El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-02-09

do you know that there are some
of the tenderest of tender feet doing
reportorial work in the west" said an
old frontiersman to Round About this
morning. I'm not speaking of Ri
Paso especially, but all over the west
generally. [ often read descriptions IN
western papers of gun plays W here the
reporter says that Bill Dooley hit
Broncho Pete over the head with the
butt of his pistol Now that always
makes me laugh. I've been on the
frontier over forty years; have seen all
kinds Of gun fights and pistol plays,
but I've never seen a man hit over the
head " ith the butt of pistol in all
that time. In former days if a man
should report that ne had been hit with
the butt of pistol every body would
want to look at the jay who hit him.
Now let me tell you how people who
use pistols hit any one with one. AS
they draw their gun they grip it hard
at the butt and with their trigger fiji
ger over the guard and their hand well
up under the hammer thew hit with the
barrel. Holding the pistol in that
way they have all toe advantage, be-
cause they are ready to shoot and no
ore can grab the pistol and take 1t
away. Now reverse this order: n man
jerks his pistol, turns it around and
catches it by the barrel and hits at his
opponent. The opponent can grab the
pistol and take it away o. simply cock
it and pull it off and then there is a
funeral. When [ read of a man being
hit over the head with the butt of a
pistol l know the reporter is tender
foot and his feet are very soft"
The little town of Marathon, on the
G.. H. road, is going to be a booming
place before long, said citizen this
morning to Round AbOut. "The wag-
on road to the mines is furnished and a
mum Der of teams will soon be put to
work hauling ore which will put lot
of money in circulation. When team
sters get plainly of work and make
good wages they always spend their
money freely in the town where they
reside 1t would be much better for
some people to go to small towns TO
live than it would be for them all to
try and crowd INTO a larger place
where all lines of business are over
done. The building up of Marathon will
help Ell PasO as q large amount OF the
supplies of that place will be sent
from here
'sWe will furnish you with a bed.
blanket, wash and shine for five
cents. In the morning we will give
lOdgerss a cup Of coffee free, with
doughnuts. bread or crackers. To
come once is to come again This is
the announcement on card from Los
Angeles. Just think of it all for five
cents. No one can make money at that
but the people who running that
house must be working hard for liv-
ing. This all comes from people
crowding into a city, instead of looking
to the country to make a living. Sad
state of affairs
They are very frisky this morn
ing" said Chief COnnOrs as he rested
his chin on the top bar of the pen back
of the Star stables and watched the
two new fire department horses IS they
whisked about the pen. They came
through all right without a bruise, but
we're awful glad to get the liberty of
running and rolling about the pen. |
will leave them here until Thursday
morning and will then take them out
for a trial. They are about six years
old, and | am satisfied the city has
made good deal in getting rid of the
old team and purchasing this one.
They are strong and well able to come
up to all the requirements of the de-
partment. "
ROUND ABOUT.