The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-01-04

sxpslowA6re6zsi EDITOR wAo
, WROTE HIM UP.

H Had Three PistolA Hunting Knife
and Other Weapons, and the Editor Nat
uraily Quaked In HIS shoes-How the
Bad Mans Character Was Rehabiiitated.
One day George lift, who publishes .
very warm paper In damp basement In
Pocatello. was over In the neighborhood
Of Ross Fork when one Of the seven men
who had been very intently regarding
him from the front Of the saloon across the
way walked over toward him. In that
part of the country where, owing to the
frequency Of reports Of Indian hostilities,
every man went armed, lift would have
paid no attention to one revolver and q
winchester, but this man had three pis-
tolls, hunting knife and thing that
looked like slunshot, as well as the reg
ularly ordained rifle.
Mister" he said, addressing lift, "the
boy behind the bar says you print the pa
per down at Pocatello'
"One of Them" lift answered, wishing
he knew what was about to happen.
"A paper down at Pocatello," said the
walking artillery battery, "some time ago
alluded to me when went down there as
witness In the court as havin killed three
men In Texas an as bein wanted by Pin
kertons for various offenses.'
when was thatf" the editor faltered.
"In March Of last year."
II came to Pocatello in Septem ber,"
lift said much relieved.
The man with the weapons looked dis
appointed.
"Sbucksl' he calculated. "You don't
say. Amt that disapp intin nowg Sure
you didn' come In February, misterp"
ely dear friend, assure you that I
didn't, and in any event I should not
have published SUCH
Hold on, mister, hold on. Don't talk
go fast. A man down In Pooatello who
prints paper said them things about me,
and judge
"But surely you don't hold me response
BILE for what lbeier and perjurer and
base assassin Of character says, do your"
Mister" the other said gladly, "by
them words know you're Just the man /
want. Now don't git skeered. You don't
understand me- Pm Ed Hawkins, an
I've gotta reputation as bad man in these
parts"
II shouldn't think go, Mr.. Hawkins.
r.
"Not Mr.. Hawkins, but Ed. Bad Ed,
II you please. Yes, sir, I've got q reputa-
tion fer bein killer. but betwixt you an
me amt. Naturally I'm peaceable an
calm, an I wouldn't do nothin serious
ag'i in the law IL was paid fer it. But as
longs Pm Bad Ed I'm an honored citizen
an git free liquor all I please. Things
tpo oi fifty, Ettla hi J,,h; nj
folks was wonderin why didn't do some
shootin awhile ago, but when that Poca-
tello paper came out an said what I'd did
In Texas respect an esteem come back to
me on gaDop. That paper statement of
my badness has KEEP me goin fer 10
months, but the boys is kinder worryin
ag lin an intimatin that I never had
sheriff after me in my life, an that Bill
Pinkerton don't give a ouss where I am
hidin. Now, sir, if you will kindly step
aorost the way an inform these people that
l am not only what you said q year ago
last March
"But didn't write it and
mo, OF course not. But, blame 1t all,
man, can't you p tend when another mans
happiness is at stalker You say that you
did, an that l am all that you wrote at tho
time of that trial, ON that also am the
things you said few minutes ago. Do
1t, mister an patch up my record as bad
man. An here's 90 fer your trouble You
can send ME your paper"
So lift went over ard rehabilitated Bad
Ed Hawkins character for him, and after
taking one fearful drink with the killer
he broke for his train, which was pulling
in. A few minutes later he looked back
from the rear platform and saw Mr. Haw-
kins violently firing two revolvers and
chasing very small Chinaman down one
street while the townspeople fled for safety,
and he knew that Bad Ed was putting the
finishing touches to demonstration which
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