The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-01-21
RIGHT TO A KENTUCKY FEUD
Colonel Was Bound to he Right I'm
the Swim

A drummer was waiting for a train
at little station in Kentucky the other
day when a red-noSed manqcame along
dragging by one arm a, tall man wear
ing big SLOUGH hat, a new suit of
store clothes. and a big gold watch
chain, says the Detroit Free Press
That's him." said this red-nosed
man, pointing to a man who sat upon
Darrell at the other end Of the piat-
form whiting a stick.
Air yo' shore?" asked the tall man
reaching under his coat tail and look.
ing somewhat nervous. tfs9
Il ought to know Lem Rogers
colonel, If anybody does"
Air yo' shore. Major" said the tall
man, that this is a genuine article
fifteen-year-ol full Sof Shootin' on
sight, and cussin' and KILN each
others mules and dogs, and it'll keep
on gittin' hotter and hotter?"
Il have give you the word Of q
Allsop, Colonel" said the red-nosed
man.
DO you guarantee, Major. that he
won't git up and run when 1 shoot and
then sue me in cot for damages in
stead of cyarin' the thing on fab and
squah like a gentleman"
You can git yo' money back, Colonel
if the goods don't turn out what |
represented EN-
III take your word fob it. Major.
but he looks to me like a. man who
is gOin' to run like a turkey at NV
first fab. However, I've done promised
Malindy and I'm going to try him a
few Shots
The tall man drew a big Colts re
VolVer from under his coat and opened
fire on the man on the barrel. That
individual jumped to his feet, pulled
out big siX-shoOter, and began blaz-
ing away at the tall man. The red
messed man and the drummer dodged
behind the waiting room and the other
bystander sought cover in hurry.
When both weapons had been empt-
led and nobody hit, the man at the
other side of the platform uttered a.
loud yell, jumped up and cracked his
heels together, and charged upon the
tall man. That gentleman dropped his
Colt and turned to fly, but his foe
grappled him, and they went down in
heap together, pummeling each other
with their fists and rolling about upon
the platform.
road track, and the man who had been
attacked pounded the tall MANS head
up and down on the ties and rubbed
a few handfuls of coal dust and sand
into his mouth r
After they had been separated and
the victor had been led away by his
friends, the drummer and the red-nosed
man jumped down on the track to look
after the vanquished one He sat I'D.
raked the cinders out of his mouth
and wiped his bloody nose upon his
coat sleeve.
Did she turn out all right, ColoneI?"
asked the red-nosed man.
She did" said the tall man. "Yo'
have give me squah deal, Major. I
couldn't ask for no better, sah."
May l inquire who this man Is whom
you attacked?' asked the drummer. as
he picked up some broken links of the
tall mans watch chain Ii
MY friend, Maj. Allsop, here, in
fohms me that his name is Rogers,
sah." 80. !.
do you mean to say that you tried
to shoot man without even knowing
who he is?''
you will understand, sab, when I
explain. My wife inherited by the
death Of an uncle last NoEembah an
estate and some bosses and mules val
ued at fo' thousand dollars. She was
determined, sab, that our family should
hold up it's head with the best families
in Kentucky
1--WE was able to do this exceptin'
in one respect. We have never had no
eud in our family, and my wife knows
what is expected from a first-class
family in our state. We didn't want
no new feud, but a genuine old rip
snortin' fued with q graveyard and
one or two hangin's i'm it. My friend.
Maj. Allsop's family has been cyarin'
ON feud with the Rogerses fob fifteen
years, and L bought out his right, title
and interest in said feud fob 500.
Maj. Allsop turned the feud over to
me few minutes ago, and yo' have
seen me take charge of it, sah When
Malindy sees me she'll be pleased to
see we can now take our place among
the best Kentucky society. Mai. All
sep, would you kindly assist me, sah,
to git to my hoss?''