Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-07-23
FMcu1 ENCOUNTER.
notwithstanding Tenderfcot Sub.
IH.N Dakota Terror.

notwithstanding T~enderfcot Sub.
med a Dakota Terror.
,o,cl proprietor in one Of the
n,rota towns glanced at the
20 oct the name of the guest
the other side of the coun-
then addressed him as follows:
f.ton. Mr.. Grip, tibet I'll hev
t;mc tindin' Il place fer you to
1nirht. You see, there's been
ynn about three miles down the
nSfall the passengers has to stay
(.night."
I'll the guest.
n I s'pose I'll hcv to put you in
k;l jenkins. Ever slept with
Grip acknowledged that he had
had that pleasure.
IL" continued the proprietor,
he only one l can put you in
I'm give you fair warnin' bout
c,s. an then if you want to risk
Kin. Bills the dernedest kicker
L parts. When he gifts to sleep
out kick any mule in thirteen
|cs. Why, stranger, one night
: crowded an l put an Eastern
IN with Bill. Well, sir, long
three o'clock Bill got dreamin'
excited. an he jest braccd his
hp asin' the wall an let fly. That
u last VIC see of that stranger
lone in the afternoon, when he
limpin' into the office here pretty
bunged up. He said he lit some
over in tine next township"
,ks. does hep" remarked the
ker p!acidly.
en. don't he jest? Howsomever,
want to try him mebbc he'll be
like tonight"
tale seemed to in no wise disturb
rip. He said very calmly that he
td he would risk it, and asked to
lis valise a moment. He rum
in that an instant, pulled out an
nous pair of spurs and sauntered
bed.
following morning the famous
cnkins was found sleeping under
flee desk. When awakened, he
d painfully across the room, took
und by the stove and remarked:
guess you needn't put any more
rfoots in to sleep with me-"
hiatt the matter, Bill" asked the
fictor, in surprise.
|ern me. eff l know" was the re-
ke. That there Teller seemed to
bikes CROWN out of his feet"
Thy? What happened?" asked a
! in chorus.
Yell, fcllers, I'll tell We, on the
You see, 1 went to sleep all
and got to dreamin' l was q
or a jackass or suthin' O. that
an | let fly with my feet. He lit
fn the middle of the floor some
(. but didn't say anything-only
pcd back into bed. l woke up
! I Kicked, an it sort O. riled me
/ him crawl back so calm like. I
hadn't put enough muscle into
Twas Jest gettin' ready for another
! he muttered kind O. savage like
PLACED away hisself. Say, fellers,
|ny Of you ever sit down on a cir
! saw? No? Then you don't
nothin' about that kick. 1t pretty
made re howl. Ithurt my fcelin's,
fer | tho't my reputation was at
:, so the next time | turned loose.
Fe it a shorter. He struck up agln
FaIl and smashed a lookin'-glass;
y crawled back into bed agin jest
Eugh nothin' had happened, and
II knowed it he was drcamin'
;. never got another whack at
1t Jest kept me humpin' to keep
of his feet. felt jest as though
WAS goin' up and down my
Il column all the time. Once or
| tho't | was hit with pile driver
n with sharpened spikes. Hey?
| 5 that? No; | guess you needn't
|c my boss to-day. l don't believe
want to ride any more this week.
walk. You don't know what q
|ort a feller's feet is sometimes"
look of panied surprise came into
face at this moment, as he saw
tenderfoot come into the
and deposit a pair of bright spurs
valisc. -Ram6ler.