The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1891-06-13

pane, & as I was rcroosin IL noospaper
on the kars a middel aged man in speck-
terkuls KUN s. sot down beside onto me.
He was drest in black close s; was ap-
peerently as fine man rs ever was.
IA fine day. Sir" he did unto me
strateway say.
"Middlin," seq l, no. wishiu to kom-
NIT myself. tho he pee-el to he as fine
man as there was in t!,e wurll-''It is a
middlin fine day, Square" obsarvcd.
SEE he, "How fares the Ship of State
in yurc regime of country
Sez l. I'VE don't have no ships in our
Slate-thc kanawl is cur best holt"
he pawsed q mint and then sed, "Air
yu aware, Sir, that the krisis is with us::'
NO" SCI 1, getting up and lcokiu
under the scot. "whare Is she:'
Its hear-it's everywhares," he sed.
SEE I. why how you tawk!" and
f,ut mp agin and lookt all round. 81
must say, my fren," I continncred, as
resoo:ned my sect, ''that kant see
nothin of no krisis myself" l felt sum-
what alarmed. & arose & in stentow-
rian voice obsarved that il any lady OF
gentleman in that there kar had l;risis
conscaled abowt their persons they'd bet.
ter produce it to onct or suffer the konse-
quences. Several individoouls snickered
rite out"
"Sit down. my frer," sed the man in
black close, ''yu miskonprehenl lac. l
,ncen that the perlittercal ellermuats arc
orecast with black klouds, 4bodcn Il frite-
full Storm"
WALL replide 1, "in regard to per-
littercal ellcrfunts don't know Us how
but what they is as good as emmy other
kind OF ellerfunts. Bat maik bold to
say thay is all orne.y set & unpleasant
to hav around. They mir powerful hevy
eaters s. take up right smar. chans of
ROOM" The man in black close seemed
to be as fine man rs ever was in the
world. He slnilt &; sed praps was rite,
tho it was ellermunts instid of eller-
funts that he was alludin to, g. axed me
what was my prinserpuls?
II haint gut emmy" sed I-''not prin-
serpul. limo in the show biznis." The
man in black close, will hear obsarve,
seemed to 10 US fine man as ever was
in the world.
But" seq he. "Jou hav feelins into
you? You cimpathize with tho misfor-
tunit. tho loly u tho hart-sick, don't
your He bust into teers and axed me
Of saw that yuns lady in the see. out
yender, pintia to Us slick loo.sin gal as
ever ceed.
Sed l, ''2 be shure I SEQ hers she
mutcll sicls::" The man il black close
was apparently rs fine man US ever
was in the world ennywhares.
Draw closter to me-" sell the man in
blaze; close. LET mo git my mowth
fe-ac:1st yure ear. Hus!l-c1,--5:; A o.
yoEooSr'
''Wall, whot uool arti due she doc it
fur:' inquired.
"Sle kant help it," sed the man in
black close. "It's tho brand of Kane"
walt, sho'd better stop drinkin'
E,ane's brandy" replidc.
II sed tho branl Of Kane was upon
hcr-not brandy. my fcen. Yure very
obtcosc."
WIS l:onsidcrbul rilel ut this. SEE l,
My gentle Sir, Inc nonresistaater us
a ginral thing, s. don't want to git up NO
rows with nobudly, but kin ncverthe
lea Eavc in emmy mans he'd that calls mo
IL obtots." with which rc:na:,,:s l ken
rscnst fur to pull OFF my c-try err
Limits. Cum on" seq I-"Time! hears
the Beniki Boy fur yer (; l darnced
round like q poppit. He riz up in his
sect and axed my pardin-sed it was all
Il ,nistake-that I was good man, etset.
terry, g. sow forth, & we fixt it all IN
pleasant. Unjust say the man in black
close scanned to DO Us finc man as ever
lived in the wurld. He said u Octoroon
was the 9Th Of u negrow. He likewise
statid that the female he was travlin
with was formurly slave in Mississip.
py: that she'd purchist her freedim &
now wantid to purchiss tho freedim OF
her poor old nuther. He sed he knowed
the mint no gazel onto my klassic &
beneverlunt fase that I'll donate lbrully
and axed me to 60 over s. see her. which
accortlinly did. sot down beside her
and sctl "yure Sarvant. Marin! How dc
yer git aloag?'
She bust in teers c said, 20 Sur, I'm
so retchid-lm poor unfortunit Octo-
ROOM"
$50 larn. Yuro rather more Room
than Octo, take it." scl l. fur neve,
seed II pulitzer gal in tho hull c:,Iooril
time of my life. l pittid the Uctoroo.:
from the Utmost recusses of my hart 6:
haw!el out so dollars kcr slap & told he,
to buy her old muther as soon as poser.
hui. SEE she ''kine sir mulch thanks
She then lade her he'd over onto nv
showlicr & sed was ''old rats"
Sc1 Marin, I'm t-oo!y sirpri.ad.'
:;eZ she, git out. Yure the nicist oil