, 1880-06-06
ONE WOMAN.
4 Little Story Shown. How Trres1stl-
BILE a Frontier Lady Is When Sho

4 Little Story Showing How Trresistl-
BILE Frontier Lady Is When She
Sets About II.
Denrer Tribune Wyoming Correspondent
Cummius City Is still crude metropolis So
cicty has not yet arrived ut the white vest and
lawn sociable period there. There is nothing to
hamper any one Or throw tiresome restraint
around him. Ton walk up and down the street
without feeling that the vigilant eye Of the po-
liceman is upon you, md when you register at
the leading hotel the proprietor don't ask how
much baggage you have or insist upon it that
your valise ought to be blown up with quill
to give 1t robust appearance Speaking Of this
hotel. however, brings to my mind q little inci-
dent which really belongs in here. There
are TWO ladies at this place, the only ones
In the city limits, II my memory serves
me. One OF these ladies owns Il lot Of poles
or honse-loGs which were at the time OF
which speak on the dump, as it were, ready tu
seems thar some Of the male citizens Of the cor
poratton, without the fear OF God or the Com
mon Council of Cummins City, had been appro-
pria ting these logs from time to time until out
Of good fnir assortment there remained only Il
detected little pile OF culls- The owner had
watched with great annoyance the gradual
disappearance Of heE property from day to day,
and It made her lose faith In the tlna1 redemp-
ton of all mankind. She became cynical and
misanthropical, lost her interest In the future,
and became low-spirited and unhappy. Que
day, however. after this thipg had proceeded
about fur enough, she went 70 her trunk, and
kind That sends So many Western men TO their
long home,-she went out to whero group OF
men had scattered themselves out around camp
to smoke. She wasn't larxe wOman ut ALL but
these men respected hcr. Though they we're only
rough miners there in the wilderness, they rec
ah1 see W Mas a1Hn 1od any cp 5ae s
alone among Wild group OF men Is the mount
aims, fur from the protecting arm Of the law
and yet the common feeling OF gnilantry i'm
planted In the masculine breast WIS there. She
indicated with motion of her revolver that she
desired to cali tho meeting to order. There
seemed to be general anxiety on the part OF
every man present to come to order just US soon
a short speech relative to the matter OF house,
logs, and suggested that unless certain num-
Der Of those articles, now invisible to the naked
amount of kopccks placed on file with the Chair
man Of tho meeting within specified time, that
Rs so sn Spa es ef o ?n s se eo1one
ter. There didn't seem to be any desire on the
part Of the IN meeting ting to amend the motion or
bitrary and imperative, and although an
opportunity was given for free expression OF
opinion, there didn't seem to be any desire to
appointed to carry out the suggestions OF the
Chair, and In about haif Al hour, the house-logs
and kopccks having been placed on deposit ut
subject to the cali Of the Chairman 1t was not
very long session, but it was very harmonious
very harmonious and very orderly. There was
no calling for the previous question or rising to
posed the Convention did not look TO the &C CASUAL
observers as though they had come there to raise
points for debate over parliamentary practice
They kept their eye on the Speakers desk, and
didn't Interrupt each other, or struggle to see
who would get the floor. It Is wonderful! this In
herent strength of weakness, as might say,
which enables a woman amid throng OF reck~
les !; ;;ss men to command their respect and obe,
dtence sometimes where main strength aud
awkTart&ne88 would not 0YnfI