The Dillon tribune. [volume] (Dillon, Mont.) 1881-1941, 1886-07-17

roHt!;n ln,nbles ez was eynr ,.,,...,
we tore an scooped up the s.o,,-, ,,'.,> ' up
thi,r elf q couple O steam .I,f,.,' - >.'.'iss
got II tilar am war runuin 8 . .7.', ''''
tii.''s The way ne an The IN. Ia ="
n."" was 2hlXs.' up together in the r,,,',.
p s,..:> 'iooes% cou'o IA toi WITCH v,r.
" " lel'' an Il aate y hHttul q dollars ~
= |'''tI''':S istsH I. Catered uD a show
~ 1i'''s mud an booked lit it under y
''l'Ne'scope, heh Il si,!reretl about two
tH''ts me or TWO par's bar 10 one ,>a,,
'i'd'' for the way lA. hair an MOE. s ~,
o'-se:' As" We're 4 caution. IL, s;s.;.,4
machines <
al, arter ne an the bar had n,av,.,;
circus ut the foot o that ridge fu,. t,.n ~
n1teen 1n1aates begun to see. b'uus} m,
.ne BAR We're git.iil the biz eap,l q. I'm.
ilsht. an int the prospects fur ~. ;, YEA.
Term the brc! bark an the sassv1rax ir,n.
ihe ears outlet was very promisj,,,
were list ''e:riilnin' to pictul M'r;ar 81 ,
to!ahle slick -lookin' wilder. sn;r, If i."
age, Wen | heerd q big, crackiiu sor-l
up toards the top o the hill w'icu n,,shas
llos onter i've hulderd foo. high list ~
that pint. The bar heeyd it. too X,
10Th quit a-chaWin', an go,1ein, .n,.
p'a!i'in, an wont to loolin' and !:stenin
It ci'!n take me ionger'n in, here 1o the
counter to skiver wat the ,stnrh,,cs,
were, and the bar got all inklin, Of it NJ
the same time. Somehow or other q hio,
rock at the top O the ridge had come ,oos,.
an it had started on q leetle trip tlown -,
the heller. An its line O march, ,,.co,,
We're plumb to'artls ME an the bar Will.
me an the b'a: didn't lose no tim. il.
agrecin to Il Nag O truce. We kin bate
Tie har started on the dead jump to'artls
one pint o the compass, an sot nv sail.
in the opposite direction The rock wer. y
tearin down the steep hill like a
cannon ball, an trees was sn;;,
PIN an fyin' ev'ry which way afore i
Suddenly an idee hit me- Quickar'r
lightnin' ! turned to foller it out, L,
showed me way to get the best O. thai
bar yit. The bar had got couple roo,
away. skinned my eye up at the rock :.
comln' down like a roarin' hurricane, ar
made my Gil culations. Then / give two
Jumps and had that bar by the hind legs.
1e were So s'prisel that he didn't seem to
see " AZ ! We're up to till 'twere too late. /
"f"- l.hl Dacl: 70 the foot O the hill, right
n I'll" path o the flynn rock. got thar
1s' III time, am. clutchin' the bar by both
hind paws, throw'd myself back ez far ez
could an held the bar thar zif he'd been
IN wise. l heerd a noise like IN arth-
quake. an felt a wind th't must ha' ben
travelln' about two thousan' miles a min
ute, an then didn't hear nor see nuthin'
more. Wen come to things was ez quiet
TN peaceful ez Il mornin' in May. were
layln' OFT sullpin' like hunderd foot FIN
"har ia ben holding the bar down. |!
was clutchin in each hand the hind foot
OF bar. Thut's all q the varmint tn
were tn be seen. Tn rock were layin'
down in the ho!ler right on the edge o the
swamp half buried in the muck It's thar
ylt, boys, an if ye go an dig it up yell fins!
IN under it all that left o the bar"
The Squire was about 10 say something,
when the Old Settler got up aud started
Tor the door, He stopped with his hand
on the latch. His face was red, and his
cane was in the air.
THAT bar mOwt ha had Il ring in it's
nose. dod durn ye.' he said. Il, nlowt ha'
had l, ring i'll its hose, an nlowt hn' had
bells on its toes! Any way, it had the
'neanest an uglicst disposition, b'gosil, OF
any bar th't ever see or heeru tell on.
Fur all that, Were enough fur It, an
downed it. But, Squire. ii thai bar had
a had disposition like your'll wouldn' +
ha been here to tell We this tonight. an
that rock Il ha' ben my grave-stlln Std O
the bars, b'gosht mighty an N ria1',l
ben wilder"
The Old Settler whizzed his cane
through the air, whacked the floor with
old-time vigor, and slammed the door
behind him as naturally as ever. When
the landlord shut up the tavern the Squire
vas laughing yet.-Eh Mott in New York
Sun.