The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1901-12-19
Bait Carts Edict.
Prom the New York Evening sun.

shall of Caldwell, which town had
been running wild since the death of
George Platt.
The toughs smiled when they heard
the report that the imported mar
shall used a brush on his head and a
whisk broom on his coat. He did
not weigh more than 100 pounds.
1t was all so ridiculous that in sheer
disgust Big jim, proprietor of the
Red Light, proceeded to get wild on
thewors stuff he had. In that state
he undertook to show some newly ar
rived cowboys the sights of the town.
Carr had been around enough to
know that his first night was likely
to be the most exciting one in his
term of Office 1t was therefore no
surprise when he heard Big jim $
voice ordering the citizens off the
sidewalk, as they were interfering
with the procession.
The marshal followed the parade
back to the Red Light and showed
his badge. At this sign OF rival au-
thority Big Jim began to talk. His
remarks sounded like a cyclone effect
on Bait Carr. The officer crossed
the room and looked the windmill
over at close range.
"'Pears to me-" said the marshal,
as soon as Big Jim stopped for
breath, that the bolts OF this ma
chine need tightening up bit, It's
ramshackle; sides, think the Stats
are ketchen too much wind. Guess
it's too rattletrap and needs takin'
down"
Big jim was nightly surprised at
this uncivil talk, Such things had
never been mentioned before in his
presence, He roared like lassoed
bull and reached out for Bait Carr's
collar, but his reach fell short. He
just clutched at the air as the butt of
I t the fffttrstrrrfi gun frndutd thutwuun
his eyes. The big bartender went to
sleep on the floor and Carr turned to
view the crowd over the sights oftwo
revolvers.
"Just as soon as | get to forty,
countin' mentally" said he, "these
dogs will begin to snap and every
snap means dead fool"
The screen was jammed into the
double door during the first quarter
OF the count and most of the boys
reached fresh air through the win
dows before the end of the first hall
of Carr's mental figuring.
When Big jim came to be found
large placard pinned to his coat with
his hunting knife. 1t contained the
words: "Notis, this windmill is tuck
down and not to be set up only by
otfishal orders"
On the outside of the door was an
other largerplacard with these words:
"Notis this farmicy is gone out of
biznes. The opener or openers ofthis
or these doors without ottishal per-
mission will he sent to the court be-
yant the skeys.
1t took a month to restore Big
.Dim's cOuntenance to its normalcon-
dition and his system received such
shock that he promised to contine
his talents to tending bar if the
marshal would only give him a
show"
This was granted and all went well
until the BIZ boys came in. They
were jim 5 favorities, for they parted
with their wages more easily and
rapidly than any other gang that
showed up in the. town. 1t was Sat
urday night when the BIZ boyscame
and it was Sunday school time in the
town before they knew it. In the
progress of this festive occasion they
treateds so often that Big Jim became
irresponsible and in this condition
started out to lead another parade.
Bait Carr met them at the corner
and gave them the first intimation
that it was Sunday school time. He
told Big Jim that they could dispose
of the armament on the sidewalk and
then wend their way like good chill
dren to the church, where the SUNDAY |
school superintendent would be glad |
to elucidate a lesson on a suitable |
Scripture text.
Some of the boys demurred, and as
a result one of them had to be taken
out OF the parade and planted. The
rest followed Jim to Sunday school.
The superintendent was always look