Arizona weekly enterprise., 1882-05-13

10S, I0DllGO' bliS OOaOHtl, "lost every blasted race 'Twasn't her fault-bless her-she done her level best. Ev'ry body to home?"
 You bet" said the man. "All been prayin' for yer to turn up with the rocks an somethin' with more color than spring water. Come on.'
 The man led the way, and Tipsie and the Colorel followed, and the trio sud- denly found themselves before alog hut, in front of which sat three solemn, dis consolate individuals, who looked ap- pealingly to the Colonel.
 "Mack'u tell ye how twas, fellers," said the Colonel, m5ekly, "while I picket the mare.s
 The Colonel was absent but few moments, but when be returned each of the four were attirad in pistols and knife. while Mask was distributing some dominoes made from rather dirty four sack.
 "Tain't so late as all that, is it 2" in- quired the Colonel.
 |" Better be an hour ahead than miss in this ere night, said one of the fonr. q ain't been so thirsty since [ came round the Horn in 50, an we run short of water. Somebody Il get hurt if there ain't any bitters in the old concern-theY will, or my name ain'G Perkins,"
 "Dont count on your chickens fore they've matched, Perky" said one of the crowda sheadjusted the domino under the rim of his hat. 6 'S'posin' there should be too many for us ?'
 "Stiddy, stiddy, Cranlzs !" remon- strated the Colonel. Nobody ever gets along ef they low themselves to be skeered."
 'Fact," climel in the smallest and thinnest man in the party "The Bible says somethin' mighty hot bout that, disremember dzactly how 1t goes, but | I've hern Parson Buzzy, down to Maine, preach a ripplin' old sermon many a time. The old man never thought what Q comfort them sermons WIZ agoin' to be to a road agent, though. That time we stopped Sim N lIe's stage, and he didn't have no more manners than to draw on me, them sermons wuz perfect blessing to me-the thorns of 'em cleaned my head as quick as a cocktail. | An'-
 q don't want to dispute Logroller's pious strain," interrupted the Colonel $ but ez it's Old Black that's arrivin' to day instead of Slim Mike, and ez it's Old Black allers made his time, hadn't we better vamoose
 The door of the shanty was hastily closed, and the men filed through tho thicket until near the road, when they marched rapidly on in parallel lines witt 1t. After about half an hour Perkins who was leading, halted, and wiped hi perspiring brow with his shirt sleeve.
 !" Fur enough from home now," sait he.
 "'Taint no use bein' gentleman i yer have to work too hard"
 "Safe enough, I reckon" replied the Colonel "We'll do the usual I'll hall 'em; Logroller, tend to the driver Cranks, take the boot, and Mack and Perk take right and left An know it's tough-but considerin' how everlast in eternal hard up we are, I reckon we'll have to ask contribution from the ladies, too, eff thers any aboard eh boys?"
 "Reckon so" replied Logroller, with a chuckle that seemed to inspire ever his black domino with 8 merry wrinkle or two. Whats the use of womeni rights, eff they don't ever have chance of exercis'n 'eln? Hevin' ther purse' borrowed nd show 'em the full doctrine in bran-new light.
 "Come, come, boys," interposed th' Colonel, "thar's the crack of Old Black whip; pick yer bush-quick All juml when whistle"
 Each man secreted himself near th' roadside. The stage came swinging along handsomely; those inside wer laughing heartily at something, and Ol, Black was jut giving 8 delicate toucl to the flank of the off leader, when th' Colonel gave a shrill, quick whistle and five men sprang into the road.
 The horses stopped as suddenly as 1t were matter of common occurrence Old Black dropped the reins, crossed hi legs and stared into the sky, and the pass engers all put out their heads with rapidity eqnaled onlyby that with whicl they withdrewtheul IS they saw the dom inos and revolvers of the road agents.
 ''Seems to be something the matter gentlemen" said the Colonel blandiy as he opened the door. ' Won't yo please get out? Don't trouble yoursel to draw, eos my friend here's got hi weapon cooked an his fingers rathe nervous. Ain't got handkerchief, he you ?" he asked of the first passenge who descended from the stage. "Hev Well, now, that's lucky. Just put ye hands behind yer-so-that's it." An the unfortunate mans hands were s< n curely tied behind in an instant. e The remaining passengers wer d treated with similar courtesy, and th f Colonel and his friends examined th Q pockets of the captives. Old Blac 3 remained unmolested, for who eve : heard of stage-driver having money l. Boys," said the Colonel, calling h e brother agents aside and comparing T.
 ceipts, "' tain't much of haul, bu V there's only one woman, and sine s old enough to be follcr's grant h mother"
 n "Like enough she'll pan out moi e than all the rest of the stage put tC $ gether," growled Cranks, careful
 testing the thickness of the case of 7. gold watch. "Just like the low live d deceitfulness of some folks to hire a n old woman to carry their money, so it e go safer. Mebbe what she's gc n ain't nothin' to some folks that's 2, n bosses that kin win money at race el but"
 The Colonel abruptly ended the col 1t versation, and approached the stag e He was very chivalrous, but Crank g. sarcastic reference to Tipsie neede V averaging, and, as he could not consis 2. entity with business arrang ements pI el an end to Cranks, the oDly lady woul
 have to suffer.
 le "I beg your pardon, ma'am, " said Il Id Colonel. raising his hat politely vii l. one hand, while he drew open the coac d door with the other, but we are takir ,s up collection for some deserving ol le feet. We was goin' to make the gentl to men fork over the hull amount, but