Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-12-07
HAPPIER VIII


ASsO &; ;:;::s; ;:;; Fl; !.
oSa7 hi, infant t, n'ss
with some sig0i1,suce 10 he Eduit set
tiers OF Indian Spring Tae town Itself
Ike most interior sett'e enis, ~ss o!!gt-
naliy mining encsmpmea', sad 81 such
Its f1undeIs and settlers derived thai
possession Of the sell ulier the miBia .
laws that took preced rce Ct all oGbel
titles. But although thit tie vas he'd
to De good even sitter the s5ind lnmen:
OF thelr original OcCu rs!!oD, ana tie es-
adjustment CT Shops, c1ilces sad dgsSN
lngs on the site OF the deserted place.,
the suburbs OF the town end outiJi0g dis
tricts were moEe :ecsIiouslY
sumption Il their being pa1liG
land open to pre-occupAti91, OF the settle
ment OF school land Tsr ants upon them.
Few Of the squ.t,ers rad taken the
trouble to perfect Gy q these easy titles,
merely holding possession" for sgricul-
tur2l or d0micilisry purposes, scd sub
iect only TO the invasion Of Jumpers" =
clsss Of &dven;urers who, ia tbs aoeY-
or f0:Ci1Iy se'z3d sucA portioDs Il q
squAtter's dom aIna IS ware not pro
tec;ed by fencing or superior iJTce
1t WAS therefore with come sx .i!ement
tGst Indian SpTirg received the ne0s
that Mexican grant OF three
square lesgues, which covered cte
whole district, had been lately con-
firmed by the government, and that
action would be taken 10 recover
possession. Il was understood that
it would not Stfect the adverse posses :
sions held by the town ucder the
mining laws, but 1t would compel
the adjacent squatteTs ks McKins.
try, Davis, Masters snd Filgee
and jumpers ike the HarrIson5 TO buy
the legal title, CT defend slow bat losing
lawsuit. The holders Ct the grxnt-rich
capitalists Ct San Ffs1i5cc-Here open
TO comprCD!s3 to thosa in actusl pcs
session, snt il tins benefits Of this CONS
premise tte ulscTupulous "iumper,"
WAC hzi rs!theE sown nor reeped, but
simply dispossssai tie sq1AlteT who lad
doze both, shared equally gith him.
4 diversity {! opinion So so TIE If; CT CT
the rsW c,sin rEturaliy Oh sinet; the
older se3iie-a stili clUGg 10 Iha:r expert
erces Ct 81 easy aboriginal ECidIIE CT the
soil, eUd Rfers sCep3lCAl b IN es TO val
idiEy arc justice Ct thes0 revised alien
grants; bat the newer srriVa.3 kzl.sd this
certain te2uze Of lsgsi titles IS 3 guzrsn-
tee 70 capitol and al incentive 10 m
provement. There wss SIso growing
and Influential psrty OF eastern anc
northern man who we're rot
sorry 10 see fruitful soucs OF
dissension and blo9dsh j removed.
The ieuds Of the MCKinstITs SID HaTri.
sons kept Alive over boundary 20 which
nsither had sTy legsl Claim would seem
TO bring them hereafter within the statute
law regarding ordinary assaults YitAou;
any ethical mSstfcatior, On the other
hand McKrstIy sgd Harrison TOuid
eEcn be able IL a1f2Cge say compromise
VITA the new lille holders ioE the lands
they possessed, OF make cysr that "&c
tual possession Tor consider.
alton. 1t VAS tesEed thSt both
mer. being naturally laWlsss, would
unite 20 rerdar any leg&I eviction 6
lJng and dangerous process, sud that
they would either be left und!aturbsd till
the last, or would force profitable coz
ceEsion But gres,er excitement fol.
lowed when It was known that section
OF the lsnd had already been sold By he
owners OF the grant, tlss this section
exactly covered the debat2ble LAID CT the
McKinstrY- Harrison boundaries, ard TIA.
thu new landlord you'd 81 cree attempt
Its legal possession. The inspiration Ct
genius that hsd thus effected 6 lewiston
OF the Harrison MCKinsiry combination
at its one weak spot excited even the Ed
mirstion O. the sCepttcg. None in ms
disn Spring krew It's real author, for the
suit was ostsDsibiy lsid IN the name OF a
San Francisco bsT ker. But the intelIi-
gent reader OF 0hrDy Fngee's late expe.
rIence during the celebration will hsYe
tlresdy recognized Unce Bsn as TIE mSl
srd il becomes E part CT this verscious
chronicle st this moment 10 allow him to
explain, nos only his Intentions, hut She
mesps By which he csuieG them cut, IN
his own words.
1t WAS one afternoon at the end OF his
u,asl solitary lesson, and the master snd
Uncle Ben were awaiting thearriVsl CT Ru.
pert. Ulcle Ben's educational progress
lsge!y, through dint CT slow tenaCI!Y, had
sanswhEt improved, ard he Esd last
completed from certain forms and sex
amples in book before him s9'tLette9 10
q CoDsignee" informing hIEa shat he,
Uncle Ben, had just shipped .s2cHt. Ivory
Elephap. fusks, so pecuIs Ell RIGA and
400 obls. prime mess pofkr flom H.
dial Spring." and sro!her begin
ming, "Honored Ms5Su," srd con-
veyiDg in admirably artificial phraseoles
gy the "lamsnted dece4se" CT tie lkdTs
husbsnd from yellow fsver, contra ctsd
or the Gold ooss, sni Uncle Ban WAS
surveying his work with critical $e4tis-
faction when the master, aaEnewhss i'm.
patiently, consulted his witch, Uacie
Ben looked mp. I
"I oughter told ye th., R ,ps didn't
kslkilate to come to-day"
"Iudeed-Ebg no!?"
"I reckon because told him he needn't.
l allowed too hey' LISA private talk
with ye, Mt. Ford, il &c tidn't mind"
M. Fofa's tsc7 dia not ah!ae WITH In =
vltsiion. ''VeJ3 well" g said, "ouIs
remember / have sn engagement this
afternoon"
"Bus that sin: Until a9ouzsuodawa,"
gsid Uacle Ben qlt2'ly. "I,ss6's keep
We q long q thst" f
Mr.. F1Tl alsLcsi quck'Y s.&acle BSa.
wiki irisi. cg:c:. 'Whss do ySE
ksow CT ny ergsgenentE?"f Le 49,
SHARPLY.
"Nothin', Mr.. Ford" returned Unols
Ben simply; "but hevin' bin LAWN round,
Iook,n' for ye here and ct the hosel for
four or five days sllus about thst time
and not f1din' you, rather kklkllsted
you might heV' suthfn' reg'lar on hand. -
There WAS certainly nothing in his face
or manner to indicate the least evasion or