Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-07-28

the shanty. The Old gal go back on
yerl"
EYES," replied the colonel ruefully,
"lost every blasted race. 'Twasn't her
fault-bless her she done her level best.
Ev'rybody to homes"
You bet" said the man "All been a
prayin' for yer to turn up with the rocks,
an somethin' with more color than
spring water. Come on.''
| The man led the way and Tipsie and
the colonel followed, and the trio sud
denly found themselves before a small
| log hut, but in front Of which sat three
solemn, disconsolate individuals, who
looked appeallngly to the colonel
MAC VI tell yer how twas, tellars."
sald the colonel, meekly, "while picket
| the mare"
| The colonel was absent but very few
| moments, bat when he returned each of
the tour was attired in pistols and knife,
while Mac was distributing some domi-
noes, made from rather dirty flour bag.
'Taint so late ez all that, is it," in
| quired the colonel.
"Better be an hour head than miss in
this ERE night" and one OF the four.
II amt been so thirsty since I come
| round the Horn in so, an we run short
OF water. Somebody'll get hurt if Their
amt any bitters on the old concern
they will, or my name amt Perkins"
Don't count on your chickens fore
they're Matched, Perky said one of the
party as he adjusted the domino under
the rim of his hat. "S'posin' Their shud
be too many for us?"
"Stidy, stidy, Cranks!" demonstrated
the colonel. ''Noboay ever gets along et
| they low 'emselves to be skeered."
Fact" chimed in the smallest and
thinnest man in the party. 'The Bible
says somethin' mighty hot bout that
disremember dzckly how it goes but I've
heerd Parson Buzzy, down in Maine,
preach rippin old sermon many time
The old man never thort what comfort
them sermons wus agoin' to be to road
agent, though. That time we stopped
Slim Mixes stage, and he didn't hev no
more manners than TO draw ON ne, them
sermons wuz perfect blessing to me =
the thought Of 'em cleared my head as
quick as a cocktail. An"
81 don't want TO dispute Logroller's
pious strain interru pted the colonel
"but Ell it's Old Black that's adriven' to-
day instead of Slim Mike, an ez Old
Black alters makes his time, hedn't we
better vamose!'
The door Of the shanty was hastily
closed, and the men filed through the
thicket until near the road, when they
marched rapidly on in parallel lines with
it. After about half an hour, Perkins,
who was leading, halted and wiped his
perspirating brow with his shirt sleeve.
eur enough from home, now, said he,
"Tain't no use bein' gentleman ef yer
ter work too hard.'
"Safe enough, l reckon" replied the
colonel. "We'll do the usual; Ill halt
EN-, Longroller tend to the driver,
Cranks takes the boot, an Mac am Perk
takes right an left. AM know it's
tough--but considerin' how everlastin'
eternally hard up we are, 1 reckon we'll
hev to ask contributions from the ladies'
too, eff thal's any aboard eh, boys?"
>"Reckon So" replied Logroller, with a
chuckle that seemed to inspire even his
black domino with a merry wrinkle or
two. whats the use ov wolnen's rights
efthey don't ever hev chance ov exer-
cjsin' 'em! Hevin their purses borrowed
'ud show them the hull doctrine in a bran
new light"
"Come, come, boys" interposed the
colonel, ''thars the crack Old Blacks
whip: Pick yer bushes-qulck! All
jump when whistler
Each man secreted himself near the
roadside. The stage came swinging
along handsomely, the inside we're
laughing heartily at something, and Old
Black was just giving delicate touch to
the flank Of the eff leader, when the
colonel gave shrill, quick whistle, and
five men s"rang into the road.
The horses stopped as suddenly as if
it We're matter of common occurrence.
Old Black dropped the reins, crossed his
legs and stared into the sky, and the
passengers all put out their heads with a
rapidity equalled only by that which
they saw the dominoes and revolyers of
the road agents.
Seems to be something the matter,
gentlemen" said the colonel, blandly, as
he opened the door. "Won't you please
get out? Don't trouble yourself to draw.
COS my friend here's got his weapon
cooked an his fingers is rather nervous.
Amt got handkerchief hev yer?" asked
he of the first passenger who descended
from the stage. "Hev? Well, now, that's
lucky. Just put your hands behind YOU.
please o-that's it." And the untor-
tunate man was securely bound in an in
instant
The remaining passengers were treated
with like courtesy, and the colonel and
his friends examined the pockets of the
captives. Old Black remained unmo]est-
ed, for who ever heard of STAGE driver
having money?
Boys" said the colonel, calling his
brother agents aside and comparing re.
ceipts, "tain't much of haul: but 2here
is only one wo nan, an she's old enonoh
to be a feller's grandmother. Better lot
her alone, eh?'
Like enough SMELL pan out more,n all
the rest of the stage put together" growl.
ed Cranks, carefully testing the thickness
Of the case Of gold watch. "Jest like
the low lived deceitfulness of some folks
to hlre an old woman to carry their money
so it'd go safer. Mebbe what she's GOT
amt nothin' to some folks that's GOT
bosses. that kin win em money at races.
| but
The colonel abruptly ended the con-
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