He was about as broad as he was long, and wore all sorts of big whiskers and black eyebrows.

His heart was very bad.

You never COULD tell where Texas Pete was goin' to jump next.

He was a side-winder and a diamond-back and a little black rattlesnake all rolled into one.

I believe that Texas Pete person cared about as little for killin' a man as for takin' a drink--and he shorely drank without an effort.