The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1897-07-14
PlZEN jim DODGED A HANGING.
The Great State of Texas ora Story With
Two Sides.

The Great State of Texas or Story With
Two Sides.
There ,,ere three of them. The one
who wore a sombrero and high boots
was talking loudly. The one who wore
derby and tan shoes was listening IN
,ently. The quiet looking little chap.
who was dressed so unObtrusively that
no one noticed what he wore, seemed to
be asleep, says the New York Press.
They we're all seated in the smoking car
of train that was speeding rapidly
uorhgard from Chicago.
You folks up north here don't know
anything about a good country" the
speaker was saying. "Why, down in
Texas, where l came from, we have
flowers the year round. Beautiful roses
bloom every month. And Strawberries
why we're getting rich down there
sending strawberries to Kansas City and
st. Louis and other cities in the winter.
Why say"
Just then the little man opened his
eyes and the other man stopped.
That's right, jake" said the little
man, "giYe us all a rest. Let up on the
strawberries and the po8ies for a little
while. There's another side to every
story, and the other side of the Texas
story is about snakes and tarantulas and
Nd
eTs and fruits and balmy breezes down
there. Let's all have a drink out of
your flask and I'll tell our friend here
how Pizen Jim met Up with rattler one
day.
"Plzen Jim came honestly by his name.
1t amt necessary to tell all the things he
"one to earn it, and, besides, there amt
time; but he deserved it, all right. It's
more'n probable that if he hadn't run
against that snake he'd of been strung
up for stealing stock the next day, for l
was after him (belng sheriff of the coun-
ty hem days. and had him dead to
nights when the snake caught him. I'd
been laying for jim for some days. |
wasn't exactly on his trail, but I'd heard
where he probably was, and how he'd
likely come home, and l figured he'd
stop on the way at waterhole | knew
OF to refresh himself and horse.
Sol went out to that waterhole at
night and lay low in the grass, close by,
reckoning he'd get there about noon.
"eL my reckoning was right. Just
about the time the shadows got short
ana pointed due north Pizen Jim rode
op' got off his horse and stopped down
10 get drink out of the waUerhole. He
Wdn't have no cup and he had to scoop
At up with his hand. While he was get
ing down got him well covered, ready
20 sing out to him to throw up his hands
when he riz.
put never had to sing out anything
90 ulm' He got one vallow all right,
ou. Just as he put his hand down to the
WAGER 1he second time l heard a snakes
~"'o7' and then [ saw something fly out
OF the tall grass and catch Jim in the
'~s close to the mouth. 1t Was the
,,,'e' OF course, and it had struck so
. a Snat its hooked fangs STAYED put
r.r. s1o serpent couldn't getaway. I'd
-'' Gun language if it was fit and
i g,opof and had the talent. 1t was very
d 5G}s,o''iog. So was the next thing jim
g,ner ne didn't have no whiskey and he
his mfn us was goner, but he made up
INST '-, ,r1i, ''e,d punish that snake. So he
and Shtaooed the reptile in both hands
took he LIE tore him apart. And then he
he emu u' -, oowie knife out of his belt and
pi 1 Ca' that rattler up into little bits of
piec sos . And then be tromped the
Of T his Town down into the mud with the heels
p;yd an less than two hours. gentlemen,
iooE [I I'm was body, and mighty bad
g IjoS' ot one at that. | wasn't exactly
have u what had happened, but didn't |
take mo- no regrets about not having to |
D''i ana look after his hanging"