Smyrna times., 1879-02-05
A Foreign 4" Native. I"
a TUssLE WITH CONSCIENCE AND WHAT CAME
OF 1T,

OF 1T.
Do you remember, some weeks since, l
was greatly annoyed by an inquisitive man
down in Maine, and abruptly closed my
letter for the purpose of stufing the afore.
said man?
Well, stuffed him.
"Much of place, your town." he asked.
"Oh, yes" 1 said, with the matter-of-
course carelessness of citizen of the great
western metropolis, about forty,fve thou.
sand, guess"
The man eyed me with keen awakening
interest. $50 big as that? he said.
nodded, and he presently said " Well,
had no idea there was such a large city |
in Iowa. State must be pretty well settled |
up, reckon?'
said, "Yes, it was. Some portions Of it
pretty wild, though"
ANY large game in the State?"
"Herds Of it," said. "I killed deer
last winter not two miles from the Burlng-
ton Court House."
|
explaining to that rebellious and vocirerous
monitor that there was no Burlington
Court House. that it was burned down
seven years ago, and the county was wait
ing until it could buy second. hand Court
House for $l.75 before replacing it. There.
fore, l could truthfully say that killed all
the deer that came within two miles of our
Court House.
/" l want to known the native exclaim.
ed.
) ado you, though ?" thought I, "then
! I'll tell you" And SO l went on: Why,
the wolves only two years ago made raid
right into Burlington and killed all the
/ chickens on South HILL"
, Conscience raised terrible protest at
: this, but hushed it up too quick by citing
: the well-known case Of Meigs Schenck' s
a wolf that got loose and in one single sum-
n mer night ate up everything on South Hill
e that wore feathers. The native looked
e astonished apd doubly interested.
e "Any Indians ?" he said.
e Land, yes" told him, yawning YEARLY,
7. as one who talks of old, stale things.
IS "Sitting Bull was educated at the Baptist
y Collegiate Institute in Burlington, and was
l. expelled for trying to scalp Professor Wort
t. man with a horseshoe magnet"
l. You don't tell me-" exclaimed the ma
e tive, in wild amazement. By this time
IS was perfectly reckless and told conscience
tn &c cI,,
SO chance.
a "Oh, yes,' 1 said Yellow Wolfs ole
er medicine lodge is still standing, right ou
ry on West Hill. The Indians come into tn,
city very frequently tearing through tn
as streets on their wiry little ponies
IS Ever have any trouble with them?
the man asked
~ "Oh no." said carelessly, I" the citizen
n seldom do. The COW boys, who come Ii
IN from Texas with cattle, hate them terribly
wv and occasionally drop one of them in tn
vd streets just for revolver practice. Bu
lst nobody else interferes in their fights"
I'D 81 suppose" the man said, "you a
he carry revolvers strapped around you, ou
er there p
ooh, yes l replied, "of course "
ty, have to; man never knows when he
IN, going to have trouble with somebody, an
,m in case of any little misunderstanding,
oly wouldn't do for fellow not to be heeled
ter think the man shuddered a littl
in Then, fearing he might ask to look at m
= revolver, casually remarked that nev,
nd carried my barkers when l came east.
ng He said no, he supposed not. Then
ese looked cut of the window long time ar
ose said nothing. Finally asked him in VIII
the part of Maine he made his home. I
looked up at me in surprise.
ky "Me?' he said. "Lord, don't live
ind this rock patch. I'm only on here visitil
a some relatives
hey In feeble voice I asked him where
un- he live then.
cast The man yawned, and again looked Ii
Dor. lessly out of the window.
up, "Oh," he said, " 1 live on farm just O
cry by Letfier's, about six miles out of Burlir
the ton. wish 1 was back there now."
up So did I. So did l. l wish he b
an never left there.
ally We didn't talk together any long
'ew. Shortly after that the weather changed, t
edit air grew very cold, and l went into t
the smoking car to look for fire.-Burdet
Letter to the Darlington Ha,Okeye.