The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1886-12-18
A CAT STORY.

for'y-seven years ago Henry Van
Landt and were choppipg out alder
bushes on tract Of low muck land 10.
Gated in Rome S~ amp, in fact We were
clearing up farm. Henry was dc.
Ecendant Of the knickerbockers and also
graduate Of State prison, lie was AZ |
years NY senior. my mature age being II |,
years. Last but not least was boas.
Henry was my encyclope lia Of ueeful |
knowledge. He'd tell me great many |
things did want to know and great |
many more things that didn't want to
know. He gave bunch Of alders q
terrific thump with the ak; the muck
spattered up into his face, and while he
wiped it of with one leg Of his ovsralls
we rested.
"Hsnk," said !, "are you fond Of GU.
cu,nbers?"
"Qwhat?' sarcastically reioined Henry.
"Cucumbers, that's what said"
| 70 cumbers! Q cumbers! there's no
sech thing. You mean cow.cumbers."
correctingly replied Henry.
81 say it's cucumbers."
"All right, you're so head.strong I
can't learn you nothing"
"You can't learn me nothing hey! you
kuock.kneed, turnip.stealing thief. Say
do you know whose land you're on"
''Its as much mine as its yourn. and
all mortgaged at that, and won't be
, imposed on any longer, either"
"What'll you do about il, you gandsr.
shanked thief"
"Me! thief! I'll quit, and your old
man IL know on it too"
"Then quit; consider yourself dis
charged"
"Shan. quit till I get ready and you
: can't make me neither"
And he didn't quit and in few mo.
ments we became good friends. Our
next topic was on cats. Henry didn't
believe in killing them; he said 1t caused
8 witches to come around in the night
time.
Hank" said l, ''did ever tell yoG
about my poor old Danh? Well, che wa,
: beauty, with stripes around her tai
and red ribbon around her neck. Wei
!. Hank, she was murdered BY Nose Wood
e murdered in cold blood; hung ny befor'
a my very eyes, in Moses door yard.
II was then but five years old; but shoul'
. hive to be hundred, l can never forge
70 the tragic scene. And the best ON,
,s most honest cat too, and her red hande
IT murderer lied about her and said sh
Of crswled into his woodshed and stole
or beefsteak."
M "She never stole beefstcak from him,
ID roared Horny, "'cause he never hal on
III 70 st..l, But never you mind, tina. ca
shall be avenged. can whip Most
and when ketch him III skin hi
:, alive"
:. O. courle, Moss killed the cat--s
- boys are truthful-snd wanted to see
" fight. Muse being too lazy to draw
=, long breath, considered that he woul
~ -, DO an excellent object for Henry to ope
ate on; therefore freely offered him i
- for the sacrifice. Just then / locked !
y the road and saw Nose coming
u" "Thers be is Hank! There he come
- news your time!
' Henry smiled sardonicaly and graf,
his teeth. We wallowsd through Il
he muck lot to the road. Henry 6arfoote
til a. he said his feet sweat when he works
re- with shoes ON
"a Moses face was is placid as the FL
lily canal by moonlight.
al. "Mose," inquired my champion, I'll
,re no time for idle parleyiug; what did y
to kill his cat forl'
al. II never killed nobody's cat" repli
r, Nose.
- Henry informed Nose that the I
q. ser.ion was falsehood; also that he "
~ about t, chsstsa him and squared bill
"A self for battle.
''Go in, Hank" cried.
n. "Take thatl" calculated Henryi b
NJ biz, biir;- only three blows were G
changed. and Henry was on his bs
with Nose on top. Terrific blows We
OF being rnined on Henry's head, and re
ICY hing that the battle was lost and fe
the ing that Henry would hardly DO adsqu'
~ 10 satiate Moses thirst for blood, q
lAy hastily departed from tho scene Of c
Ess mage. When but short distance fr
net the battle ground. heard Henry
all planning 10 Nose that he'd never got il