Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1883-03-14
A Small Lff,atioD.

. A tipsy fellow In lreka, California,
saloon walked up TO blg burly miner one
hight, and, without saying word, pulled
TIE MINERS lose. The miner resented The
insult by curling t6e little fellow uD under
q billiard table by blow from his sledge-
hammer fist. lie came from under the
liable with broad grin on his face and bis
aquiline nose slightly out Of plumb, re-
marking; That was the first time / ever
viewed billiard table from that position. :"
In about five minutes he walked up to the
miner snd pulled his nose second time.
The MINERS arm shot out ike lightning,
aud the nose puller was waited over card
tlhle against red hot stove. When he
regained his feet he winked wIth tie eye
that wasn't hurt, and SAID: THAT vas u
regular bungstarter. The third time he
pulled the miners nose, they had to throw
water IN his face to briug hiln to his senses,
if he had any.
Shortly after the little fellows depart
sre, Colonel Stone came into the saloon
looking as solemn as though he had lost a
wife or hot toddy. The colonel parted
bis coat tail deliberately before the stove,
anu donCu A4t4C Sidl OtCu a lEuL
there. He was informed of the fracas that
had Just occurred, and the mysterious ac-
tions of the little fellow who insisted upon
keeping other peoples noses clean were
soon made clear by the colonel IN this brief
manner:
''Last Monday" said the colonel, "a
seedy little customer claiming to belong on
the klamath reservation applied to me for
situation as hostler. All he wanted was
his board, mind you, and he has been with
me three days, and is $50 ahead of me.
The first dav one of the horses was taken
lame, and be said lie wanted some XXX
horse liniment to put on the animals lImb.
AT the time | was standing ID the stable
door, and he was washing the buggy i'll the
alley. / lold him there was bottle of
Imminent above the granary door. He said
there wasn't a drop OF limment in the
stable. ! glanced around and saw the bot
tie that / had placed above the door Just
the day before be commenced work. Ii
was half full told him so. Then he
commenced to get angry. and said he
guessed he knew what was around the
stable and what was not, and he'd bet $50
their wasn't any horse Hniment in the
stable. Thinks | 10 myself, I'll take the
conceit out OF that smart Aleck, and put
$50 il sight, anc he covered 1t. got down
the bottle. 1t was empty. The tool bad
painted the lower half of If black. lie
said that he always painted stable bottles
that way, as be pocketed the coin. He
had used all the Imminent that morning.
yesterday afternoon | went out TO the
stable and found the hostler looking H.
tently at two pigeons on the roof. asked
him whether those pigeons lad any psr.
ticular fascination for him. He said they
hadn't, only he was wondering which would
f1y first. We gazed at them about a MIN
ute, when he SAID that he would bet fifty
dollars that the one on the north end OF the
barn would fly first. | took him up,
knowing II was no horse medicine bet, as /
stood as good u chance OF winning rs be
did. The stakes were no sooner laid on
the fence post than his pigeon few. /
left Immediately for home, madder than
wet hen, and Just 500 out Of pocket on
the philanthrophic hOstler who worked for
his board
Il got 10 studying the matter over, and
| went back 20 the stable. The philan-
tropIst was not to be seen about the
premises. climbed up In the hay mCw
One look at the hole in the roof, and a
string dangling from the rafters with few
few pigeon feathers on it satisfied me that
| had taken another dose OF horse medicine.
This evening, when | vent TO the barn,
found the new hostler looking very
gloomy. He looked as though his con-
HTt. A 4 g..
he would tighten his burden of remorse
by giving me back the money he had
swIndled me out of.
''Says /, Zick. what's the matter 2
"'I feel rs though something dreadful
WIS going 10 happen TO me, and it will be
sure to strike before morning..
al really felt sorry for the fellow, and
tried to cheer him up.
Its no use, Colonel Pll bet fifty
dollars that l get knocked down three
uIres before morning, and perhaps some
thing worse.
II says, Put up your CON, and as he
deposited two rwenties and ten in the
hands OF Bill Sykes, who happened to be
passing by, be looked more cheerful.
81 commenced to think the fellow had
q mania for betting and hardly knew what
be was about. knew that he vas a very
peaceable fellow, having seen him take all
manner Of insults from the FOUNDERS when
he first struck the town.
"Well, guess you fellows know the
rest. l iusi met Sy kes few minutes ago,
and he said that he had turned over the
stakes to Zack on the strength Of dislo-
Gated neck, black eye, and two-inch
cut on his forehead. Tomorrow Zack
will get his pspels. I'm down on cheap
labor, anyhow. Come up, boys, and take |
d small libation with me-