Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-03-14

William K. Sweet, a Texas cor
respondent of the Philadelphia
Press, tells the following story in
the course of one of his letters de-
scribing a trip through the Lone
Star State:
The roads are fine, and we bowl
along on schedule time, reaching
Kicapoo Springs in the afternoon Of
the second day out from Fredericks-
burg. Here we dine and change
mules. The station is kept by Mr..
Flanagan, who claims to have a
brother in the United States Senate,
although no one would suspect him
of anything in that line. He is one
of we pure, unadulterated Texans
He is worth 100000, yet lives in a
shanty so mean in appearance that
it would break the heart of Penn
sylvania farmer to be obliged to
stable his horses in it. He is tall
and gaunt as becomes a Texan, and
has wife to match. Judging from
the number Of carroty-headed chill
dren that swarm about the door, his
culver must be we'll nigh full. 1t
is in reference to the latest of these
that the story is told illustrating
the character of the paternal Flana-
gan. He is a dead shot and his rifle
is his arblter, yet he does not take
any mean advantage. He has been
known to drive off a score of Co.
manches single-handed, thereby saw
ing guard Of fifteen soldiers from
imminent peril. Well, when the
critical moment in the life of the
maternal Flanagan approached for
the sixteenth time, DR.. N, the
surgeon at the fort, was summoned,
jim =, the trader, accompanied
him. and while the doctor was pro.
fessionally engaged Jim and Flana-
gan were i'll the hills. Flanagan,
having one of those practical minds
which are capable Of combining
business with pleasure, consulted
Jim as to the probable charge of
DR.. N for his services, suggest
ed twenty-five dollars as something
handsome. jim saw his opportuni.
ty for some extra sport, SO he gave
his opinion that it was too much
"Well, what would be just and
reasonable sunni" "Ten dollars
would be princely, but five would
be enough, for it was only fifty
miles" The question being thus
settled on the basis of ten dollars,
Jim and Flanagan returned. The
event had occurred without a mis-
hap, and it was boy.
On the following morning, when
DIR. N prepared to return to the
fort, Flanagan called him aside and
asked the extent of the damage"
"Wcll, inasmuch as you are an
old friend, and your wife is a regu.
lar patient, I'll only charge you fifty
dollars," rejoined the doctor.
"I'm a little hard o hcarin'," OBJ.
served Flanagan, in astonishment,
Did you say fifty dollars"
"Fifty dollars
DR.. " proceeded to complete
his preparations for the journey
back to the post, thinking no more
about the matter. AS he was about
to mount, Flanagan put in an ap-
pearance with his trusty rifle in his
hand.
Doctor" said he, 81 reckon we'd
better settle this matter now" And
taking him aside, "you want a-goln
off without a settlement, was you?
| don't want to owe no man nothin'
Here's ten dollars, which | reckon
is about the squar thing. Now, if
you amt satisfied, just get your
weepen and come round behind the
Hill thar, SOS the old woman won't
be riled up, and We'll settle it. l
don't want no man'to go way from
my house dissatisfied, specially you,
Doc"
1t is needless to add, etc.