New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-07-28
Mr.. ROBINSON'S ABILITY.
HE WAS A FAMOUS PITCHER.

WAS FAMOUS PIICHER
zone ~ the best men that ever knew at adapt
tho himself to circumstances. observed Major
Hotchkiss was young fellow that well can
Robinson He was Yale man and. fancy' p't
Of n black sheep He came OF good Ne"-hns-
land family and one brother went into the minis
try and another came to this city and prospered IN
tho law but these pursuits were too prosaic for him.
After we left college he went to Cuba for few
months and then came back and drifted 10 mi
cago and became reporter on Inc lineage
Times This was In the old Storey days. when a
Times reporter In the event OF man refusing
TO give him news. was expected 10 tame '"e IMAM
down and hammer II out OF him.
Robinson made mistake one day lie nam
mcred the city editor and had to leave town He
promptlv came out TO Badger Rock Mont
"Radger Rock at that time. was one or the
hardest towns N the west homc'"e WIS :"
pas,lrne like lawn tennis or croquet IN other parts
OF the country. Mining and gambling were the
only two recognized Industries with the prefer
ence given to gambling az gentlemanly VOCATION
Rohinson got immediate employment on a morn
ing paper called by it's owner. with fine irony, The
Daily Dove 1t was the worst sheet IN town.
which Is saving great deal. The exciting nature
OF a connection with II may he best reailzed "heh
7 say that the papers strong point WAS apusN"
personals in a country where all personals are dan
gerous.
"ybon RohInson came 10 town ne found the post
., CITY editor vacant and applied for the place.
The owner. Notwithstanding his begcrency. was a
fair man to his employees. He slipped MS arm INTO
pohirson's and led him half mile up the noun
tain 10 the liite cemetery. Pointing TO three
whit. wooden headboards he said: Young man.
there sleep your three predecessors There's room
for another between that end and the fence an
svered Robinson and he took the position OF city
editor
"But the worst thing about the outlook for tho
Young man have not yet mentioned He could NOT
shoot, He had tried 10 learn many times. but IN
his own words he couldn't hit a nock of barns
When he explained this popularity to his employer
this individual was for having him Immediately
throw w the position.
",Whv' he explained. they'll got you inside ~
n week. quick and accurate shooting Is the only
chance for a man on this paper II rather have
a man that cant write than one that can't shoot.
Just lot mo alone answered Robinson. II YOU
are not satisfied AT she end Of month I'll resign.
"'Gvc me the address - the friend You want
notified please SAD the man. whipping ont a
pencll but Robinson only laughed picked up the
shears cut the lapes or the side pockets ~ his
coat walked out and wandered away up the gu'ch
NOW. something The owner ~ The Daily Dove
didn't know was that Robinson hal Uitch'd Tor
three years on the college baseball club. He had
BEEN the best pitcher the club had ever hal. lie
could throw hall harder ara strarhier Tor crook
eier as the circumstances might require than al
most any man who NJ 10 that tim" hhd stood IN
the centre ~ tho diamond. He had mad. up his
mind 10 utilize his talent IN this direct on tp ~"
gulch he began selecting stones about the s'z" =
hens eggs hard and tagged. think he picked oHi
ralena specimens largely. as being the heaviest.
and frequently rough and squarc-corncred. lie
dropped halt dozen nuggets IN zach SIDE pocket.
and took on MS hat and nlei that ana returned.
Al the Office he emptied the hat on his desk and
went 10 work.
.'The second lay after this his employer sad -
him. Robinson there's n man come 10 town named
wash Galley He e criminal and deaibeat
who has Killed Ave or six mon "" Is now drunk
and going about town destroying the property 81
some Of our best advertisers Just touch him M
tomorrow morning Robinson wrote ripping
Item In which ne called the man coward.
tramp chicken-ih'er and 80 forth AMI warned
him to get out Of town under pain OF further dis
closures in the fearless columns OF The Dove
II was q hot paragraph and when the foreman
read IT he simply remarked. Well. hope the man
that takes the city edtorsh.p tomorrow viii write
palmer hand
About 10 o'clock the mex, morning Robinson was
walking quietly along the main street Of the town
with his right hand resting carelessly In his coat
pocke, Suddenly Mr. Galley stepped out Of the
door Of n saloon. lie reached for his revolver The
Young man from Yale who couldn't shoot took his
hand OF his pocket. In u was an Irregular
specimen Of lead ore | remember how the local
doctor tried explain subsequently that the spec-
men didn't hit Galley in necessarily vital spot
but II was vital enough for all practical purposes.
and the next morning The Dove remarked casually
that when the cutthroats Of this town meet around
the hearth tonight there Will be one vacant chair
Jim Galley IS 10 more
THE fate OF Galley ought to have been enough
for the other obnoxious citizens Of the neighbor-
hood bat OF IT wasn't. week later a man
came down from Placer Bench. winged the chief OF
Police. shot IN" lights in the postofice and
rode his h ,rse the sidewalk. The Dove repri-
mandel him. He took foolish and erring shot
at the city editor VINO replied with stone. and
! returned to his office and wrote that another old
settler has gone out from our midst Life Is Indeed
uncertain. Now Is the time 10 subscribe
Robinson stayed year before he got tired OF the
place ana 10 San Francisco. but don't think
that after first three months ne had trouble
During that time would not dare TO say how many
he popped OF course. most of them he only
wounded But as he remarked In his vdlcdctory.
far more than intended have gone with less
preparation than could have wished II should
only serve to remind US that In the midst ~ lie
a rock may catch us In the Jaw
II never krew what became Of him. but fancy
he has continued to take care OF himself"