The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-05-09

cried Canks, grasping the pistol on
the table.
"l'm a.goin' to make lead mine
Of you eff you don't take that
back!" roared the Colonel, with q
bound, which caused Cranks to
drop the pistol aud retire precipi-
lately forward, apologizing as he
went. 'l'm goin' to tend to my
own bizness, an that's enough to
keep any man bizzy. Somebody
lend me $50 till see him agin.'
Perkins pressed the money into
the Coloneps hand, and within two
minutes the Colonel was on Tipsie's
back, ana galloped on in the direc-
tion the stage had taken.
He overlook it, he passed it, and
still galloped on.
The people at Mud Gulch knew
the Colonel well, and made it a
rule never to be astonished at
anything he did; but they made IL
an exception to the rule when the
Colonel canyassed the principal bar
rooms for men who wished to
purchase horse; and when a
gambler who was flush obtained
Tipsie in exchange for twenty slugs
only thousand dollars, when
the Colonel had always said that
there wasn't gold enough OH top OF
the ground to buy her-Mud Gulch
experienced a decided sensation.
One or two enterprising persons
speedily discovered that the Colonel
was not in a communicative mood;
50 every one retired to bis tavorite
saloon and bet according to his own
opinion ofthe Colonel's motives and
actions.
But when the Colonel, after re-
naming in barber shop half an
hour, emerged with his face clean
shaved and hair neatly trimmed
and parted, betting was SO wild
that cool-headed sporting man
speedily made a fortune BY betting
against every theory that was
advanced.
Then the Colonel made q tour
Of the stores and fitted himself with
a new suit Of clothes, carefully es-
chewing all ofthe generous patterns
and pronounced colors SO dear to
the average miner. He bought a
new hat, and put on pair of boots,
and pruned. his finger-nails, and,
stranger than all, he mildly de-
clined all invitations to drink.
As the Colonel stood in the door
of the principal saloon, where the
stage always stopped, the Challenge
Hill constable was seen to approach
the Colonel and tap him on the
shoulder, upon which all men who
bet that the Colonel was dodging
somebody claimed the stakes; but
those who stood near the Colonel
heard the constable say:
"Colonel, take it all back. an
| own up fair an square. When |
seed you get out OF Challenge Hill,
it come to me all ofa sudden that
you might be in the road-agent
business, SO / followed you-duty
you know; but when 1 seed you
sell Tipsle, | knowed | was on the
wrong trail. | wouldn't suspect
you, now, if all the State wuz
robbed, and I'll give yon satisfaction
any way you want it"
"lt's all right said the Colonel,
with q smile. The constable after
ward said that nobody had any
idea Of how curiously the Colonel
smiled when his beard was off
NGive this fifty to Jim Perkins the
lirst time you see him. Pm leaYin'
The State"
Suddenly the stage pulled up to
the door with a crash, and the
male passengers hurried into the
'aloon in a state Of utter indigna-
tion and impecuniosity.
The story OF the robbery attracted
everybody, and during the excite
nent the Colonel slipped out qui-
stly and opened the door of the
'tage. The old lady started aud
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