Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-01-19
rePrrrU TruE oUr.rIOr

OREAN0 THE QUE0TION.
4 SAidohc, "Pray tell me, II you can,
WY men % bashfnl are;
u Thsylall in love and dream and sigh,
ANA worship rs afar:
But when they strive to tell the tale,
They stutter hesitate and fall
.'we ladies' like man, you know,
One not afraid to speak"
Upon the maiden's cheek;
Then to myself said, 81 see
This maiien's heart Belongs to me- EEtl
Then out epake--" Oh lady fair,
My heart, my life ia thine,
And since holdl ~ speak my love,
Pray wilt thou moi be mine?' l6
''No, sir !" said she with wondering STARE
Strange how presumIng some men are" ID
A MOUNTAIN COURT SCENE.
How tho Name Of Mother saved a
Life.
Virginia City Chronicle.
Old job Dawson had been duly
elected To fill the responsible position
of Justice of the Peace, and this was
the first case which had demanded
his attention.
job was an old veteran mountain
leer, and had lived in the shadow of
the lofty peaks, hunting, trapping and
fighting Indians, to use his words,
sense Adam war kid In that
trough country an accusation of a great
crime against any one is but fore
runner of a changing bee" and trial
even is seldom thought of. But in
the present casea wild "cuss," who
had been frequenting the settlements,
had appropriated n "bronchov Indian
pony belonging to neighboring
ranchman, and had been pursued,
captured and brought back. Old job
was summoned 10 try the culprit, and
a spot in the rocky gnlch near the
'Squirc's cabin was selected as the site
for the Investigation. A motley crowd
of hunters, trappers, miners and
rancheros had assembled. Some
We're lying upon the ground and 9TH
crs were sitting upon rocks. all
|anxiously awaiting the 'Squircs COM
ing. Job soon came from toward his
cabin, and with dignitied air seated
himself upon n boulder, took Off his
bDr skin cap and said:
! "Fcllers, the Court ar ready to get
down to biz, an want yer all tC
cheese yer rackcf an let up on that
4 chin music accordin tosiaw. Throw
yer ha'rin sigltsaR pay 'fenshun Il
| the Court"
| Every hat came off at his com mand
and His Honor glanced around thu
circle and said:
"Whar is the dam cuss ~
Three mountaineers. armed will
Henry rifles and six shooters stepped
forward with the thief. a young man
wearing a bold, devil-may-ca ex
: preston. His hands were secured,
> fastened behind his back with buck
skin thongs. Clad in buckskin from
; head to foot, he presented II pictur
esque hQl3earance Rs he faced tn
what do they call Yer when yer i
homes a6ked the Court.
"AinsF9ct emmy homo, leastwise 4
$ these parts" sullcnly replied the pris
s oner.
.sAin't hey? Well, waits the nam
slyer tMksWhen YOU left the States
.lfhen?.
"Thc BOYS hycr on the hills call IN
Tiger jim
5 "Wall, Tigc, yer spotted as hos
thief an recon there's suthin' in
or the boys wouldn't n bro't yer il
, You can't expect toney trial lik
= you'd get down in Laramie or in en-
a Of them towns along the road. w
s haynh ehy piper, pens or fink. or en-
e o that sort o foolishness up hycr J
:. the hills, an thar amt one o. us coul
~ iengffecr EN- II we had, so we'll in
grind her through, an do the best "
Kin for yer. In the name O the la
3, now ak yon did you collar that ho
- but stop Ter rite thar. doggone it,
: forgot to swar you. Cum mitey ne:
e forgittin' it. Hold up yer rite ham
'1Hold up nuthin'. How kin whe
they'r tied titer'n blazes?'
II "That's so. Yer k'rect. Tiger. b1
lie CESS eny member o the body Ill
'cordin' to law in extreme case
d Steddy him little, fcllers, SOS he k
81 hold up his right foot
"Tige' raised his moccasin covert
ID foot, while guard held him in pos
j. ton.
ID "Now. then, Iain't fly on them
a lawyers afiydavys, but III make
stout enough TO hold a Mexican mul
ID Tiger jim, do you swar by the no
k. Moses, accordin to the laws Of WyoI
4 ing Territory, that every time We oh
IL. into my racket yen give MS the sqna
I'd truth. An ct you don't, do You ho
a that You may get chawed up by
grizzly, chopped to pieces by Sion
4 strung mp to a pine with rope 'ronl
tyour dam Uneven neck, an fail
connect on heaven when yer life go
out. to the best of yer understand
es as provided by law, s'help yer &c
D. ell I"
'.Thct's just what does. pardy.'
90 "Now, Tige, yer under oath, .
10 everytime yer speak yer want to
90 the bulls eye. Did yon nip til
90 horsew
90 "Wall. Uncle Job, there's no use
!, lyin' abont it an I'll tell yer just he
a. it war. Last night you know tn
" war jamboree over to Al. Wiki
1 rancho in Miller's gulch, 1 war til;
90 Al. had been into Laramie City &
90 got a kee o. good old bulge, am ,
90 all got purity full. AFTER the dancil
90 war overl pulled out fur Bowsle.
90 ranch, whar I'm hanging out. an as
90 was staggerin' down round Mounta
90 Cat Hill 1 runs right onto the brOnc
90 thet war pickeied out onto the grl
an ! war jist drunk enough to mou
p. him and lite out. know I'm goi
TO swing fur ii, an III die game, Il
oil amt with n cuss. anyway, an ct
} waln't for my good old mother ba
in the States(here the tears began
~ roll down his bronzed cheeky w
~ never closes her eyes 'thout prayi
~ to God to send me back TO her, Id
II y at death, en- help yer TO fix the rol
~, but when think o. that darling 3
y. soul l get weakern' a wounded an
nv lope. / tell We, fellers. I've beer
~ tough cuss ever since struck out
y, these mountains, an / 'spose I
hs world'll be better ff'thout me in
ne NV old mother ill suffer. know til
US for Pm her only kid, an hcv sent ]
IN every ounce o dust tibet could spa
an it's all she's he'd to live on. Sh
as been a good un to me, God bless h
y, an I'm sorry l heven't SOS cou
.oi camp with her up thar, (raising
ia, fearful eyes toward hcayen), an, be
N; won't some Of yon write to her! IL
'oi Kirk thar knows whar she lives, :
~ tell her got let out by All Injun,
ne pegged out naturally. For Gods 50
81, don't let her know 1 was strangle
ny the news 'ud kill her. But then
o. cheese this CAB or yen think ]
'ty weakening, am the man don't live
can skeer Tiger Jim. Elevate J
ms boys, jist rs quick as we please. !
: ready when you are"
~ During this recital Jim's eyes WI
az, filed with tears, and close Obscrv
cai would have detected silent weepi
W. on all sides. That magic VIC
Diy ''mother," had awakened tender
en- collections in the breasts of every {
sH Of those hardy lnonntaineers. m
who could face death in any sha
ia- without particle Of feeling did ]
try to hide their tears at the nj
ON ton Of that sacred word, m0tht
m How sweet it sounded in til
er. ears Tt carried them back to