Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1886-01-30
Minnie H., and then went home the way

Minnie H., and then went home the way +
he came But tn, It made no difference;
"it was Il part Of the plan."
That night major had more lmgen
than usual, for many Of the boys, carry
ing out their instructions to be melan.
choly, tried to drown their "blues'' in
John B%arleycorn and had to be put to
bed. "rThe rosy" WAS not particularly
fine down there in those days. 1t came
from Manitoba and cost ninety cents y
gallon. Six soldiers from the fort came
over, took Ole smile Il piece. and every
one Of them dropped on the floor, and
one fingered between life and death for a
long time.
We used to have court down there in
those days. We did not give Il continent
tai for the supreme court; we made u
own laws. The times demandedit it. The
jurisdiction Of our courts had to be like
All India rubber blanket, and it was I'M
kindly claimed that We had a sort of Il
local land office of our own in that it was
held by us that Il justice had cognizance
of suits in unlawful detalners for unsur-
veyed land, and We maintained that trib-
unal against all corners; We soon saw
"that the %shrievalty Of Grand Forks
could not dictate to the judiciary Of
Ramseyw We wish we had it now; we
woald override Sparks before morning.
Our ''lone fisherman" MI. Shelley,
was once struck in the face with Il whip
stock down there by a MI. G. The fish.
erman had G. arrested. The trial Was
set for 2 o'clock. q. came into town
about 10 o'clock in the morning and
found Shelley seated by a stove "nurs-
ing his wrath to keep 1t warm" Think
ing to appease him and have the
matter dropped before the hour of trial,
G. asked him to have "a horn" mot u
buffalo horny They took a horn and
engaged in conversation. The time was
not ripe yet ito work" the wilv spearor
Of pickerel. "Wilson, have r cigar ~
"Well wouldn't mind il I did," replied
MIR. 8. And so it went on. "a horn" aud
then a cigar until g. imagined he had 3.
fixed. when he said. "Now 8. you know
did not mean to hurt you and am one
ofthe best friends you ever had" "That's
all right, Mr.. G.; I'll drink your WHISKY
and smoke your cigars, but I will max.
you dance all the same" and he did
Shelley is no tenderfoot.
But soon the ews began 10 be Il little
uncertain. Our t"wnsite oegan to mov.
about on the prairie, rs if uncertain
~here to permanently 10 ;Ate. II took Il
move i'll this direction occasionally stop.
ping along the route There WAS no III
decent haste in its strides. But unlike
Robert Burns spider, climbing the wall
the dark thing would never fall back.
All Of us got to figuring the old sun
in Pixies arithmetic Abnut the frog Jump
ing out Of the we'll; but unfortunately
the frog Was that Of Il railroad aud the
result was this place.
Whew Times were hot then. Ar
indignation meeting WI called to NEE
in Councils office with Deacon Powell
i'll the chair, and resolutions were very
near being passed that would nave con
signed the syndicate" to sheul. Major
do you remember how the blund CAME
into your optic the night the boys came
over and sang under your window
II you've trials and temptations.
II you've n townsitc Any where,
II You find 1t son. to CreelsburS,
Take it 10 Mr. L ri iu pra yer.