Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1898-03-12
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Il +. GABEa7UCKER'S DETECTION 4


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49, There were good manEpgetty hare
characters among Extraordinarily Kan
.asas cowhoysabut 1t is doubtful II there
was one. who, held any alsdsiantage oyeI
Gabe Tueker.s t;alE often boosted tina
fht one, consuming aplbltionof his life
NNvass ebeeome tlie'chahipidn Tough an(
A1ef'rdr OF the cattle ranges "A 4 drank
gaHlleds and foueit j. and wa galway
feadx. 70 engage afn atsho0tink srrapt
at ahsonienfs notice, and on the least
y proyocaflon.s Aid sweat! Why. he
SwaS simply eloquent iIlathe usesOf pro
& family. E - .@@ ,g
aGaboshadin no more. respect forreligion
than ne lad for the dirt under hts feet
vHe qerlded and seoffed everything of
religious nature, and sonic OF his
remarks were So bold and plasphemous
that even his cowboy companions
. heard them with Il creeping sensation
oil awe and fear. s1t. -
One of Gt,be's fnfef Sunday enjoy
meats was To come into town, in up
on whisky and proceed to break lup
religions SERVICES. FIe would clfafge
where services were being held, yell
ing and cursing in the most horrible
manner, and peBpering the side of the
house with bullets or SCATTERING the
glass from the windows, Frequently,
when night services were being held,
he would ride up to the door and pro
~ eeed cOoliy and calmly to shoot out the
dghts, one after another, until the con
&c gregatlon was left in perfect darkness
Of course the people Of the, town did
not approve of Gabe'S style, and they
were generally agreed that his devil
cry ought tosbe stopped. but when it
ca mcsto STOPPING IL, that was another
matter. I
= phhBgsqwent along in this way for a
y long time, but al last one Sunday new
minister occupied the pulpit. He was
young college graduate from some
where east of the Mississippi, rash,
impulslve and unacquainted with the
.sg. natures of the untamed western cow
u boys. In the course of his sermon he
cook occasion TO speak Of Gabe Tuck
ers deviltry, and he denounced 1t in
40 uncertain terms His audience lis
8 tened, in establishment and trembled
with fear for his safety. Well Gabe
heard about the preachers remarks,
and the next Sunday be r. lie upsto the
Church, tied. his horse and vent in and
look " seat among the congrega ton,
bat well back from the pulpit He
sat quietly while the opening hymns
were. sung and prayer was offered,
but the congregation Kept cycling him
suspciously. The minister came for
ward, read passage of Scripture, Of
Z. fered few words of prayer and be-
gan to deliver his sermon When he
had spoken a dozen, sentences Gabe
suddenly arose and drawing his pistol
began to plant bullets Ia the floor all
around the preachers feet. The audi
ence yelled and screamed and crawled
under the benches while the preacher
hoped and lodged about. scared with
In an inch of his life. 1t was an excit-
ing time and Gabe was the only person
= In the house who was calm and cool.
" He continued to fire his pistols until
he had but two balls left and with
those he cut a little bunch of hair from
either side OF the preachers head just
as a reminder of his proficient marks
manship. Then he went out. mounted
his horse, gave series of whoops and
dashed away across the prairie. The
young minister went back east right
away and for long while there was.