Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1889-01-09
"Waitin' Fur Pan"

SP"' Va eoo Diuo AsiukO, ohu ho'
dumped down to get rest before pro
ceeding onwards, when the bushes oil
the opposite bank parted to let tn
barrel of a gun through, and at tn
same moment voice called out
"You'un is dead man if you NOV,
hand !"
Some things come so suddenly tha
you have no time to get ratified.
looked up to see the face of boy be
hind the gun, and instead Of being
frightened 1 was surprised.
"What are you pointing that gur
at me for
"I'm kivering you," he replied.
"Yes, but | don't want to be kiver
ed. What's the fussl"
He followed the gun out of the
bushes, eying me like a hawk, and
sitting down on the edge of the Other
bank, not over eight feet away, he
qurried:
"Does you'un surrender 7"
II guess do"
"Then you'un keep mighty quiet
til pap comes. He has gone by the
other trail"
He was a boy of ID, his hair down
on his shoulders, his face pinched and
peaked, and he was excited and trem.
bling.
who is your pap'" ] presently
asked.
Lem Marvin"
"And why do you stop me in this
fashion ?"
"You'un's been looking to shoot
pap"
"Bosh | never even heard of him.
l came up from Whittaker's this
morning"
"But you must be covered"
"Why ~
Because | don't know and pap
does. You may be him, and you may
not. Pap will tell. If you be him
he will blow yer head off,"
"Your pap must be quite blower.
Say, what did some one want to shoot
him for ?"
"He had fuss.
About what" ?"
"a mewl."
"When ?"
A right smart ago. He said he'd
shoot pap, and pap wants to get the
drop on him."
Well, my boy, I'll wait till your
pap arrives, and meanwhile you'd bet
ter drop the hammer of that shotgun.
1t smells to me as if the weapon was
loaded with buck-shot and buck-shot
amt healthy this time o year.
won't you play me slick ?"
No; l could have killed you long
ago if | had wanted to-"
"If you'un tries to draw on me |
shall shlte !" he continued.
That's all right. Now then. where
do you live?"
"Over yere," he replied, jerking his
thumb over his shoulder.
"What does your father do ?"
Makes some whisky, hunts little
and trucks a Bit"
"How many children ?"
Five, and I'm the biggest"
"Well let's see how much you
know; who is the PRESIDENT
IL dun forgot" he answered af.
ter a minute.
"Who is Governor Of this State 7"
"Pap never dun tole me-"
"Can you read p
almost. | kin tell circus picters.."
did you ever see railroad ["
"Once-almost. ! heard he'un
toot."
Ever see a steamboat ?"
Reckon not"
"What are you going to do when
you grow upy"
"Do like dad"
"Come down here where ! can talk
to you"
But you'un wants to funny me
and get the drop"
"Nonseusc Put away your old
gun and come down here. Pm not
the nau your pap wants to send to
the happy land I'm going to have
a smoke aud a talk"
"We'un all smokes, though pap is
against il"
did you ever smoke cigar?'
mo"
well, come and have one."
IF you'un should try to draw On
me-" he cautioned. as he stood up
and looked around.
"Come on There Tossing my re-
volver Ave feet away Now can't
draw on you, you can bring your gun
if you are afraid"
Afraid Him never see the time
he was afraid !" he said, as he leaned
his gun against the bank aud sat down
beside me. When our cigars were.
alipht, he grew more easy and ask ed: