The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1907-10-02
THE TENDEREsr SORT OF A rrNDERFoor

THE TENDEREsr SORT OF TENDERFooT.
but promised you to uphold the legends
and traditions of glorious old Wyoming
to the best of my ability.
81 was elected by an overwhelming
majority, and | have been dispensing
jestlce for the last three years in hunks
and chunks and Jumps. 1t may not al
ways have been law, hut it has been
jestice as far as could make out.
ION the way from the Red Dog to
this court this morning the court was
cussing at every step. Jest at the pres
ent minute the court has tears in his
eyes, and one tune on hand organ
would make him weep. The banner of
our state Is trailing In the mud. Men
are looking each other I'm the face and
turning away their heads in shame and
humiliation. The word Disgrace has
been writ in large letters across the
fair name Of this commonwealth. and
even the kyotes In the hills can no
longer look a tenderfoot in the eye
listen to me, sons of the fathers
of Bunker Hill. Over there by the
winder sits Arizona Peter. He has his
hands in his pockets and a look of
triumph on his face. He struck this
town two years ago. He had two
guns and a reputation as n man killer.
He looked the part. None of us dis
puted It, We all stepped high and
softly when we passed him, and no
one dug an elbow into his ribs.
No Spring Chicken.
II am no spring chicken, as you
will all admit, but must tell the truth
and say that l took care not to roll
Pete. Whenever he called for the
drinks chalked 1t down, and When
ever the chalk marks got too many I
rubbed them out aud began over ag'in.
Yes, l took him for man of sand.
l was sure he was all In. l didn't
turn away from him, but l always
hoped we wouldn't have to draw on
each other.
"Great shades, but when think of
the numerous times he has sat IL
the Red Dog and bluffed our crowd
down l could howl with sorrer! He
has lied and Dragged and boosted. and
we have sat there and taken 1t all
In and forced q smile!
"Who skeered Jim williams out of
Sandy Bend?
"who told Watt Taylor to get
move on himself?
"Who had an ace up his sleeve while
playing poker?
"Who has been the terror OF the ten
derfoot for fifty miles around?
"Who has talked of starting a pri.
vate graveyard? Az
''Who has been agin a railroad and
civilization and boosted that he would
die first?
Echo don't answer, but do. Ari-
zona Pete is the critter-that thing sit
ting over there with mans clothes on.
Three months ago. as you will re-
member, he started to go over to Jack
pine to kill q man who had doubted
his veracity. On the way he meets
up with tenderfoot-the tenderest
sort OF a tenderfoot He was a cross
eyed, bow legged. one lung son OF a
gun who had been sent out here by
his ma TO get some burs on bis coat
tails. AS they meet Pete sees it's
good chance to make some Doodle, and
he yells out In that bull voice of his
Hands up or you are dead manr
What's the rowT asks the stranger
In an easy way.
"'Shell out or I'll bury YET
1.-THE stranger orter have gone to
shaking and trembling, but nc didn't.
Although he was kivered by pop he
made lightning draw and raked Pete
across the cheek with bullet. You
can see the scar there now.
"Feller patriots. do You know what |
his holy terror, fhis man killer, this