New Ulm review., 1912-10-02
tanned THE bully
Dramatic Incident Of Pioneer
Days In Tennessee.
4 s1AeEcoAcH ADVENTURE.


The Thrilling Scene When the Terribly
Calm Stranger cowsd the Insulting
psspsrado. a. II Was Described by
Henry Clay, Who Witnessed Il.
Upon a certain occasion in his early
manhood Henry Clay was travelling In
Q public stagecoach in Tennessee. His
fellow passengers were young lady
and her husband-the latter evidently
IN invalid-and a man In the front
corner 20 muned up in fur lined
cloak that his features were concealed.
He appeared to be rather under than
over the medium size and was evt-
IDENTIFY enjoying refreshing slumber.
By and by big. brown faced.
braYny Kentuckian got into this
coach. smoking rank. coarse grained
cigar. He gazed around dercely. as
though he would Impress upon the
minds Of his new eompa MONS that be
would chew up and swallow any one
who dared to interfere with him. In
short, be was half horse and half ALL
gator. with a goodly sprinkling Of pam
ther and grizzly bear thrown In. He
puffed forth huge volumes Of smoke
without the least concern for the COM
fort of his companions.
Presently the lady. who seemed to
be growing sick. whispered to her hus-
band. and the husband. in the politest
manner possible. asked the stranger II
he would not throw away his cigar. as
the smoke greatly discommoded bis
wife. With an impudent, staggering
stare the fellow replied, interlarding
his speech with several oaths:
II reckon I've paid for my place.
I'll smoke as much as please. and I'd
like to see some one try to stop me-"
he looked dangerous ~ he glared
around. and it was very evident that
be was used to quarreling and strife.
and. furthermore. q struggle with him
might have been q deadly one. The
young man who had spoken to him
shrank back and was silent The lady
lowered the sash BY her side for q
breath Of fresh a1r.
Mr.. Clay felt every gallant instinct
Of his soul aroused. He considered for
q moment whether he should interfere
and found himself reluctant to draw
upon his own head the brutal violence
Of the gigantic ruffian. In that then
lawless country he knew that his life
might be sacrificed unavenged. He
knew himself to be physically un-
equal to the contest. and he thought
after all. it was not his duty to risk
his life in some quixotic manner.
Clay was settling back with pity for
the .insulted and disgust for the insulter
when suddenly, but very quietly. the
,loaked figure in the corner assumed
IN upright position. parting the buried
mantle without particle Of excite
nent, thereby revealing the small. we'll
Knit. muscular frame of a man plainly
lressed in q closely buttoned frock
.oat. with a face rather pale and pair
# bright eyes that cleaned like pol.
shed steel. and those strange eyes
quickly attracted the attention Of the
erocious Kentuckian.
With a terrible calmness this man
,assed his hand under his collar at the
,ack Of his neck and deliberately drew
orth a long, glittering and ugly look
ng knife from q sheath In that sin.
'ular place.
stranger" he said. my name is
,olonei James Bowie. well known in
Texas and Arkansas. II you do not
'ut that cigar out of the window In
ess than fifteen seconds I'll put this
;nife through your heart a. sure as
eath!'
Clay said he would never forget the
xpression of the colonels eyes at that
ooment They told. as Enthusiastically
9 signs can tell. that the threat would
be fulfilled. and this convic- |
lon evidently impressed itself upon
be mind of the offender.
During a very few seconds his eyes
let those of Bowie. With all his brute |
trength he was the weaker man. and
e quailed. With a muttered curse he
brew his cigar away. upon which
owie coolly returned the knife to its
heath and. without another look or
'ord. refoided his cloak about him and
" back as before.
At the next stopping place the Ken
lckian got out and took seat with
,e driver.-New York Telegram.
The Proper Rstort.
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