Show LAWSONS PISTOL Monterey Mexico lIe co News Did I ever tell you about Lawsons pistol said James V Dignowity at atthe atthe the Baron as he ho was quietly puffing a choice Mexican cigar No what Lawson and what pistol asked the newspaper man man who was in interested interested interested in something else at the t e time Why Tom Lawsons pistol the pis pistol pistol pistol tol that made marle old W W Rogers have fits the pistol that made cold beads of sweat stand out on William Rockefeller and caused John D to drop his golf stick and run like a turkey through a 3 cornfield This terrible and notorious pistol was made of wood and is as harmless as a penny whistle Is that so Yes it was made of wood and very dry pine wood at that About three months ago I had some same business in Boston and during a leisure hour I called on the noted frenzied fren led financier in his office Just before leaving leavin I had a curiosity to see the famous weapon and Lawson La being a frank and good fellow feU ow without any frills I asked him to let he have a look at it He pulled open a drawer of his desk and handed me what I supposed was a Colts 45 You Tou Toucan Youcan Youcan can imagine my surprise when I held in my hand the weapon and found fou d it was only a wooden wood n imitation imitation imitation tion of a Colts revolver It was cov COY covered covered ered with tin foil which gave it a nick appearance nce A black spot was painted on the muzzle to represent th the e bore There It t is said the colonel What Wha t do you think hink of it itI itI HI I told him that that kind of a pistol might work on Wall street and scare scar e the lives out of those fellows but it i would not work in Texas or Mexico as ashe ashe he might get called the first rattle out ou t of the box boxI I r try It down there said sai d the colonel but it worked all right in i n New York Why Wh Dignowity those fel fellows fellows fellows lows in New York are so cowardly that tha t you could run them out of the city with witha wit wita h a corncob b and a lightning bug That Th t New York crowd had a law passed passe d malting making It a felony with from two t to o fifteen years in the penitentiary t to o strike a man In the face while he ha has s his glasses on and you will wUl now find fin d of the d business businessmen businessmen a men there wearing glasses whether r they need them or not and if you have hav havea hava e a row with one and to take off oil his glasses so you can crack him be between between between tween the eyes he will wUl run Ike a deer Excuse me continued Colonel Colone 1 Lawson there goes the tIle e telephone again No doubt it is another r challenge from some crank in New NewYork NewYork Ne w York to fight a du I 1 They are a great people to fight over the telephone at long range ran e eSo So I ba b bade e the colonel goodbye and took my mv departure |