, 1880-11-19
THE S1IE!s1FE'S MISTAKE.

80 ihnt passenger trnlus wcro delayed for spv-
THE S1IElt1FF'S MISTAKE.
An Episode Of Life Oh the S1roat Plains.
| StW fvrk Sunday Mercury.
"Thar's str1tf9nrs," susd tho Sheriff suddenly,
fctttng down his tin cup OF regulation whisky
untouched, and shatl'lcH to tho Luor.
The Sheriff. WIS a sufc man to believe, though
hnw he made OUT nnything Ii, tile binding Kuru
ot evening sunlight that tlDtdcd tho luvel prnrio
weat or uuilNlo Stnt!uu no ane hut II professor
OF optics could hnvo told. Thu old tnln had tho
! eyu OF III chHic.
Two en 'en. With rack pony," l1o added;
anu ]t'ss then II suddtn sunset shutlow swept
| across tho lOtely wastc, nnl we s..w ellu1n TOO
| They were Abolt II quarter Ut n nile uuny.
hc1dtt'K for tho station n'ld lts singlu conlblI,.-
tlon building Ut store, tllniilR- roou tavern. nt,d
| lfe1ght'house. They cIitl,e on ut IN cllsy gait
driving tlIoir pack po,iy befort. them. Ay they
incurred LIS We could nots tho signs OF hnr,1 trurcl
nt'out tton Frotn their dust-sowti Clothing
ata thclr luose sents In the satdp ,,y wptt ia tho
jnded c'tlitur of their ponies, everything II,
@ tno!r Mppoarai'co spoke Of IL lung Ride, ii,d u
| They crossed tho track and drew up In thu
sh!de u the station. one uf them ouiy repytny
TO tho sheriNs checrt hull with curl nod, Iis
eunpanou, WHO ru,llalnrd in tho ] seado viii, iii
nlie !tK crosscl over tho h,w. md II moment
s'LGt us EAunt, ,nNeRsRih.lf'tl-fr frlezu Enrbel s!g
| ure fnshet! III thG cll,l shadow uf tljO Styro
| "a likely huy.' sud tho Sheriff, who lid Gcun
syGnE his eonlpa,llun Intcntiy. "Tiioy nIu1iyht
e,t cs ts1's"n dFov'rs'-"" tho' asln 'hoy "ou9hts
iie Ndded the hitter sentence rutcctIvcly,
r9as f H',, s sssat,y sSaa e tno % 9ante strger
he might hive stood ncary six feet On IFS INre
sy.ss st'ss; LIZ s,wMrhy fuee. ha,,dst,s ns gypsy
iM.!ys. was frllnpd. with Il s,lIrk Of tuilvi"'i.
y WHY , har, . of wh,,ss blaeh, yl.,ssy Rlory any
llnek. nud t!lstruuy nj thust. Or Il rncu- hnrst.
t!ashsi proudly Under the t'ncly psncilt rows
rs Is % md TSa " Sarrcs 1sstIa n1iy o hs knse w
nsafo: nnt III allapo ceAn cut ulid handsome ns
wis stiii se.utlnlztng this somcwbut s,nuu,ar
nppAFttion With tunFn than ordinary curiosity
WIZ, TIC shsrs'r v, .r''s suddenly 70 inc.
"s".i,lIetlSa idIt IT,
"M;sl, :" ,'hs .,,!ss: y looso s,rt1-yes;" l.;
4n' bring I'm tip My thc Jig wolf "f i,iis Daviis
knew tho scr loo weil to hes!tatu 81 , ur i!Gn cs.
tlon imrtt,sr A. grtaod my ,pony in tho stse
a,,t,. suW wbs% "fe1 t istSss To-; M ho arx,y ma ws
e1uterng OF 70 the anuthwnrd, lH,intinE Tor the
MsnlIesn ,, .,,I,t,. h!ser M H. md ~ ssvo ny pony re
Ie:n tIc q to corcr. oss II Tue Store. U''s' ''"o
Ms a io Wick !. ar ss sc . fem Eors
Wilt, hu stopped tho wcst. 6ini tr"i,. n, IT.
p,sl To III strik,pa fur ti,s % Txs e,Ie We5o snt
t.or rich 4poll. Thu soldiers, as iho Sherli1 Xii
s.il wsro posted III rayiuu Gtnwn ~ Ii..tiired
whste o a traii ilom i Norta III atu at a1,,s. snd
the rni:ta,d truck, ~'"''e4
y III sst' sn Ts SsS !pst 4 ~; ;pGns when rode
wu wis si,lIyIna tho wrj,on Jnscrl,,; S snerlm: III,
,nranSrs .,,' " sle w,ninE xht, put husulf 1t
iuax j;i,o uf ursk,,, ,i"i,' HI Mc trn;!eu oH,
] t slrkenI1IH ra,r[s .'1T [s's S''oce ao Toom or
an hrs start u IT, MD tic liz, NOM NO, sa,1y asu rGo mG',
hutl jnjnr,i tho Shcri.r M, ~ ~, !a e!nhk'iE ~.
soders FEW W. Nv Wcr f,td . IT. ;r Inc 1, 'Gtsr :" tno
Sir. as tn ,rM,, o".a x.I,t ~, =. aI , t1uthf
rtkx y e sweet alr Of tho a ssis 't; serss '''SIt
Tt E,,s stgn txhs1 @hGi r. %seef.e to saS "lst ne c.
t,o',"T. n"i" "''"' Ah' apoot' mud won't 10 ques.
sllnnce nxuIu, Tho brst hec.,o ,vos ,,o,.,,,.
Hnv HH anS ,ha, Ga pInii, p, wita fanMst!o shaduws.
r uts. HIT " o gns H. n9o!ed tie rtre mn! not
Which, I IL ,,n %"y a;',,y w WY hrse oH!'!y Eps
astla e Ss easy slisttxSisc ts ~
tnSs H. f .a'; IVY ..'nte't mon a,.a parK atIinai
ot r "' r"ush ms n frnr @r tees, t 1,% M o!so
s,%,, "Sh ,s., ws tos na! aa WIN attam'pt 1t
ft"" t1@t @ W"s nnt Mt,t1! VIZ wre el,lso upn
sbS;5, loth icn s,inS boil nps! I IN 'ss4 Hit
".es' "aa,.s.' WI, W,.n tnosr nAnas ut tholr hlps in
fa,h., eS.rv @ iMrf s,c.ny aMoy hGant iIsat. and
m%n. y ,,,.,,, ..n
fc un"n H. ~ Tr, rF ~ omcnf dead silence
"e.Er!hs,, ~ rt, aIu sMo ShAFn WAs brUketl.
sn,,a s tnSbo! sa!le% o',G q tic fRIyes in
cl!ck q NJ I!sial T. !!s ia!Yst i q sosk ks"'p
sinn f,S s1'@ ~ ~ nsS Ssi,l sGss t!t'tg ,nto 70.
ssar vss u s,o 81 sas fsyS :Spy uras: IT," !nf
W. taust ZIG, We might LII vol do llko neu," It