Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1868-03-12

noby bit Of calico; and, while | think
of it, / understand young Grizzly
Bear, the festive brave of the Algon-
quins, has viewed her with critics
eye, and passed her imperfections
by, and concluded to go for her.
How sayest thoui'
"He has, has he? Well, permit me
to remark that he has probably shin
ned up the incorrect tree. Him.
WIZ, Id just as lieve marry her to
some wooden headed cigar store In
dian, would upon my sacred word
of honor as a gentlemen
"She's too good for him, perad-
venture" observed Buffalo Bull SEN
tentiously-
venture your whole pile on that
me boy. She wears low-down bon
nets, and has her linen embroidered,
she does; besides she chcws gum, and
has four ounce ring through her
nose. No girl like that's going to
throw herself away, is she? Well, ]
SHOULD think not. Not while her pa
can dabble his banda in gore, at any
rate, j reckon"
"But, my FRIEND" observed Bull
with trembling voice, show much
these ebulitions of youthful affection
remind me of my childhood days.
Look at me while l weep; listen to
these bona fde tears as they patter
in the spittoon. Oh where, where
are the friends of my youth! Oh
where are the loved ones gone"
81 give it up" said Fiery Nose,
after a few moments calm and pa
tient thought.
"Don't you recollect how we used
to 90 out on the trail and capture
little children and gouge their eyes
out, and chop 'em into bits, and then
come home and learn our catechisms
and knife our next door neighbor.
and then pray to the Great Manitou
before we went to bed. All. those
were happy, happy days and we
were hilarious little Iniins. weren't
We? But now all these things are
mingled with the irrevocable past,
you can just bet they are"
"Why, you're drunk, amt you:'
asked Fiery Nose, ''you'.e talking
first class drivel. Where did you
get your fire water? I'll have to get
Senator Salisbury to come and lee
ture you on temperance"
To this Buffalo Ball deigned no
reply, but etending all at once to
see something on the top-knot of
Fiery Nose, he asked him to stoop a
minute while he picked it off. He
then clandestinely jerked out his
scalping knife and lifted his hair af-
ter which he jabhed the knife into his
vitals, and threw him on the CRATE to
die.
just then Prairie Flower returned
with the tobacco, and perceiving at
glance that her parent was reduced
to a cinder, she observed to Buffalo
Bull that it seemed to be pretty well
up with the old man.
"Hm-n, yes" sail he; 'but a
thought strikes me-will you be
mine"
"Well, / don't know; let ne see
what your income tax was last
year"
Il paid tax on two horse blankets,
a Barlow knife and thirty seven
scalps. Besides, / love you to dis
traction. Come to this loving heart,
rest on my bosom, rest. Say, will
your
II am ever thine own" said Prai-
RE Flower, as she nestled against his
hunting shirt.
"And en- her lovers arms she ieant.
And round her waist she felt il fold;
He said: Il do not care a cent
She said: III bet he finds he's sold
Thus were these two aboriginal
savages made happy in The fullness
of each others love. She grew old
and ugly in lime, and he, in the depth
of his unspeakable affection, used to
sit up day alter day smoking on the
front door steps, while she hoed corn
and wheeled home potatoes in push
cart, until at last she was called
home to the happy hunting ground,
and he Immediately put fresh Grape
on his hat, and began browsing
around for another girl.
But does not this teach us all a
lesson, that-that-teach us, l say,
a lesson that we-that, / say, may
let that pass, however, doubtless, it
does teach us lesson, but it's of no
consequence.