Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1881-07-21

went for 'em! And he cleaned 'em
too! l was there, and seen it my
SELF
That was very we'll, indeed :
at least the impulse was, whether
the act was strictly defensible or
not. Had deceased any religious
convictions? That is to say, did
he feel dependence upon or ac-
knowledge allegiance to a higher
power
More reflection.
4 reckon You have stumped me
again, pard. Could you say 1t over
once more, and say it slowl'
We'll, to simplify it somewhat,
was he, or rather had he been, con-
nected with any organization Sc
questered from secular concerns
and devoted to self f-sacrifice in the
interests of morality!'
'All down but nine set 'em up
on the other ally, pard.'
what did / understand you to
sayl'
'Why, you're most too many for
me, you know. When you get in
with your left l hunt grass every
time. Every time you draw, you
fill but l don't seem to have any
luck. Let's have q new deal.'
How. Begin again 2
That's it,
Very we'll. Was he good
man, and -
There, l see that; don't put mp
another chip till l look at my hand.
A good man, says you! Pard, that
amt no name for it. He was the
best man that ever-pard, you
would have dotted on that man.
He could lamb any galoot Of his
inches in America. 1t was h;'i that
put down the riot last election be-
fore it got start and everybody
says he was the only man that
could have done it. He valtzed
in with a trumpet in one hand and
a spanner in the other. He sent
fourteen men home on shutter
in less than three minutes. lie
had the riot all broke up aud pre-
vented nice before anybody could
get chance to strike a blow.
He was always for peace, and he
would have peace he could not
stand disturbances. Pard, he's a
great loss to the town. 1t would
please the boys if you could chip
in something that would do him
.instice. How once, like when the
Micks got to throwing stones
through the Methodist Sunday
school windows, Buck Fanshaw
all of his own notion, shut up his
saloon, and took couple OF six
shooters and mounted guard over
the Sunday school. Says he: "No
Irish need apply!' And they
didn't. He was the bulliest mar
in the mountains. pard he could
run faster, jump higher, hit hard
er, and hold more tangle-foot whis.
key without spilling, than any mar
in seventeen counties. Put tina
in, pard. it'll please the boys more
than anything You could say. Ane
you can say, pard, that he never
shook his mother
j Never shook his mother?'
That's it; any Of the boys will
tell you so.'
/ sWell, but why should he shak
} her 2
That's what l say; but SOM
people dees.'
j Not people of any repute 2
well, some that average prett.
so-so.'
In my opinion, a man tina
, would offer personal violence t
his mother ought to-
Cheese it, pard; you've banke
> your ball clean outside the string
What l was drtvin' at was that Ii
never throwcd off OH her; don
, you see. No, indeed. He CAV
. her d house to Eve IN, and tow
. lots and plenty of money and h
looked after lfer and took care {
her all the time; and, when 81,
was down with the snall-po,
Q Pm damned if he didn't set IL
I nights and nuss her himself! Be
: your pardon Tor saying it, but
a hoped out too quick tor you
d truly. You've treated me like
I gentleman. and l aiE't the man
# hurt your feelings intentional.
a think you're white. l think your
y a square man. pard. l like yo
It and I'll lick any man that don
e I'll lick him until he can't tell hir
Is self from last years corps,
W Another fraternal hand-shake, al
d exit.
p The obsequles were all tlrat "tl
=, boys" could desire. Such a ma
N vel OF funeral pomp had new
N been seen in Virginia city. T
plumed hearse, the dirge-breat
ing bras bands. The closed ma
10 of business, the flags at half-ma
- the long,, ploddipg procession
uniformed secret societies, militia
e battalions and fire compani
u draped engines. carriages OF OF