The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-06-16

fifty cartridges he gets scared and
{surrenders and then begs our pardon
nnd resnbscribes. "a.
Last Tuesday5 Colonel Singleton play
ed his usual game. We had an article
in the Kicker stating tint Christopher
Columbus WINS ibowlegged man. We
dug that fact out of an old Spanish
manuscript secured by us In New Mex
leo md believed We Ind made n val.
liable contribution to history. The colo.
mel took exception to the article, al
though lie emit tell within u hundred
years OF when America was discover.
cd, and sent US the usual word.
Wild Report Flying Around.
g On wednesday, we rode out to give
4 him tile usual scare. He fortified him.,
self In n stable with two guns md a
hundred cartridges nnd announced that
he would die game. We Ind no Intention
whatever of even wountling him, but
IL some unaccountablc way we raked
lin across the skull with n bullet, and
twill be long four weeks before he
Is able to gather bouquets nEain on
the smiling lea. lie knaws that ne nrc
sorry, and he has forgiven us. Whctll.
NJ LIZ " AIS lt-ScJll III HulS
soul and benefit by. it We can't say.
Just now lie Is suffering from brain
storm and Is ilugging his head, aud we
don't care to bother him with abstract
questions. For two or three days there
were wild reports flying around to the,
effect tint we had shot the colonel;
from ambush md cut up his body for
wolf bnft. bit tile above Is n true and
faithful nccour- OF the n frair.
Il The extra Issued from this Office
Thursday afternoon contained the fol-
lowing:
sa1onn sHoor1Sc.>
"JIst HELLso rLuSKs STRANGER.
'trhe Said Stranger Draws and Fires
the First sl.ot-IIe Had Sworn to
Kill the Editor.
This morning at 93o'clock the stage
brought Into Giveatlarn Gulcll n assem-
ger who may prove to DO SRlll Taylor
or Texas, though lie Is not fully iilcns'
tiilctl yet. He was II middle nged nun
Of fierce risnse, ana Ills fellow pnsscn-
gers sized him up us a bad min. Tie
was several times heard to muttcr to
himself ana was seen handling q re-.
avolvcr. or Mr.. James Saytlcr, n pas.
scngrr, tic bad man Inquired tf Tin.
Efellso was still editor OF the Kicker
und IL We were in tho habit or carrying
u gun. ~ y ~ 5si
...'Aftcr descending from the stage
mt the Royal hotel the stranger took
two large drinks OF whisky. e
ord cred eggs. bear steaks and coffee.
{"Wllile waiting for his order he
:lennrd his head on Ills hands ana
seemed TO be thinking of something
sud and far. nway. II. si... iltt.
''TEen he looked Mt tho holes in the
tablcclotli and swore under his breath.
''Tlicn he called the waiter. Il son OF
n gun for saying that It was fine
lay. * v. Is, ":
Taken For an Evangelical.
Several persons took him for nm
evangelist Several others didn't. 5s,
lie atc with n fairly good appetite.
aud the way lie chcwel his steak led
people to believe that lie was from tho
Panhandle.
THE genial host OF the Roynl tried
to he genial with the stranger, bit no
would have none OF It. He sntd that
'lf lie was obliged to run such a ranch
ms that he would blow his own head
on. 5f;{s Il Il IA a..
The Ecrlnl host went to get n shot.
gun and Kill him for the remark, hut a
Ladies' this Will be the greatest OPP
portunity to secure q =! !" Ioosier.', Join
the Hooalers Club ext week.
N uzuM5 ~ ROSS,
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