at
this pint, but the first thing | knowcd
the Britisher let his two fists go. and
the two masked men went down in a
pile. and on the next lick | jined 'em
with another Teller on top of me. and
the dern Britisher sat fiat down on the
accumulation and called for the rest of
the gang. Lcastwise that was what
| afterwards heard he said, fer | didn't
know anything fer two hours, and we
had to git doctor for the first two he
hit. I thought mule kicked me, and
they told me afterwards they thought
lightnn' had struck the train"
How did he get onto your schcme?"
inquired the reporter.
Derned If We could ever find out.
/ guess he didn't git on: jist kinder sus-
picioned and tool: the chances. He had
al the advantage, fer we couldn't shoot
him, and he didn't give us time to do
any sluggin.'
How did it finally come QUIZ"
oh, fine. When we got to the next
big town we paid for a banquet in his
honor, and before daylight we had
cleaned him out of about $500 in a
quiet little game of draw upstairs. -
Washington Star.