. Our pioneer heroes and their daring deeds . went home to his brain. So detestable hadMulvey rendered himself that the citizens would hold no inquestover his remains. No honor could be too great for the man whohad rid the town of two such characters as Strawhan and Mulvey,and Bill met with thanks on every side for thus securing peaceto the town. His duties were easy for some months after thisoccurrence. The chief trouble came from the soldiers, who were stationedabout a mile from Hays City, and who did not regard themselvesas amenable to civil law. Wild Bill had arrested several of theworst c
. Our pioneer heroes and their daring deeds . went home to his brain. So detestable hadMulvey rendered himself that the citizens would hold no inquestover his remains. No honor could be too great for the man whohad rid the town of two such characters as Strawhan and Mulvey,and Bill met with thanks on every side for thus securing peaceto the town. His duties were easy for some months after thisoccurrence. The chief trouble came from the soldiers, who were stationedabout a mile from Hays City, and who did not regard themselvesas amenable to civil law. Wild Bill had arrested several of theworst cases, at different times, and had thus aroused their bitter- WILD BILL. 561 est enmity. It was in Febimary, 1870, that he said to a big ser-geant, who was becoming uproarious, just what he had said tothe desperado Mulvey. How much do you weigh, Mr. Long-Hair? asked the sol-dier, astonished at his cheek. A hundred and sixty-five when Im in a good humor/ re-plied Bill, but my fighting size is something more than a ton ;you come along with WILD bills fight WITH FIFTEEN SOLDIERS. I wont go with you now, answered the sergeant, but Illfight you in front of this saloon j and if you whip me, Ill go withyou; and if I whip you, youll come with me. Fight, fight, let em fight? A fair fight, now-, broke in achorus of a dozen soldiers. There was no getting out of it; inspite of his peaceful propensities Wild Bill must yield to the ma-jority. All weapons were left in charge of the saloon-keeper,and the fistic encounter began. But while the soldiers had beenso anxious to have the fight begin, when they saw how it wenton, they were equally anxiousto end it. Fourteen of them cameto the rescue of their ofiiccr, and it might have fared worse forBill had not the saloon-keeper, seeing the immense odds against 562 WILD BILL. his friend, gathered up Bills pistols and, at great risk to himself,pushed through the crowd with them. One of the soldiers wentdown at the first shot. ^Look out! cried the
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