St. Landry democrat., 1879-03-29
BOB BURDETTE.

HOW the Hawkeye Man Deceived ia
| Inquisitive Man.
Do you remember some weeks since,
was greatly annoyed by an inquisitiv'
man down in Maine, and abrupt,
closed my letter for the purpose of stuff
ing the aforesaid man?
Well, stuffed him.
"Much of place, your town ?" he
asked.
ooh, yes," said with a matter O.
course carelessness Of q citizen of the
great western metropolis, "about forty
five thousand, I guess"
The man eyed me with keen awaken,
ing interest.
$50 big as that ?" he said.
nodded, and he presently said
"Well, I had no idea there was such s
large city in Iowa. State must b
pretty well settled up, I reckon ?"
said, Yes, it was. Some portions
of it pretty wild, though"
Amy large game in The state?"
"Herds of it," said. II killed deer
last winter not two miles from the Bur-
lington courthouse"
paciied my conscience for this lie by
explaining to that rebellious and YOGI
ferrous monitor that there was no Bur-
lington courthouse, that it was burned
down seven years ago, and the county
was waiting until it could buy second
hand court house for $1.75, before replac.
ing it. Therefore, I could truthfuuy say
that killed all the deer that came within
two miles of our courthouse.
~ want to KNOW the native ex-
claimed.
"Do you, though ?" thought ], then
I'll tell you" And so I went on,
" Why the wolves only two years ago
made raid right into Burlington and
killed all the chickens on South Hill"
Conscience raised a terrible protest at
this, but hushed it up too quick, by
citing the well known case of Meigs
Schenck's wolf that got loose and in one
single summer night ate up everything
on South Hill that wore feathers. The
native looked astonished and d0ubly in>
terested.
Any Indians ?" he said.
/" Land, yes," 7 told him, yawning
YEARLY, as one who talks of old, stale
things. Sitting Bull was educated at
the Baptist collegiate institute, in Bur
ington, and was expelled for trying to
scalp Professor Workman with a horse
shoe magnet .......
"You don't tell me /" exclaimed the
native in wild amazement. By til
time was perfectly reckless and told
conscience to keep its mouth shut and
give me chance. a+'. .~s
"Oh, yes" / said, "Yellow VOLTS old
medicine lodge is still standing, right out
on West Hill. The Indians come into
the city very frequently, tearing through
the streets on their wiry little pcnies."
"Ever have any trouble with them ?'
the man asked.
ooh, no." I said carelessly; "the
citizens seldom do. The COW hoys, who
come up from Texas with cattle, hate
hem terribly, and occasionally drop one
# them in the streets just for revolver
practice. But nobody else interferes in
heir fights. !"
suppose" the man said, "you all
AIRY revolvers strapped around you,
mt there ?" @.-
Oh, yes" I replied, "of course. We |
ave to-; man never knows when he is
DING to have trouble with somebody, |
nd in case of little misunderstanding, |
wouldn't do for a fellow Lot to be |
eeled.' -. =
] think the man shuddered little. |
hen fearing he might ask to look at my
svolver, I casually remarked that /
ever carried my barkers when I came
ast.. : -
He said no, he supposed not. Then
. looked out Of the window long time
I'D said nothing. Finally. / asked him
what partof Maine he made nis hons. /
He looked up at me in surprise.
6 Mel" he said. Lord, don't live
this rock patch. I'm only on here
lsiting some relatives.o
Tn feeble voice asked him where
ID he live then.
The man yawned, and again looked
stlessly out Of the window.
g Oh, he said, s. live on a farm inst
1t by Letters, about six miles ont of
arlington. ] wish I was back there
w." II,
30 did !, So did I. / wish he had !,
sveE left there.