Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1885-02-13
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an teth" ~ nd we'll -tnr,d with useful
know lrdg, hut .um, time. u !. hct,rr
q" have a l' srNt an.iS s y II mind.
hnd have ~ calm nuj unrunird ~ tiur
Wh"n u b. needed
iri'ud ~ ~ n' "nrc pui lhre" r"d
poker ,hip IN ih" church plate y, ms.
tale l,w p,upi, would ht,, ktnwn
What 80 du htH tr iu.t went tu the
pastor after ~, -yr, io,'- were over aud
.aid BE- hli thr mnu"N with which tu
redeem that chip ~, tuld the mini.lrr
that the chip wns worth h,e dollars
up town. ani he wunld cash u ~
that prirr The pr.tchor took the
tive dullnf- and saii be- always know
that lh,so little red suu,vnirs came
high. hwi b" didn't know The, wrro
So expensive 70. that
Another friend ~ mlnr who hid no
pr''-"nvr ~ mind whatever went tn .
picniu and h, mistake .nt down un u
bahN that WAS asleep unhrr shaw IN
th" shade n au umbrarruu. ir,r hr-ak.
ing L. nn-o ~" ohill, nose. I mean.
lie was n candidate Tor The Legislature
and dii not wish io Offend the mother
nr lose the vote ~ The father 80 he
tried 'o tutn thu thing N ~ poke by
~aeinR be- i,ln'i no.e u wa- thrre
IL va. torr.hlt showed under ~ the
polls. and be- dr-st,ci ". toe
am rather caul W great rmer-
g"nrs Snme ,ear- agu there Was
~hooting affat In front II ~, uilirr
which terminated fatally. and bu dpuh,
u would have hs.rn slill more 80 u u
had not hcen iur nv coul self l.pus.essiun
and undauntrd courage
The 80, editor. MI BARROW WIS Just
reading nr rnlumn pun IN l,I'e IT -
new bank, aud ! was rnrrfulh f,'yisinF
his grammar With q large mnllrl and
rbisel, when We heard shut Ia front
II the uiilrr
said "Iiarruw. that's shat " Iie
ssih he guessed not. and went on read
ing the pnn
t'rtt) seem some unr ssid ''iiang'"
again. ln - loud tome ~ ,uice aud
sbou, furty four ealllHr Then every.
oo'iy jnmprd fuf the stairs, printers aud
all ! saw that csuld net get dawn
the stairs Ia time lu get shut. so I
rushed nni on the hslruuy aai found
nv srif direeth over the shoutints
Windy smith va. underneath. aud had
ne weapon. white gambler was on
top, aTmed With beautiful p.srl.
handled, ELI coeklng smith A wes.oo
haftt"n" .nlolst. worth about twenty.
,hree dollar. iuclua,nR fright,
Thvw sas aorusi ~ perhaps q hun.
hred men standing around near ht
Not ,a1 n"ar hut Just near enough
M one se'.n.d a. know what u WAS
test to do Iscty oae saw ~ once
tha, IL wasn't right for ihosr mrn ~ be-
shooting =, each other and perhap.
giving nrs,llrs- path. hut ho que
sesm'-i tn have sns pf''srHce ~ mind
That was the siat" ~ ,hing- when I
came proudly forth upon the balcony.
! saw wha, Hns, he done
'tenslrm-n. sald I. In iene. that
rang oW litr = huRlo call. take that
mans gun away Can't suu SEQ that
u ,eu don't dIsarm ,hr gambler he |.
| golug tn klll soae oBeP'
Then there was -llgh, pause, during
which every bod, srcmsd to be- perfectly
willing that the gambler shoulh l~ dis.
armed inall,. seeing that each man
SEEMED to iT aiting for the other. !
called a. n tall. slim man who s,ood
right under me and told him ;. take
away N. gambler. revolver. bs, h-
said Mo- b. was only - stranger IN
town, snd N. gambler wa. a total
stranger ,o him. he wasn't acquainted
with any nne. snd he didn't want to
s"em oiiiCious
Hut ! diin'i lose tay rlf.eontrui
kep, calling on dlfirren, oaes todisarn
the gambler until finally Ha.weli. the
sheriff, oame along. and be- hld ..
.urg.st's
Of esar.e smith died ~ his Wounds,
hat r~mrtnbef the tkousauds ~ either
lives In the town that werr saved hs
this eonl, brave ssi. And still I would
H. u r,gh, over aEsin u the eireum-
ianccs wer. the .sme
SEINE ~ ~, friends -, that. though
brave. ! am q ll,lis rash. TN. dear
irisnd Who Knows the beet. and who is
veTt closely related ~ ms by marriage,
sats that ! am so rs=h that I would
"rush IN where aagel- frsr "a triad "
! wonder " she means anything per.
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