Wyoming, its history, stirring incidents, and romantic adventures . ~ou want a rouser, I must have acane, and room to act it out. I want the whole length # THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY ASTOp K AND TILD AT BENJAMIN BIDLACK. 339 of the stoop. Bring on the cane! clear the way!clear the way! bawled a dozen. He sung one stanza,and then came on the chorus, Here goes the oldswaggering man. He brandished his cane, and stag-gered, and plunged from end to end of the stoop. Aroar of merriment and shouts of applause resoundedthrough the whole neighborhood. He now faced about,breathed hard, took anot
Wyoming, its history, stirring incidents, and romantic adventures . ~ou want a rouser, I must have acane, and room to act it out. I want the whole length # THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY ASTOp K AND TILD AT BENJAMIN BIDLACK. 339 of the stoop. Bring on the cane! clear the way!clear the way! bawled a dozen. He sung one stanza,and then came on the chorus, Here goes the oldswaggering man. He brandished his cane, and stag-gered, and plunged from end to end of the stoop. Aroar of merriment and shouts of applause resoundedthrough the whole neighborhood. He now faced about,breathed hard, took another drink, and this time hismovement was in the direction of Wyoming. He sanganother verse, and then he roared out the chorus,Here goes the old swaggering man, and in a tricesprang from the stoop, leaped the six-foot rail-fencewhich surrounded the premises, and was out of sight. Some were petrified with astonishment, others cursedand swore, while others laughed immoderately. Aft-er him! after him! cried the jailer. Haifa dozenran a few rods in the dark, and then, pausing to listen,heard his heavy, hurried tread dying away in the dis-tance. Theres no use, said they; he can outruna deer. They returned to
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