. Our pioneer heroes and their daring deeds . is antagonists head, and that Bill had fired beforeDave had pulled the trigger. But, confident of his marksmanship, Wild Bill did not wait tosee the effect of his shot. Wheeling around, with his revolverstill leveled, he said to Tutts friends, who had already drawntheir weapons : Aint you satisfied, gentlemen ? Put up yer shootin irons, ortherell be more dead men here, It war a fair fight, they said, as they obediently put uptheir shootin irons, With a most praiseworthy desire for justice, Bill delivered him- WILD BILL. 557 self up to the law; he w
. Our pioneer heroes and their daring deeds . is antagonists head, and that Bill had fired beforeDave had pulled the trigger. But, confident of his marksmanship, Wild Bill did not wait tosee the effect of his shot. Wheeling around, with his revolverstill leveled, he said to Tutts friends, who had already drawntheir weapons : Aint you satisfied, gentlemen ? Put up yer shootin irons, ortherell be more dead men here, It war a fair fight, they said, as they obediently put uptheir shootin irons, With a most praiseworthy desire for justice, Bill delivered him- WILD BILL. 557 self up to the law; he was tried the next day, and acquitted,since he had acted in self-defense. The decision of the juiy wasbased rather upon the golden rule than upon any legal form orprecedent, but like many of the same kind, it gave entire satis-faction to all concerned. Leaving Springfield shortly after this, Wild Bill again went totrapping in Nebraska, but onlj for a brief jjeriod. Having littleluck where he first tried for beaver, he determined to change his. tVIN T YOU SATISFIED. location, and on his way to the southeastern j^ortion of the ter-ritory, as it was then, hitched his horse before a country saloon,went in and called for a drink. With an expression of curiosityon his face, the saloon-keeper set out the black bottle and theglass, which Bill proceeded to use. As he raised the glass to hislips, a sudden push in the back splashed the liquor into his face,and sent him staggering against the counter. One of the half-dozen herders, all half-drunk, had taken this means to expresstheir resentment at the strangers lack of courtesy in drinking byhimself, Avhen he might have company for the asking. A well-directed blow, planted full between the eyes, sent the herderreeling backward over the boxes on which he and his compan- 558 WILD BiLt ions had been lounging. Turning to the other herders, Bill en-deavored to convince them that this was a perfectly proper modeof proceeding, but tliey would not
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