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Show TENDERFOOT KNEW THE ROPES. His Suspicion of Cowboy's Marksmin-ship Marksmin-ship Was Verified. Kx Detegnto ltodoy, of Now .Mexico, tells a story llluitrallvo of tho trite saying that clrcumstancos niter caset. Somo of tho citizens of a corttln southwestern town, which was still la tho class of frontier settlements, devised de-vised a now method of Inducing tea dcrfoot" visitors to furnish entertain ment for thu crowd When tho stranger stran-ger arrived In town nnd began the making of acquaintances by conven tlonal methods tho ringleaders would present to him ono of thu natives, who waa described ns n mnrvelously accu rato shot To satlsf) tho curiosity and Interest Invariably manifested by the stranger tho marksman would con sent to glvo an exhibition of his skill after considerable urging on tho iurt of his friends Halting his six shooter tho celebrity would adilreas tho et ran gor "Do jou seo that man smoking a cigar about two blocks down the street thcroT I'll bit tho cigar with out making tho man bat an oje" Dang' went the six shooter, and back camo tho cry up tho street 'Seo here, lllll, you have got to stop this thing That's tho fourth cigar you havo spollod for mo Unlsy. I don't llko It (Jet somebody else to practice on " The astonished stranger could nl ways be dqpended on after such an exhibition ''fo?ot up" tho marksman nnd his frlonds Ono day there np poarod a visitor loss credulous than his prodeccssors After the usual ex hlbltlon this stranger appeared scorn ful of tho feat "Thai's nothing," ho declared ' That does not provo you can shoot I'll wnger JIOO you can't bit a barn door at 100 yards" Tho marksman took him up. and, followod by tho crowd, retired with him to thu back of tho storo for the test A shot was hoard, and shortly afterward the alleged markiunan came back looking vorj glum What's tho matter, ninT" ailed tho man whoso duties behind tho counter had kept him from enjojlng the ttnderfoot's discomfiture "Matter!" growled lllll 'Matter enough That greenhorn set tho door up edgewise!" |