Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1884-09-25
A BREACH o. PROMISE.

IAN indebted 10 Mr.. Munps for the
opportunity . tell this story may
not more exactly specify the where
Aboufz Of that honest fradesinan's busi-
ness tkan that he keeps = beer-shop'
wiEhin one hundred miles Of the back Of
Shurrdirch Church. ard which includes
a convenient tsp-room for the use Of
his customerS Il vas here sh.n q
meeting Of caIsous character recent
y Eock place, Mr.. Eumps and myself
being present Il came about Ike this
Il am quoting the landlords own
wor3s)s ss0ld croEgins. who lets bar
rows somcf ues supplies stock rs weli
70 he costermongers abnuf here. and IS
= nan worth good BIZ Of money. He
cones % me. -Mumps. he SAYS, 1
want the use Of your tap-ro0n for an
hour OF TWO tomorrow ternoon on
the quiet and on very particular fzmi-
~ husincss- Iou know that Young
Virgins has been 4 c0urting my eldest
gal. Sarah. this eighteen months snd
more Course ron do he Saws. every
bodT knows H. and have been looking
f1r' a'd 10 their being sPliced As = sound
a1air- But here's something y0u don't
know. HUMPS. znd. If you are the man
i take You for. You would never ex-
pcct Young Virgins has cried or
and SAYS. As plain as Il can be put in
bIack and white. thzt after what has
come 70 his ears be don't see Il. and IL
canf happen And the old chap pro-
enres letter continued Mr.. Numps.
(which here il Is. he having left it with
r~m-r. - =
should be wanted: Miss Cr0gg;ns-
This cnmes 70 let y0n know that what
used 70 feel toT'ds yoa don't no
longer. and q hzinf my iauit Bat yourn-
The wormta Of my afecshin IS now cold
as Aice. and / fancy rou have only got
70 harsk y0ur Al the reason why II
you want further perficusars. as Tn
etill h0nerbul. though no longer luFing.
Vou ca1 harsk my old mother as I Te
toId everrfhtnk 70. What I've give
YOU. meaning the chaney-te--thinss
and the clock. and the other things.
geu may keep aad nav
Y0u BE- happy with them and
Another. i the wust wish Of yours
nj longer. Edward Virgins Old
CroEgins asked me" cont nnsd Mr.
Munlpz .'Ftat I thought of IL and !
sid that il meant cold shoulder and
ro<hing but Il and INQUIRED Il BIS
daughter had any more Of Master
Teddr's letters. She's got about a
hsd Dc K measure fail OF 'em, SIR
SAYS be. and al If en- As hot ss this
one Is hicy. and Tn goinz 70 pull him
On tho ssrrngth Of en- You don't
nlezn-' saEs- -fhst yoa are going 20.
tsE On a brcacA Of prom.seF Not
lkely s1Ts be. I ain such fool. but
I'm co5n' . put n1y gal right. none t1s
zcss lor fhaf- I'm ageineI 70 haTo his
pspp.e and my people here tomorrow
astsrn0on. and fair and square hear
Whnt Les got TO szy. snd what she's
got TO answer. ITe got nv sails word
f1r Il SAWS old CroEgins.' -that she's
been honest and true. and amt
asbamed OF afrsid 70 look him in the
faee. and give him wherefore for his
wfy. however he likes fe put IL Hes
been asked what his grounds are, and
his answer IS. flIst, that 1c never did
downright make q promise. and. sec
ond. thai # he did. aifEr what has hap
pened. he cez' reasonably be asked 10
stick 10 IT. And -szPPass- he-eaa't
prove his czseF Then. says Mr.. Crog-
cias. al Ties and friendship atwcen his
people and my people viii be sroks of.
and Szrab,s brother- Joe. who works
over in BermDudscF Il = lanyard. Kill
be called on TO give Teddy Virgins
damages xant ron TO be present.
tLumps. he SAYS. .you being q family
n111- with grown-sp daurhters Of your
oHn- and I shnuld likssrise zish oaa
ether party. who you know can an
sEer for. % be shere. .y0u aud him act
ing a. referees in case there should be
any aWkwardness.' So said Mr..
Humps 20 NE. II you Ike TO make one
af the rarty there v0ur chance.' Be-
tore closing wish the obliging beer-
shop keepers proposal ! asked him
what / Vas - understand By the .awk-
uzrdness' he t1inted. buf as be pr0mptis
assured me tLssf il was agreed on both
ndes that. whzsever might be proved or
disproTed. there was % be no fight on
his prem;ses.I accepted the ofice he had
suggested
Principally at ne fms appointed the
parties arrived the following afternoon.
dropping In BY sw0s and threes II =
seemingly promiscuous manner. SC as
not q attract the c1rsos:ty OF the Orsii-
nary customers Of the locality. There
H'as Did Mr. Croggins-wao wore his
SUNDAY loug-sieered. mouse-coiored
Felrefeen waistcoat and = "srck MP
collar u this solemn OCCASION ard his
wife and daughter and brother Joe from
Bermonds-y- and \ younger brorher
Peter. to read the love-letters. be being
the ouiy member OF the family VINO was
ssual tr undertaking that arduous task.
and one OF two friends and relatives
On the other side there was Edward
WiEz<ns. . smart foung barr0wman of
build and muscle which told that Il
would Be bv no means . \ walk over
for Mss CrogEin's Berm0ndsey 5ruiher
II Il were TO Be question of giving OF
taking damages. and his mother and =
cousin or two, and al uDc.e. IN the
sarae line cf business as the Tilted dam
seIs pare1f- After glass and \ shak-
snr Of hands all round-excepung
plaintiff and defendant who bowed
stfE5r to each other-just 70 show that
there was 10 ill-fecling. an ad 5Ournment
was made 70 the .zp-room. the parties
sitting e the opposite sides. Mr. Mumps
anu occupy u - AL--4o4- ia-C- LAo
lore c0rresp0ndence was contained in 4
tn tiscuit box and was placed on the
tabie ~ old Mr Erorgins elbow while
rear af ha1d stood Peter the reader.
Laying down bis pipe and elearing bis
roice plaintiIs father opened the pro
ecedingk-
.-Iou are well aver what we're net
here Cor. said he We don't want
% beat about fhe bush like them law
rer cnaps do, and Try 70 prove that
bIac< : While AL tilat We vast TO do
+ % come 70 proper understanding
sbouf the lint in dispu.e. which Is.
las Jeilsy asgxins behaved ike A man
should in wrifin< this beiso ritter hold
h ny hanl and which e 70 be known