Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-05-30

Jersey pigs and other vermin. It's Just as
profitable way Of disposing of the truck as
any have found"
Long, reverberating howl from Wagner.
Feet on railing come down with a thunder
ing clap.
Hang the demoniac bruter''
''Hi Chang, sententiously and approving
ly-"An light-hang him light away"
Soliloquizes as he drags the resisting
Wagner of-'He too muchee thinkee-in-
side him; no good thinkee"
Gentleman losses a half-smoked cigar
aside, and entering the house. he partakes
Of something out of bottle He looks at his
watch.
''Half-past four only; thought I'd been
scorching on that porch three hours. This is
the striving, active Western life which was
to make i new man of me, and choke of all
morbid retrospections. Morbid retrospect
ions seem to me about all the place is made
for. l drive them of with brandy, or try to,
and my nerves are going to the deuce. The
howl of miserable little cur starts the
most insane fancies in my brain. I'd better
be moving further on somewhere-try a
South Sea island, or try the climatic influ-
ences of Kamchatka. l won't wait to find
as big fool as myself to pay me the worth
Of my improvements on this income-devour-
ing ranch. I'll charge him only for the eli
mate, about half as much as l paid for it
myself (irately hopping his shining brow,
land throw in the new barns, fences and
agricultural implements. If all the idiots
swarming to this gigantic fraud of an over
advertised paradise lose as much coin as l
have lost and gain as little peace of mind
-u
he hears outside an intermingling Of pig
con English and canine means, and he
strides to the window, and exclaims: by
Jupiter! what's the pagan up tol l say,
Chang, let the beast alone! Are you fool
enough to suppose I'll let you hang the
harmless whelp in full view of my windows,
or any where else!''
Hi Chang-'No hang himl "Wen, what
must do nOw."
He stands with dangling rope and patient
expression, Waggy subduedly lamenting the
instability of human intentions and canine
fate.
The Boss-"Let him gol Keep him out Of
my sight and hearing! Give him a beef
steak"
Hi Chang, hanging out clothes on line. He
chirps vivacious Chinese melody. Odelia
approaches from rear and addresses China
mans white-shirted back
us there any body on this place besides
you!"
Hi Chang, intensely gracious-"O, you
como make visit! Velly glad see you!-
yelly hot day! Ne here all by SELF
Odelia, rapidly twirling string of sun
bonnet, but speaking with sort of pulled-up-
by-roots politeness-''Yes, very warm day
have come to ask if you have seen any
thing of my little dog! He is missing since
Saturday."
Hi Chang, sympathetically-"Yo lose
him dogs Pity-heap pity! What kind
dog! Black-white place on tail.''
Odelia, keeping grip on her feelings
"No; little dOg-lOng hair-all gray
Chinaman, meditatively swinging coil Of
wet sheet TO and fro-'Littee dog-all gray
Long time go me see one all samee that"
Voice from sun-bOnnet, like boiling-over
kettle-'YOu deceiving cat! you've seen
him yesterday or to-day, sure as you're
standing there alive and grinning like
corpse! Where is it you're keeping the
dog!"
Hi Chang, in high pitched wonder-''4Ne
keep him! What for me keep him dog"
''To play your tricks with the DEVIL
Hi Chang, with sudden illumination
go, may be so he go devil, and may be so
you likee go find him"
Odelia, twitching Chinaman's sleeve, bon
net falling off in her agitatiOn-"Here, YOU,
take this dollar for the chickens, and get
me the dog"
Hi Chang, sliding out of her grasp, and |
cycling thedollar with 4 speculative sq.int-
Dollar too muchee for dog, not 'nough for |
chickee.n
Odelia, wildly-"So it's for money you're |
holding the dog, are you! You're thinking |
it's me you can cheat and rob. You'll see
you'll see.n Goes off with a rush.
Hi Chang, excessively courteous-"You |
go now! Goodbye; come again soon"