The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-29
DAVE Turf RELATES HOW
JACK RAINEY DIED.

Dan Quinn. in San Francisco Examiner.
IT'S in the Red Light one ofternoon,''
observed the Old Cattleman reminiscent
ly. when Dave TUFTS tells us how this
yere Jack Rainey gets killed"
'Rainey gets plugged, says Tut,
mainly because his systems obscure, an
a stranger who finds himself immeshed
tharin takes it plumb outrageous; an
pendin' explanations, gets tangled up with
a pard of Rainey's, goes to a gun play,
an Rainey is downed.
Now I alters held goes on Tut,
an still hangs on to my theory, that it's
good manners to ask strangers to drink
an that no gent, onless he's a sky pilot
or possesses scrooples otherwise, has a
right to refoose. Much less has a gent,
bein' thus s'licited to Ticker, any license
to take it hostile an allowed he's in
suited an lay for his entertainers with
weepons.'
'Wall, 1 don't know neither saws
Texas Thompson, who's a heap disputa-
tious an is allurs spraddlin in on every
chance for an argument 'rhars party
now deceased a whole lot-the STRANGERS
over in Socorro sorter chaperones this
we're gent to a cottonwood an excloods
the air from his lungs with a lariat for
mepDy It's an hOur-an' this party I'm
aloodin' at. which his name is Fowler.
is plumb murderous. Now it's frequent
with him when he's selected a victim that
away, an while he's bickerin' with him
up to the KILN yp' int, to invite said sacri-
hce TO take drink. When they're ag'insr
the bar this we're strangled gent, Fowler
that is, he's. strangled fnal-wiIl pour
out glass of whisky an throw it in the
eyes OF the gent he's out to down. of
course. while this partys blind with the
Fowler tharupon collects his scaiD at his
leisure. Now takes it good manners
don't insist on a gent linin' up to the
bar on the invite of Saph oil N
Ter, when a drink with him that a-wsv
rs maybe only a speshul short cut into the
All this we're may be true replies
Tut, but it's a exception. What l insists
IS mat speakin' wide an free, an not al
brand, it's good manners to ask stranSers
10 stand in on what beverages is soin;
an that it's likewise good manners for
ttle. Strangers TO accept; an it all shows
1hat Doth sides concerned is well brought
up BY their folks. l claims that what
! SAD IS good manners, goin an com
m which brings me back to this story
OF now Jack Rainey gets all shot mn
- But, after all, breaks in Texas
thompson agin', for he feels wrancle-
some SO manners is frequent a question
IN St Looey may be bad manners in
1e1ast same as some commodities plays
siraights in poker, an agin', thar's re-
gions Whar straights is barred
Texas is dead right about his state
tnat away, says Jack Moore who s
needin OF the talk manners. Manners
Is heap more inexorable in Texas than
IN other places. 1 recall how I'm pes
term round in the Pan Handle countrv-
it's years ago-an' as I'm ridin' along
out south OF the Canadian one day, 7
diseerns Pinto pony for Lem Wood
runs cayuse, an heads over from the
trail TO say ''Howdy' to Lem. He's about
half a mile away, when of i sudden
ne stands up-he's been bendin' over the
yearlin with a runnin' iron in his hand
an gives a whoop an makes some
coplous gestures toward me- / wonders
what for a game he's putin up' am
whatever Is all this sign language likely
10 mean, but l keeps ridin' for ard. It's