The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1898-03-05
Nhiho1uux 5entu,rl.
HE NET HIS MATCH.
NAY BULLY eRONSVON OF WYOMING
WILL NEVER BOX AGAIN.
The Champion Pugiiiss of the hunting
Grounds Had Downed Many Kinds Of
/ With Onhcinla, hut Never Befor0 Tao
! kfed Q YeunE Consul.

1 Hx0Q0oB uSO " [ohy AAAoVe VI
1srh OnLcials, hut Never Before Tao
kied . YeunE Consul
There was a hardy fellow named
Hrouston who lived in a shack on . des-
sra Slain just at the edge OF the Nyo-
minH hunting grounds who had q repn-
taticn for being about as handy Wlth
his lists as the next conner. Bronstoh
had nm especia, dislike for the ''dude"
hunters, and it was his boast that in q
fair he could best anything
wearing good clothes and carrying 81
pounds of varieRated ammunition. He
was kept fairly busy.
The hunting grounds, despite the
presence Of BRONSON, became moro pop
yular year after year. until finally be bad
TO be q little more select In his opera
lions, as there were altogether too many
visitors to allow him time to do the
whole lot justice. He finally announced
that in future he was going to whip no.
body under the rank of colonel ia mill
tary life and nobody who in civil life
WASN'T at least a mayor Of a big town o.
a president of a railroad. By following
this plan he succeeded in filling his time
comfortably without ~overworking him
self. He was uniformly successful until
one day a party stopped at his ranch
and introduced themselves as eastern
tourists bent on doing some elk exter-
mination. They asked if they might
stop overnight with him.
"Gentlenen, said Bronston, edo it
bsppen that they's q giniral among
yon?"
No, there didn't happen to be.
IA Judge, mebbo. or q vice presi-
dent?"
There was not. It was an unofficial
party. The only man with anything ap-
preaching an official designation was a
young fellow who was Portuguese CON-
sui in a seaport toxn down east. He
wasu't a native of Portugal himself
lust q plain American citizen, who bad
been appointed to the place because be
had the time to attend to the few duties.
"Concernin o consul" said Bronston
relectiveIy, Il don't know. never
heard of SIGH. Doubtless, mebbe, it's a
responsible an honorable job"
He was answered that it was.
-! rWell," he suggested, "mebbe he'll
do, Gene ont 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 willin. 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 a rush at his victim
and found he wasn't there. He had care
fully stepped aside, and asthe mountain
fighter Numbered past him b e'consul
his him OH the ear. Then the Portuguese
representative followed up bis advan-
tage, and leaping upon the PROSTATE
Bronston battered his head against the
ground pnti! Re bod worn a ho!e in the
baird soil. Ee picked Dronstou 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 ont.
In an hour Brunston came lack to life.
He wearily looked about him and said,
"Gentieinen. did q dozen or two su-
breuae court Judges sneak up while
want lookin an tackle me!' He was
told that no such thing had happened.
"P'r'aps it was a state legislator"
No. it was just a young man who wa:
Portuguese consul.
Ho drew u sad sigh. II wouldn't a
believed it." be said. II had mere con
hdence in the institutions of this land
Of freedom of ourn. To think that a mar
who has licked governors an state Tor
neys all sherifYs an congressman should
DO whooped till he half dead by a fur
siner that cant talk the largwidge 0
bis OWN Turin country! Gentlemen
they amt no use bei.a patriotic u,
more. The republican form OF GOV men
10 crunIhlin an she's coin to fa,i. Dog
all, | beat the daylights cut Of q reg'la
United States senator wEnst, an here
am on the broad Of my back with r.,
ribs broke b u emissary of desrntiSm
The games cver, an the y. s. Of Amer
icky amt got "a chip to cash in.'
The speaker Of the house Ct representa-
tives went up that way TO hunt otter
ward. but when somebody suggested t
the desert claimant that here was an eS
csilent chance to give greatness a fttin
pusilistio reception no said it wa u
use. He would very likely whip th
statesman. hut what would h the good
Since the young men of the country ha
got to prostituting their great talents I
the service of foreign dynasties he fel