The Lincoln County herald., 1872-06-05

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Yes, you see he's dead again
Again! Why, has he ever been dead
before p
Dead before? No. DO you suppose a
man has got as many lives as cat2 But,
you bet, he's awful dead just now, poor
old boy, and | wish I'd mover seen this
day. l don't know no better friend than
Buck Fanshaw. knowd him by the
back and whom know man like him
| freezo to him-you hear me Take
him all around, pard, there never was
bullier man in the mines. No mau ever
knowd Buck Fanshaw to 60 back on
friend. But ITS all up, you know; 1t
an't no use. They've scooped hlm!"
'Scooped him?"
"Yes-death has. Well WELL we'll,
we've got to give him up Yes, indeed
It's kind Of hard world after all, amt
it? But pard. he was rustler. You
ought to see him get started once. He
was bully boy with glass eye! Just
spit in hio face and give him room ac-
cording to his strength, and it was Just
beautiful to see him peel and 90 in. He
was the worst son Of thief that ever
drawed breath. Pard, he was on it.
He was on it bigger than on lnjun2
son it? On what?'
"On the shoot. On the shoulder. On
the fight. Understand? lie didn't give
a continental-for anybody. Beg your
pardon friend, for coming so near saying
cuss word-but you see I'm on an
awful strain in this Ialaver, on account
of having to cram down and draw every
thing SO mild. But we've got to give
him up. There amt any getting around
that, | don't reckon. Now, If We can t
get you to help plant him
"Preach the funeral discourse? Assist
at the ob.equiss ?"
"Obsequies 10 good. Yes. That's it ;
that's our little game. We are going to
get up the thing regardless, you know.
He was always nifty himself, and 60 you
bet his funeral aint going to be no
slouch solid silver door. plate on his
coffin, six plumcs on the hearsc, and d
nigger on the box with billed shirt and
plug hat-how's that for high? And
we II take care Of you, pard. Well fix
you all right. There will be kerrldse
for you aud what ever you want you
just scape out and we'll tend to it..
We've got a shebang liked for you to
stand behind in No. is house. and don't
you be afraid Just 20 in and toot your
horn, if you don't sell n clam. Put
Buck through as bully as you can, purd,
for anybody thpt know'd him will tell
you that he was one Of the whitest men
that was ever in tho mines You cant
draw it too strong. Ho never could stand
it to see things going wrong. He's done
more to make this town peaceab!e than
any man in it. I've seen him lick -four
Greasers in eleven minutes myself. If,
thing wanted regulating, he wasn't ;
man to 60 browsing around after some
body to do it, but would prance in ant
regulate it himself Ho warn't a Cath
olic, but it didn't make any d.ferenc,
about that when it came down to what &
mans rights was-aud so, when some
roughs Jumped tho Catholic boneyard ant
started in to stake out town lots in it, he
went for EN-, too ! was there and seer
it myself"
THAT wasvery we'll, indced-at least th'
impulse was-whether the act Was strictly
defensibe or not. Had deceased any
religious conviction? That is to say. dc
he feel dependence upon or acknowl
edge allegiance to higher power ?"
More reflection.
II reckon you have stun ped me again
pard. Could you say it ovor once more
and say it solw? p
"Wsll, to simplify it somewhat, was he
or rather had he been, connected will
any organization sequsstered from secula
concerns and devoted to selfsacrifce il
the interests Of mortality?'
"All down but nine-set 'em up on TIT
other ally, pard."
"What did | understand you to say P
"Wby. you're most too many for me
you know. When you get IN with you
left, | hunt grass every time. Ever.
time you draw you fill but don't seeu
to have any luck. Lets have ne'
deal.
"How2 Begin again?"
"Thats it,"
"Vsry we'll. Was ho good mai
and"
"1here-I zee that don't put up on
other chip till look at my hand 4
good man says your Pard, it ain't NJ
name for il. He was the best man tha
sver-pard, you would have dotted OIL
that man. He could lam any galoot o
his inches in America. 1t was him tha
put down tho riot last election before
got start, and everybody said that h
was the only man that could have don
it. He waltzsd in with trumpet in on
hand and a spauuer in che other. II
sent fourteen men home on shutter il
less than three minutes. He had tha
riot oil broke up and prevented nice be
fore any body ever got chance to strik
q blow. He was always for peace, an
be would have peace he could not stan
disturbances. Pard, he was q great los
to the town. 1t would please the boy
if you could chip in something tha
l.