Year: 1871

Tor four, and anxiety about where
he was going to bum another six.
He tainted from the exertion of
walking too much in the sun y
And we'll he might say that-but if
he would walk straight he would
get just as far and not have to
walk half as much. For years the
pure air Of this town has been rem
dered perilous by the deadly breath
Of this preambulating pestileLce,
this pulpy bloat, this steaming ami
mated tank of mendacity, gin and
profanity, this Bascom Perish all
such from out the sacred and ma
jestic mission Of journalism! ~


Now that is the way 10 write
peppery and to the point. Mush-
and milk journalism gives me the
fan tad


About this time q brick came
through the window with splin-
tering crash, and gave me con
siderable of a jolt in the middle Of
the back. I moved out of the
range-I began to feel in the way.
The chief said:


! That was the Colonel, likely
I've been expecting him for two
days He will be up, new, right
away


He was correct. The Colonel
appeared in the door o moment
afterward, with dragoon revolver
in his hand. He said: Sir, have l
the homer of addressing the white
livered poltroon who edits this
NANCY sheet?'


! You have-be seated, sir-be
careful Of the chair, one OF tho
legs is gone. I believe ! hove the
pleasure OF addressing the blatant
black-hearted scoundrel, Colonel
Blatherskite Tecumseh ?


The same l have a little ac-
count to settle with you. If you
are at leisure on the Encouraging
Progress Of Moral and Intellectual
Development in America to finish
but there is no hurry. Begin


Both pistols rang out their fierce
clamor at the same instant. The
chief lost a lock Of hair, and the
Coloners bullet ended its ca.eer in
the fieshy part of my thigh. The
Colonel's left shoulder was clipped
a little. They fred again. Both
missed their men this time, but |
got my share, a shot in the ARM
At the third fire both gentlemen
were wounded slightly, and | said
l would go out and take walk. as
this was private matter and had
a delicacy about participating in it
further. But both gentlemen beg
ged me to keep my seat and assur.
ed me that was not in the way
l had thought differently, up to
this time.


They then talked about the cleo,
tious and the crops awhile, and l
fell to tying up my wounds. But
presently they opened fire again
with Summation. and every shot
took effect-but it is proper to re-
mark that five out OF the six fell 10
my share. The sixth one mortal =
ly wounded the Colonel, who re-
marked, with fine humor, that he
would have to say good morning,
now, as he had business up town.
He then inquired the way to the
undertaker's and left. The chief
turned 20 me and said:


Il am expecting company to din
nor and shall have to get ready. It
will be q favor to me if you will
read proof and attend to CUSTOM
| ers.' .---.l


WINGED a little at the idea OF
attending to customers, but | was
too be~ ~ildered by the fusilladc that
was still ringing in my ears to think
of anything to say. He con.inu-
ed:


Jones will be here at three. Cow
hide him. Gillespie will call earli-
er. perl,aps-throw him ont Of the
window. Ferguson wilt he along
about four-kill him. That is all
for to-day, l believe. If you have
any odd time, you may write bis
tering article On the policy-give
the Chief Inspector rats. Tho
cowhides are uuder the table ;
weapons in the drawer-amunitio
up there in the corner--lint and
bandages up taere in the pigeon
holes. In case Of accident, 60 to
Lancet, the Surgeon, down stairs.
He advertises- and we take it OUT
in trade


He WAS gone l shuddered. A,
the end Of the next three hours
had been through peiils so awful
tina. all peace of mind and all
cheerfulness had gone from me-
Gillipsie had called, and throw me
ont Of the window. Jones arrived
ed promptly, and when / got ready
to do the cowhiding, he took the
| job off my hands. In al encoun-
ter with stranger, not ID the bill
of fare, l lost my scalp. Another
stranger, by the name Of Thomp
son, left me O mere wreck and ruin
of chaotic rags.