Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-04-21

through him The German was UNI
| touched, but he could scarcely be per
suaded to give up his purposed punisn-
| ment.
From beginning to end Dan Scott
was a type OF the man who twenty
| years ago, was "handy with gun,
In later Zines the man called 'Uhe
| TeSas Kid" was another. True ne was
, not so cowardly, and he was far more
, interesting. But he was not a chivairic
! gentleman. nor model or Chrlsuan
! forbearance. Furthermore, he was not
| handsome. But that is another mat
In Albuquerque, New Mexico. one
! day. nj a horse auction, a newspaper
/ man named Rhoades, who was visiting
a rancher friend in the vicinity ielt
/ himself severely jostled in the crowd,
! and the next moment MS nat was
/ knocked OF. As soon as he could free
| himself he turned about, and saw a
! youneish. towheaded fellow, whose al-
| bino eyes seemed hopelessly weak I'M
/ der the glaring sunlight and VINO was
I laughing at him. II was clear he had
/ knocked on the hat.
( Rhoades approached him In tenn
4 per Of either peace or war. ana asked
/ urbanely II the act was intentional.
/ mot at ALL" said the insignificant
/ youth, still laughing. And there was
Z the end Of their quarrel.
Late that afternoon RhOades was
| standing by his mustang, ready 10
! start nome, when a commotlon IN sa-
! loon across the street aroused NM
/ a man came running out, crying;
Texas Kid has killed Johnny sum-
/ Ana behind him strolied. very delib-
] eratcly. that same weak-eyed young
man, who commanded the alarmlst to
( make less noise, accentns MS Wlshes
I by shooting the herald IN the leg.
There was another answering shot
I from across the street. The city mar
/ shat was on hand. In very prompt
] and orderly manner the Texas hlu
! disabled the marshuls pistol arm, ana
/ then pulled down the rim OF MS nat
/ for the light was troubling him.
/ Then came the crowd from the sa-
/ loon, some shooting, some declaring
] they would shoot and all very much eN-
cited. The KID sheltered himself be-
I hind a wagon and dispersed them, pay
/ ing occasional attention to Eentlmen
[ in the dank and rear who were annoy
ing him.
/ But he seemed 20 catch some hint OF
| a rising unpOpu!arlty, ana so turhtu
[ and tr0tted-not too hastily-acioss the
/ street. He had q pistol in earh manu-
| and Rhoudes tried to get out OF his
/ way. ..., ...i.t
/ i want to borrow your pony SAID
/ the tId. and taking two or three run
/ ming steps he Ieaped into the saddle
/ and amDled awllwurlly away,
-. =, ,..,.,s, ,,,t aft,r him in
/ ma time. and how he ever mAhaseu 70
. escape WaS nv, , t1'.t str,u was stan
under ldh9' w -. f1nnd "A saddle
/ uniastenta' GhU t,,g' y,.'.,,, Town ii he
blanket Auout il'''g 80, no might have
I had been lIuutuS ,i'., ~ Nfiz,ril
mad most ot NSM ,.Ss not
l for "a haNitAt, ouI IL. gghiaIgy at
lie Alel VIZ - Ind brought
pemius, was a' I lya' Zoo, rial There
BACK % '.t,I .',t,,,.,rint, M the ranch
he escaped anu alp'ag,,uEl Ear sbalt.r,
of EhuadrS menu, .t',i.. ana he
The farmer hhd 7IhNu ri ,I'', III s,a,e
took il. IN inc NORM f., Town
INN $40 anu 'o'I - ,,srs and -
and buy TWO byou NC. 0r. and
quantity OF cattr'useS' e''''''
long. bogl, he
When tine IH"gH,t - With much
found the hla tAa''!"'"s 80 800 y,,nI.Is
interest the soWr"4hI u'''''7''
OF Waltham watch
"Kybnt have you been doing u'
,n,nded the host ,,
IA man never knows when ne WI"
roai me handspring of "A Whlen ~,
r,Iisd his guest. removing nus - -
rnd polntIug out where he had nyt
stnvyaa that nrxible wand 'l s',t
rrund and round the leg, penealh Wy