Arizona weekly citizen., 1881-12-25
The Strangers RedfelIow.

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 An Eastern newspaper prints the fol- lowing letters: haven't dated this letter, because I don't know where l am. am about nine miles from Julesburg, at q little settlement on the South Platte 1 river. At daylight tomorrow l ala to catch some of the finest salmon you ever saw. They will not bite at any other time of day. l suppose they learned this disagreeable habit of early breakfast1ng from the "bullwhackers' wno navigate these plains. l am stop ping at a little hotel about 30 by 10 feet. The scarcest thing in this country is lumber. settlers having to pay ever so | many dollars foot for all they use, be- sides what they brought in valises. The landlord is from Pennsylvania, and seems to be doing a thriving business. | By dint of hard talking and liberal | promises I got room to myself. It IS | just large enough for the bed and can | dle-box, set on a chair, upon which l am writing this lette-. It is in one end of the building, and separated from the next room by a bed-quilt, which you must crawl under to come Tn or go ont. But it is my room, and, after the jolting I have had upon the Indian pony, l ex- | pect to have a good nights
 Was ever a poor pilgrim in such fix? Just as I had written nights" above, and had "sleep" upon the point of my pen, I heard a knocking on the floor outside the bed-quilt
 "Crawl under" said l. Enter the landlords daughter, 6 buxom young lady of seventeen years of age, l should judge. She opened her rosy lips and spoke as follows: Mister, don't take of your clothes to- night when you go to bed"
 "Why?"
 ~Because I am going to sleep with you
 "Well, if you have no better reason than that"
 Hush! Shet up! You told ;par that yon would not sleep with'a man"
 Had rather sleep with wet dog"
 "Well, I've given up my bed to a sick man. ] have been hard at work all day, and have to work hard all day to-mOr- TOW, and cant afford to set up all night The bed is wide enough for us both. I shall stay on the back side, and if you don't stay on your side, you'd better, that's all"
 As she said this she raised from her dress pocket an internal jack knife, such as farmers use in trimming fruit trees, and let it fall back with a chGg. l com prehended the situation in half mo- ment, and unto this maiden I quoth as follows:
 Miss, young lady, your intentions may, CT may not, be honorable. l am travelling entirely by myself. My natu- raj protectors are miles and niles away beyond the boundless prairie, ignorant of the perils which may beset their idol. Thus far I have not been insulted by your sex. I am man of few words, but they are always emphatic. l will give you a part of that bed, and that's all l will do If you attempt, during the si- lent watches of the night, anything con- trary to this firm determination, by St. Joseph, my patron saint, l will shoot you right through the midrifi."
 As I concluded l laid Slocum pistol upon the candlebox. 4 low chuckle out side the bedqullt gave evidence that paterfanihas had heard and approved the arrangement. My antagonist laughed, and, saving, Mister, I reckon We understand each other bounded over to the back side of the bed. There she Is now, pretending to be asleep. I can't finish this letter; I cant do any thing Talk about the trials of the ear lier saints-about being broiled over live cOals-about being tiayed alive about being boiled in Oil-what was all that tO thls2