Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-01-25
THE "HAwKEYE" MAN
How He Deceived the ~lnquIsitive Man.

R. j. Burdette thus writes to his
paper, the Hawkeye
Do you remember, some weeks since.
| was greatly annoyed by an inquisi-
tive mar down in Maine, and abruptly
closed my letter for the purpose Of
stufing the aforesaid man.
Well, | stuffed him.
Much of a place, your town." he
asked.
"0h, yes | said, with the matter
of course carelessness of a citizen o
the great Western metropolis, about
forty-fve thousand, | guess"
The mar eyed me with keen, awak.
ening interest.
80 big as that?" he said.
| nodded, and he presently said
" Well, | had no idea there was sucl
a large city in Iowa. State must BE-
pretty well settled up, l reckon n
said, Yes, it was. Some portion,
Off pretty wild, though"
Any large game in the State 2"
Herds of it. | said. Il killed
deer last winter not two miles from
the Burlington courthouse"
| pacified my conscience for thii
lie by explaining to that rebellion.
and yociferous monitor that there wa
no Burlington courthouse, that il
was burned down seven years ago, anC
the county was waiting until it could
buy a second-h hand courthouse foi
$l.75, before replacing it. Therefore
l could truthfully say that | killed al
the deer that came within two miles Of
our courthouse.
want to know the native ex.
claimed.
Do you, though I" thought |
=" then III tell you" And so / wen
on Why, the wolves only two year,
ago made a raid right into Burlington
and killed all the chickens on Soutl
Hill"
Conscience raised a terrible protest
at this, but | hushed it up too quick
by citing the we'll known case o.
Meigs Schenck's wolf that got loose
and in one single summer night ate III
everything on Southern Hill that wore
feathers. The native looked aston.
ished and doubly interested.
Any Indians? 2" he said.
Land, yes. | told him. yawnini
YEARLY, as one who talks Of old. stall,
things. Sitting Bull was educated
at the Baptist Collegiate Institute. II
Burlington, and was expelled for try.
ing TO scalp Professor Workman with ,
horseshoe magnet.
You don't tell mel" exclaimed tn,
native in wild amazement. By thi.
time ! was perfectly reckless and told
conscience to keep It's mouth shut anC
give me a chance.
20 yes" | said, =" Yellow Wolf
old medicine lodge is still standin.
right out on West Hill. The Indian.
come into the city very frequently
tearing through the streets on theit
wiry little ponies"
Ever have any trouble with them?'
the man asked.
"Oh, no. | said c~arelessly: a" tn,
citizens seldom do. The COW BOYS
who come up from Texag with cattle
hate them terribly, and occasional,
drop one Of them in the streets Jus
for revolver practice. But nobod.
else interfcres in their fights"
] suppose" the mar said, you al
carry reyolyers strapped around yor
out there2'
Oh, yes, | replied, of course
I We have to a man never knows wheI
he Is going to have trouble with some
body, and in case of any little misun
%derstanding il wouldn't do for a fello,
not to be heeled.
| think the man shuddered a lutte
Then, fearing he might ask to look a
my revolver, | casually remarked tina
l never carried my bankers when
came East.
He said no, he supposed not. The
he looked out Of the window a lon
time and said nothing. Finally
asked him in what part of Maine h
made his home. He looked up at IN
in surprise.
Me? he said. Lord, | don't liy
in this rock patch. I'm only on her
visiting some relatives"
In feeble voice | asked him wher
did he live then.
The man yawned and again locke
listlessly out ofthe window.
"Oh," he said, " | live on a farr
just out by Letters, about six mile
out Of Burlington. l wish / wa
back there now"
So did l. Iwish he had never lei
there.
We didn't talk together any longs
Shortly after that the weathe
changed, the car grew very cold, an
went into the smoking.car to loo
for a FIRE.