, 1877-12-23

down the river, behind bunch Of willers, to
make my toilet The washin' and dryin' had
took me half an hour to git into 'cm. They
was skin tight, and lacked six inches OF rcachin'
] down to nv ankle jints.
| II walked up and down the bank OF the creek
for a long time before I could make up my
mind to go back to camp vent and looked
for my old breechcs, but I had throwed 'em into
the creek at the start, and they had noated of
Or sunk somewhere.
Gas 1 walked up aud down thar By the water
my long, slim, green legs made nc look like
| 1y-up-the-creck, u crane. or some sich water
| fowl.
when went to camp everybody roared and
| laughed, some rollin' themselves on the ground
| and roarin' till they was black in the face.
ITO keep the sun from burnin' my ankles
| got some cloth and made straps so could
| strap the drawers down 10 my moccasius.
:" In passin' along by the wagons overlook,
had to stand all the fun that people saw fit to
| poke at me. Here comes the great crane OF
the desert? some would say. while others
| called me the green dragon OF the plains.'
. When got to Hangtown, l found out that
| there was to be grand ball TINT night in the
edge Of town. Before scatterin' out into differ
ent parts Of the country, the people were goln'
to have big dance together.
T. In the eYenin' thought I'd step down to
where tue dance was to COME off aud lonk on
! awhile. I found they. had set up lot Of
crotches in which they had laid poles, coverin'
tue whole with pine and spruce boughs, maxim
a sort of canopy. The ground had been leve1ed
oil and beaten down till it was like brick-y yard
~ found two or three tiddier5 mounted on
pine boxes and with them a fellcr with carl
net. They were maxim pretty fair music, anda
great crowd were dancin' away for dear life.
~ looked on for time, but pretty soon I
got excited like, forgot all about my drawers,
and sailed into tue thick OF the business with
BIZ. Pike County gal, with sun-bonnet of and
hair i'angin' halfway down to her heels.
g cat tell you We made the dust iy- soon
saw that, though my drawers might be little
tight, mad on about the soundest and gayest
some Kind Of nasqueradin' outfit, and began to
consider myself the beau Of the bal, "a regular
dandy.
II made them long, green legs Of mine fly in
swingin' Oh the corners and was the wonder OF
every man, woman, and child ut the ball. 1 got
so excited about the sensation was maxim that
l cut all kinds of pigcou-Wing5 and fancy -four
ishes, brngn' down tile house every time.
'''Go III, green legs!' the fellers outside
would hollcr, aud go in did. Finally, couple
Of children come waltzin' along. thought it
would bc good trick to sling one OF my long,
green legs, circus fashion, over the heads Of the
little couple.
skcered kiotec, and don't know that I've ever
sot eyes on man, woman, or child that was thar
from that day to this"
'4Guess you have" said an old chap among
the listeners. II was thar anu saw the whole
performance. 1t was my Oldest gal you was a.
dancin' with.''
''The little gal you tried to swing your leg
over" said another old cock, g was nly child,
aud she is now the vile OF Senator VS.. OF
California"
II am the very man that gave you those
green baize drawers" said another Of the party.
~ remembered you as soon as you mentioned |
What happened out there on the HumboIdt.''
Wonderful! wouderful!'' cried Bud; then,
turning to a Is Pioneer " sitting near be said |
- And youa"
''Danfino." said the man addressed. 81 |
guess must a-bin the lujun that traded you |
the moccasiusi' |