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Show TENDCRFOOT KNEW THE ROPE8. S His Suiplclon of Cowboy's Marksmanship Marksman-ship Was Verified. nx-Dclegato Ilodey. of Now Mexico, tolls n story Illustrative of tho trlto saying that circumstances niter cases. Somo of tho citizens of a certain southwestern town, which was still In tho class nf frontier Mottlemcnts, do-vised do-vised a now method of Inducing "ten-dorfoot" "ten-dorfoot" visitors to furnish entertain-mont entertain-mont for tho crowd. Whon tho stranger stran-ger arrived In town nnd began tho making of acquaintances by conventional conven-tional methods tho ringleaders would present Io him ono of tho natives, who was described as a marvelously accii' rato shot. To satisfy tho curiosity and Interest Invariably manffested by the stranger tho marksman would coii' sent to give nn exhibition of his skill alter considerable urging on tho part of Ills friends. liaising bis six-shooter tho celebrity would address tho stran-gor: stran-gor: "Do you soo thnt man Bmnklng a cigar about two blocks down tho strfot there? I'll hit tho cigar without with-out milking tho man bat an eye." Hang! wont tbo six-shooter, and back caino tbo cry up tho street: "See hero, Illll, you have got to stop this thing. That's tho fourth cigar you havo spoiled for mo to-day. I don't llko It. (let somebody olio to practice on." Tho astonished stranger could always al-ways be depended on aftor such an exhibition "to sot up" tho marksman and his friends. Ono day there appeared ap-peared a visitor less credulous than his prederossors. Aftor tho usual exhibition ex-hibition this stranger uppuared scornful scorn-ful of tho feat. "That's nothing," ho doclarod. "That does not prove you can shoot. I'll wager $100 you can't bit a barn door at 100 yards." Tho mur'isman took him up, and, followed by the crowd, rotlred with him to tho back of the storo for tho tut. A shot was hoard, and shortly afterward tin alleged marksman cniuo back looking very glum. "What" the matter. Din?" asked tho man whoso duties behind the counter had kept him from enjoying Uio tendorfoot's discomfiture. "Matter?" growled IIJII. "Matter enough. That ureeuhorn set the door up udKuwI.o!" i i |
