Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-07-27
A Cruel Revenge.

Some time ago an old squatter board
cd railway train for the first time, and
was naturally very solicitous concern
ing the distance he had to travel and
what time he would reach his station.
| The conductor was very curt in his re-
ply to the old fellows questions
"Wall, about what hour by sun does
your contraption git thar?'
II don't know
"You know whar the place is, don't
you?"
I" | suppose So"
wall, cant you give me some sort
er idee about the-go on. then!" he con-
tinued, as the conductor left him.
Several weeks after the conductor,
together with several railway contem-
poraries, went out to the mountains on
a fishing excursion. Losing their way,
they stopped TO inquire the road to
Blue Creek. The farmer met them Mt
the gate, and after satisfied shake of
the head, as though long looked-for
opportunity had come, he invited the
sportsmen to get out of the wagon.
I'VE haven't got time" said the
conductor. 1--WE merely. wanted to
learn the nearest way to Blue Creek.
Can you give us the direction?''
"Oh, yes. I've been livin' here for
thirty year, an have catched many q
fish outen the creek
"Well, which way must we go?'
"Lemme see. Thar's several WAYS.
The finest fish ever tuck outen that wa
ter was snatchcd out by my son Ike.
Want it, Ike?" turning to boy.
"Yas, pap"
"Wa'n he lively?''
"Yas, pap"
Didn't he make you prance around
like colt?''
"Yas, pap"
"Here. old man, we've got no time to
fool along with you. Which direction
shall we take?"
"Wall the neardest way is to take
that holler yonder, an keep down it
till there's a high bluff on each side.
The walls of the bluff will keep gittin'
closer an closer, but arter while
they'll widen out. Then you'll be right
at the creek"
cat good placer"
1.-The place whar Ike snatched the
whopper. Amt it, KEEP
Vas, pap
Didn't he make you prancc like"
Drive on!" demanded the conduc-
tor. 1--WE can't fool around here any
longer" They turned down into the
"hollow," and the wagon ran over the
rough stones with a series of concus-
sions that seemed to keep the railroad
men in the air half the time. The old
man and Ike watched the wagon for a
few minutes, and then laughed bolster
ously
Come on" said the old man; ..we'I
whip aroun' an git thar fust'' And
they started over the hill at rate of
speed surprising for so old man to at
tain.
The wagon proceeded until precipi-
tous walls, between the mountains, rose
on each side. The pass grew narrow as
the wagon advanced. Darkness came
on, and the great walls frowned upon
the now anxious party. Finally the
wagon hubs grazed the rocks, and then
with shock the vehicle stopped.
This beats the evil one himself,''
said one of the conductors. Here we
are stuck, and we can't get out except
by the hind gate or climbing over the
mules. Can't turn around. Blamed If
know what we'll do"
Say, down there" called a. voice
from above
halo, we're stuck exclaimed the
squatter's conductor. .'How can we
get out?"
"Dinged if know. It's a pity, too,
for about ten miles from here is whar
Ike caught the whopper. Amt it,
Vas, pap"
Didn't he make you prance?''
"Yas, pap"
"Say, you old scoundrel," called the
squatter's conductor, .'what made you
get us into such a trapr'
Don't reckon you recollect when !
rid on your train; Iknowed I'd get you.
In this neighborhood I'm knowed as old
Pizen Bill. came TO Arkansaw fore
the sun riz, an I'm goin' to stay here
till arter she sets. Don't sass me. I'll
roll rock down on YOU What time
viii you come to your gettin' off place,
do you reckonP You say it don't smell
satisfactory down thar. Reckon not. fur
you are In tho biggest buzzard roosty you
ever seed. Well. call by an see mo
when you git out Good night.
Arkonsatc Traveller.