Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1895-10-11
BENNETT & CO.
FINE CHINA
--and-
GLASSWARE.
EVERYTHING WANTED
FOR THE KITCHEN.
7oS WALNUT STREET.
LOTS OF FUN.
But 1t Wasn't Quite what tho Bcyt
vsrDectcd.

But 1t Wasn't Quite what tho Bcya
Expected.
That's all right about them British.
ers,'' said legged western man to
group of reporters, one OF whom had
told a story of how an Englishman had
been fooled by some Americans on
train in the far west by cry Of train
robbers.
Eyes, but they don't like the robber ]
business little bit" asserted the re-
porter.
II 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
Iy."
what did you do? Scare him out Of
years growth y
well, 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
er, in a tone of semi-sadness. There
was about dozen of us fellers g0in
through Texas in sleepin car. and
the only stranger in the lot was strap
PIN big Englishman, with a 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 frst,
he kinder quieted down a 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 II 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 and the rest
of the gang to stop the train and skeefs
| that Britisher plumb to death and back
agin. 1t was about IL o'clock at night.
| I reckon, in a mighty lonesome place.
| when the train came to a stop and We
| heard a shot outside. That was sign
for me, and jumped up and yelled
| robbers So did the other fellows. ex-ss
cept two that somehow wasn't around
| The next minute big chap with hie
| face masked stepped in where We Mass
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 waasss
meeker'n lamb, and put his PAWS
| like baby. assS @'
Then another masked man took tll
| 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 knowedS
/ the Britisher let his two fists 60, amt
the two masked men went down In IL
| pile and on the next lick jined en-
with another feller on top Of me, ands
the dern Britisher sat fiat down on the
| accumulation and called for the rest 0k
the gang. Leastwise that was what N
! afterwards heard he said, fer didn't
know anything fer two hours, and ~
had to git doctor for the first two he
/ hit. / thought mule kicked me. ana
/ they told me afterwards they th0ueht'
/ lightnin' had struck the train. ss s3
How did he get onto your scheme 11ss
| inquired the reporter. Il
| "Derned if we could ever find out
/ guess he didn't git on; list kinder sur,
| picioned and took the chances. He h6x;;
! all the advantage, fer we couldn I ahOoS
| him, and he didn't give us time to c.
| any sluggin'. SSS|
! How did it finally come out y
"Oh, fine. When we got to the next
| big town we paid for a banquet in hl1S|
honor, and before daylight we he'd
cleaned him out of about $500 in Isl
quiet little game Of draw upstairs. ''ss
| Washington Star.