, 1884-03-20
sheriff sharpless' Partner

Our readers probably noticed in yester-
on Tuesday a fellow by the name of
Phelps, who had been held for some time
as n vagrant, was released from Jail and
had gone his way rejoicing. Well, Phelps
did rejoice, and he reioiced a good deal, as
the sequel shows, and why shouldn't he
rejoice. He said to himself it is to be pre-
sumed, for as soon as he got down town
and had struck" some one for n quarter
Phelps went forthwith to a saloon and
proceeded to look directly upon the wine
when it was red, and kept on so doing I'M
til the wine or Phelps, or both, got ex-
ceedingly red indeed. He then turned
his attention to discussing the merits and
dement's of matters and things in general
and of men in general also. Everything
was very lovely in his estimation, the
country was saved, the people were all
which ought TO rufle up the feelings of
the people, particularly at the present
time, except it were the foot and mouth
disease. He had that himself, but it was
mostly the mouth that allied him. He
kept up this kind of a racket until about
midnight, going from one saloon to an
other, striking every man he met for a
quarter until finally he brought up on
Fifteenth street. Here his spontaneous
admiration of all things terrestrial took a
new turn. This time it was Sheriff Sharp
less that he was especially DESTROYS of
commencing. He knew, and the Lord
knew-or if there was no positive knowl-
edge of the fact on the part of him
he was sure thut he would guess at it,
that Sheriff Sharpless was a good man
and a good officer-in fact he loved that
man land don't you forget itI'
Phelps kept up this sort ola racket"
until he concluded he would like to go
into partnership with him-then he was
sure he would, and finally he came to the
conclusion that he was in truth and in
fact a full fedged partner of our worthy
sheriff. By this time the light of the
morning dawned and he at once made his
way to Baker JOhnson's where he went
in and with a part offs '.hoiy Doidness,"
as some of the preachers would term it,
he announced that he was very DESTROYS
of purchasing a small bill of goods; he was
a partner of Sheriff Sharpless at his ranch
southwest of town, and must start out in
a very short time, and therefore if they
would please put the goods up as soon as
possible he would consider himself under
many, many obligations to them.
The clerks didn't know much about
him they said, but if he was a partner
with Seth Sharpless it was all right,
wherupon the clerks and assistants rustled
around in their prompt and accommodate
ing fashion, and soon had put up, packed
up and tied up a bill of goods of all sorts
amounting TO the value of $94.4 40 and
ready for delivery at once. Phelps stepped
out for a moment or two to ''send-rOund'
for the goods when Deputy Sheriff Hos
ford happened along. Then one of the
gcntlemanly proprietors inquired some
what in regard to the sheriff's partner"
The eat very soon jumped clear out Of the
bag and search was at once made for him.
Phelps was soon found and in the act
of looking upon some more wine when it
was red, and at once invited up to sec his
partner" the sheriff,
When he reached the court house he
made up his mind that he was being in
suited and organized a little row on the
side, which was very promptly attended
to by Mr.. Hosford. The row didn't last
very long. The outcome of the matter
was that Phelps was lodged in Jail again
and this time on a more serious charge
than the one for which he was formerly
held.
1t is said that Sharpless thinks a good
deal of his partner"