Daily Yellowstone journal., 1889-05-09

koIuitco VI thta tAkhto.
"An' now, youngster, I'm goin' ter
tie We up, an bring yer ole dad ter
terms, an the more ye cut up the wuss
it'll be for ye."
The boy evidently believed his
story and saw both the point and the
Justice of the case, for he sullenly sub
mitted, gritting out between his teeth
that dad n Bob II git ev'n with ye
fur this"
Jake tied his prisoner securely, I'M
hitcned his oxen and turned them
loose, with the yokes on, TO Craze, and
then getting some quilts out OF the
wagon, made a bed under it, picked
up The captive and laid him upon it.
He then ate a cold bite of bread and
meat. and taking his rifle went slowly
back TO the cabin.
When he arrived there he again
seated himself upon q stump and gave
his mind to thought. He had gained
one advantage, at least. He could ex-
change prisoners and get his brother
free, which had been his object iii so
roughly treating the boy, but could
he do anything morel
He determined to try. Accordingly
he got up and stole softly behind the
covered wagon where he had stood be-
fore-the dog seemed to have exhaust
ed its luminosity or else it had followed
the wagon and gone rabbit hunting.
Jake now shouted loudly at the
cabin.
"Ho, Burrell Burrel, l say!"
There was a movement inside, a
light shone through a crack, and an
ugly voice-the old mans again-re-
piled: wall, what ye yawpin' about
nowl"
Jake briefly related the story of the
boys capture, only being interrupted
every few seconds by CALCULATIONS of
wrath and chagrin from his auditors,
or at least from two of them. Jared
was listening also, and Jake heard him
give a shout and a hearty laugh of
triumph at the conclusion.
For moment there was confusion
inside the cabin, and a gable Of ".
cited discussion, then the door opened
cautiously, and Jake heard somebody
evidently a mountaineering pite-
ously.
'0h, they'll kill i'm they'll kill my
babbyl" she moaned.
"Shet upI" said one of the men
roughly.
Say, mister!' he called, poking his
head out of a crack in the doorway.
Now look hyer!" called Jake,
sharply, "none o that! Keep inside
eff We want TO keepa whole skin"
The head was hastily Withdrawn.
Now, lookee hyerl' repeated Jake,
I'm a-goin' ter hold this hyer cabin in
a state o. siege till We come ter my
terms. My terms is these;
Yer turn my brother loose; give
i'm ev'ry gun we've got an let i'm
bring EN- out hyer ter me. Then yer
pick up yer buds, N bring EN- out n
pack 'em in this wagon, N take yer
selves off n this claim, N when we've
done that Ill turn yer boy loose,
n when we've gone N took
a claim ct we've got a right
to squat on, n git settled onto
it, yer en- send one o yer neighbors
after them guns. Now yer en- ies' do
hat er Ill hol yesin thar till the
crack o. doom, n yer boy It's tied up
out thar in the woods en- stay thar till
the bars eat i'm up, or the wolves, n
they's plenty o both round hyer. I've
got plenty ter eat in my pockets n
good shelter commandin' the winders
n door"
At the close of this speech there was
another wall inside the cabin. The
woman, rough as she was, loved her
boy and was terribly frightened, and
the men seemed subdued and impress
ed with the gravity of the situation.
After a long parley the men, moved
by the ~entreaties Of the woman and
greatly TO Jake's surprise, did accept
them and sent Jared out with the guns.
They brought out their household
goods and the men sullenly packed
them in the wagon while Jake and
Jared with the guns stood guard at a
safe distance, They got up their oxen
and hitched them TO the wagon, and
then the woman, who had silently
helped bring out their bedding, cloth
ing and cooking utensils, broke down
again, and begged that the boy might
be turned loose n fetched"
This was more than Jake could
stand, and though he knew the lad
was safe and fairly comfortable, he
had tied him SO that he felt certain he
could not get loose. He, therefore,
left Jared with the two.g guns to guard
the claim Jumpers and went and got
the boy. The whole party then drove
off without a word.
II was nearly two weeks before a
neighbor with whom they had become
acquainted, and who sided with them
upon learning all the facts in the case,
came over and got the guns, and
brought the information hat the Bur
rels had settled about twelve miles
down the river. He had previously
told them that he and some other
neighbors who had elected the elder
BurTel a constable had not been ac-
quainted with the family long, having
only fallen in with them while NOV
ing"
After getting acquainted with all
the new corners Of their neighborhood
the two boys found good friends and
goods neighbors among them. Frank
Welles CaIknsin Youths Companion.