Show colorado life A write cin the N Y su while hile giving some of his impressions during a summer stroll through gunnison and other points in colorado relates the following while waiting forthe for the small hours of the morning to conic come around we ft were entertained with n narrative a il lu the tile cus customs of tile conn coun try given b by dr W S cockrell lieutenants lic t eb riger wagner and wetherill Wc therill gentlemen connected with the U aminy and others familiar with life and death in tho the western wilds dr cockrell on being asked ask whether the reports of killing af frays were not greatly exaggerated re replied i ll 11 d that some of them were ati while e in other cases the truth had never been told there is a man remarked the doctor indicating a medium sized mild eyed person who stood in the doorway looking into the billiard room of of the tabor house who has killed twenty six men and he lie is only 27 yean of age he is 11 B masterson Ma eterson of dodge city kansas he killed hie his men in the interest of law and order once he shot seven men in en dead within a few minutes mi nates now how I while in a frontier town news was brough tto him that his brother had been killed by a squad of ruffians j just across the street taki taking ng a revolver in each hand for he be shoots readily with both in this manner the doctor hero here crossed his right wrist over his left in the form of an X he ran over to avenge his brother the mur murderers deren became terror stricken when they saw him coming and hastily locked tho door masterson jumped square against the door with both feet bursting it open at the fir first it attempt then he be sprang inside f firing ring immediately inedia tely right and left four dropped dead in shorter time than it requires regu ires to tell of it the remaining m a ining three ran for their th air horses h in a vain attempt to escape from f rom the town he followed them up so closely that before they reached the outskirts all three had bad bitten the dust at another time continued the doctor two mexican half breeds a father and son became very troublesome in the mining camps they were the sharpest shots in the country working together with a that made mado them invincible I As soon as one no had emptied the chambers of his revolvers he would reload under tinder cover of the other j many a miner had bad they murdered and relie relieved vAi of his outfit and trens ure A standing reward of was offered for their bodies or their heads finally masterson resolved to kill the half balf breeds they occupied a cabin in a little clearing i in in an almost inaccessible place in the mountains one morning I hours before daybreak masterson ILIa crept to the verge ver of the clearing w with ith a repeating rifle MC in his hands hidden by a friendly bush he lie reclined on a sack which he lie had brought brou glit from his horse that he be had fastened a mile away in in a tv glen shortly after sunrise the door of the cabin opened wide enough to permit the shaggy head of the old man to protrude after sweeping t the he boundaries of the clearing with searching eyes the head was slowly withdrawn in a few minutes the head reappeared followed by a body with a belt of pistols strapped around its waist and a rifle slung over its shoulders the old man carried a water pail and at his side gide walked the son lully fully armed masterson covered the old man with hie his rifle over ever a path ath to and from a spring a hundred hundred yards ot 01 so from the cabin at right angles the father and son were conversing earnestly seemingly unwilling to reenter re enter the cabin before the door of which they stood for some time thirty minutes minute passed ass which seemed hours to masterson before lie could obtain what lie considered a favorable shot finally the old isan made a move which uncovered liis his son masterson took advantage of his opportunity and the young man fell to rise rise no more before the smoke revealed whence tho the shot had come the old man was a corpse alongside his boy cutting off their heads beads masterson placed them in his sack and started to exhibit hia his trophies in order to obtain the promised reward A two days ride under a hot sun surl swelled and disfigured the heads beads so that they were unrecognizable taking advantage of which the authorities refused to pay the reward A question as to whether the utes ute would prove trove troublesome during the coming winter drew from febrier Fe briger description descriptions of outrages committed by indians and also by white men too horrible for publication EAKLY EARLY festivities A visit to the dance hall proved that there is abundant material for missionary work without going to africa afrim at precisely lo clock as is the custom delegations of women walked into the hall the mayor or of the town opened ened the ball in in the same set act with wit or i him danced the th e judge of a criminal court the hall ball was crowded with rough unshaven men good nature and hilarity prevailed till tilt morning there was no disturbance that night A gentleman now residing in new york said that he was once a witness of a singular occurrence at one of these affairs A smart little M f haftl drummer from the east emit stood at the side of the hall watching the dancers through h its i eye eyeglasses glasses which were b balanced iya n nc ed on the bridge of his nose in a rather comical manner the dru was attired in a nobby suit of clothe cloth made from front a very striking pattern lie he presented altogether alt gether too foppish an appearance to please the fastidious taste of the frontier roughs boughs the bally of the hall was waltzing with the pride of the flats the best dancer in town drum drummer inci she laughed in F her ter partners face and aa as tile they came around again ho lie brushed her let rudely against him lam supposing tha collision W wag the result of carelessness the drummer sid paid no particular attention to it on n the next turn however the bully threw his girl against tie tle fellow with such force as to knock his eyeglasses eye glasses from his nose and nearly upset him abidin biding his time the drummer placed hia his glasses in hia his pocket and when the ruffian came around again struck out with his right swiftly taking the bully directly under the ear car and dropping drog dropping ping him as suddenly as if he had bad been een ihnot when the rough regained his feet with his hand on his revolver 11 lie found the drummers pistol within a foot of his breast you have the drop on me pard ard he exclaimed and I apologize i and now he be continued permit me to introduce you to the pride im blea blessed ed if you shant dance with her I dont desire to dance replied the drummer but hereafter as heretofore ore I shall always stand ready to defend ray my rights to wear the style of garments which suits me best |