The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1886-03-25

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e.; 1Ittsdnryh Dispatch.
AMONG SHARPS Tn LONDON,
( How My American Friend Got Left.
In February last year, came to Lon
don for the day, on business which took
me into the. city. Having accomplish
ed tho purpose Of my visit more quickly
than I expected, Twas strolling leisurely
along St. Paul's Churchyard, with the
view Of working my way into the Strand.
Z The time of day was something after
twelve at noon, and of all the busy
stream Of people that flowed city ward
or ebbed past me, it seemed that was
the only loiterer. A man, however,
walking nearly as slowly as 1, seeing
me smoking as he passed, at last stop
ped and asked for light. I gave him
q match. He fell back a little out of
the stream of traffic into the shelter of
a shop window corner, to light his CT
gar in peace. He was short man
about six and thirty, with brown beard
and whiskers, face a triae marked
with smallpox, well-dressed, of gen
tlemanly appearance, and spoke with
strong Gndeed, much too strong) Amer
lean twang. 81.
As I.continued nv stroll. soon he
came aware that was followed by this
gentleman, The slower walked, the
slower. he walked. It is not comforta-
ble - hs fo,,o,raa = n,,1,oa ~ ~ ~, "a
,e - 70 toi'o"ouso : Puiie'u up 70 lee
I nln pass. lnstead OF DONG SO, ne no
Boomer came up with me, than he pulled
up too. =.
IS He set his head just a thought out of
the perpendicular, and looking me full
in the face said, "Guess this is tall
city, Rather tangled to get about in,
thought Now, it amt like Philadelphy,
where our critters knew what. theY-Was
going at before they begun to
build, and ruled all the streets
straight ahead in right lines. No,
& sir, "I IL @
"NoP" ! said CURLY, and was moving
on. .2'5; 535
"a No, sir, he continued, walking by
; my side, ''and it's useless for stranger
in yure city to give his mind to going
anywhere, for he amt likely to get
there. Now, if it amt re-ude of q
stranger asking it, because he is q
stranger land we know how to treat
strangers in our country, sir,) where
MIR uo,, croir r. TOP IJo,,na oor, ,,,,%
me in the way where I'm goin' to. >
II am making for the Strand" /
said; 'tif your way lies in that direc-
ton can show it to you; if not, I can
tell you how to find it. !" Ia
t'Just where I'm castin' about to get
to-" he returned; "nly moorins Is at
hotel opposite Somerset House, and as
soon as I get into the Strand, I can fix
myself right up. SO LII just couple on
to YOU n. g. H.
" allowed him to do so. limited that
| had no wish to show discourtesy to
citizen of that great nation to which he
belonged: My companion had plenty
to say. He ratified on about the States
being this and the States being that, SO
that it was needless for me to do any
more talking than an occasional inter
lection of surprise Or satisfaction, each
I Of which was recognized with a eyes,
sir" or a mo, sir, :" completely final.
He told me he had only been in Eng
land for q fortnight-just taken a run
Z over to see tho old country-and should
1 be back in Moo York again in couple
of months. S y " FL +. + 4. :
When he had passed through Temple
Bar, told him he could be in no fur
Their doubt as to his way, since he was
now in the Strand. /.
81 m considerable obliged, he said,
I'll do as much for you when you
come to Moo York. But you amt goin'
4 to part company like thatp''5 :.3
had freed my arm and held out. my.
hand to wish him good morning.
8 oulu just do q spellp". he contin-.
!ued. N ..s
"a whatpn said I. /.
MI .tpu not make myself clear to the.
4 British intellect? Reckon you'll liquol.?''S
II, No, i reckoned j had rather be ex-5
4 cused.
.Wal," he said, chewing his cigar SO
that it assumed q rotary motion, and,
4 its point described o circle over his
face. "Wal,. sir, it's q custom we hey
I in our country, and we think it rather
acaly mannstk to refuse. Reckon you