The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-24
T8o ERAs IN LEiYENWORTH.
In the Latter tho Colonel Was n Changed
Man and Other Things Were Changed.
Frey, Ne h,cdoo Trtbuu<

You can put my gun in the safe with my roll
and swntch." said a new arrival to a clerk Of the
Auditorium. Il shan't want IL here, I reckon
but my town 10 coming to the front again and
put on my gun few months ago when the bclated
boom arrived"
The clerk wondered and asked question. The
guest told him this
About thirty years ago, I think il wa1 went
out " cot. The steamboat on which l had trav
eicd tied ZIP one morning AZ Leo, cnworth. I
had paid my passage 70 Omaha, but whcn saw
IeaNcnwonb ordered my luggage put on and
followed " ashore. 1t seemed 70 me mat nature
had done so mucL for thaitown thattsn a sale
place to Bigp. he natural ate OF the town. az
1 saw II that morning, fingers in my memory like
asnrsc.
Planters House and alter had made arrange
ments to stop for o lew days sat down ~ read a
newspaper. lu about ten minutes heard bang.
bang, bang Just like that. l jumped out Of
my cnac but noticed that Was the only man in
the ohcc who was unduiy excited.
i went 70 tie CLERK, Who was also the book
IN Ills accounts
Ind you hear that no,se -tha, bang. bang,
bang" l asked
he said he believed he did.
sounded like pistol shotsy I said.
hoiepied that lie inoughtit was pistol noise.
Then hsAed him u he supposed there Wah any
trouble. Without looking UP IRON his ledger.
Or whateverit was, he said mechanically:
81 guess IT, q nothing unusual just the Colonel
settling another score. hasn't settlod one Tor
about week now.
While Was cooling OF, a man ran into the
Office, passed down the hall, and disappeared.
q uoSs thc Colonel missed that one, sad the
, clerk nonchalnntly.
Il expected the colonel would follow. and said
So but the clerk replied
no. he won come in. Colonel knows the Law.
He knows II he follows a man into tho house he
gives up some Of his rights and II might go hard
with him in u trial As long as I've been here
| never knew the Colonel to overs,ep his rights
Naturally | mnrvellcd 10 myself. and l re.
sumcd my seat and tired 10 read again, but. some
how, my mind wandered .a.er in the day l
asked the clerk at what point q mans right TO
bang away a. another man began in that town.
he said that /, was whenever the shoo.o, thought
he had a. ssey ,S ,sh remember l. he under
II remained in Leavnwoyth tyo days and
worth. Q. the name d ths town. began % dis
a man from Leavenvorih.
back Gn East sSs ss s .oSs sn inS Ss
lie looked out Of the window aud then said no
believed II was Dozenworth' That Was a new
Don, you mean Lcavonwo.thr ] asked
lie showed his ,j worries and said he guessed
Reckon was oil in my count
Another traveller then told me how the town
had quoted down. that rival cities had left il
streets; and tina, the wind was whistling through
the broken panes Of windows In vacant houses
/ IL made me feel sad
do you know aColone Somebody in Leaven-
worth asked
lie replied tina, he reckoned he knew whom
| meant
Has he got through settling his grudge.''
| asked.
80. yes. was the answer. There isn't q
pcaccfuller man in Philadelphia than the Colonel
is now. Ireckon he would shoot II he was pushed
but he is no, standing out In the street with his
gun in his hand like he used To-
The talk broke of n nd came on East About
two years ago had letter from former asso
ciate in business, in which he said II I wa"ted
itself he would advise me TO put IL on Ieaven,
worth. Honestly, ] was glad to hear that the
old tow was having n rcawakcning. | recalled
the FIRST time saw IL and II doomed up in my rcco
lection like mirage
so went out there 10 sec IT, II was in new
still beautiful In its topography, and IL always
will be
Before went out there however, I bought
that gun that / lust handed TO you. When |
got to Leavenworth showed IL 10 my inycstmen Mt
agent and told him that when Ieavrnwor,h was
men carried guns and shot on sight and that
when they quit IL the town died.
ON that line | reasoned that in the town =
renewal OF life people would begin to shoe, again
He gave a laugh that you could have heard a
mile and went to my hotel and locked the
by the way saw the Colonel while l was
there and he asked me II expected 10 he In town
over Sunday. adding; II you are should like
10 offer you a scat in my pew
ing?"
The clerk said he didn't know and the new
arrival walked away