Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-04-25

HI, PLAYS that we'll on the hovs," whiS
Tered Bruener {" ME "pld you ever notice
with nine Ir'orl, uut of ten that If You tel
them ul ANYTHING You want to >"l that it
had they II l-lrve the contrary Maylr it
l-,'al~,. N,'>r all dropped uur"m~''i"u~ly int,
the habit uf tluukru- each urlrr har-
There WA, "a nnI~, gam, "t ards. and at
every second tho wrH worn ls.>'cISurl~ wrr,
thumi-d ON the tahI, with r>oumtiug
whackN Mr Rankin while not ss'lln
gohls. was setting rows "i tumhler| Un IL,
bar and black lnttle heforr them III II
sponse 10 the frequent call of the player
stuck for the drinks
Broener scvmr,i we'll acquainted with tn,
place and it, hahI.u">. Ny presence will
him attracted som8' curiosity
"Bruthrr' heard some one inquire OF hin
in low voice, referring to mv>rlf
NO, nephew, was his reply. Just out
from the states. Been down to the bay Il
bring him up"
How does your claim pan outf- aske,
another.
Good for five dollars a day yet" SAID
Brocner. II don't want Ia work it all out
Afraid shaut get another like ii"
"Nuu seem To take life pretty easy" re
marked the last inquirer.
Why should | take life hardr replie,
Brorner But why do you think | tax,
things Easy
"Be,au>,. YOU Inn't work hard like the resi-
of the bows, was the answer
Il don't believe in hard work" replie,
Brnener, filling his pipe Il think the btS
work is the work that's easiest done. knocA
off early III th, afternoon 50 that may hav,
some time 10 cook my grub decently, wash my
tlannels and make my cabin comfortahI,
without using up every bit of strength in my
body Nou See expect 10 I've dodging aruun,
when most of YOU fellows that take life -
hard are cold in your graves-lf you're lucky
enough Ia get IA grave. Sou're using up now
more strength than you've got To spare anC
patching up the rents i'll it with whisky. It
all very nice working in the river till yor
shiver. and then coming out and warming ~
with whisky every fifteen minutes But
You'll pay for it inside of ten years. How
much rum ger day did the Willow Bar boy,
use when they were building that wing dam :
Used to send two gallon demijohr
twice a day to be filled" said slow, heavy
voice. and the manner of saying it seemed Il
imply that il was something to boast Of
And amongst ten of YOU. All right Min
let's all take a drink, sand Broener Come
All hands. Fall i'll! Forward with youI
ldnners"
The company present gathered before the
bar. The bottle and glasses were again sci
out All waited with Il rigid decorum until
each glass WAS filled and ready, and then
with a heres luck" and a solemn, stimuli
taneous gulp, the fluid was poured down
with an occasional rasper, Hem" or al
eager graSpiug for the water pitcher. testi-
hed 10 the vigorous rawneSs of corn
whisky
A sad and solemn performance" said
Broener. Another screw in our respective
cofiins. Boys. who b0sSes this bar, We OF
John Barleycurn"
"Barleycorn, | gueeS," said piping voice
Reeds got en-. Snakes. Alone in his
cabin for two weeks with a tivegallon
demiiohn of whisky Saw him as wa
comm up Sweepin his doorstep like fury
Asked him what was the matter Lord
how he vell,,d Matter! Matter enough
Can't You seei The house Is full of bug
and beetles. snakes and CentlpedeS, horned
toadS and humble bees and | can't keeJ
EN- OUT | vamrneed-
He was up here yesterday afternoon,
said another Come walking into the store
Gulet enough until he saw Rankin behind the
counter. took him for Il mule team, | gueSs
ANYWAY. he made for him with a black-Snake
whip. singing out: Whoa, Whoa, Haw-
Git up thar How Rankin did git from be
hind that counter and old Reed after him,
up the hill The boys got after EN- ami
started Reed home Nice man to he having
round loose. Somebody ought to look after
him
He came here fortnight ago TO lay in
his winters proViSiOn>,' said Rankin IL
asked him to make out his order Well, he
said be guessed he'd have a sack of -four, ten
pounds Of pork, four pounds Of sugar, three
OF coffee and ~ on, a. he went along leSsening
the numl-r of pounds until he got 20 thu
whisky He said Of that he'd have a barrel
cut him down Ia five gallons. | s'p0se he
commenced on that before tackllng the
grub"
81 wish" said one, 81 had his claim. any
way, on that point Of rocks, They ~ay he's
got pickle jars full of dust buried under his
tent | saw him take ten ources one day out
Of a pot hole myself
YES, hes one of your lucky ones. Rum,
luck and a Boston sailor 90 together. Put
Reed without cent on bar nohody ever
got a color from before ill him full of
whisky. and give him pan and an iron
spoon, and he'll pull straight tor the only
$40 chiSpU ON the bar. FL | could manage
Reed Id break him in and Use him for gold
p'inter, as ! would Brass here to pint for
quail, Said Big Dick
We passed this unfOrtunate's cabin on our
way home and heard him cursng the tiend>
summoned 10y his repeated fiery draughtS,
and 10 all hut him invisible. 1t was Il hOrri-
ble sound in the darkness and stiffness Of the
night, issuing. as it did, from the base Of a
craggv mountain which lowered in the black
neSs against the SKY.
They call it living" said Broener. Poor
chaps. Its the best they can do. They re
good fellows. But half of them are killing
themselves. because. for the first time in
their lives, they find themselves freed from
all social restraints and in country where "A
man can do pretty much as he plcastS 50
long Us he pays his bills and minds his own
business"
They're living now" he continued. "On
the stable yard muck hill side of life, and
call it Independence. That is TO say. indie
pendence' with them means disregard for
dress, rough language, and cutting away
from all the amenities, manners and polish
of the older settlements. Ii is a great mis-
take. They cant always remain in it.
They've got 10 beautify life, refine it, polish
it in spite Of themselves and ten years hence
you'll find portion Of the fellows on this
bar living i'll towns and cities i'll grand
houses, and clothed in purple and fine linen. y
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