Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-06-12


faint bin loafin' round that var
stove more'n minute or two, hev
We 2''
Dams tone was 30 insinuating,
and his intention to avoid hurting
the poor fellows feelings so evident,
that a man Wits perceptive facul-
ties developed TO any degree what
ever would have understood the
kindly motive. But the rash man
at the stove must have been abnor-
Hhally-obtuse, for he gurgied forth
the exasperating reply:
Ever sense them other ROSTERS
.tWhat?p Dams eyes were dila-
ted with the intensity of his emo
ton.
The little man made nOreply, but
rubbed his hands and held them
palms outward, in front of the warm
stove.
ssMebbe you wasn't payin' per-
ticker 'tention 10 what made 'em
git up and dust" Tt was a forced
caImnes as he made this last re-
mark. & fT A*
tkDidn't know but wat Their was
dog fight or soe9thin' down the
street,
DOG fight orsomethin', i" sneered
Dan, reaehingsa glass fsInebbe yer
not acquainted 18th me-"
a Whore you ~ The man at the
stove did not make this inquiry as
if he had any particular desire to
ascertain the identity of his inter-
locutor, but gurgled it I'm a meehan-
zeal way, like a photograph or an
automatic talking machine.
Sim Eel River Dan, stranger, an
Pm bad" gee a.
If Dan Imagined that this an
nouncement would discompose the
vsgrant he was mistaken. 1t had
no more effect than so much. wind,
and the stranger did not even APP
pear to notice the remark.
ttD'ye hear, you cadaverous ga
loot ? Pm Eel River Dan, an I'm
z1SaThet's ali right II amt OBJ
iectin'."
"You amt, Ell? Well, / don't
s'pose we be, an WAITS more | amt
intendin' We shell. Now look var,
stranger; We say We think it was a
dog fight or somethin' tibet clared
this var bar-r0om a bit ago Pr.
"SOmethin' o. tibet kind-I was
MT pertickl erly anxious to hustle
round am find out, anyhow"
"I b'leive yer lynn, stranger; but
afore / perceed any further 18th.
your case, I'll give We the true biz
ness them hllskies slid out o. this
var place a Cause they saw me a
comm in tibet var door over thar
see the door ?''
ats thar / reckon,n answered
the little man, who had turned his
back to the stove, but who did not
take the trouble to resume his for.
mer position for the purpose of YER
flying the bad MANS assertion that
a door existed in that particular side
of the apartment.
sAsWell, my, consumptiye friend,
'taint too late fur you TO use tibet
same hole in the wall-yOu'll be in
time to hear how tibet dog fight you
was speakin' about come out, meb-
be, eff yer ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -
"Don't keer how it come out"
answered the hollowrcheeked indi-
vidual, in his most woe-begone tone
of voice.
"Don't, Ell? Yer sure We don't
want to know w'ich,dOg licked 2"
"Ain't bettin' a continental red
on nary dog fight Jest now, an amt
agoin' to, nuther." There was a
ghost of emphasis in the latter part
of this speech, but it was almost
wholly choked by the gloomy sad
ness Of the tone in which it was ut
tered.
"It's purity rough, blamed eff it
amt" sOlilOquized Dan, edging
around toward the end of the bar.
"I'd ez soon tackle a raft o. measIey
babies, but it's got down to a ground
hog case, and eff / don't do some
thin purity soon the boys will be
kickin' me from one end Of the
county to the other. It's got to be
did. Theirs no help for it. / say,
sickly, mebbe ye'd like to say a
word or two afOre it happens"
"Wa't happens ?"
"Why, watts goin to happen wen
/ turn loose"
"Ain't got nuthin to say"
"Any place, pertickler, wat ye'd
like to be hauled to arter the matt
nee ~ F- ss1s s4i &, .ta...al 30.
"W'at matinee ?'' r-..7 .-.sss...
"W'at matinee! The matinee
thet's gOin' to open up in about one
minute by tibet var clock"
1898 "Don't know nuthin' bout it,"
you'll know mOre'n you want
afore I git through 18th yeu. Amt
got no friends fthet'd plant We de-.
Gently in case the coroner he'd to set
on you pr .
"Nary friend"
"NO money"
''Nary dime"
"GOt name, / 'pOse-Write it
down an I'll see tibet it's spelled
right in the papers,"
Cheerful Harry"
sage ?"
"Forty-four. 'Fgg D0I
"BOrn anywhaF ?'' ~" - u
missouri" .--.-.
"BiZness 2"
"Herdin' Sheep"
"Cheerful Harry - forty four -
born in MissOuri-sheep herder. Is
that kerreet ?i' II hsS 4
"Kerrect."
"Mebbe you'd like a verse or two
o. po'try tackled ON ?'' Va,
"W'at fur ?"
Fur a send-Off in case We don't
Some folks is lruther per-
tickler bout sich things; didn't
know but wat you was one o. tibet
kind" .....'. ..... t..t ..
mary varse."
Don't feel like lightin' out, 1
s'pOse ?"
"I'm cOmftable.
81, Are, are ye?" +..r .....-
''Never felt moro comftable in
m'life. 10 ia fl.i El3jl
By this time Dan had approached
very close to the little man, and he
be attempting to stir up
latent wrath sufficient to ''epen the |
matinee" He hesitated for the
last time as he remarked:
"Say, Cheerful, you'd feel a |
sight eheerfuller eff you was
out huntin' up the perticklers o. |
tibet dog fight"
The reply came laden with the |
very quintessence of contempt: /
"YOu be-!n 80 K1Ts. /
There was a sudden out reaching
Of Eel River Dams long arm, a ring /
ing crash as the 'stove-pipe came |
down, a CLEAN of steel, a blending