The daily Alaskan., 1912-09-21
FAMED THE BULLY
Dramatic Incident of Pioneer
 Days In Tennessee.
A sTaGEcoacH ADVENTURE.
The Thrilling Scene When the Terribly cainn Stranger cewed the insslt'na pespsrsdo. as IL Was Described by Henry Clay, whe Witnessed it

Calm Stranger CoNeo the tns"itHe
 pespsrsdo, as IL Was Dsscrihed by
 Henry Clay, Who Witnessed lt
 rpon a certain occasion in his carly manhood Henry Clay was traveling in a public stagecoach in Tennessee. Ills fellow passengers were young lady and her huSband-the latter evidently an inyalil-and a man in the front corner so muiiicd up in a fur lined cloak that his features were concealed. He appearcd to be rather under than over the medium size and was evi' dently enjoying refreshing slumber,
 Ky and hy biz, brown faced, hrawny Kentuckian got into this coach. smoking rank, coarse grained cigar. He Vazed around fierceiy, as though he would impress upon the minds of his new companions that he would chew ID and swallow any one who dared to interfere with him. In short he was half horse and half all. gator with gocdly sprinkling of pan. ther and grizzly bear thrown in. He pufrcd forth huge volumes of smoke without the least concern for the com. fort of his companions.
 Presently the lady. who seemed to he growing sick, whispered to her hus. band. and the husband. in the politest manner possible, asked the stranger if be would not throw away his cigar, as the smoke greatly discommoded his wife. With an impudent. swaggering stare the fellow replied, interlarding his speech with several oaths;
 "I reckon I've paid for my place. I'll smoke as much as please, and I'd like to sec some one try to stop me"
 He looked dangerous as he glared around. and it was very evident that he was used tO quarreling and strife, and. furthermore. a struggle with him might have been deadly one. The young man who had spoken to him shrank back and was silent. The lady lowered the sash by her side for a breath of fresh air.
 Mir. Clay felt every gallant instinct of his soul aroused He considered for moment whether he should interfere and found himself reluctant to draw upOn his own head the brutal violence of the gigantic rufian. la that then lawleSs country he knew that his life might be sacrificed unaveuged. He knew himself to be physically un- equal to the contest, and he thought, after an. it was not his duty to risk his life in some quiSotic manner.
 Clay was settling back with pity for the iusnlted and disgust for the iuSulter when suddenly, but very quietly, the cloaked figure in the corner assumed an upright position, parting the blurred mantle without a particle Of excite ment. thereby revealing the small, well knit. muscular frame of man plainly dressed in a closely buttoned frock coat. with a face rather pale and a pair of bright eyes that gleamed like pol ished steel, and those strange eyes quickly attracted the attention of the ferOcious Heptuckian.
 With a terrible CalmneSs this man passed his hand under his collar at the back of his neck and deliberately drew forth a long. glittering and ugly look ing knife from sheath In that sin Eular place
 Stranger" he said, my name is Colonel James Bowie, well known in Texas and Arkansas. If you do not put that cigar out of the window in less than fifteen seconds I'll put this knife through your heart as sure as death"
 Clay said he would never forget the expression of the colcners eyes at that moment. They told. as unmistakably as signs can tell, that the threat would certainly be fulfilled, and this convic- tiou evidently impressed itself upon the mind of the offender.
 During a very few seconds his eyes met those of Bowie With all his brute strength he was the weaker man, and he ouailed. With muttered curse he threw his cigar away, upon which Bowie ccclly returned the knife to its sheath and, without another look or word. refolded his cloak about him and lay back as before,
 At the next stopping place the Ken tuckian got out and took seat with the driver.-New York Telegram.