Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-10-09
AN EASY SET.
CHAPTER l..

travel. When it became known that |
was great traveller" number of
prominent men, who wore ''bed tick
suspenders and wheat straw hats, call
ed upon me. The spokesman, old Mat
Tyler, shook hands with me and said:
'They tell me that you have been
round d right smart?'
'Well,'' I replied with befittine
modesty. II have seen some little OF
the country.
Il reckon SO. They tell me that
you've rid ON the railroads."
''Oh, yes. I was once conductor of
gravel train
"A whut sort of tramp
"A gravel train--a train that lauls
gravel and other material for repairing
the road" =
The old man began to weigh this
piece OF information, while Nick Arm
strong, removing his lank leg from O.
corner OF my writing table, incre du-
lousy shook his head.
"Ef that's the case" said old Mat.
q you oughter know how to make a
newspaper, for it peers to mo like q
man that ken take kere NV a railroad
Z cayah ken take kere Nv ANYTHING that
happens to come along. What air YOU
goin' to ak fur paper, Mr.. Brizen-
tiDep''
''My name is Bristol"
"Yas, that Is a fact sence you men.
ton 1t. A family of BrizeDtines
used to live down here on the north
side O. the Knob an L sometimes git
Their names mixed; but you amt an
swered my question. What're YOU
goln' to Ak fer your paper?"
Two dollars year"
"Whutr' the old man exclaimed.
your
''Oh, yes''
''Wall, how must we pay?n
In advance"
"Befo' we git the papers?''
TO giveP''
There is no need of security. That
is the way all the newspapers do.'
II didn't know. Do you reckon the
paper will help the townp'
Undoubtedly it will"
''Wal, didn't know. A man was
through here about a month ago an
he said that they started newspaper
in his town an it pretty nigh killed
the place, but / RECKON we'd better
gin you a trial Whut do YOU saw.
Armstrong;" J.
Il amt PARTICULAR" Mr.. Armstrong
replied. Don't know but it mont
be good ldee to try him a lew
MI. Armstrong was the champion
wrestler OF the settlement and q
''tew falls" was favorite expression
with him.
~ reckon you're right, Armstrong, "
old Mat rejoined. Then, ADDRESSING
me, he added: You'll find us q
easy set Nv folks to get along with.
1t has been said that we air too easy
tllr our own good, an don't know
bat it's a fact. Wall, start the shebang
runnin' jest as soon as you git ready.
Don't You want to dampen your
whssulp'' ..,lf. liz. .,,s .,-l' -
This was = polite invitation to take
, drink. Iexcused myself in self-de-
tense for the favorite beverage of
Gnat Cove, made of alcohol and wa
ter, was q merclless enemy to man
kind. aE5# s7 =" II.
$50 these are the men with whom
I must DEAL" I unused, as I turn
ed to my work ''They may prove
to be stubborn at first, but I must
educate them. I have mission to
,.*.ea ts3a2 CHAPTER H. zxs ~
The businesses of Gnat Cove was not
extensive. There were three General
merchandise stores, one carpenter
shop and q blacksmith shop. Anyone
would have said that / was fool for
attempting to publish q paper in such
. community, but ]. Of course. knew
better. ,Gnat Cove had prospects. It
was on the line Of 3 prospective rail-
road, and, everyone said, would soon
be tho county scat. In Arkansaw the
rural county seat is ever on the eve Of
being removed. To hear the local
celebrity talk, q stranger would think
that the court house was built on
wheels. received some little fnan-
cial Encouragement from the .smer-
chants' and lawyers, all Of whom adj
vertlsed n tho Spear, but I soon dis
covered tlle inevitable drawback TO
country jolrna lisrn local strife. There
were two factions that were bitterly
opposed to each othor. These differ
ences 81 opinion were not political.
They were the 0utg Of 8 certain
sort Of 8..bully q w0 men wanted
to run tho town. Old Mat Tyler was
chief 81 ons fa0tion. and 8 lawyer nam
cd Flip HAnksSWas len der OF the other
faction I Y1nn1d HI i wiaA IL vEnnld