The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-01-11
.r,R BRET HARTD.

,rlvn Humorist's Attempt
10 p.ciac slope Romanoes.
ne Brook'y" E.s'e'
f''" ~ ..,,s evidently trouble brewing,
There VIZ VIZ of abnormal interest, for
and tfox s"r.. in the history of Four Ace
never U III IN n.is knock ed of work for
Fiat I'D" az; ~ When Abe Tucker was
= Whole "".:mittee took charge Of the
h9nee,"ities, and the rest o. tne lnnao ,
:ole .' attended to their business % usual.
lants ,si,cn Bud Davis held Jour queens
Eve'l, r w. king full Of the Frisco man
over ~! a;x hundred thousand IN the POT,
WIN a o dcnizcns Of the Fiat INDUS
the n" No.. .t,,ck to their legitimate vOcs..
irou.': .r,,.ing each other, and local
ZION .. ~ .ays that the fight between
lla1i';; r. and the Kid did not draw halt
PETIT ;;',, today the whole Flat was ut leis-
bn' # wu, run,ored that in the
urr. ~" ";nv buck Galloway would
mo-. !. piug hat, and possib'y vest,
wear -. am,.arul on the field. But
wl e. :" lad bought y new blue fan
Le"h; rt that morning. and it was said
nel > ~. Ind creased his boots, all Of
'I 1;.h ,roy..i true, though denounced
"'' ".".ri- bv the sceptiCs when first
ss.nt;uncd in their presence.
"', ,I,. Oriental saloon there was trtpc
~ w.. fr,.lnnch table. and at the Pal
~ =" blue chips had gone to SD.
,nI >,, i, was not IL gala day. There
80" an earur>tnc.s in the face Of nlen
W. W., n,.,r,vcd AN idea that u picnic or Il
''.'' matinee was in prospect. Be
:.,a. III. constitution Of the Flat was
'::n,n,,.,y in favor If l,ostpOnipg all
,-..,,r,. until hight. and SO 1t WAS mani
=. ,i.:;t ti,,r, was trouble on hand. anu
..,rl,.. ,fl pcriOlls nature.
Iur;uu the EiorHing i: Was all gossip,
~, toward ,.o,Il. when Buck Galloway,
!" ,Le p.ur', tiivicd plug hat, and Bill
;,s,in-wciI. rsls!eMltnt in full blue
h;, -; dazzling bril:iancy, with boots
,r.,.,,l ia Il mirror-li:lc r,~plen(lency,
,...,,l each ether ON the street without
ihe customary s..lltatiOn, all Four Ace
I'i., knew that the hour had come, and
,r,c,l itself for the excitement.
Its.;, took u new impetus. Money
us; placed rapidly, and in the market
,,sns were effected ut the heavy percent
.we of Jour for one which made it easy
~ kep the reckoning.
"Think she'll stny samc::" asked Pete
Wilder, ~ he examined his pistol and
Lad,4I it with grave slDlicitude.
.For whatever yer got, she WILL" re-
spon.lc.l Mr.. David Sampson, who, by
r.sm of his having added some salt
cmlAsh to his stuck Of liquors, had h.
come a merchant and been elected may
OF. '.She'll stick like tree"
"And the Englishman:" demanded
fused him thousand dollars.
Pretty good shot ~ criticised Mayor
Sampson, a. the accommodating cap
italist dropped in his tracks. ''TNOk
him just under the ear. Yes, sir, 1
think the Englishman will stay. too"
And they jOineti the crowd who were
pressing toward the outskirts Of the
tOwn.
"You say along the outside If the
wes.pin, Bil.:'" remarked u tall hand
A,nlc girl to Mr.. I.cifingwcll. :as she fast
rncd her hat with u steady hand. Life
in the silvrr-leads had LETT its impress
IN her face, which, in spite If the traces
II dissipation, had still soft lines of wO-
manly lOvciincss in it.
"Right along the outside and for the
hip replied Mr. Letfingwell, who was
a,lnliring his shirl with an animated
.Ounicllarsr.
Are W. most ready, Buck:"' inquired
large. fine-lOking EngIishnlan Of
galloway. ~ don't rtrrrt the a''t. But
may hold to-day in reInOrse rs long ~
live"
"Oh, blow that !" retOrtexl Mr.. Gallo
way. "Aim low and let relnOrse keep
shop while yos're gone"
Out on the mountain side where com
grcgstttl the wealth and fashion Of Four
Acr Flat. Above the trees waved mll-
sicalIy in the summer air. and the bro ii
stretches Of sweet grass smiled OrlOOked
ssd ~ the great lillOws of clouds cast
shadows upon them.
The Englisl,nIan looked around him
and saw that he va, no favOrite. The
's'Id, beautiful face Of the brave girl had
won such prejudice III the Flat thought
II gtxAl Judgement to show ON an O(x.ss-
ION which demanded the bone and sim
Nv I" fair play. And ~ he looked ut
ner, whom he had never seen before,
lhe EngIislnan expressed u thrill Ofa'l-
m'r.tion. Mr.. Galloway raised his hat
|" Mr. I"ffinywell, and here u aOmpli-
';'t'"n arose. Mr.. I.cflingwell's hat was
"N' and mi<>l,als.n. and Mr.. Galloway
le@"t"rially declined to- accept the
TAI y tl'rie,f az return to his saluta-
''"n: Mr.. IAifingwciI protested. hut
!s'''ir opinion was against him, amt 1t
va, a length decided that he could not,
~''" speak, put ol.l 4 9th into u new
garment. AMI, therefore. f,ras,nuCh III
Ar; galloway had taken off u new hat
10 Mr. i"i,ingwell on the field Of honor,
VT: Lrflinswc!! must return the cs,urtt'-
>!,y 'akin. oil his rev shirt tO Nv
galloway.
:, his .,cli,:I'r point having been set
'a1'' Mayor sampson improved the
";pl"runit: for 4 little Orltnry, say
Tug, Ing: III 81 ~tai,ce. ~ how the English
"'"sr had busted Il hole in the gals side
la"nrr. for which she had demanded
Mi,,;a'ti"n. all lie, Mayor sampson.
-! add I" the pr..liIninarieS. was -
NJ. ;" Tor Keeps. and may the lp,st man
mere wa> not i tre,lOr as Bill Left
"' placed her in position. Her face
"I us calm ~ the air arOnnd her, anu
sr S'.' g:Iz'sl upon her~fR, he who had
VII Ter hu~In.,A.l O,n,s>~ ~a.;f1> mn UQlA6MD.