Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1881-04-28
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mxnAger from ST. Paul, two English men 60
ng ouI on the plains TO hunt, and myself
ana We occupied = section in car on tn.
IAN bound for GlTndon, in the Red Rive,
sAneF. That WIS rs far as the train went il
Inose days. We had been discussing fhs
e.rAnge lAangs that happened occasionally
Ion received the silent attention OF two 9th.
er people beside ourselves. One listener
vas . tail man, IN ordinary dress, with q
Sfean shaver face, excepting In SO far as thai
ne wore what the Americans sometimes cal
= 4 chin whisker,'' and over one eve he had
= green shade. The other was q small.
elderly man, whose dress and general ap-
pearance stamped him rs being q frontiers
man. The faA man sat In the section ahead
Ol Us, on the next seat 10 us. as il for the
purpose Of better hearing orr conversation.
mol In m Offensive WAY, but as men listen fo
2 general conversation in public pace. The
.lIide man sat on the opposite side OF the car.
leaning out Of his seat across the passage in
our direction.
Well, yes,' said the bank manager, in
answer TO question put by one Of the hunt
ers. once WAS. 1t was during the week
4 OF the State Fair At St. Paul. At that time
an fne farmers, or grangers, as we call them
{ sometimes, are in the CITY, The State Fair
e = good deal like your agricultural shows
1 guess it's TIE same thing under another
name. anyhow, it fills the city with agricul
tur7sts OF every kind and every kind OF bu 81
ness man that has to do with them. On
the Thursday afternoon, just before the
bank was going TO close, / was stand
ing inside the counter, near the teller's
0faWer, when in walked a regular
Old prairie hay-seed- The town was half
fnl OF them, and this fellow was a type of a
certain class of them. He had on an old
pair OF trousers tucked into pair OF boots
that probably had never seen backing since
thew were bought and buffalo coat thrown
. back, exposing flannel sairt without any
collar, but set OF with bran new green
Z SATIN tie he had, / supposed, bought this.
and the new hat he wore, to fix himself up
q little for the fair. He wanted polishing up
badly eaongh. He wore also pair of large
Epee4acles with broad horn rims. To look at
him you would see>at once that be was one
Of those everlasting bores that talk You to
death about crops, and argue all night about
the merits of rival mowers He 3ounged UP
to the teller, and said in voice that sounded
like clap OF thunder in yinegar-jar,
Say. mister! are you running this yere
bank 5s8 ~
Is - What is't you want. asked the teller.
4 curtly- who was about to check his cash and
isWaal, I7l tell you how it is,' and then
he turned and addressed his conversation to
dewn 10 the fair hera- There's two on 'em
r. the finest steers out OF the hull crowd, and
they hAn'f given me no prize for 'em nei-
ther; but 1'H be geldened il you or any
sqnnre man won't say rs my two steers
Diad you. I'm speakiag OF the two red steers
g--ain = the. best in the bull lot. They are,
Squire. and you'd better believe 1t.
Well, haven't got anything to do with
awarding the prizes 1 said iInpatientiy;
land we're going to close the bank now:
Office hours are about up
:. You amt got nothing to do with them, I
know, Squire, / know thai well enough; but
7 don t crowd = man. Loekee here I've sold
them steers. and six more, TO Chicago buy
er. for O matter Of Ss,5tl It's dirt cheap.
Squire, and you'd say il if you saw them
steers of mine. Mabbe you've been dewn
to the fair"
him. Il saw the steers, and the cows,
Why, them ain't cows; them's Durham
calves he began, when I struck in and
) -. Lock here. 1 don't know anything about
your steers or your animals, anyhow; whats
TOnr business with me"
= Well, squire, hearn you was the handi-
est chap n your business on the hull street,
much up to your business folks ways, and
IN tell you what 1 IN a-running for.' He
pulled out q long, greasy-looking pocket
book fresn the depths OF an inside pocket,
and. began to unite the Irvine that fastened
It up. ssThis yere Chicago man has given
me this we're check. Now, 1 amt muca on
the ceunt myself, and want to know if this
is square deal He says that's the same
thing as $50 in greenbacks- Vow, want to
know il that's 50, for no man amt gong to
fnke way them steers If there's any shenana-
chin about this yere check; YOU can bet
VOiif Fsceef life on that, Squire
~ - exa mined the check, which was drawn
an he FIRST National Bank, Chicago. and
armed ". r Gritty. It appeared TO be in
due form: but though / had heard the draw
er's name I did not know him, and SO told
INV granger friend.
ss.Waal, I don't know heap about him,
,,vseff., he said Il sold him some cattle
iasf fair time, and he paid me part IN cash
md parf Ia one Of them checks, and got the
money N right. but the checks worn't the
sxxne rodo Or 1s this we're one, and didn't sav
nothing about no National bank on to it, 1t;
had tso nen's name on IL and one Of their
,,irt1ares in the corner. SO as folks could know
Kim. guess, il he didn't act square up TO
Ire handle with them
q A different bank, that's all You say the
check he gave you was paidt,
Yes; yes. It were paid Q x; and Il you
@shie Teress all right, why. guess IN let
him take them steers away on Monday
:. Z don,t know that 1t is all right; only
.~upvsse so / cant cash it for you, If that's
.. 50 -. no; 20 slow, Squire. amt asking
rnn "a do noihing that amt reg'lar; but
zmei,be ys,u could do something with this yers
d.g Or a s1 a ,es'e cents sn a,s Of
-. sds1sreg How's thafs'
= u pllsSex9I il 10 Chicago for collection. If
-. 1sIue.ss mud scculdn't hep laughing al
- scared book he put on at the proposition.
~ -
x-~-,s-.~ !. i don't sup pose but you know your
49,; but I have heard they're mighty
.l;rk lot down 70 Chicago
e1sssn' that viii be all right, you needn't be
-4.;6s Il said Tor be evidently thought the
..s.ss,ss IL Chicago were on the lookout for
:. Wal. Squire, II you're satisfied, am:
$50 .afxhfT keerfuI them beats dewn TO
~ 1s.sc.ses 8onsr swindle ms both out af them
-. ~Snudned- and fiffy dollars II would
- / @.--ss-1.sr hard on me Just now, for T. M
- - =. mt up new. house on my place
49,. - - Eandirohi County, and the old wo-
srn a the build, too, for her cheese hx-
n s ss,,a, 1,e invited me to come down TO the
" = .Ss-f dAv TO look IT his TWO red steers:
- @fered 10 stand the drinks there ana
. 49, "A z would come oufs and then ne went
~ ~ nay tell ycu that when told him to
- =. ~ eheca, he first wanted me
- Is because il wasn't much In nls way.l
e. To- "a had to get neighbor 70 dc i Ia = |
-. F..,f finally be wrote Sed Bird, Kan
1870 raa1ufY, Minnesota, across The back
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