Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-12-23

due to hang me when we gets to Wolf
villef
We most likely will waste a lariat
that away. says Poets. Why, what
ever makes you doubt it,
&c / amt doubtin Of it,. says John
son; none whatever. This yere's jast
my way Of beginnin a conversation.
Now, what I'm gettin to is this: I'm
goin 10 hang anyhow, an it hurts my
laig like blazes To ride. Now, what's
the matter of you all givin me a Win
chester and a couple Of Colts, and say
about 100 rounds Of IFS, an lettin
me camp right yere in the rocks an
carry on the war. You all can stroll
OIL to Wolfville then. an I'll see that no
Iniuns 90 by me. The canyon walsh
see they don't 20 round nome, an thar
YOU be. think she's "A bang mp good
scheme, my,er. aSdoes inc credit. They
can't uohow down me fur tw' hour
am that'l give you start ouuf even 81
you're aloot What l1 sou 10y is It
agp+
What lo yuu al think says Poets
10 the rest. -orIer th.ukiu of it over u"
himself III looks 900 ri-ht tn uc
Tli- we're man is bound % -p anyhow.
au simply prefer, luiul- ID u- au huI
l,t, 10 20 rope would myself. SINH
larly situated Utmost likely j. a-hurtlu
of hi, lai- "a hcaUtn make linn ride too
What do you uI sly Shall We let
him make the play
" Ii looks like when "a mans done
bound To- lose anyhow, say, Cherokee
he shore oughter Doe allowed To- say
which card lac drops his stack ou
We might az well let him have hi,
way. saws Booth glooIuily. 'Packiu
him in with his busted knee j. "a heap
Of bother. an when we DO get him IN
thar we amt got no real good up and
up place 10 swing him 10. Hanging
him to the windmill stops proceediu's
in that quarter for an hour an inter
feres with the water supply. On account
Of not being able 10 dror water. an
a man hangin in the way. the last time
we runs up on Tucson Dave, Ms
Rucker gets way behind on her game
at the Garfield restaurant an we
don't see no supper till : o'clock. Mis-
Rucker tells me then that's the last
time we ever hangs a man To the wind
mill. She says she won't stand no
more Of it.. Stretchin Of a shot man
don't do no good neither. 1t amt no
example
80 everybody feelin' alike about il,
they ups an gives Johnson a Winches-
ter an "A brace Of six shooters. an plant,
him down behind a rock, with hi, back
agin another. turns him owe "a cauteeu
of whisky. an says. 'Adios.
" You're Goiu 70 have "a chance now.
Johnson say, Poets. 30 DO somethin
for society. an ! shore hopes you inn.
proves IT,. au don't Jay down "u il none
That's an right. boys. says John.
SOIL. takiu "a biz drink au waviu Dis
hand an pleasant. When You an get,
iu. Jest write ou 10 the commissioner ol
Iufun, ana give him my respects. au t"..
him o. shorten uphi- count or Apache
al least ten
III N'A Ai.'.NAA .' A'hh aa'. +s
Faro Nell her ewes a-1a~Ain, whenthey
stops iu front Of the Red Light saloon
four hours later au informs the rest %.
u- how tl. game stands. do you aI
mean 10 stand we're an tell pa, ynu iuui
ride. of without "a mark au leaves o.
white man behind with "a bullet iu hi'
kus. o. .ot shot am ~kelpei by luiuu-
Cherokee. continues Ncll -oIu over 2.
him with tears iu her eyes. / wasn't
lookin for uo -ech play from you, Do"
how
Why. Nollie say. Cherokee Mi.
yere'~ al right If You looks az IL Til.
johnson was due 10 hang anyhow an
what difference. a. he says him~ef. i
he gets hi, stack ca,hed boy ana lnjun
Hes bound 10 quit anyhow. Now the
way its fixed hes goin 10 get "a whol'
lot If Iniuns himsc'f. first. which would
shore be a comfort To me an Is bOuuC
TO be 10 johnson. If you regards how
johnson Is fixed when them Apache
jumps up, you sees, he tharby plays il
a whole lot Of luck.
I'm goin out after that man. say.
Faro Nell. all Of a furious sudden
a-makin Of a break for her pony a
stands saddled across the street.
You can't head of "A woman, one
she starts, says Poets, an you cal
gamble Poets knowed, any o thai
you can a bird an we might jest "a
well call this yere a picnic an all hand
saddle up an follow Nell. Since sh
states matters her way, I'm beginnin L
have a mighty sight Of curiosity abou
this yere Johnson myself
so thar upon the whole he-part o
the outfi5 saddle up, an we all zoe
stampedin off after Faro Nell. 1t wa
a long. hard run into them hills, bu
We makes il all right. W. finds John
son mp agin his rock, a little paler an
little drunker-he's been thar min
hours drinkin an fightin an sufferin. a
its Jest gettin dark-but from thelOok
of things out in front it appears he
been seein his hind sights right alon
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