That was a mean thing, the burning out of that Neidic girl last night, wasn't it ?" "Yes, Crawford, and if Persimmon Bill ever comes across Wild Bill, _his goose is cooked!_ Mark that.

There is not a surer shot, or a deadlier foe on earth then Persimmon Bill.

He has defied the whole border for the past three years--ridden right into a military post and shot men down, and got away without a scratch.

They say he has been adopted by the Sioux, and if he has, with such backing he'll do more mischief than ever." "I don't believe Bill would have injured the woman had he been sober.

It was a mean thing to do any way, and I'm sorry any of our party had a hand in it." "So am I.But look, Jack, you can see tree-tops ahead.