The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-07-01

three, disconsolase iE5iyid1zls. nh,
Ia1ked appaangly at the Colonel
"Mack'N tai y01 hsE twas. fel
z said the C0lanel neekly, Will
I Dicke1 the mare
The coIsael was absent bas q. fez
moments bat when be returned eael
Of the four we're atzsrei II pistol aa5
knife. while Mac vas aissributia.
soma G0mia0es made from rather {
lrty four bag
Tain't 50 late e 81 that Is II?
inquired the Calozel-
Better bea hour ahead than mis-.
Il this ere night, sid enc CT shs
fur I ant beea 80 thirsty siacG
I come ro1nd The Hern. II so an
IN short CT water Somebodv'H p.
Eurt f tie ant any bitters Il the cd
concern They VII Ey name ain'i
Pe-kics
Dent count On yoar chickens foTa
tbey'er batched, Perky. said oae o.
the party, Is he adjusted The domin1
Under the I'm Of rs kaL S'Posin'
tasr' sba1 be 100 many for rs p
SGd5T. s.iddy. Cr2nks- remoo-
s--ated lha ColeBeL Nobody ever
gi-s aIoag e they '.sx -eliselves % te
szeered
Eaer. cAiz,ed n tie smallest aad
thi1uest man Il tie party. The
Bible SAYS sE1hin' mighty hot bout
thai ! Idisremember dzactlF how il
goes. but I've heere8 Parsoa Buzzv.
down II Maine, preach a rippin' good
f sermon many tine The old nan
neFcr thort what comfort them ser
2Gns vas q Eoin' 70 be % 8 road
sge11 though That zine we stop
ped SIN Mixes Stage, az lie didn't
have 10 more manners ttea = draw
q ne. them se-mons WIZ 2 perfect
blessa7 % nc the thought O. them
cleared nv head a. quick as 2 cock
tai A.
4 don't want % dispate Log-oll-
er's pious strain, interrupted the
Col01el but e It's Old Black that's
a 6riFin today ias-id Of Sim Nike,
81 ez Old Black oilers makes his
tine. heda't we better vzmose
The door Ct the shanty was hastily
closed, and the men fled through the
ihicket until near the road, wken
thev marched rapidly OF n parallel
Ines with Il After about half zn
hour Perkins. who was leading. halt
81 and wiped his persPiring brow
with his shirt sleeve.
Fur enough from home now,
said nc. '-Tain't 70 csc bein' Z gen
tlenan ef yeu have 70 work TOO
harI
safe enough, I reckon" replied
the Colonel Wen DC the usual
IL halt EN-, Logrolier tend the
lriTer. Cranks takes tEe boot, an
Nae an Perk takes right an' lef-
An know rs teuzh-bat e0nsid-
erin kow eTerlassia ete-ually hard
up We are, reckon well bev % ask
ec-r-5butions from the ladies. 100, ef
rber Is any a5oaVa-eb, bows
Reckon 50, replied Log-0ller,
with z chuckle that seemed TO inspire
even his hack domino with 4 merry
wrinkle u two What's The usc OF
women's rights e tkey don't ever
hev a chance Of ezercizin' en- HeF-
II their purses borrowed on tie huIl. .
pats TIE ccct-ia II Z bFzn 1ew light.
They re ueacher0us critters, We
Iea s. remarked CraEEs; some Of
en- might put z knife into a teIle-
while lie VIZ -po.ogizia
Fl you're a.ea-d OF en- sad
Perkins, yOu ken 20 back az clea-
u3 the shanty
Reminds ne CT what The Bible
sex sad Logroller; '-taer's 4 Ion
q the trail. II he ehawcd Cd. ssz
Tia lazy sal00t- O. words u that e.
feet
Gone come, bSys, said the
Coleael. don't mix religion an busi-
ness. They don't mix 10 more than
thars The crack Of Old
Blacks whip Pick your bushes
quick Al jump when I whistle
Each nan sec-e5ed himself near
.he roadside The stage came swing
ng along handsomely; The inside
we're laughing heartily
about something. and Old Black was
.1st giving a Geliea.e toueh 70 the
lank Of tEe leader. when TIE Colonel
gave g saTil, eu:ck whistle. and Ave
1en sprang mo the road.
The horses stopped as sC5denlv IS
L i we're q matter OF c0mmOa Occur-
-eace- Old Black dropped the reias,
erossed his legs and stared into TIE
sky, and the passengers al put oct
their beads with q rapiditY eGu2led !
51ly bv thai with which they with
rev them IS they saw the domiuOes
nd TevolveEs Of the road agents
Seems 70 be something the mat
Ct. gentlemen, said the Colonel
sandy, IS lie opened the dcor.
-Wont yOu please eet outz COS nv
riend here uas his weapon coeked, /,
I'd his 5ngers are rather nervous. :
int got 2 handkerchief. her yer = {
sked Ee CT the first person that de- {
eended from The stage. eEeTs vel q
5w. 5hst's lucky Just please put {
ou- hands behind vou,-sc-ihat-s c
And the uaforiuaate man was Z
eeu7ely bound n Al Instant
The remaining passengers were q
-eated with sinlilzT courtesy, aaa the 5
'olouel and his friends examined the c
ockets u TIE eapticez Old Black z
e1ai1cd unm8lested. for who ever S
card of stage driver hari1g any q
loley
Boys. SAID lhe COI0nel, ealing
Is brother a-ents aside. ard eompar- :
z Te.eipiz, .aia't much q Z haul. I
u thcre = oulv Cne woman- an shes y
d enough % be fellera grand
s5ther- Better let her alone, 81
Like enough she'll psa cut movea
!. she rest 0f the stage put logeta- z
I said Crsnks. carefully testing .
&c thickness CT gold wzsch- jest s
ke The l0v-livel deceiifalness of
luae folks. 10 hire au old woma1 (,
carry their money 20 i'd 90 sa5e- 4
laybe What she's got aia't notlia' 10
slne iulks thet's got hosses that kia .
n EN- money ~ races. but p
The COlousl abruptly ended tie ;
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