The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-04-13


ers, as told to me by various and sun
dry citizens of Paradise, Ariz.:
Archibald Anstruther Smithers was
born OF rich and respectable parents,
sn the city of Richmond, Ind. IT'S
education was that Of the young men
of the middle states. He was taught
TO have faith, respect his conscience
and be honest. He knew there were
people in the world with but little
regard for law and order, for be had
read books and newspapers, but they
figured as things remote, Ike Pom
peii and the fixed stars. His uprais-
Eng was on strictly conventional lines;
his scheme of existence was bound
ed By the limited experience obtained
among a refined and intellectual &C.
quaintanccship A wellmarked lido
syncrasy in his character was his fear
of bodily injury II was more than
dmidty; It was abiect physical cow
ardice. As moral courage and sense
of duty were among his most promi-
nent traits, his utter lack of physical
courage was aCcentuated.
Developing tubercular tendencies
during his last year in college, this
studiOus, quiet, timid young man was
given letter of credit and much ad-
vice by his busy father channels
ekin undervest and a cloud burst Of
tears by his loving mother and de
parted for Arizona TO seek the robust
health his physician predicted an out
door life in that latitude would con
Ger.
When Archibald Anstruthcr reach
cd Paradise his general appearance
must have failed. in many respects to
coincide with the atmosphere of that
huslling community. Archibald An.
struthcr was short and slight, thin
and pale Of face, hollow chcstcd. and
with a scholarly stoop to his shout
dors. The spcctaclcs he wore were
rendered necessary by extreme near.
sightcdncss. Following a custom II
che free and unrcttorcd west, lone
some Linthicum dubbed him Runty'
al their first interview. and Ruuty he
remained to the end of the story
Mr. SmIthcrs neither drank,
smoked nor gamhlcd He did not know
how to load or fire a gun and used
knife only for the subdivision Of his
food ON the few occasions he was
present at alterations between two
or moro gentlemen, h" had. ! was in.
formed, went white and hot footed
F,,u lint
ural that the rough ana ready resi-
dents of Paradise should hold him at
first in light esteem. He was incon-
gruous a tcndrrtoot He did not tit
physically, o"1 In many ways mon
tally and morally. he was everything
that they were not
But when Billy Earlc's broncho
stepped into hole AND broke Btlly's
!eg instead OF the broucho's, Runty
Smithcrs spent days and nights car.
ing for Billy and loaned him money
for his doctors bill And when Pat
Johusons ten ycar-old boy was strick-
en- with diphthoria. Runty brought
bag OF clothes 10 the house. drove
Pap of to his work ana saved the
child's life by careful nursing
One night Jake Sweeney par;ook OF
the cup that cheers aud also inebri-
stos and did what Big Bin Jernignn
described to me as some promisCu
Gus shootin with various dclcterious
results" and Paradise decided In sol
cmn conclavo marshal was needed
\ I tat t,,l
supple, gray eyed and fearless, would
have been unanimously selected at
the time. but that an election was
doomed the straight and regular
method to pursue,
On the day OF the voting some joker
conceived il would be great fun to
cast a ballot for Ruuty Smithers BE
Ing unscl1sh, he shared his Jest with
q few friends. who followed his exam
pie and explained the humor of the
And when the votes We're counted, II
was found the humorists were in the
majority Runty Smithcrs was elect.
ed marshal OF Paradise by vote of
ST 70 u.s. Paradise sat up and be.
gan TO take notice
4 meeting was hastily called In
Three Fingered rotcs saloon and
resolution was offered providing for
q committee OF three which rup,uit-
Gee should call on Mr Smithers in.
form him that the whole matter was
u mistake, direct his attention to his
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