Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1890-08-08
A WEDDING IN WYOMING


"How?" and Jim gave him the same terse
greeting
whats new over Crazy Creek way'"
asked Long Pete
"Nuthin' much Is the old man heref
Mat wants him to send over a couple o.
you bucks to help swim them northern
cattle cross the river. We're short
banded"
Better see him after supper. Got his
two gal daughters out here now, and
they're feedin in the new shanty. Them
two dude COW punchers eats with 'em, an
they take a sight o. time"
81 don't hold with women and dudes on
cow ranch much" said Jim.
"Who doesf" calculated Hairy Mike
"I'm goin' to quit Burton. With college
chaps comm out here and swellin' roun'
it amt no place for common waddy. ]
run cows in this country when the Injuns
was runnin' us, an got no use fer fancy
business. One o. the dudes he stacked up
'longside O. me on circle t'other day, an he
says, Fine mornin Mixer | says, Yes, it
amt, an you'd better not monkey roun'
me with yer cheap talk. I'm a six-shooter
from way back, am; l eat snakes, an I'm
a wolf-you hear me howlY That's how
throwed it into smarty."
1.-The danes is pretty slick dames," said
Pete "Ole Burton reckons to marry the
plug tooth dude to one Nv 'em. Seems his
ole man owns a railroad east somewheres."
Maybe so. Plug tooth ull fool him up
trip" growled Mike. Hes no count
sort Reckon his people sent him out here
to keep whisky out Nv him. Durn him
keepin some good man out Nv job"
kin he rider" asked Jim.
"Ride nuthin'. Burton gave him string
o. plumb gentle horses. Sets 'em soldier
fashion. Well" said Pete, 1.-THE danes
think he's nicer'n white faced yearlin
He's sure gittin' in his fine work with the
pretty one-Helen, or whatever she calls
herself There's slush a hollerin'. Well
we kin rustic grub if we don't eat with the
dudes"
After supper Jim went over to the gaudi
ly painted house and discharged his mis-
sion.
Ibid you see the gals'" asked Mike
when he returned to the riders cabin.
"Got kind o. squint at 'em. Which one
is it has the sort o. open mouth-short
tipped like2 She's as slick lookin' as any
o. them actresses It come to Cheyenne"
"Helen that is. She's the one the jay is
after. What is it he answers tor Scran
ton, ain It, Shortly
man rather over six feet in height
looks up from the rawhi3e rope he is braid
ing and rolls cigarette before he replies.
Sounds somethin' like that. Coin back
In the mornin', Jim?"
"Ruther We gathered a raft O. cattle
over there-rode all our horses poor.
amt had my boots off three nights week.
Pound my ear tonight. though, pretty
solid.'
"You mays well crawl into my dogs
nest" said Shorty 81 got a pretty fat
bed, have. That fellow the freighters
hung give me three pair O. daisy blankets.
Gll roll her out soon's ] get the strand
drawed. Outside's best, reckon"
"You bet you. don't banker after
sleepin' indoors-not without it SHOWS.
That's why the city chaps look so rocky
don't let the wind blow through their
whisllers nights"
wonder who'll git to go over the river
with YOU" said Mike. "Camped down by
the bend"
yes"
as the company givin' pretty good chuck
this YEAR"
'Way up Mac makes EN- There amt
any more dried apples on the wag'n, but ole
Greaser Smith is cookin' fer MS, an his
bread is the best round up bakin' out.
hear them Horseshoe Y 3 men is gittin
condensed milk Now, call that civlizin
too much. Man who can't drink straight
coffee ought to quit singin' to the cows"
When the men were all in bed, and
Shorty had thrown a boot at the candle
stuck on the doorsill, Hairy Mikes loud
snore gave the signal for silence and rest
At daylight next morning Jim Mason
and two of the Burton riders started fol
the camp on the North Platte river. A few
miles on the way Jim discovered that ht
had left his cuert at Burton's, and told the
other men that he would lope back for il
and overtake them on the divide. Reach
ing the ranch he searched the bunk room
for the cuert, and then went down to tn,
barn to see if it lay where he had left hi
saddle overnight.
Crossing the corral toward the barr
door he was arrested by the sound of .
womans voice within the building. jim
was not a carpet knight, and would hav
left his cuert more willingly than facet
one of Burton's daughters AS he stOot
hestating he heard Il little cry of pain, anc
then mans voice said sharply:
Don't be "A fool Nelly"
1t was not old Burton who spoke, jim
was sure of that-it must be one of tn
"dudes''-and he listened. If any one wa
talking roughly TO one of those girls
But you promised, Arthur, you prom
isedr'
Precisely. And ! pr Sably told yoI
that you were an angel. A'en will use fie
ures of speech under certain circumstances
BE sensible, Nelly. | believe this is al
nonsense, but if you want to make ru
for it I'll pay your fare cas- and see tina
you're comfortable. But as for marryin
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