Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1873-02-20

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squaw?"
Here Charley burst into cursory re-
marks which I shall not repeat, and
then went on:
"No, the darlingest, dearest little
atom of feminine humanity that ever
claimed the assistance of mortal man."
pass by on the other side, like the man
who fell among thieves %
Ono, got off and and tied Bucker to
a tree, and then picked her up"
"What did she say? This is becom-
ing dramatic.
"She didn't say nothing. She was in
faint, and all over mud"
I" I pardon your grammar. But what
did you do p
"Well, took chaw, and then went
down to the river and filled my hat with
water, and splashed it right in her face"
"What did she say to that p
."She said Oh p"
"Don't wonder much. What next.
"Wel, thought she might have got
too much water, so / poured some whisky
down her throat"
"Spiritual consolation for temporal
misfortune. How did she take it ?''
'sShe coughed like fits, and then sat
up straight and looked up
"What next ?"
"She said ooh, dear, and tried to
get up, but she couldn't do it, and then
she screamed and fell back"
pheasant. How did you proceed ?"
81 talked civil to her. I'd almsst for
gotten how, but my Sunday go-to-meet-
ing manners came back wonderfully,
and [ tried to persuade her | was not
Hoodlum lot.
SIN which presume you succeeded. "
eyes. After while she put up her
back hair, and then told me that she had
tumbled off her horse and sprained her
ankle, but didn't know how to get to
Hutchings' Hotel
Charming situation. You enacted
the role of ministering angelo
You bet. Whipped cut my bowie,
and had her boot and stockings in tat
tiers in two minutes Took the sleeves
of my shirt, and bound a cold water
bandage on. Then kicked Bucker in
the ribs, and when he was getting his
breath hoisted her up, and SO we pro-
ceeded along the trail until we got to
Hutchings, where we found the house in
muss, and papa awful skeered."
$50 there is papp in the business q
eyes; good old fellow, too; was ire
mendously obliged to me, and offered
me some coin.
"The reward of merit.
81 got riled at that, showed him my
six-shooter, and asked him if he wanted
to insult me, whereupon he apologlzed
like gentleman, and we all had a
drink"
:" Including her ladyship.
"No, confound you, the women folks
had taken her off,
Proceed with papa"
eve had another drink, and got talk
ing, and / found out that he was Tom
Kemble's father
"What Tom that was in our year
That delicate little fellow you used to
make such a pet of ?"
"That's about it. Poor Tom had
petered out, and the old gentleman and
his daughter had taken a trip West.
''The family acquaintance facilitated
friendship"
81 suppose it helped. At any rate
/ stuck to them, and we went around
together, and Nellie and [ chats her
name, Nellie Kemble) got nuts, and /
spoke out to the old man and showed
him my hand, and told him hearts were
trumps, but that could spot diamonds
if I'd a mind.
"What cards did he call to that %
"He told me to come up to New York
and he'd see about it.
"Provident paternal. So you came
I'D. accordingly 2"
"Got in this morning. Went and got
fued up square, and started right off tt
Gramercy Park.
"To be. received with outstretchet
hands, and open arms %
"Missed the post that time. Sent VI
my card, but they'd gone to a matinee
at the opera.
Where you followed without delay {?
Straight Off That fellow at tn
Office owes me some change, for / CAV
. him a fifty, and didn't wait for m.
, stamps"
"Prices are high, but not so bad a
fifty"
) &c 1 ran around the house until the
! wanted to put me out. Said I was mad.
CA conclusion uncharitable In tn
r extreme, but pardonable under the Gil
o cumstances.
eve were having a talk about tha
r when the people came out, and they lie
e me go, and I waited to see the crow
pass, and Jack, when she and her fathe
d came along, / felt all of heap, and jus
v stood still and looked right at them, an
e she looked straight in my face and neve
l. stopped, and she's forgot me, and II
n going back to California" Here poe
Charley covered his face with his hand
n and broke down.
"Hold on, did you get shaved t.
d day?"
re "Pretty much all over"
d "The tonsorial operation may hay
lg altered your Identity
is He lifted his face up, and CLEAN
:" hope flashed over his features. 1 toe
Of down the photograph and led him
at the glass.
ty See there. Look on this picture al
on that"
a "I-don't- think-I shall go back