Cherokee scout. [volume] (Murphy, N.C.) 188?-1961, 1891-08-04
THE SLEEPLESsK KID,
BYIO H LEWIS

eff thar is one thing, "7s&fd the old
cattleman with strain of affection and
respect ia his tone, (which epdears this
yere Jack Booth to me, speshuH, It is the
ca N uneompromisin' way he lines up on
what he deems is his Gooty.
but where Jack shines exceedin,.sis
when you opens newsgamos onto him.
1t is just beautiful, as . 1nerc exampleto
men, to see the confidence with which
that Jack gets stack of chips an sets in
agin it. One hot afternoo1-Enripht
Doc Reets is away about some cattle
or sonnethi1g, but the rest of us is hold
ans Down the camp-we're sorter hanoin'
an revolVin' round the postoffice, a.
waitin' for Old Monte an the stage.
Here. she. comes, final, a+rattlin' an a.
oreakin', that old drunkard Monte a.
crackin' of his whip, the six bosses ION
the canter, an the whole business putin
on more dog than Mexican officer of
reVenoo. When the stage drors up, Old
Monte throws off the mail bags, gets
down an opens the door, but nobody
gets out .sz..., ..- ~ :
".Well, I'm coyotep says Monte, a
heao disguised, wherever is the female2'
"Then We all peers into the stage an
thar's jest baby, with maybe a ten
months start down this vale of tears,
inside, an no mother nor nuthin' along.
Jack Booth Jest as / says when begins,
reaches in an gets him. The baby amt
sayin' nr;thin' an sorter takes it out in
smilin' on Jack. 49,
= ." He knows me, for a hundred dol
lars, says Jack, mighty ecstatic. I'm
an Apache if he amt allowin' he knows
me. Wharever. did you get him, Monte?,
"'Give me d drink SAYS Monte,
trackin' along into the Early Bird; 'this
yere makes me sick After he gets about
four fingers of carnation under his belt
he turns in an explains as how the
mother starts along in the stage all right
enuf from Tucson. The last time he
sees her, he says, is Mt She last station
back some twenty miles in the hills, at
dinner, an he poses all the time she's
inside along of her progeny until Jest
now. HE 8%
"I don't reckon, says Old Monte,
lookin' gloomy like, 'as how that womern
is almIn' to saw this yere infant onto the
stage company none2'
| T" tDon't addIs your whisky frettin'
about the company says Booth, a-settin'
of the kid on the bar while we all crowds
IN Tor look at him. the camp1l play
this hand for the infant an the company
amt goin' to be in it little Bit.
"'I wish Enright and Poets was we're, ;
says Cherokee Hall, 'to be heard hereon.
cause shore deems this a grave occa-
sion. 5YeIe we finds ourselves possessed
of an unexpected infant of tender years,
an the question nacheral enuf now il,
whateverl we do with it2'
"Let's maverick it, says Dan Boggs,
who is q mighty good sort of man, but
OnthinkfuI.
No., says Cherokee, its mother'n
come hoppin' along to-morry a-yellin',
you seel This yere is sabed all easy
enuf. This old sot Monte has Jest done
drove Off an left hef planted some rs up
the trailaan' shell come along shore in
time. 80 sEaS "a
""Meantinle, says Booth, 'the infants
got to be took care of, to which dooty /
volunteers. Thar's tenderfoot asleep
M intbe room back Of the Red Light,
nm he's thai Sfeminate AM effect he's got
y sureznuf bed an some goose. hal piilers;
which the same do yereby confiscate to
public use to take care of this yearlin'.
Is the sentiment pleasin'7'
4aeks scheme is night, says Boggs,
sa fer that matter he's alters right. Let
nc Merthorn 60 sleep,under anlesquite
6msHs lEllbdo him good whole lot; for
seeh is Life in the far West
I'm some -dobersome of this hlay,,
says Cherokee Small infants is mighty
mysterious people, an thar amt no Twin
man was ever onto their game an Athletic
foresee their needs yet Do you allow
you can take care of this young one,
Jaekf Be you equal 10 it2' ~
"'Take care of small baby like this,
says Jack, plenty scornfuI, 'as amt
yeighin twenty pounds averdupois2
We'll, ital be some funny now ii cant !
! could take care of him If he's four
times as big. Ali asks is for you all to
Stand by IN crisises, am back the play,
an you can 60 make side bets we'll come
out winners on the DEAL
&c q amt absolute shore saws the
postmaster, 'bein' some out of practice
KitlFinfR Rts, myse'f,ahpt jedgin' by his
gokips smooth an silly Tpffers $50 even.
he amt weaned none yet; an we leaves
it to the mother when she comes a
"'T won't bet none on his bein'
veaned complete, says, Booth, but
I'll hang mp fifty dollars even
he drinks outen bottle as successful as
Old Monte ssAr ~
"tI'n jest go you once, says the post
master, 'if lose. It's fifty dollars even
be grows oltenpttons alta bottle and
afsdains It. n Is -
s.Well, we all talks it oyer an decides
Booth is TO nurse the infant, an at once
proceeds tesmalse "A pFocessfon for the
Eenderfoot's bed, which he, resigns with
put a struggle. Cherokee Hall an
Boggs then goes over to the corral an
layssfor goat Whieh was mother, to
nlk il sNhbH Ict inc goat wal