The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-05-24
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Passing OF
Siskiyou Bill. 4

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The day had been unusually quiet in
Skeleton Gulch The stage had come
and gone without mail, passengers or
incident. Frisco Dave shuHed the cards
S1istlessly and heaved sigh of relief
when the last player cashed in and
wandered from the faro table to the
bar. Suddenly the spell was broken by
Utah Bob. who was staring ot wood
{ cut OF Je7m Mace, which the barkeeper
had nailed up the day before.
(which I makes bold to state. he
remarked. after a long and scornful'
glance az the pictured pugilist. which
I makes bold to state thet any galoot.
bar Pegleg, what for attempts to make
q human catapult orten -hisself is plum
locoed an shore desarvin Of pity >
(Which sentiments indorses en-
phatic. assented Poker Tom. ian l
upholds Utah's convictions with the.
hull bank roll. barrin. as he sez, Peg
leg
..Mought be so abrupt as to inquire
the reason for this here unanimous bar
rim Of Pegleg 2" asked the man from
Gold HILL g Ny urly eddicashun has
shore been neglected regardin this here
gent which you all mentions. :
(which it shorely has, you pore ten
derfoot. said Utah pityingly. Ram
rod, decorate the center of the layout
with 40 rod while ] improves the shinin
hour bySenlightenin this ign rant in
doovidual as to the reasons what for
5Pegleg ain t legible in the loco class.
.Thet which / now propose to relate
is the last fist fight what Skeleton Gulch
ever perduces This here camp harbors
within its peaceful breast, mebbe ten
years back. an ::rr;tatin element in one
sSiskiyou Bill. who drifts inter camp
over the Lone Hoss trail an opens his
game By Stain tibet he's fust cousin to.
8 batterini ram, an offers his roll ag'in a
color thet he kin clean out enything
the camp per5nces bar lead an steel
He's thet hostile an immoderate its
irritatiEss whole lot, an the peace lovln
natur' of the camp revolts.
NVharfore I lows to call this Sis
kiyoa gents bluff some soon, sez Poker
Jim. which same is twin an pardner
to Poker Tom yere, an some 'nihilatin
with natur's weapons hisself.
or. this here Siskiyou Bills shore,
sly "a, giant. standin some s feet 4 in his
socks, an NE all has emonishuns thet
Jim is a-drawin 5fo' kyards ag'in q pat
han, which premonish shortly prov
ed korrect It takes DocS Kearney an the
unceasin attentions Of their entire camp
NOR a q week torenovate his carcass so
thet he may peacefully inhabit tharin.
Meanwhile this yere human batterin
ram goes projectins round. pervadin the
hull camp, a-makin Of hisself thet OBJ
noxious we twicet comes nigh calmi-
,natin his toomultousness in 9 rope, but
ca ,mer jedgment pervails, an. we all
suffers our disgrace in silence, thewhile
a-watchin our chance to ;sguar' the deal
with this yere pestiferous human in
sect Which said chance shorely comes
sit s mebbe two weeks arter the In
scident which relates when this Peg
leg annexes hisseH TO the scenery here
abouts. an states emphatic tibet he be-
comes peaceful member Of the camp.
Seein him crippled thet-away, him bein
shy: one shank, which same is replaced
by wooden peg, an he bein free an
public sperited in the matter Of fire wa
ter we alls signifies our pleasure an in-
dorses his intentionia q whole lot. Which
same don't apply to the gent from Sis
kiyou. He looks this yere pegleg gent.
over some scornfullike an intimates'
thet this new acquisition to the camp
ain't in value excel to q digger Injun.
Which remark bein heap pus.,
sonal, replies the pegleg gent, who
overhears the aforesaid an unpolite as
sertion Of this pugnacious Siskiyou
party, Trises to ask on what for You
bases your insultin statements
IS sHnh, snorts Siskyou Bill 4
complies, an takes spechul pleasure in
recitin for your benefit my reasons for
the said remark. Whenever ! see a
pore, 70 'lorn wreck like yo'sslf foatin
round. my hearts moved thet deep with
pity I don't enjoy myself none what
ever Now. this here camps run on
the principle Of amusement fust an
foremost. an your wooden stumps jest
nacheraIy Eoun to breed thoughts
which air dead ag'in my desire to abb.
SCRIBE. Tharfore puts it straight, this
community amt ar-goin to be turned
into no asylum for cripples with my
consent. Yo's shoe to prove wuthless
incubus, an yon air blot on the mach
eral beauty Of Skeleton Gulch. Whar-
fore, when you imbibes sufficient freely.
I delegates myself committee Of one
to pint you the Hornitas trail, over
which you swiftly fades from view.
ADnrin this ye5e statement OF opinion
by Siskiyou Bill we all don't draw no
kyards, but stands reddy to call for
han befo' the showdown comes Recol-
lect., our idees in the matter onder dis
cussion is some adverse, but we all
lows lisa good test Of this here pegleg
gents nerve, seein he's ondersized an
shy hoof, wharas Siskiyou's big enuf
to eat him up without turnin ha'r
In course we all allows the pegleg is
stampeded prompt, likewise we kinder
fggers on the incident terminatin in a
rome dance for the Siskiyou party, which