The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1873-07-12
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Ps,nse1 thas Pieee"
eve. ard with stick in one hand. One eye
Was c"vercd with handkerchief and onc
arm ~. IN . sling. His bearing was that
of man with settled purp.'s- in view.
ut wns In see. said he. ''.hc man that
puts things into this paper"
We |, 'imated thst several of u earned n
frugal livelihsn,d In thas way.
well. I want To sec the man which cribs
things out If the papers. The fell"w wh"
writes mostly with shears. you understand :"
We explained a. HIM that there were scs.
~'ns when the gifted among Us, driven I
frenzy ny the scarcity of ideas and events.
and ny the clam''r,us demands Of m inss.
liable public. In n,"ments Of emotional In
sanity plunged the sl,,tering shears into our
exchanges. He went an calmly, hos in y
vice ircnul"us with suppressed feeling.
and indistinct through 'hs h'ss of halt y
dozen or 20 Of his front teeth.
Just H. presume ~. Id"nt know
much xlOu, this l,,sine+s. but want to re
man. the man WIN printed that little piece
about p,uring water down drunken mans
spine of his OK aud making him instantly
s"'er. II y"u pl. sse. ! want to rec Tho.
man would like IL ,slk with him."
Then he le~n.d hia sti. sgsinst our deck.
and spit IN bis servicsAble hand, and re-
sumesl his hid an the stick. M t:"uxh he
was weighing II. After s,u.'yi"g the stick
minute, he added in 4 snmcw hat louder
tOrc:
"iis,er. I c"me here to sec that ere man.
want Ia see him had"
We told him that particular man was no.
in
Jus, 10. Ipresume 10 They told me
before came that The man wanted to see
wouldn't he anywhere, III Wal, for him. ]
1--we up north. and I've wSlkcd seven miles
10 converse with that man. guess III sit
dawn and watt"
He sat down by the door and rrtlectively
p'und-d the d'pr with his stick. but his
feelings would not sllow him to keep sill
II suppose none IT you didn't ever p"ur
much cold w0er down sny drunken mans
l,ack to make him instantly sober perhaps "
None of 10 in the office had ever tried the
experiment.
"Just a. thought just - like ~ nat
you had not. Well. Misser. have. tried
I, yesterday, and have come seven miles
on foot 10 see the man that printed that
piece II want much Of piece. doot
think; bot I want 10 go the man that print
I'd il, jusl few minusca You see, John
Smith, he lives next d.or 10 my house,
when I'm home, and be Ee.s how come
you>so every litlle period. Nov, when he's
sober, hss Ill right. II you kerp out Of bis
way; bot when he's drunk, he goes home
and br.sks dishes, and sips over ,he stove.
and throws ,he hardware sround, aud makes
{, 'nvenient 5or bis wife. and sometimes
he gets his gum and goes oos calling on
bis neighbors, end Il sin'i very pleasant"
Not that want ic s.y anything aiMu,
Smith; bot me and my wife dom, think he
oughs To d. ss. He came hDme drunk yes.
,erday and hsOkc sll tie Kitchen windows
out IT his house and followed his wife
around with the carving knife. talking
sis.ut her liver. snd sitter . whi)s he by
l"wn by my fence snd went to sIesr !
bsd been reading that little pi-cs., il want
much ot piece, and ihouxht II I o'uld
pour some coil water down his spine On bic
hack. and make hun sobeS. II would be
moss comfor,sbls fur his wife. and . square
thing Ill around. IL ! pourd bucket of
spring water down John Smiths spine of
be heck. ss..-
"Wsll, sasd we, - osr vis,tns paused.
lid Il make him s,Sbesf' Our visitor tout
6rmss hold Ut ,hs stick and replied With
incressed emotion: s@~+
'yuss o. I suppose Il did make him ~.
has q . judge In lsss tims than yoa oould
~ jack Rooinson; but Mister II made him
med. Il uaale hsm shs msdJssi man ! ever
~, snd Mister, John Smith ~ = tIgSes man
than ~. and sta,ases. He 10 = gu,d deal
ssoster. Bis bIess bin. never knew h.
vss % ssOes iill yesterday, ami he's handy
With bis 6sts. soO. ! shouId supp,ss hes
,he handiess man With bic lists ! ever cav. :"
''Tben b. went fer you, did hep We ask.
I'd in"ocsntIy.
"Juss 70. Exactly. ! supposs he we0s
Tor me aboss ihs best he knew. but doa't
hoId 10 grudgs axsinss John Smith. Isup.
p,ee bs aint Q suod mon " hOld . gruLEs
against. want 70 80 The man whO printed
thaa pieca want tO sss BIN had. ! feel
- sh0uxh u wUuld sooshe me 70 go that
man. ] wsat 10 show him h0w drunksn
msn scss when you pour water down the
spine Of Bite l,sck. That's what coass
G,s." E. .,-s| st .'t
Oar visitor, WIN had p'ured water down
the spine of . dsuukss mans hack,
remained until abost 8 =. n, md saeo
wens Op slress booking for the man
shss printed that h,sls p,ece. The man
10 wants ~ Aud Starred for Alaska hst
svssins, for . sumasef ,vscasiOs. end viii
sos BE- back before Srptemtss, IS7e-Dss>
bss1 Ns0s.
An ODD ErrREssIoN ExPLAIxED.-FOr
many yeass schos,l bOys inclined IN O.
'.slanxey" have referred ~ sospe pesiOd Ut
tadsnnite ssm0aeness ~ ''eighteen hundred
and starved 10 dtash." The srigin Of ahe
expression is explained ~ : New Hamp.
sktre jossnal In : paragraph about year
without . summes. Whils every one was
speaking Vt the psseess sea0oo - bstng 70.
-..a,>s.l> Il. ssa ohne.ssanesnaina ehSa sswa.