Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1885-09-04
FINALLY WON HIM.
An Arkansaw Gentleman Who
Was Not Loaded for Talk.
When the Right Spot Was Reached He
became Very Bonanza OF Infor-
tiiation-He Knew What IKls
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tain situated In a rather thiuly popul aeed
part Of the country. It was only after
much difficulty that the party reached the
top of tho mountain. as tho path was very
steep and rugged. and they were much
surprised upon gaining the summit t. find
q small house Colonel Bill Bodkins; q
well-known gentleman who once came
within q few votes of being eiectsI Gov
ernor OF the State, remarked th ut he would
go over, speak to the owner Of the house
and gsin irom him what information he
could with regard to the p!aca The party
went on au the Colonel went to the
house In front OF the door he found q
large. an sular. lazy zy-looklng mai s ttiny
on q stump.
"Halloa, my good manw
"That's me-" he replied, throwing oIe
leg over the other and shaking hts foot.
''Can you give me any information con-
corning this placer"
"Kain't give y on nuthin'. Times air too
hard"
The Colonel was amusei He we'll ul-
derstood the character of the man with
whom he ha to deal, having mt many
squatters while he was, "stumping" the
State.
"How long hav, you lived heref"
81 come here before the c)ws went
dry"
Yes, suppos, so. My friend, p'rty
OF gentlemen have come here from Lit 10
Rock to tax, a look at this placs AMI to
determine whetha ar or not it can b, mad,
good summer res prt Isuppose there's
a go ID spring near here"
"Yes, fine spring."
81 am glad to he " it. How's the wa
teri"
"I;'s about as damp as any water as
long there's any of it left, but there
ain't none now"
"You d mt tell me sol?
eyes, do. II Hint you wouldn't
know nothin' about it."
"The spring is dry them"
"No it WANT dry then, but It Is now"
"Are there any other sprin ,s?"
"Yes, plenty of 'em."
"How are they?"
"Wel, reckon. amt heerj M COM
plaint."
"Come, my frie1l-"
"I'd rutber set here. us too hot to be
stirrn' about"
"Do you own much of this land?"
"I've got as much of it as I want"
"How much is it worth per acre?"
'Don't know; do your"
"It's no. so hi sh as the land In the VAL
ley, is ii?"
"ob, yes; it's hbout thousand feet
higher"
81 mean that It Is not so expe 1siva"
''Then why didn't you say SOP"
"Dd you ever hear Of q ma1 named
Colonel Bodkins?'
"Yes. They said he was thief, an /
voted agin him fur Govsrnor."
81 am that man, s;r.'
THAT'S oil right amt got moth n you
can steal"
"Come now, that was on,y a campaign
lie Tou know what a campain lie is, doa't
you"
"Yes, they tpld one on me whea was q
candidate for Conssabte."
did it injure your"
"It wouldn't il it hadn't been for a old
feller named Gaston."
"What did he do?"
"Frovei it on me, an I reckon sich a
caper was about wIut q .ored you, want
it!"
"Oh, no. never stole anything in my
life"
Then don't reckon you've boen livin'
very long"
''How would you like TO see a large hotel
on top of this mountain?"
"Wouldn't make no diff erenee TO me-"
Say, won't you please show me around
q Iittle?"
"No, amt got time"
"What have you got to do?"
"Hold this stump to keep it from gettin'
away.
''l'll pay you for your trouble"
Saint got no trouble to SELL II had it
I'd give it away"
"Then you won't go with m,?"
TNoalb
II was thinking about starting big dis:
tillery up here"
"The squatter ieaped from the stump
and exclaimed:
Stranger, Pm your man. Jes' come
along with me an PI show you she putti-
est spring of water you ever seed. A still
house 10 the very thing that society needs
up here. Come on"