The Lincoln County herald., 1872-03-21
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EssIy sAss sss.isg us lad .psrrsd
sas Ississ shssueh sbs ehsyssaI tids Of
~ vsrdigree, elssbssed sp The western
bssk, and after sxplorisg ess Of the
lsvslisss valleys that ever ehsrnsd the
eye II nan, had each selected . prolific
ssses Of lasd, and determined to settle
sAsss for lite. The forenoon had been
pssssd in eating logs for our catiss.
Bas tie jealous Osagss had resented cur
ssoassy proceedings, aud had dispatched
- . psssnp,ory sounons to return
ssresa the river, or pay the rer,Ity of
ses compliance With our Iivss
~West you be just kind enough to
,;ds cot 70 that there mogad there p said
Zen, the black mogstaehed Nls.ouriar,
- The vsfmiIion -Is1bsd savage, VITO
partially usden,ood Eazlish We van;
70 talk this thing over . little And b.
pointed TO SPOT about thirty yards dis
sast, - though he expe:,ed hi. rsqa.s,
70 - innsdiatsiy obey.d- Wheeling
his charger erscefal'y, the faiiaa ac
ss3ea without . word
Oar vAole civil and military force had
bees mastered for the occasioa. There
vsss six Of Ss; we we're all young aad
vigorous, every man had ''seea ssrvies,
ssd hat Of the roaghss, kind. We held
- iaprouptn council Of vsr.
"whss do you ,hink we'd better d.,
boysT said Ben, noschaiaatly.
4 silence spsued each waited for tie
ether 70 speak 6rs;. At lsss, Te1icao
vessssed to e1press an opinion. Wha.
his tsSs aams vas 1 nsver learned.
1sen "Texan," the frontier Iisgo had
DstaoorpAssed bis titis into "Tsxican.
SD BY that snonaloas .o1briques ve
kssv, respected and called him.
ia for 6ght boy., said he. "Tki.
here lssd cant Be bsa. nowhere its .
MEMBER One. And they haven, got auy
better right TO it thas We have, and be-
sides that, they aint give d. decent 10.
vitation to leave. IL wo1Idn', look veil
for us TO travel of on these terms. "
And, With grating oath, he srore he d
die in bis tracks before he 90, on. Of the
way Of a Sc. Of greasy O.a.e,. He .ho-
EN-, any hou, every chance he got. Three
season, proceeding. the Comanches had
sca.ped hi. father on the "o!1 Texan
line, and brainci hi. sister with a war
clab We expected hin to talk 10 jus,
this style.
"You jus. settle thi. matter for your
selves, boys, whatever il. 70 be-" inter
posed the M,ssonri,n, yasning, a. though
ho,hin. more than al everyday dilemma
"a mere deal 10 poker-va. to be de
sidsd.
l thought i. prudent. to dodge the re
possibility, and follow his example.
"Iss all very veil to talk abJu, fight /.
ins it out, said Cotton and its likely
that we've got as mach sand 10 our crazs
as any Of EN- bat uha, can ak of Us
do against three or four baodred? +
don's like the way they talk nyseIf; but
the game is oil i, their osn hands and
,hsy koov it l bad al the fighting /
wasted 10 the var shooting you Iexss
fellows, aed don't vaas sny more Of it. /
Il ! can AeIp We might throw our
logs together sod hold our osn till morn |
isg, bat it would turn oas 90 sgiy serspe !
before ~ got through with il. We
Asvso't drop Of water, aud se voiud coon |
500 oo: Of provisions, snd they'd dance /.
over our bones in forty eight hours Il the |
rest Of you want to fight. Why, 6ght it is.
bot think we'd better 60 . little SLOW"
lie vss youog, blue eyed. a,xen
haired Ainoeso,cap, snd the border ruf.
6sns gave him eredis lor Icing "ss cool
as vedgs, aDd sharper than steel"
III tell you What I'm for" said 'Io-
1isns," We generally wen, by the name
Df our native state. Were al old vet.
n the military business. and We w,u, to
ass little strategy with these yag,bond..
They vo insuited Us, and for one, l don't
|esI like falling back without burning
powder. But it's just as Minnesota says.
Wo can't fight 'em all to any purpose
But We may beat 'em after all. Now,
Dove that veil pick our man, and they'll
pick theirs, and let the two shoot /, out.
Il their man wins, we'll evscuate IL ours
rims. we'll stay |
This novel proposition sai,sd every
'ns. Herndon amended il by suggesting
hat We should cast lots for the cham
and that the 6sh, should take
place With rifles a, twenty PAGES. This
vss declared to be getting the thing into
hspe;" and We all cordially agreed to
{. Ben arose, and mo,ioned importantly
o the envoy. That nude parsonage rode
'p. received our reply With stoIid deco
um, Asd Vas oat Of siehtIn . minute
Wee bsttsr load up is the meantime,
'oys." remarked Indisns; "for II il don't