Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-12-26
JOHNNY HEELEY'S NERVE.


Hoffman House. says New York cor
respondent Of the II. Louis Globe l1snl-
ocrat. maybe some Of yea have heard 1
of Johnny Neeley: Medley eacse down !
10 Santa Fee in the old days before the
railroads. He nailed from 81 Louis
o. Karsas City. or somewhere up ID @ne
and Mas agent for something or other. /
i've forgotten what He MAS little
char. weighed about 12,s aud his face
Mas as smooth rs girls. but. SAY.
that fellow was one eoasesiied lair2
Of nerve.
The town Was t0n.sh ia ti1ese days.
and MAS full u tough Iuen who eoStld
si.ool and we're always looking on ft-
a chance 70 practice with their Nea''-
ons This fellow Nessleg Mas 80 1sttle
and was such an innscent hooking ehap
the isors ss.on marked him ~ . tender
fnot and prepared - have ian a1Fh
! bi,n He MAS jolly deril7liaaF -t's =
sort. who loved ~ saaiiiie. ana siieiA
| more tile 1T the card table T-lan ne
did attending 70 hasiness.
He did not drink. llni loved ~ haaS
around tie saloons and watch the gang
When some of the boys Mstlid sbsg1-
ont the 3islfts be always atglss.asssa
pls ass.d aud Interested. AseleI lSnprssd
several Insults. aad always walked
AVA when une ~ the bad uAsn 81 ~.
t0Nh tried - iiek = aaarrea wtJh at3n.
50 tile gang eSnelEded that ~ Nstla
not figls and then theF Mere READY -
besla thtir fun.
a flssf FuUHEE
~ lite Rose' Ssioon. and sitting aVsA
|; IL j snail table sotne distance Away
, fr0n the gang began stuJklnE . lvaS
isla 4 Mexican cigar Wide neaaAk =
new s2aper that lad e2Kne down ~ ~
last stage ife Puffe5 away ~ M
eisar until half an incl u ashss 2eAsS
az - end.
re Young fellow Uss Tilted back
IN Lis Clair With rhe cigar p1t&FyssaS ~
az al anSle III - degrees. Thu as1es
nade ! splendid target. aud big BHD
: Swee.Iey cautiously drew his gun and
gave The boys the wink.
: There Ms i dash. a l9a4 FepDrF.
! | and lie builei fr0in B0i5s pist9l rf,'is.sa
, the ashes N Nt-eIey's cigar just ~ tisss'
! an1 sIaootB - II he lad lraSass its.ill
away with his fnger. To The s0ft,fasse
: n every one prssssgt the FDebx S*sasfS
Z did not jump aud Fel - tAt-F Aas
: sx;seeted. Instead ~ slowly feaas.d Ms
! neA slSaper. laid II a9NR ~ the taSAt,
!, aud then tuFned and t21ked ~ ttAs
I | zaisx With a questioning e1pnessl1n ~
liz face lie did MI even retn1Es ~
s eigar lTom lis mouth.
80 LEN b. san tie SavkiDz rsy21ye'
q Sweeayts haild " ~ ~. aBa WAX
/, Ing Cser toward thu taAle y Aene -
sapz ". ~ seated. a<frd ia tlAs Gaihas-s'
II sort II tine. did you short - ~ 4
~ eisarZ
x srhe gaitz was eofnvisaeiy faeea bal
q ar fue Z .JneSs " flse fellVw.
4 ~ just Thought III dip ~ asaatd
is | ~ yer shen19t. young fs-ileF. ~ sapi
a. y0u tie troabis.t neDlisd sSe~Pft NJ
) | still held liz revolver.
!. Thank you Yegy Hlstesi. Jiast MAJ
ii - IT, iaa0 what you Befe sll'>lttpk -
IL MAS good sb1r. Bhenes ~ Lar
e feelings. Have orr With mr.
be As Aeptsy SPIKE Dr. pulled OF "a
II. tier Ioilx cigar aud llaaldnd q ~ ~
y 81. The iig fellow hele g8t bis han
NJ | sor tie e5zsr. bBt h. MAJ fairy IN
M 81 the ~ 5On ~ tue young H}aD.
Then NeeIey welt bark - NJ 80
"a abe and ~ down again. - ssS9l1 2
,sfs5l- Lad reeDYshezt FROM bic -
lis. ~ Wthka.i ~ the eH0Bd. ai1f
gltt:nz ~ his gun, strte6 y aAaff1a
j=tst biz et2aF.
az las ~ raised tie burning mat
ar, tIward i.ls mouth there Was sllaT
lds report, aud Il MAS kIFSobed ~ n u
lth 1uzers.
"a .'QnicI as lightning JollDny Serb
~ rad drawn EiDeil dfYFlgzeF AMI Ia
gl0t the match out ~ SwseDy's EBzey
Never light . cigar with 4 D1afe
4 ns4. "a.
az tIle favor ~ f5e we'd. Allow Dls
nd offer you light said NesIey. Steps,ji
zer oyer and extending his lighted zig
ae With his left hand
N. Ray. Bob sYeeBys faee Bas
study. He bet his ejZ3F drop ~ the Z
iVf bile, and with his hands ~ bls kHs
'p1 be just sat there fur a minute ~
he stared IT the young chap.
ney did you ~ tti9fT ~ zasDed
ter. Last.
"'Yes; bnt ! meant ~ o1ense, ne
Il a light"
Bob picked W biz cigaT. bur Yb'
kFa be went 10 light IL tlls bDys saW ID
the his hand Was shaking a sYine.
10 HE gDt the eiyaH burning. ri
hey then be sat aud Daffed II III sjisn
,ide for FIVE minutes, ~ ibe end
which time bs got up, aI
l ~ AffE BsftFyhEUNR marin
a. ing on the HD0P. said;
s a well, III be "
ays "sweeHy marched up ~ the taY 81
,aIk took u drink NifiIOiif WOFd 10 /
80 gang, Then ne started ONT, 10 Pes
~ the dOOF be- had ~ pass the tai
M whore Neeley sat quietly reading /
reat nfWspappR As be walked part /
and young fellow tbe biz bully tJDk m
job hat and went our a. the dp0r IN /
the toe. Pretty SOON the Others ~ I
+. gang followed and before nOrBl
A. every man IN santa W. knew that m
=" Johnny NseIey was The quiokeEt h
give best shot IN the Territory, aud h
side his BerSe was the pure stun.
her THAT little shooting match fixed
own Young fellows standing III the soci'
ram ~ the Territory, and the b0ys f!a }
~. make any further efforts ~ pIgy j0I
i.en on him Seeleg continued % tie \,
ting tenor " his Way, never Boosting
0rts anything and playing IN hard II
most ~ the time for six months bef
the boys had % chance 10 see bis Bel