The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-04-11
3ILLKINNY, OFDRY FORK

zion, decided that he ought to be arrest
ed. But Bill objected, and when three
deputy sheriffs called on him he laid a
Winchester rife across one corner of his
homestead, killed one of the deputies
and so painfully wounded the other two
that they strolled back to the Shady
Grove court house. Several days later,
while Bill was sitting in front of his
door, Mark Townsend, the sheriff in
chief, walked up to the fence and lazily
placed his arms on the top rail. Bill
reached back and took up his rife.
Good mornin', Bill"
eli, Mark"
Had good bit of frost last night"
''Yas, ruther. Which way you trav-
elm, Mark?'
"Oh, no way in particular. Lowed
you mout be lonesome, an l thought I'd
drap over and talk with you while.
Don't make no difference how lively
Teller is he's apt to get lonesome once in
a while, specially this tine of the year."
81 reckon that's true" Bill replied.
"Some fellers come out here the other
day, and one of them got so lonesome
that he just natchully had to lay down"
80 hearn," said the sheriff. ''By
the way" he added, them fellers that
you speak about wanted you to go to
Shady Grove with them, didn't they?"
''Yas, they lowed that jedge down
thar wanted to make my acquaint-
ance"
You don't say sol" exclaimed the
sheriff. ivy, the jedge is mighty big
man, an I'd think you'd like to meet
him, Bill"
Il would, but you see I amt in So
ciety this year."
''Sorter retired, air your
"Yas thought was a-gettin' leetle
too old fur the bright foolishness an yal-
Ter trimmins of this here life
Eyes, that mout be-" the sheriff re-
piled. GA Teller does withdraw might
lily as he gets along in age; but, say, the
jedge is friend of mine an want you
to meet him"
mo. I'm obleeged to you. I never
hankered after these here fellers that
pride themselves on their book larnin'."
Il don't exactly crave them," the
sheriff rejoined, ''walloping" his tobacco
about in his mouth, ''brt still 1 think
we ought to meet them once in while.
But say. Bill, there's man down at
Shady Grove that l do want you to
meet"
"Who is he?"
"Sam Powers"
Hes the jailor, amt he?"
Eyes, an the best one you ever seem"
$50 they say" Bill replied, fondling
his rifle. "In fact, them fellers that
was here the other day wanted me to
meet him."
$50 | hearn," said the sheriff; "but l
lowed that mebby they didn't extend
the invertation in soft and gentle
enough way"
"Oh, didn't have no fault to find with
the invertation. jest didn't wanter go,
an sorter pulled back little, an then
one of them laid down an the other two
limped nightly"
80 l hearn," said the sheriff. "Still
l thought there mout be a easier an
smoother way of putin the invertation.
Gentleness always pays. You can some
times lead man with string of beads
when you couldn't drive him with
hoop pole. You recollec old Wash
Bowles, that was once the sheriff of this
county, don't you:''
mighty we'll"
'Ah, hal Well, that old Teller had
more gentleness and consideration for
the feelins Of other folks than any man
l ever seen. One time he had to hang
a Teller named Brice, an Brice sorter
kicked against it, bein' Teller that was
hard to please anyhow, so Wash, in that
soft way of hisn, stepped up to put on
the rope, an says, 'Brice, you'll please
excuse me, but III not detain you but
moment So thought that if I'd come
here today with strong consideration an
smooth gentleness you nout accept the
jailers invertation TO come an spend a
while with him"
mo, I'm obleeged TO you. l don't
care about goin today. I've got to go
over the ridge an whip a Teller tomor-
rer, an if 1 don't do it I'm Altered he
mout be disappointed. Well, now,
Mark he added, ''ef you amt got no
further business with NE l reckon you'd
better be shown along"
But | have got some further bust
ness with you, Bill. l want you to go
with me an see the jailer."
Wall, amt goin."
81 lowed you would, Blk"
''You don't say So
"Yas, an want you to go with me-
How many men did you bring with
you?"
None at all. but you air a-goin'."
.'Mebbe; after all these here cartridges |
is shot Off"
No, thought you would go with
me without having to waste any of the
cartridges. You know the price of
brass an powder hav riz mighty of late"
''Oh, now here, Mark, don't care
nothin' for expenses. l don't mind
shootin' a few balls into a Teller that
wants TO put me in jail and afterward
hang me-"
Il am glad you amt stincy, Bill
Some of the boys over ar the store said
that You was mighty economical, but
I'm glad to see you amt. II hurts
man nightly. you know. 70 have it
norated around that ne is close"
II know that. Marx. and I'm allus
tryin' hard 10 keep that charge from
bein' flung agin my reputation"
an. LEASED TO know YOU think so
Eluca OF yo'selt: but say, told the boys
o1-a- a. rlsfv (Iroya that Vol. would