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Updated: June 5, 2025
The artillery is a case of s'prise, the most experienced gent in Wolfville not loekin' for no gun-play between folks who's been pards an' blanket-mates for years. "However, it don't last long; it looks like both gets sorter conscience-stricken that a-way, an' lets up.
He made lots of trouble, but there wasn't no gun-play. Mebbe thet made him sore, so he went an' licked Flo's brother-in-law. Thet wasn't so bad. Jack sure needed a good lickin'. Wal, then Gene met Danny an' tried to get Danny drunk. An' he couldn't! What do you think of that? Danny hedn't been drinkin' wouldn't touch a drop. I'm sure glad of thet, but it's amazin' strange.
You rolls your tunes in yere like you owns the ranch; an' then you comes curvin' over an' talks of a gun-play 'cause, instead of layin' for you for that you disturbs my peace with them harmonies, I'm that good-nachered I yields the p'int an' dances to 'em. You-all pull your freight, says the Colonel, 'or I'll fill you full of lead.
There is seldom anything that is picturesque about the man-killer of the mountain country. He is lacking sadly in the romantic aspect and the delightfully studied vernacular with which an inspired school of fiction has invested our Western gun-fighter. No alluring jingle of belted accouterment goes with him, no gift of deadly humor adorns his equally deadly gun-play.
I'll go back with you, but not under a gun." "You'll go the way I say." "Don't think it. I've said I'll go. That settles it. But I won't stand for any gun-play capture." "You'll have to stand for it." Fendrick's face set. "Will I? It's up to you, then. Let's see you make me." Sitting there with his gaze steadily on the boy, Cass had Bob at a disadvantage.
But as often happens in affairs of this kind when neither side is unprepared, the desire for gun-play gave way to mirthless laughter, and, presently, the hilarious crowd from the rival camp, turning abruptly on their heels, betook themselves en masse into the dance-hall.
It was still a rendezvous for desperate and shameless characters a place of derelicts, survivals of the days of deep drinking, furious riding, and ready gun-play.
"The boys don't want no gun-play here this mornin'." "You're a lot of old women and babies," said Parky, and pushing through the group he walked away, a certain graceful insolence in his bearing. "Speakin' of catfish," said Field, "we ought to git up some kind of a celebration to welcome Jim's little skeezucks to the camp." "That's the ticket," agreed Bone.
I turned it over to the sheriff, along with three buckshot and an affidavit regarding the shooting " "What, you great, big coward!" stormed the Widow in a fury. "Did you run and complain to the sheriff?" "No, I walked," said Wiley, "and on one leg at that. But I might as well warn you that next time you make a gun-play you're likely to break into jail." "You're a coward!" she taunted.
Being anxious to show the strangers every attention and having a keen recollection of the brand of gun-play commanded by Mr. Cassidy, he planned a smoother method of procedure and one calculated to permit him to enjoy the pleasures of a good old age. Mr.
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