Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-03-12
lot AMArcB FOR the DUDE.
Esthetlc from Bosten Aston.
fshes q Texas Cowboy.
New York stAr.l

Talk about yer doods,' said .
kas stock man on the Chicago
rlington & Quincy train las,
hit, "but leetle the doodesl
bd / ever seen was fellow thai
ne from Boston into our kentry
rear ago las September"
He didn't stay in Texas long
uess," said a little man with 9
hat.
'Yas, he's there now"
4 thought they wouldn't let Q
de live in Texas"
wall, I'll tell you how 1t wui
come to let him stay. HI
me down there with his peaked
OTIS and his tight trowsers an
Ter kid gloves a slingin' more
le than new Congressman or
Fourth O. July, an a.tellin
ks that his doctor said he'd eoI
consumption an d have ia
g in a warm climate"
'Ah, yes, Of course you pitied
poor fellow. and let him stay
that account"
''Not that exactly but. as /
u a-sayin', he slung his style
Es a Mormon walkin' by q
hited States Marshal's Office.
all, one night he como into a
loon where a lot Of US wuz
drinkin'. an e steps up to the
Ir an says: 'Aw-I say, bah
5ndah, give me a triAe Of aw
I'm lemonade Bill jackson
lied right out an then says e:
Boys, what dye say--let's make
be dood drink GIN 1t wuz q go;
o Bill walks up an slaps the
lood on the back like he'd break
i'm In two. Bills the best man
IN the muscle in our null ksntry.
Say, says Bill. you'd better
lrink gi6 'Aw-but it's VAIN
emonade desiah, says the dood.
Wall. says Bill. warm lemonade
lon't 60 in these ere parts; you
thinks gin or you drinks nothin';
'ou hear me-. 'It--aw-seems-
o me you are mistaken, says the
lood, 'ithout seemin' to see there
sas trouble ahead; L want 10
rink VAIN lemonade, an he
cached out fur the glass. Bill
vunk at the rest Of Us, an says
o the dood: Dye know what
I'm a-goin' to do ef yer tries to
lrink anything but gin?' 'Weally,
do not, nah deah boy Wall,
ays Bill. Pm a-goin' to stan
'ou on your head in that box O.
awdust.' 'Aw-that would not
70 wight. says the dude, a.tippin'
lis glass to drink. Bill rech out
IA grabbed i'm by the neck, an
never seen q man get licked so
uick."
"'BiII was too much for him,
Fas he?'
"No, stree; it was tother way.
: was Bill that got licked. Jeru-
Alem and Gin'ral jackson, how
hat dood did jump aboutl An
very time q jumped e fetched
Bill one on the eye, er under the
ar, er along the jaw, an Bill
ould1't get in gunshot Nv i'm.
Why, thet air dood he'd more
ricks fur fightin' than Bill ever
lresmpt nv. First he'd be behind
Dill, an then on top NV i'm, an
hen under i'm, an every time
3i -opened an eye, the dood
tuck q fist in terry fist, it
lidn't make no difference to i'm.
IL wuz jist about ez handy with
lie thumpers ez any man needs
o be in this world. It didn't
AXE more'n a minute TO 60 all
round Bill, an over i'm, and
trough i'm in the bargain; an
hen when he had Bill pretty we'll
icked he took i'm the 6redest
rack on the nose an sent 'im
,ver in the corner behind the
ce-box like a bundle nv old
,lothes.
"What did he do thenf'
"Why, he jist turned around
IN brsshed the sawdust of nv
lis knee where he had ducked
lown to come up under Bill. an
Isys .: Gentlemen. will you all
DIN me-sv-in a VAIN lemon
Ide?' An we jired i'm too quick.
Eyes, he's there yet; an I
,uess he kin stay unless tho con-
gifts away with i'm.
There hain't nothing else down
here that can do it, that's sure. !"