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

.'Ya-as. Then coming home with
some fellahs we saw Hanson waiting
outside DOCTORS door, and we chain.
ed the man g cab to an iron post,
Man cuss muchpn s@
"By Jove, ya'as. Doctor danning
the cabman and swearing he should be
late, cabby cutting his horse like forty
thousand, and couldn't tell what was
up" &. '' an S..
"Will yeu liquorp" inquired nv
American friend. E, !
mo; 'pon m'word, you know-you'll
allow me. Waiter, bottle of cham
.pagne!''
wal, reckon Tn not particular, so
as we du liquor. Original Champagne
Charlie, ~ the American whispered to
me.
The swell put his hand on his breast
pocket and carelessly drew out roll of
notes, one of which he changed to pay
for the champagne.
My American friend nudged me and
raised his eyebrows. -
you'll excuse me, stranger he
said, but if I was in yure place would
take care Of those notes and not keep
'em in a breast pocket, nor yet flash
'em about,
"oh," said the swell, II always carry
them So" .g.
"Then maybe you don't live in Lon
don, sirP'' e...s,S
+, ooh, bay hove, no, The fact is my
uncle died lately and left me a fine
property down in Essex, and till the
lawyers have settled up came to have
a tlutter in town.
Then you'll excuse me, once again,
but if l was in yure place wouldn't
tlutter my notes." and the American
appealed to me for justification. Eye
sec yeu never know what company ven
may be in. y =5@ ..2{
: 1 thought I knew what company I
was in; but I didn't say 80.
Jaw! for that matter" said the swell,
II know am always safe in the COM
pany Of gentlemen
THAT'S correct. But heow do yeu
tell a gentleman from coonp''
''Hell, think mans gentle
man-aw-f he's got money in his
pocket $50 ss.5 "A.
Happen your right. But heow
much money must man have in his
pocket to prove himsa gentlemanp''
the swell. :.@ :stE ~ .s' X - :,
'.Wal, I dunno. But for, my part I
shouldn't like yeu to think yeu were
talkin' with anyone but gentleman as
far rs I am concerned" and my Ameri-
can friend produced his purse.
Aw' said the swell, before he opened
it. shay Jove, I'll bet you now that
you havne't got five pund in your
purse. y 49,,
Done with yeu," said my esteemed
friend. And on exhibiting his purse he
showed nearly thirty sovereigns as we'll
as I could judge. +.
Jaw, then I've lost, and owe you q
hat, Aw, here is my card" He hand
ed it to US both. Frederick Church,
Esquire. l,9y
Twas impressed with the notion that
the faces of both of these men were
somehow familiar to me. ~. .
The American mud ged me again and
bestowed upon me an encouraging
wink.
Reckon now yeu wont bet my friend
here he hasn't got five soyereigns about
himp He nudged me again.
. "Ya'as, I WILL said Mr.. Church,
languidly. II often do it for a lark. I
an am generally about right twice out of
l said: that / didn't bet
Jaw, well, some people don't.
wouldn't persuade anybody'm sure.
Sure to lose in the long run. Bay Jove,
/ know I do. But just for the sport of
the thing, / don't mind standing new
hat If you've got five pund about YOU.
Your friend shall be u witness. It's all
right, you know, among gentlemen. =
l produced my purse. It contained
about seven pounds in gold and silver.
I also had about me q gold watch and
chain, a ring or two, and shirt pin.
observed just the faintest sign of an
interchange Of intelligence between my
companions. ! .55..5
"Ah,.lost again Mr.. Church re-
marked; "wel1, can't be helped! Anoth-
er bottle of champagne fs .&
h This bottle nv American friend in
sisted on paying for. I drank very.
..Roally, you know, !, Mr.. Church re-
marked over the new bottle, .most sin
?gnlar thing-aw-three fellahs, perfect
strangers, should meet like this-and
all of us strange to London. Bay Jove.
You re from the North q had told them
SO, which was :true) I'm from the East,
and our friend aud American brother,
aw, if l may. call him SO, is from the
West: Tell you what. AS. soon as ever
the lawyers have done up my business,
you shall both come down TO my place
in Essex and see me. jolly good well
come and dcuccd8 good shooting. You
shootp 'conrsep' turning to my Amer
lean friend. ss5s =
.Sheutep Wal, a small piece. I
was, lieutenant in General Sherman's
army for three yceres, and very pretty
3sheutin, we had. Conclude yeu mean
rifle sllcutin Pr Il IL Al lst %
..so y, no; shooting game, = Mr.. Church.
explained. 4
'.Yeu don't du rifle sheutin,' thenp',
EBAY Joye, no. II only shoot pleas
ants and patrilges md all that sort of
thing. =
Reckon yu' re a good shot, perhapsp,'
.'No, nothing unc common. y Z
s...Wal, how many times d'yu 4 con-
cleude yu'd hit the bulls eye. out Of
twenty Nth u rifle ~ S5
. ..ol. aw; I suppose sixteen said
Mr.. Church. 81 sSSlss
Bet yeu ten dollars yeu don't hit it
fourteen s A 3gSs33 i. 81!
Done. =
Very good, SIR. My friend here
shall be umpire. This was ].
Oh, no; hang it! lies friend Of
yours that $ not fair. Have the land
lord. :, Thus Mr.. Church.
The American explained that the