Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-06-21

the passage of the gas franchise mt
| the traction deal, but ! trust | have re-
formed, because | have led a different
life all these years. l like this free
life of the mountains, where what you
get in a hold-up is yours, and you do
not have to divide with politicians.
and il you refuse to divide they squeai
on you. and you see the guide board
pointing to Joliet. / would not go
back to the wicked life of an alder
man. to make a dishonest living by
holding up bills until the agent came
around and gave me an envelope. but a
do want to near from my odd pals in
the common council, and | would ASA
our corpulent friend, who so ably
picked the buekshot out of M remains,
when he passes through Chicago to go
to the council chamber and give my
benediction to my colleagues, and ask
them to repent before it is too late, n
come west and go into legitimate rob-
berry, far away from the sleuths Who
, are constantly on their trails. While
! the lamp continues to burn the West
alderman may buy a ticket to the free
, and healthy west. and We will give
him a welcome. Old man, shake" and
Buckskin Bill shook pas hand and sat
down on his knees, because his wounds
A were not healed.
The leader of the gang then called
Il upon pa for a few remarks, and pa
Il said: Gentlemen, you have done me
g great honor to make me an honorary
% member of your organization, and |
shall go away from here with a feel
ing that you are the highest type or
10 robbers. men that it is a pleasure to
+ know, and that you are not to Do
At mentioned in the same category OF the
wicked men who rob the poor right
and left, in what we consider civll'2a-
ton in the east. You only take toil
from the great corporations who nave
plenty, and YOU robberies do cot
hiring sorrow and sadness to the poor
and hungry. No matter what induce
ments may be held out to me in the iu-
ture. to Join the life insurance rob
hers. the political robbers, the greaI
CORPORATIONS that wiring the last dol
lar from their victims, | shall ways
remember. in declining such overtures
that | am an honorary member o.
this organization of honest, straight
forward, conscientious hold-up men
who would rob only the rich III
vide with the poor, and hope SOM
day if our country goes to the dogs
so a respectable man cannot hoid Oh
flee. or do business on the square, x
come back here and become one OF yo'
in fact. and work the game to the lin
it, If you find you cannot make 1t pa
out here, come east n VIII CIV
Won the three-card mont and the she
game concession with our show mex
summer. where you can make a goo
living out of the jays that patronlz
us. and always have a little none
VS.: left when we get through with then
ave which it is a shame for them to be a
ON lowed to carry home after the eVenln
,ed- performance. l thank you, gentle
lid, men"
his Then the loving cup was passed, W
las saddled our horses and the roppel
and guided us in the dark through the va
If lev. and out towards the railroad, pa
Eve saddlebags filled with the taintf
ock money. At daylight the next mornin
he when the guides left us, pa o a b
him roll of bills out of his saddlebags al
his opened it and, by gosh, if it wasn't
tant lot of old confederate money III
ould wasn't worth a cent. Pa used sol
rive words that made me sick, and then
Such cried So did pa.