The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1880-11-23
THE MAN WITH A ROPE.

arm, and at precisely the same mohaent
a farmer was coming down the same
avenue with rope in his hand and
limp in his left leg. They met. The
citizen would have passed on and pur-
chased q peck of green tomatoes for
pickles. but the farmer halted him with
the query:
..Say, isn't your name McDuf?"
"No, sir" was the prompt reply.
"T believe it u.s." costineed the far
mer, as he looked hifa over. Were
you one of the judges ON hogs at the
State Fair?" s sf8ta*
"No, sir, I never jsdged hog in
ray life, and / wasn't inside the fence
while the fair lasted"
"Mebbe you are not the man, though
you look like him. Have you a min.
ute to spare!
mo, sir; I've got to go back and 60
up into the City Hall tower. !"
''Then I'll 90 with you; | want to
see the tower, and want to tell yoe
about McDaff"s - q II 4 aA e 4. 2
Cant you come to nav Office in half
an hour" asked the citizen, as he
halted. #asf
"No, sir. want to. tell you now.
You see, sent prize hog to. the fair.
/ was laid up with rheumatism, and
the old woman and boy brought him
in. That hog"
"I've got to take that car, inter
rupted the citizen.
'.And I'll take it, too Tm looking
for that hog, and | might as well go.
one way as another, That hog was
regularly entered. put in pen, and
everybody who saw him said he was
the boss over everything in his line in
that show. His breed was the Golden
Sunshine, and q purifier, cleaner"
"You must excuse me, but I've got
10 meet friend sc the Depot" pro-
tested the citizen.
"I'd just as lief walk down with you,
for don't see the cars very often.
Hundreds of people saw that hog and
admired him, and dozens Of men told
my old woman he'd walk off with the
first premium. now come TO this
McDutf." ......
"Yes, yes, but can't wait another.
moment.
"You needn't wait for me. INwalk
along and tell you as we go. This
McDuf was one of the three judges on
hogs. A friend of his had little runt
of pig there with hard knot in his
tail, and his hind legs were as crooked
as a COW path, and while two of the
judges pulled strong for my hog, this
McDuff declared in favor of the other"
'You see that l can't possibly wait
to" ..... ..-f- e.ss4
II see you can't, but when the
judges found themselves divided, what
happened? This McDuff-" -f.f.5r
AT this moment the citizen started
off, and had got ton feet the start when
the farmer caught up with him, and
said: ..eI .s..tta a.e.a.E
"This MsDuf claimed that my Gold
en- Sunshine was too light in the snout
and he prevailed on the old woman to
let him out and give roofing exhibi.
tion."
The citizen was lost to sight aroand
the corner, but the farmer put on steam
and got near enough to say:
"He bslted off the grounds, just as
McDutf knew he woeld, and I've just
limped over sixteen square miles of ter.
ritory without hearing of him. Say, I
believe you are McDnht"
The citizen made for Central Market
on trot, but hadn't been lost in the
crowd over a minute when the painting
farmer arrived and said: i
Sand demand satisfaction for the
job You put up on woman who hasn't
had tooth in her head for these fifteen
years .,..s
He pulled off his coat and made such
fuss around there that policeman
had to take the Golden Sunshine man
intn his nriyatn charpe