The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1878-01-31

In an uptown sales-stable there was
. sale OF horse-furniture by auction,
few days ago. Among the loungers
around the place was a middlc-aged
man, bearded and bronzed, and, in gen.
eral appearance. much like Camanche
George. He made no bids, and seemed
TO have been attracted merely by Curl
oslty. There being some talk about
the remarkable low price at which u
handsome saddle and bride had been
knocked down, the stranger turned to
a reporter for the Sun, who was stand
ing beside him, and remarked:
Tibet amt no price for that yer out
fit; but l once seen butler one go for
a mighty sight less.''
"HOw was that?''
oval, stranger, it's summat of Il
story, but ifyou care to hear it, don't
mind tellin' it. You see, one time, back
about go, me and my pard he'd bin pros
pecting round the Peak, and he'd he'd
some luck. We'd struck a lead here
md thar, md staked few claims, md
thought we'd like to come back to the
States, jest forthe trip. We went down
to Denver-'twasn't much to look at,
but twas mighty lively place them
times, you bet-and picked up a little
outfit, md laid our plans to join mule
train bourd East. We he'd everything
ready, but my parl he didn't hev no
saddle m bride sech as he cared to
bring East, SO we went brousin' round
to see what we could pick up. We
struck an auction ranch, nd thar we
found jest what he wanted. Twas II
Mexican outfit, jest the bulliest kind;
hair bride twisted with gold thread,
md right smart of gold bout the
head-stali. The saddle was stamped
leather, and there was big tapadajos on
the stirrups. reckon the whole outfit
was worth nigh onto hundred dollars.
My pard he struck the auction sharp
then md thar for that outfit, but the
TELLER couldn't come to no terms. nd
sed tibet if we'd come round next morn
IN we could hev a chance to bid onto it.
ferit was to be sold, sure.
"NeXt morning we was around on
time, md thar was some of crowd
collected to see the auction. We heard
p'r'aps half dozen of 'em talking of
that Mexican outfit, md my pard he
lowed twas goin to be run up to con-
sider'ble of u figger; but he'd sot his
heart onto it, md was willin' to stake
down a pretty hefty pile of dust to get
it. Jest afOre the auction was ready Il
big, ornery-looking cuss walked up,
kinder slow like, as if he hedn't no
partickler interest in what was goin'
on, md SEE: Gents, yer see tibet ar
saddle md bridle-thet gold. mounted
III I hot
outfit, md I'm goin' to go my pile onto
it, md I'm goin' to hev it too. But l
don't want to be in no ways onreasOn-
able, md I'll tell yer why l want tibet
outfit. Yer see I've got pard tibet l
freeze to, and he's sickly md feeble,
nd hain't bin panning out much dust
lately. Wal, him nd me kim down
from the gulch spell ago. to try nd
see ef some doctor Teller wouldn't fix
him up bit, md we put up at hash
ranch, whar it takes an almighty pile
Of dust to see the blind. Bout week
ago we got cleaned out, pretty nigh
down to hard pan, md the boss of the
ranch he froze onto my pard's saddle
and bride fer board, nd said as how
he was agoin' to hev 'em sold at auc-
ton. Thet's the outfit thar, md I'm
goin' to bid my pile onto it. My piles
five dollars, here in this yer dust-bag,
md thet's all 1 can bid. As l sed be-
fore, gents, my pard's poor nd feeble.
Pm poor but I amt feeble, md I
reckon I'll make it unhealthy fer the
man tibet raises my bid
| "Then he sorter walked off a piece.
as though he hadn't no interest in the
sale, md the auction began. The Teller
didn't hev no clothes to brag on, md
what he did hev was pretty nigh played
out; but he was big ugly-loOkin'
chap, md he he'd couple OF big navys
and bowie slung onto him. He
kinder looked as eff he meant what he
said. When tibet Mexican outfit was
put up, nd he bid S5, the fellers sorter
looked at each other, but, you bet, they
didn't raise him. The auction sharp
he hung on fer awhile, but he couldn't
get no other offers, md SO he jest
Knocked it down to the stranger with
the navys and bowie. He he'd to shake
his dust-bag some md clean out the
chinks to make the rifle; but his pile
Jest turned the scales, md he walked oft
with that outfit. AfOre he went, he
said as how he was much obleeged to
the boys, md hoped he'd hev chance
to do as much for them some time."-
N. Y. Sun.
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