Cheyenne transporter. [volume] (Darlington, Indian Terr.) 1879-1886, 1883-11-28

| "Nery, L replied, and q few mo-
ments later we were sitting around the
table discussing arepast which, think,
for n hungry man, could not have been
excelled. After the meal the captain
went out to look after the few head of
stock which he owned, leaving PIG to
entertain me.
"Do you like to live hereP" | asked,
not knowing what else to say.
81 never have lived anywhere else"
she said.
"Did you ever 60 to schoolP'
mot much, but | learned how to
read. Woudyou like to hear me readP"
replied that | would, and she took
down worn copy OF the new testa-
ment and began to read. Even her
mistakes were beautiful. | have heard
great preachers and professional clocu
tionists read the bible, but never before
had the simple story OF Christ seemed
so charming. She finished reading,
and, seating herself in rocking chair
made of small hickory saplings, she
began to knit and hum her wild tune.
| asked her to sing, and she did sing
beautifully, and as sat looking at her
in fixed admiration, mused that my
escape from love affair was only
caused by the fact that she was n
child.
''What is your nameP" she said
William Rockford.
"Tll have to call you Boots, for
can't remember your name, but | can
always see your boots" pointing to
the high-top cavalry boots l wore.
"May | call you Mr.. BootsP"
Yes"
"Well, will" she continued, "Mr.
Boots are you goin' to live here all the
timep"
"No, l shall go away after while"
can never come back any more?"
Perhaps shall come back to see
you
When I'm grown young ladyP"
"Yes."
THAT will be long time, but
won't forget you, for like you better
than any body that ever came here"
Although she was little child, yet |
know that blushed, for looking up
quickly, she said 81 make you turn
red, don't itp Here's papa"
"Now in regard to your business"
said the captain. You'll have to be
mighty particular. The men that are
doin' that devilment are mighty bad
citizens, an when they find that you
want to take their livin' away from
them, they'll fight you"
81 have not come to make arrests. A
great many of the men are doing this
work through ignorance of the law,
and my mission is mainly to warn them,
for the next expedition sent out by the
government will be to arrest the parties
and punish them"
That's mighty kind in the govern
ment, but the fallers will think it's a
sort O. bluff, an when you commence
to give 'em advice, like as not they'll
tell you to pop your whip an 90
ahead. | know that thar's some o.
them that would just as soon shoot you
as to look at you"
We talked until bedtime, and when
| went to sleep, | dreamed that the
beautiful little girl sat reading to me.
The next day travelled around con-
siderably. | met several men who con-
fessed that they had been cutting tim
Der from government land, bit that
they did not know it was crime, and
promised me that they would desist.
was repeatedly warned, though, con
corning certain parties who would
treat my kindness with contempt.
One day heard that the SIMMONS
boys, quite a large family OF semi
outlaw were cutting timber at night
and r4iCing it down the river. Near
80 place whore the work was going
"a, stood an old desorted cabin, and
telling the captain that | would spend
the night there, | LETT his hospitable
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