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

lHE OlIlJ NEl Lien.
"lt's Just nine year ago yis:er.y sence l
had that rippin' OF circus with the big
bar over on the edge O 'Bijer Davis clear
in'," said the Old Settler, taxing off his
spectacles and looking around Oh the boys
without q quaver ora blush. as il they
didn't know, every one of them. that he
hadn't seen I, bear tor these last twenty
years.
Thar" exclaimed the Squire, with one
Of his wicked winks at the boys, and look
Of Knocked gratefuiness at the Old Settler.
"Major." said he, 'yuv lifted Il load otf,l
Inc ti,at'll pull my lefo down ,nore'n nine.
teeu pound! An wllnt Bier Davis be
tickied nor nuthin' Wen tell him O this,
'Rijer riz it from il cun boys, an never
in all my life see sech Il innercent an
'fect:onit critter ez that bar grrwef up
to be An playful! Wy, jis like kit
teg; an it'd foller anybody. 50 ez Bier
had to keep it tied up. 1t got omitted one
day III the spring OF ''1-w'y, 50 it were,
Major! Yer right. Jist nine years ago
yisterd'y! 1t got omitted, an edged away
some'rs afore anybody 'skivered tht it We're
missin', an they never see nor heeltl nutl-
IN Of it arterwuds. Ye see it We're my
fault tht the bar got omitted, being our
to 'BijeT's that day u fOOlin' with it; an
the thought th't it mowt ha' follcred some
no count bushwhacker off, an tint maybe
he had sold it, an lnowt be a trapesir'
bout the country p'formin' with an organ
grinder, is watts ben Il weighil me down
ever since. But now th't know th't the
POOR inherent critter escaped sech end
in ez th't kin rest easy % nights wunst
more. But say, Ma cr" said the Squire
in mildly dcprecatory tone. I'VE ortc:
said sumpin' bout it, fore this. keepin'
mum all the vile th'l ben sufferin' 'bout
it hain't no way to treat u neighbor. An
the ring in the bars nose, Major, w'at'd
We do with tEat?"
The boys almost hello their breath. Here
was an occasion that justified the Old
Settler in humping the floor into splin-
tiers with his cane and in raising the tav"
ern roof with the amplitude and force OF
his well known vocabulary. But he re-
NAMED as unruffied and undisturbed AZ
the pail of drinking water OH the tavern
BENCH He looked at the Squire rs it he
pitied him, and balmly said:
Squire" said he, If 'twa'n't fur Yer
terrible oniort'n disposition, We mowt
make q livin' .carin' for sheep. FIX il is,
yer leetle too quar'lsome. But yer can't
pick no quarl with me, Squire. It's cas-
Ter, b'gosh, to rile blattin' eve thin it is
to break up the straight squee.ee O my
disposition. Dominic skinner usety say
TIT a soft answer turneth away rats an
vile don't 60 quite es fur cZ to swallow
a.o that. kin give it to We ez 4 pint TIT
itnay do yc a heap . good to knew, THAT
o!e level head is worth more thin twenty
in, E,. nj
targi, it, ,tuire'
The boys were ;;sto,;utletl aud iiSap-
pointed.
IT yuv ever skinned along the north
elgeo' 'Bijer Davis clearin, boys con-
t'Auet the Ok! Settler, we nloWt ila no.
ated a big rock tht lays in the sWanlpy
ae!ler at the foot o Slidin' Ridge. Th'
aa!at 10 one other rocks nigh that un. an
aany ye has seen it layin thar yuv
more n likely wondered how III sam Hill
Il got thar Tn huin't 10 one knows how
u come to be thar but ME, ar sencc jis'
happened to think ct it here Tonight, Ill
lei you how it were
Nine year ago yisterd'y M'riar says to
a'e int She would like to hev some roots
aA YARDS, To stew up inter OF fashioned
cot beer.
!kn0w'd they was plenty Oh 'em out
N the edge O 'Bijer Davis ciearin. ant!
l hadn't had trapse in 'ile woods
=, my last set-to with the AMY, tol'
y ia: .ar Id pop over to 'Bijers an gethe1
Ine YARDS. So showed my gcaftin'
.4te IN my pocket an went found TIL
~ .' orch peelin' ez free ez a boy goin' in
".Mm!n; an the way 'Biier's woods
aes Q YARDS would ha' skecrt the collie
sSsy I'm week-old baby. went down
IL. my Knees ut the foot O. Slidin' Ridge,
w.. more thin yankin' out sassyt-ax root,
, ga Aerswot! come a whack long side y
W.: Nead, an l flew an slid an tulnblet
, ,e, s )! like Il quarterly an acre %
NY lore got my bearin's.
,,,.a 'asntnln'' says, ez l grabbed an
vn .sAeo lur sumpin' to anchor to- An
W. clear sky at that says.
,,' wen found myself ag'n, an got I'D t.
s,rh J"eA an see ii the lightnin' had lef,
Nav, .a.he standin', wat shoul, loom III
Mia, me ne out big bar, right on the spo,
l;n;n, ~ oeen iiggin', an thar he sot
INV, w my birch bark an sassyfrax, e.
lad ao,n ez lightnin' rod petldler liz
esokin, come up ahind me ez were
L.y aa.u the roots, an had swatted me off,
Main, uggin's! Wull, now, b'gosh,
10 dea a a golnter lay down an put up with
tspu.;n.u IN nonsense from bar withou,
lack W.T.. .ne question, an so jist hustled
N in I ssa my graftin' knife in my hand
ar Vas yuan nine seconds me an that
acAied inter one @ the pooties,