The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-11-15
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nut It Wasn't quite what the Hoy
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nut Il Wasn't Quite what the noys
Expected.
That's an right about them British
ers,' said a long.lerscd western man 90
a group OF reporters. one OF whom had
told story OF how an Engllshman mad
been fooled by some Americans on a
train In the Gar west by a cry Of train
robbers
Yes but they don't like the robbcr
business a little bit." asserted the re-
porter.
u reckon not" admitted the west
crnor. dcggcdly. "toastways. after VIVA,
seen aud folt ! should say there was
one, anyways. that didn't like It over
ly"
What did you dog Scare him out Of
years growih7"
We'll, no. was the hcsitatinE an
swer. y reckon It wuzut quite as much
rs that
Tell us about IT," put In the impa-
tlent listener.
1T was this away" said the western
or. In a tone Of scmi- sadness There
was about a dozen OF M fcllcrs goin
through Texas In sloopln' car. and
the only stranger In the lot was strap.
pin Dig Euglishman, with n voice on
him like bass drum. We got him out
In the smoker and II wasn't morn
eighteen minutes tlll We was loadin
him mp to the neck with stories Of train
robbers and that sort u thing. At nrst.
he kinder qulctod down a Bit because
we didn't toll no kind OF yarns but blood
curdleu, but Il wasn't long I'LL he had
his second wind. and purity soon ho
was braggln' what he'd do u robbor8
happoned TO stop amy train he was on.
That's ilsi whore We wanted him At,
and u wasn't long tlll we had the job
put mp with the conductor and the rest
Of the gang to stop the train ana skocr
that Brlil,hor plumb 10 death ana bacl,
ag'in. II was about II O'Clock ~ night,
! reckon. In a mighty lonesome place,
when the train came TO stop and We
heard shot outside. That was sign
for me, and | jumped M and yelled
robbers so did the other fellows. ox-
copt two that somehow wasn't around.
The next minute a big chap with his
face masked stepped ia where We wa.
ana stuck his gun right at us. throwed
up my hands and 10 dld the othcra. and
we begged the Britlshcr not to XIII any
body. but do like we done. lie was
mecker'n a lamb. and put his paws M
like baby.
Then another masked man took the
place OF the first one. while he went
through ~ Tor our valuablca, which VIZ
handed out. an but the Brltlshcr
never knowcd fist how Il happened al
this pint. but the FIRST thing knowct
the Brltishcr let his two FISTS 80. and
the two masked men went down In q
pile. and on the next lick lined on
with another Teller on top Of me. ant
the dern Brltlshcr rat Hat down ON thl
accumulation and called for the rest d
the gang Lcastwise that was what
afterwards heard he said, fer didn'
know anything Ter two hours. and W.
had to glt 0 doctor for tho FIRST two III
J hit | thought a mule kicked me. ani
I they told me afterwards they though
b iighinin' had strucl, the train"
How dld he get onto your scheme
r Inquired the reporter.
"Derned II we could over nnd on
, guess he didn't git on iint kinder au'
J. plolonod and took the chances lie Ia
b an the advantage. fer We couldn't aho,
him, and he didn't give rs time to d
4 any sluggin."
% How did It finally come out?"
4 "Oh, fine when We got 10 the ne,
O biz town we paid for a banquet In M
o honor, and before daylight we ha
cleaned him out OF about $4,000 In
% quiet little game OF draw upstairs"
p. Washington Star.