Show A mistake in identity in the town where I 1 was reared there was a cot combination barro barroom oui and lunchroom for colored only known as the bleeding henrt saloon it stood nt at the toot of a street near the head of the wharf and was waa a favorite resort for river da cariles darkles dar riles kles among Us its regular patrons was it a brawny individual six feet four inches long and correspondingly broad who answered to the pet tiame nameon of tied red HOKS lied bloss posed as it had bad man antin lie he let on as the phrase runs rung that lie he was the undertakers best friend to be sure there was no record eliat he actually had ever destroyed anyone but lie frequently promised to do so and was rated as dangerous by the resident colored populace one night the cincinnati and new orleans packet a her way south landed ut itt our to among tier her deck passengers was it a small yellow wan man a professional fess ional lonal prize fighter from up north in on the journey jon the river lie he had introduced lito hi wn n private set or oc educated ivories into imo the crap game among the roustabouts roust with the result that lie ho now had all their money in his possession dapper trim and slim he climbed the wharf and entered the bleeding heart and called for a jolt of sloe gin he was in the act of paying for the drink with the top film of a delectably fat roll of green bills when the swinging drs doors were tanist violently asunder and in stalked rei lied iooss slightly intoxicated and therefore doubly belligerent ills lowering bloodshot eye swept the interior then focused with a greedy stare upon what the slender stronger stranger I 1 held I 1 eld in lite his hand lurching slightly he be shagged up to the bar and gripped a huge soiled paw on the lapel of the little yellow mans coat say lis lissoff busson lie he stated you better turn dat bundle of money over to me an en ill div glaw you ou back what part of it I 1 thinks you should have fur yosef 1 who Is you may I 1 ast asta inquired the visiting nobleman in gentle aci cents you better ast I 1 growled red hoss finding out who J T 1 Is aa chances fur ilven longer till nil de arte brighter ee cr you alms to stay round dese parts you me ine who I 1 Is huh buh well ise coln tell you ise de new town bully thas who yas jieh suh ise de official bully of din town an wen a u strange bius atta yere he inos ginelly nelly gl hands bands me over abut spare change hes got in an thaia his life 0 gap ga o P ile he did the sentence stupefaction faction andi and rage tied led his tongue um por pora arlly rily agthe au audacious docious stripling with a jaunty gesture brushed tree free pt of the detaining chand turned to the barkeeper saying pleasantly mist barkeeper at sherely auz very tasty gin I 1 thank VII ill tek roe me one rno mo slug de same bottle ef cf you please lied hoes iooss recovered his faculties witha a berserker bellow he swung with a huge fist for the little m mans sus jaw the jaw was not there when the flat whizzed past the pugilist ducked and came up expertly with a short arm jab which landed exactly on the point of red lied HOBS boss chin there was a jar as a large inert body struck the floor three minutes later red hosa slowly and dizzily roused himself some good samaritan had restored him to con sc lausness clou lous aness ness by sluicing a bucket of water over him dripping and dazed he tat eat up holding his aching head bead on with both hands the little man stood at the bar blowing softly upon the knuckles of hla his right hand and conversing with the barkeeper upon the topics of the day mister quavered red hoes who enyou la IN you 7 merl me said the stronger stranger 1101 oh 1 I la Is merely the busson you thought you auz wen you come in yere |