Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1869-10-16
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-i-.ai hias mils. fna yal-sbaFx a
little sfiilsn.sni 90 the ssuih
Platte river A. Daylight a. ma
Tns go 1, rsish s'sins NJ ths hnssi
saimun yaa sysT cav They Niil
s1i bite AZ Hhy 1ihsT time II dAy -
saPPi.- Ihsy lrArnsl this dos
sn~shlr habit ~ rAriy ESTABLISHING
iroR tho Hull Wharkrr-. ~ha nav
isais ihsss plsin. am sinpphss
AZ little hotel Adaal thirty By tea
E'sl Tie srAn'esl thing la this
r0aniry il laIahsF, SETTLERS having
o. I,ay ever - many d,llars . foot
for all they nse, besides what they
hraaghl ia iheir vsli-es, The land
l"ul i. from Pennsylvania, and see'ns
o. h. i,,ing a thriving business iiy
dint OF hard talking and liberal
promises, ! got = ram In myself IL
= jnsl largo enough f6r the bed and
candle hox set an = chair np.n which
] am writing lhis letter /. is in
oH- rnd ofihe bniliing aud sepsra,-
81 Iflm the next room hy a he'd.
quilt. which you must crawl under
IL come Ia or "a out Bat u Is my
roam. and amer the jollihg ! have
had upon the Indian pony, I eKP,ul
tn hava a good highIs---
Was ever a poor pilgrim Ia such n
fx? Jnst Ne had written "nisht's"
sbove, and had shep on the point Of
my pen. ] heard a knocking On the
h"ar outside the bed quilt. Crawl
under" said |,
Eater the landlnri's daughter. a
husom Young lady. about seventeen
wear. opened her rosy lips aud spoke
as ihllows;
Mister, don't take OF Your clothes
Tonight when you 20 Ia bed"
"Why7'
because | am going to sleep Will
you."
We'll, II you have no better rea
son than that"
Hush Shct up Ym told par
that you would no, sleep with n
man"
II had rather sleep with a wet
dog"
swell, ] have given up my bed
to n sick man. | have been hard at
work all day, aud have TO work hard
NIL day tomorrow. and cant afford
10 set up all night. That bed il
wide enough for us.. i shall stay
on tho backsido, and It you don't
stay on your side, you'd better that's
ALL"
As sho said this sho raised from
her dress pocket nm Internal jack
knife. such. Nc farmers use in trim
ing fruit trees, and then let il fall
back with chug. | comprchcnded
the situation in half n moment. and |
unto this maiden quoth M fellows;
Miss, young lady, your intentions
may, or may not, be honorable.
nm travelling entirely by myself Ny |
natural protectors arc miles and
miles away beyond tho boundcss
prairie, ignorant Of the perils which
may besct their idol. Thus far |
have not been insultcd by your Sex.
] am man ola fcw words, but they
are always emphatic. will give
you up part ofthat bed, and that's
all I will do. = If you attempt, dur.
ing the silent watches of tho night,
anything contrary to this firm de-
termination, by st. Joseph, my pa
tron saint, l will shoot you right
through tho madriff.'
AS I concluded L-h,i n Slocum
pistol upon the candlc-box. A low
chucklc outside the bed quilt gave
evidence that paterfamilias had
heard and approved tho arrange
ment.
My antagonist laughed, and say
ing: "Mister, ] reckon wo under
stand each other" bounced over the
back sido of the bed. There she is
now pretending to be asleep. cant
finish this letter. ! can't do any
thing. Talk about the trials of the
earlier saints-about being broiled'
over live coals-about being flayed
nlivo-about being boiled in OIL
What was all that 20 all this2
shark Twain" gets off the follow
ing in the Buffalo Express :. John
Wagner, The oldest man in Buffalo
-104 ycars-reccntly walked "a
mile and half in two weeks. He
is as cheerful and bright as any
Of these other old men who charge
around 30 in tho newspapers, and is
every way as remarkable. Last
November he walked FIVE blocks i'll
a rain storm, without any shelter
but an umbrella, and cast his vote
d, for Grant, remarking that he had
voted for forty-seven Presidents,
which was lie. His Second crop
Of rich trown hair" arrived from
New York yesterday, and he has
new set Of teeth coming-from