And yet the same act occurring in the savage wilderness may have merited the high commendation which it universally received.
There was a fellow at the rendezvous, as the Fair among the mountains was called, known as captain Shunan.

He was of unknown nationality, of very powerful frame, a bully and a braggadocio.

Totally devoid of principle, and conscious of his muscular superiority, he was ever swaggering through the camp, dealing blows and provoking quarrels.

He was universally detested and also feared.

Every one in the camp desired to see him humbled.
One day Shunan was particularly offensive.