The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1898-06-03
HE MET HIS MATCi:.

HE MET His MATCH.
WHY BULLY RRoNSTOM OF WYOMiliG
WILL NEVER EOx>AGAlN.
The Champion Puc:list of the Hunting
Grounds Had Downed Many Kinds of
High Officials. but Never Before Tao
killed. q Young Consul.
There was hardy fellow named
Bronston who lived in shack on des.
srt claim just at the edge of the Wyo-
ming hunting grounds who had q repu-
tation for being about as handy with
his fists as the next conner. Eronston
had all especial dislike for the dude
hunters, and it was his boast that in q
fair encounter he could best anything
wearing good clothes and carrying 81
| pounds of variegated ammunition. Ec
was kept fairly busy.
The hunting grounds, despite the
presence of Bronston, became moro pop
ular year after year, until finally ho haG
lions, rs there were altogether too many
visitors to allow him time to do the
whole lot justice. He finally ANNOUNCED
that i'll future he was going to whip no.
body under the rank of colonel in mill
tary life and nobody who in iyil life
wasn't at least a mayor of bis town or
president of railroad. BY following
this plan he succeeded in filling his time
comfortably without overworking him
self. He was uniformly successful until
one day party stopped at his ranch
and introduced themselves as eastern
| tourists bent on doing some elk eNter
nlination. They asked if they might
stop overnight with him.
Gentlemen, said Bronston, edo it
happen that they's giniral among
you?'
No, there didn't happen to be.
"A judge, mebbe, or o vico presi
dent?'
There was not. 1t was an unofficial
party. The only man with anything ap-
preaching an official designation was a
young fellow who was Portuguese con-
sui in seaport town down east He
wasn't a native of Portugal himself
just plain American citizen, who had
been appointed to the place because he
had the time to attend to the few duties.
"Concernin consul" said Bronston
refectively. II don't know. I never
heard of SIGH. Doubtless, mebbe, it's
responsible an honorable job"
Hewas answered that it was
"Well, he suggested, "mebbe he'll
do. Come out here in the yard gentle
men, an the exercises will begin.''
They had no idea what was coming.
but Bronston explained briefly, and the
young man seemed perfectly willing to
take his part in the melee, though the
others, terrified, tried their best to
argue Bronston out of it. The desert
claim settler made rush at his victim
and found he wasn't there. He had care
fully stepped aside, and as the mountain
fighter Numbered past him the consul
hit him on the ear. Then the Portuguese
representative followed up his advan-
tage, and leaping upon the PROSTATE
Bronston battered his head against the
ground until he had worn hole in the
hard soil. He picked Bronston up and
threw him out into the road, and then
went out and threw him back again.
The Portuguese consul, it may be re-
marked, had spent the better part of his
life learning how to box and wrestle,
and this was his first opportunity to let
himself out.
In an hour Bronston came back to life.
He YEARLY looked about him and said,
"Gentlemen, did dozen or two su-
preme court judges sneak up while I
want lookin an tackle me?' He was
told that no such thing had happened.
"P'r'aps it was state legislater?''
No. it was just a young man who was
q Portuguese consul.
He drew a sad sigh. II wouldn't "a
believed it,, he said. 81 had more con.
.idence in the institutions of this land
of freedom Of ourn. To think that man
who has; licked governors an state tor.
neys All s;.erii.s All congressman should
be whooird till he's half dead by fur
riner hat can't talk the langwidge of
his own Turin country Gentlemen,
they amt no use beiD patriotic no
more. The republican form of gov 'ment
is crumhli:l an she's goin to fall. Dog it
all. beat the daylights ont of u reg lar
Cnit~d States senator wunst, all here /
am on the broad of my hack with two
ribs broke by eiEissary of despotism!
The salne's over, al, the U. S. of Amer
icAy ain t got q chip to each ill.,.
The speaker OF the house Of representa-
tives went up that way to hunt after.
ward. but when somebody suggested to
the desert claimant that here was an ex.
ceiient chance to give greatness fitting
/ pusilistic reception he said it was no
use. Es would very likely whip the
statesman, but what would be the good?
Since the young men Of the country had
gct to prostituting their great talents to
the service of foreign dynasties he felt