Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-03-01
A BIG DAY FOR HIM.

He Saw a Real Live Sheriff, but Alas! the
 "OIe Oman" Was Absent. Last week the sheriff went up into the Pos sum Ridge settlement, and as he neared an old time log farm house with Q mud chim- ney, he saw an old fellow sitting on the top of the rail fence that stood between the yard and the road, and refining up his horse he accosted him with:
 Good morning, sir" "Mornin', strangerF
 Do you live hereP'
 "I stay here, mostly"
 "Then you are not the gentleman that owns the placer'
 "Who said wasn'tY'
 "I supposed as much from your words" "Yer didl Wal, s'pose I'm ther fellow whut owns ther shebang, ef anybody does" "Yes. Well, can you direct me to Hiram Jenkins houseF'
 q reckon so."
 "Please do so, then"
 "Air yer goin over ter Hiran'sr 'Yes.n
 "Hain't no kin ter himY'
 "No."
 "'Lowed mebby yer wuz. Yer know i'm, l reckonr
 "Never saw him.n
 "Neverl S'pose yer got CT kttle business wuth i'm, thenl'
 "Yesn
 Don't want ter buy any laIs. ner nothin' like that!n
 ''No.n
 "'Lowed mebby yer did. Ehin't goin' ter make CT ointment ter preach ever to ther Coon Run meetin' housef'
 "No, am not a preacher"
  git ther skule, recl1onp
 "No; nothing of the sort"
 "Yas didn't know but yes did. Hain't got no notion CT buyin' Hkam's hawgs, hay yep
 "Non
 ''Umph, huh. Lowed mdSby yer he'd. Reckon yer hain't thinkin' nothin' CT tradin' i'm out O that ole sorrel plug o' his'nr' "No; I'm not in the buying o1 trading busi- ness. Please direct me, for I'm in something of a hurry"
 "Air, chi Poorly pressin' business, I reckon, that fotch yerf"
 Yes, very"
 "Wouldn't like ter say what 1t isY" ''I have no objection at all. I am the sher- if, and came out to summons Mir. Jenkins to serve on the grand jury"
 ''Goshamity, stranger, air that CT fackp' Certainly"
 Wal, by gum, this air CT beg day fer me- Say, come 'uthin one CT goin' over ter ole Beckett's mill 'uth CT turn this mornin'. By gosh, but it us fortnit didn't An yer ther shore nough, rale sheriffP'
 "Yes."
 "Hain't playin' no trick on ner
 "Of course not"
 "Wal, by gum, eff this hainrt CT day what I'll allers be proud of. Stranger, don't doubt yer word, but it do seem too good ter be so. An yer ackly ther sheriff hisse'fq Why, yes But what do you meant" Say, it's better'n goin' ter Q log rollin' CT CT house raisin. I'd like ter see old SquaI Beeson try ter crow over mo now, an tall erbout ther time when he rid on ther cyars
 What's the matter with yosf"
 "Why, stranger, this is ther bigges' day o my life. Here wus a settin' up thar on thel fence, never CT dreamin' O nothin' good hap'nin', an the fust thing kRowed up rod ther sheriff an gun ter talk with me Say kin I shake hans 'uth yerf'
 "Of course.n
 "Wal, ef that hain't forum nothIn' hain't Wait CT bit till I call ther oAs oman, vii yerr
 q must be going"
 "It won't take CT minit an is1l grieve the ole oman moutily ef she finn out I've see, yer an' she didn't. Jes' wait e secon'"
 The old man disappeared into the house but shortly returned alone, wsth shade o disappointment in his face
 Say" he exclaimed, "the' ole 'oman' poked off over ter ole Hankins ter derne ole wool pickin' an missed ther bigges' chanc O Ter life. Faint moren CT mile over thai Would it be axin' too much fer you ter wal till I run over an fetched er2"
 "I haven't time" "rm dinged sorry for thst. Ther ol 'oman'n grieve awful. Mebby ser could sto es yer come back" Couldn't possibly" , By jinls it's too bad I,n afreed it nigh erbout kill ther ole oman when she , heern ov it."
 ''I can't wait here any longec" i "Wal, say, when yer up here ergin stop al lit ther ole oman see yer, wiA yer-Ne , York Tribune.