Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1888-11-16

cluS:on because SlndtOwn itself was
an illustration that some appellative
genius MAS abroad in those days, and
frcqucntcd that partic ular locality.
Originally this village had been called
New Philadelphia. But with that keen
perception Of the inapt and the lu
dcrous. even in the abstract mater
OF names. the people of the surround
ing country had rechristened the vii
LACE. aud the formal cognomen of New
Philadelphia sunk at once beneath a
very mountain OF customary usage in
the title of Sandtown.
Sandtown Itself was not an imposing
city to look upon. The largest build
ing by far was combination struct-
ure. presenting a broad front of hewed
logs two stories high, and having the
invariable open entry-a sort of min
iaturc court Of the ancient log castle.
This frontcd the square" of about
two acres, in the middle of which was
the courthouse, Il very small. square,
dingy, rusty brick" and the only
brick house then in Sandtown. Avery
imposing structure in or eyes. Buck
Leatherwood,-a in those primitive
days. too.
But the Leatherwood house had a
long ell running to the north and
made of oak frame. and rough wealth
er-boarding never even remotely de.
signed to receive paint--that all-per-
vading innovation of this day.
1t was before the Lca;herwood
House." as the scanty travelling public
and the itinerant ''court" Of that time
knew the place-and before "Bogusses
Tavern" or simply ''Bogusses." rs the
community knew it-that an unusu
ally fine team of bright bays came to q
very willing halt at the very minute
that Bogus himself appeared at the
door with the dinner-bell, grasped in
his brawny right hand and swinging
in long arcs by his side, sending ou
through the short lanes of Sandtowr
merry triads of musical invitation t.
the perpetually hungry-the mob o
unhesitating appetites of the new coun
try.
There was CLEAN of appreciation IL
Bogus bright black eyes as the,
fastened themselves upon the two mag
nifcent animals as they set their slen
der fore-legs little forward ant
leaned their finely tapering heads owe
each others necks in alternate restful
ness. But he did not. therefore, abat
one jot or title of the tri-daily bell
ringing. That went on until the las
evening triad had sounded up AM
down the weedy lanes and down amonI
the gold-twig willows that drew thei
curving parallels on either side of tn
bright, clear river.
1t was bar of these musical triad
that had drawn myself and Bucl
Leatherwood. my inseparable compan
ion, out from covert of gold-twi
willows and along a winding, 'pie
path among the gigantic jimsons
and SO into the "main street" in from
of Bogusscs at the very instant that
slender, tall man began backing dow
out of the top-buggy.
"By gum! tham's the same hose
we sec down en- the bottom, jim
, Hain't theyP" said Buck, admiringl,
and walking all around the team ali
. cycling them critically.
3 Eyes sir! And them's the sam
. two fellcrs at asst N the way to Bogus
2 esq answer. in the sudden inspir;
: ton Of the coincidence
Didn't know nothun bout air.
SIGH plaist as Santown; but knowe
, all about Pap's." said Buck. sarcastic
2 ally. by gum! hits wonder at the
' uvver foun the way any whurs-fellel
Q at don't know no more'n that. B,
haint thiss off hosst plum goedun
> I'd love to ride i'm a quawter rails
q aoin the Red-Lina so wonld.'
"You could ride i'm four times til,
/, fur. IN agin anthing you waunt to. m
good feller-un fur any amount a MOI
ey, at thatr' said one of the two mcr
both of whom hal by this time backe
down out of the buggy and were stant
: ing stretching themselves at the side @
the vehicle.
, "ls that so?" said Buck. with r,
newed interest and little fash in hi
gray eyes that showed he was trifl
proud of his guess. "Mebby he is IL,
+ hosst ats to run agin the Red-Lin
: (red-lion) Thursday"
''Nut much. he haint," said tn
, principal blacksmith. 'Nut much!
, know the hosst ats to run agin tn
Red-Line. myself. OF course this
h-yur's mighty nigh kivered with mud
But he haint no SIGH q hosst as til
Tunnyclift hosst, noway."
BY this time half the male popula
ton of Sandtown had gathered abo,
the ncw-arrivaL The blacksmith ha
gathered up the horses feet one afte
Y another; had pulled their tails this wa
and that had opened their mouth
with his brawny hands, looked at thei
teeth with his heavy black brow
drawn well down. had dropped on
after tho other each delicate and deer
like muzzle, and ha! made shat littl
retiring demonstration of two or thre
E short backward steps common to a.
j skilled examiners of horses teeth. an
d now stood eseiag them reHectively wit
{ his hands in his pockets amid shove
I of questions and So sgestiona
, "Whut you thenk ~ um. Seefa"
q Purity good hoses haint they
. Eeefe"
Il 'This'ns gut L. t,e win-gal
+ haint he. Sect? u is ut whur til
= mud's ruffed up tho hair"
l. They're good HOSES, fellers. b.
d I could tell at marry q one nv UNI wa
4 the Tunnyclift hosst the darkest nigh
9 at ever bowel" said the blacksmith
with a decisiveness that left no doul
i on the minds Of his audience. Had h
d not been special sheer to the Tunn,
, cliffse And to many other celebrate
e owners of thorough5reds?
' "They haint no thur-breds. B,
e caise ef stranger goes to foolun rou
thur-bred he'll git kicked, ur stracl
" ur bit, one a the two. You've gut I
o keep yur eye peeled roun thur-bre,
il fcllers! l tell yuh."
n A general laugh Of appreciative n
y sent went round the crowd of men an
t boys, out Of w,i.ch the voice of I'll
4 taller stranger-thc driver with III
o laughing black eyes. the very dclical
black mustache and the small and yer
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