The latter, seeing that the conflict was over, quietly resumed his seat; while several of the passengers came up to him, and, shaking him warmly by the hand, congratulated him upon having punished his assailant.
"I wish we had a few more ministers of your sort down this way," one said.

"That's the sort of preaching fellows like this understand.

It was well you got his six-shooter out of his hand, for he would have used it as sure as fate.

He ought to have been lynched long ago, but since the troubles began, these fellows have had all their own way.

But look to yourself when he gets out; he belongs to a gang who call themselves Unionists, but who are nothing but plunderers and robbers.