Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-02-04
"srufflHe A MAN.
4 Tale rsid hob Burdetts Aseus
Mts Ows Igaesatstsas Over
throw.
Bxrilagtoz Ha,et,ys.

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was greatly annoyed by an inquisi'
tive man down in Maine. stuffed him
"Much OF . place, your town." he
aslsd.
"Oh. yes." answered with q mattel
Of course carelsssness OF citizen Of the
great western metropolis. about 200,
Ruess."
The man eyed me with keen awaken
ing interest.
$50 big as tha,l" he said.
I nodded and he presently said:
"well, I had no idea there was such q
large city in Iowa. State must be pretty
well settled up. 1 reckon1"
Isaid: Eyes. IL was. Some portions
pretty Wild though"
ANY large game In the Statel"
Herds OF it." said. 81 killed deei
last Winter not two miles from the Bur
lipgton Court House."
/ pacified my conscience for this lie
by explaining to that rebellious and vo'
ciferous monitor that there was no Bur.
lington Court House, that II was burned
down seven years ago. and the county
was waiting until II could buy second
hand Court House for II 10. before re-
placing II. Therefore, | could truth
fully say that killed all the deer tina,
came within two miles Of our Court
House.
81 want to know" the native ex.
claimed.
"Do you. thought" thought 1; "thsu
I'll tell YOU" And 80 went on.
"why, tbs wolves only two years age
made q raid into Burlington and killed
all the chickens ON South Hill"
Conscience raised o terrible protest a'
this, but I hushed il up too quick. by
citing the well.known case OF Meig,
Schenck's wolf that got loose aud in one
single Summer night ate up everything
on South Hill that wore feathers. The
native looked as,onished and doubly in
terestsd.
"Any Indiansi" he said.
Land, yss," I told him. yawning
wearily, NJ one who talks Of old stale
things. "Sitting Bull was educated al
the Baptist Collegiate Institute. in Bur
lington, and was expelled for trying to
scalp Professor wortman with horse
shoe magnet"
"You dou't tell mer' exclaimed the
native in wild amszsmeut.
BY this time was perfectly reckless,
and told conscience to keep his mouth
shut and give me chance.
"0h, yes." I said. yellow VOLTS
medicine lodge is still standing. riehl
out on ws.t Hill. The Indians come
into the city very frequently. tearing
through the streets ON their wiry little
ponies. ..
"Ever have any trouble with themf'
the man asked.
"Ob, no." I said carelessly; "th'
eitizsns seldom do. The COW boys. who
come up from Texas with cattle. bate
them terribly. and occasionally DROP
one Of them in the streets just fol
revolver practice. But nobody else in
terferes in their fights"
81 suppose. the man said. ''you all
carry reyolvers strapped around you out
tbersf"
"oh. yes" I replied. "oi course. We
have to; Q man never knows when be Is
going to have trouble with somebody.
and in case OF any little misunderstand'
ipg. It wouldn't do for fellow not to be
hseed."
I think the man shudiered q little,
Then. fearing he might ask to look a.
my revolver. I casually remarked that
never carried my barkers when came
East.
He said. no. he supposed not. Their
he looked out Of the window a lont
time and said nothing. Finally asked
him in what part OF Maine he made bis
home. He looked up at me in surprise
"AIe 2" he said. Lord. i dom
live In this rock patch. I'm only OIL
here visiting some relatives"
In feeble voice l asked him wher'
did he live then.
The man yawned. and again looked
listlessly out OF the window.
"Oh," he said. 81 live on q farm
Just out Of Letters; and about six miles
out Of Burlington. 1 wish l was bael
there now"
So did I. Wished he bad never lef
there.
We didn't talk together any longer
Shortly after that the weather changed
the car grew very cold and went to thu