Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-06-26
NELLIE And |. Z

astr. "A crOWd OF men we're gaCn6feu
IN front Of Major Hasl ttt's internal re-
freshment saloon gazing q : poster
stuck up on one Of the shutters. The
Thin, lanky man reading The notice aloud
for the edifcation Of the less gifted por-
zion Of the crowd il the editor and pro-
prietor Of the only newspaper in the
town, the Silver Gully Bantam. and
the poster in question is sample of his
skill in the printing line: I. Il.
sNor1cE The citizens Of Silver Gully will
De on hand to- morrow at p. m. to meet the
San Francisco stage and give hearty welcome
TO our new school mistress i-.. Il \ 81.
~. 4GEoRenv. HAs1Err, Mayor.
aP R--White shirts" 3st&F s s5
Ten minutes after the poster was
read there was o corner in white shirts.
Old Levys stock of seven, which had
been his store ever since the town came
into existence, realized for their owner
1000 per cent profit. The unfortunates
who found themselves without the COW
eted shirts were downcast and disconso-
late, but genius finally found a way out
OF the difficulty. A roll Of muslin was,
cut up into false shirt fronts which
were intended to be tucked under the
vest and pinned to paper collar.
Noontimo found the Gullyites out in
! full force, arrayed in their finest. The
Mayor soon emerged from his home.
and the wav he strutted around, all rt.-
splendent in full dress suit and shiny
high hat, would have caused peacock to
die with modification at being outshone.
The low cut vest revealed a "sparkler,"
big as walnut, and emitted such bril-
liant rays that one would feel almost
inclined to believe The owners assertion
that he didn't need any light in his
house at night time.
1t was proud moment for the first
citizen Of The town when he mounted
soap box and delivered himself Of a
speech, the preparation of which had
caused him sleepless night:
Fellow citizens--Vendi, vidi, .vici-
we came, we saw, we conquered. We
came to this now blooming paradise
when it was nothing but rocky waste.
We stuck to it and struck rock, and
then we spread like grease spot on
our Sunday pants. Soon we was big
enough to support fust class Ticker
saloon, and now have concluded that we
kin support school teacher to make
scholars Of our young uns. Now when
T introduce you. fellows you must
bow and take your hat oft,
like this" and suiting his actions to his
words he removed his head covering,
and in attempting to make bow he
threw his center Of gravity out of line,
and as natural consequence. the soap
, box tilted and landed that fowery
orator all IN heap on the ground. The
Mayor did not let this mlsLap annoy
him. and soon had them scraping and
bowling in a manner that would have
delighted the heart of a French dancing
master.
Way down the road cloud of dust
was arising, growing larger and larger,
until finally from it's midst the stage
coach burst in view. The horses were
galloping like mad, and instead OF the
brawny form of Tom, the driver, hold
ing the lines, there stood a girl, her feet
firmly braced against the foot board,
lying back with all her strength on the
reins. The trained leaders slackened
their speed as they approached their
usual stopping place, and stopped still.
AS soon as the coach came to a stand
still tho girlisb form dropped back in q
faint. A dozen men spranS to the
coach top, and a CHASTITY sight they saw.
There lay Tom, the driver, with q ter
ribla hole in his chest, FROM which the
blood poured with each heart throb.
Tender hands lowered the motionless
form to the ground, where ready arms
received him.
The Mayors house was turned into q
hospital and lis wife lntoa nurse. The
girl soon regained her senses and told
her tale. She was the schoolmistress
they we're waiting to welcome. About
Ave miles from Gully the coach was
stopped by robbers. She was on the
seat with Tom, the driver, when the
robbers, with leveled guns, brought the
stage to q stand still. Some half
dozen passengers were ordered to
get out, and, while they were being
searched, Tom slipped revolver into
the little teachers hands and whispered /;
"Shoot at the man at the leader, 8
head" Quick as a fash she leveled
the already cooked weapon. Bang
went the heavy Colt. A bullet passed
Within foot Of the robbers head and
struck the horses ear. The frantic
animal reared up, and struck the rob-
Der with both fore feet. Down to the
ground the crushed robber dropped,
and the coach gave q jolt, jolt as the
wheels rolled over the prostrate
wretch's body. Bang! bang! crack
crack went the robbers guns, and one
bullet struck poor Tom in the breast as
he turned around to yell defiance at the
outwitted rascals. With moan he
dropped back on the seat senseless.
Grasping the lines, which we're
dropping from Toms nerveless hands,
she guided the horses to town. A party
from the Gully rode back over the
road and found the lifeless body OF the
crushed robber. The passengers were
ionnd close by tied to trees
and relieved Of all their val
uables. l., The town rang with
praise for the plucky schoolmistress,
and the Daily Bantam, in special edi-
Etion issued to commemorate the lynch
ing Of the three robbers who were
ieanght the day after the affair, alluded
to her as a Joan of Are" A neat little
frame school house had been erected in
anticipation OF her coming, and soon
the school was one Of the Gnlly's most
priced institutions. s...
!. Miss Jarden, the teacher, boarded
with the Hasletts, and was the pet OF
the town, Every man she met on the
street raised his hat and bowed respect
fully to her. # tE
III About six months after the dramatic