Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1875-06-25

IUrH :, S"A oosVs UUS WlIlo4m e1Ie0,
No nss OF supplies 70 b purchased v,a
examined, and no frying-pan had BEEN
purchased. The Governor and Willie start.
% ior that necessary cooking utensil. but
nlss both took drink. Then dispute
arose - to whether they ahould indulge IL
{ 'ooe OF short handled one. They com.
promised BY INDUCING in . long. vaisted
onok and agreeing 70 suipe . fryipe.uan
from the kitchen Of the Northern Pacific
hotel: Now everything was ready. and
'ney dispatched old Badly" 70 . rancho
ABOUT two miles from town for Z team
he was gone about six hours. having in
Inc meantime talked the owner of the team
mo somnambulistic state. The Gov.
ernor and Willie during his absence dis
covered that flour would be good thing
10 have for weeks sojourn in the mines
lhey went to inspect the same. and Bill
PICKED out q sack; 80 did the Governor
ni'is sack was marked XXX, while Gov
III on one with but single x. He said
mat was the cleanest sack, and he didn't
desire to tote around sacks all linked over
with crosses. 1T is bad enough to see q
man." he remarked, ''making cross for
MS name, but when miller publishes his
ignorance to such an alarming extent I
won't patronize him." ..Bully for the
miller" remarked Bill, and he CON- ,enced
singing, "A man went into Sandy's ih,c)
MILL" while Jake Ellis laid to one eide a
sack Of flour.
The team arrived and The trio went ont
20 look at the weather. Their optic nerves
rested on the weethe--beaten shingled
roof Of the old courthouse. "Rcmarka
bic lead(hic)leaden Clouds" remarked the
first. "Strong acknowledgements of
|a(hic) Storm" sid William.
"Yes, but z1ser(hic) light" observed
Badly" who couldn't RAISE his eyes to
observe point higher than the white
painted sides of the house.
The wagon was taken home. Next
morning Badly" and the driver started
with the team. The other two would be
along in ten minutes, of course. The
team rolled on. ''Baldy rolled over an,
went to sleep. The day was becoming
black in the face as old Sol was bidding
it bye-bye. Perhaps it was miifed to sec
the Governor end Bill just coming into
camp. Badly" commenced operation, by
making fire and cutting his boot with
the axe. Bill went to mixing bread, omit
ting tue Yeast powders; while the Gov
ernOr with g Elk shooter started to ranch
near by after milk. Bill called him back
and asked him to get some butter, and
take the shotgun with him.
whence the e;lot-gun?''
"WhY," remarked William, "if it takes
SIX shooter 10 get milk, it must take n
shotgun TO get tutter; if it takes six"
And then the Governor was hot.
Lining commenced next day. "Baldy"
engineered the MINDLESS. Bill and Gov
worked in the shaft It was rough on
Badly" pulling up that bucket; he want
ed the poles creased upon which the
bucket slid-as he expressed It. He went
after some bacon, and forgetting what he
started for. went to sleep, only to be
aroused by the cheerful voices of his CO.
laborers. That ended the first days work
On the nett day blast was put off just
as Badly" was looking down the shaft
and wondering if the powder was good:
He was busy all day taking gravel from
his whiskers and picking pieces of quartz
from his hollow teeth.
The next day visitor called-one Jim
CurleY. His visit was success. The trio
gave exhibitions of their vocal powers,
but didn't give Jim single drink. He
was lulled to sleep by William singing
.'I'm not blind, I'm no, blind;
Not much, not much, my R0salind."
Strange to say, James only tarried one
night.
After seven days work the trio ceased
operations, the cause of the same being
explained by the following conversation !:
Govcrnor-''Is there anything in the big
demijohn -
Bill-"No!"
G-''Anything in the next biggest!"
Blll-..NO!"
G-'Any in the three small onesw
Bil)-''No"
G-''Any in the three small flasks?"
Bill-Mournfuliy-''Not drop"
Give been thinking"
Bill-"So have l."
G-"Bus,ness is business"
Bill t'You bet"
G-"My affairs in Bozemen need lcok.
ing after"
Bill-.'So does mine on the river"
G-"Let's 60"
Blll-"Git?'
G-"Yes."
And they got.
Two days after Badly" brought up the
rear with the Giant powder. empty demi
johns and sore head. And thus ended the
lrio's partnership in the working Of mines.
MORE NEW GOODS RECEIV-
ED BY ELLIS 4 DAVIS.
Among the numerous articles just receiv
ed, we have tuli line Of Men and Boys
boots, Ladies, Misses and Ohildren's
Shoes of all styles and quality, which We
offer at lower prices than ever was sold
Please cal and satisfy yourselves, Q. send
per order.
ELLIS & DAVIG
To Excel In Improvement Is the
leading element of this country, end no
other article of laborsav'ng machinery
has equalled in this respect the sewing
machine in rapid strides Of improvement.
Among them the Wileon Shuttle Sewing
~ >ch,na r,av no rnnnfaN thu leading one