The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1891-05-06

day, and one of them got so lonesome
that he just natchully had to lay down. !"
$50 / hearn," said the sheriff. Spy
the way, he added, 'sthem fellers that
you speak abont wanted you to go to
Shady Grove with them, didn't theyg'
''Yas, they lowed that n ledge down
thar wanted to make my acouaint-
ance.n
"You don't say SOP exclaimed the
sheriff. .eW,y. the ledge ia n rnightv h;e,
man. an, ia think voud lilo 70 ,nsat
him, BILL
81 would. but Won see T amt in 90.
cietv This wear. ~ - ~
"Sorter retired Air vopp,
"Yas. Thought I was a-oett;n, n laot,o
too old fur the bright fool;sbnass an, VOL
Ter trimmins Of this here life
eyes. that mont he tba shor;s 70
piled. ga Teller does Withdraw ,,,;oht-
ilv as he gets along in aoe. Init eoy tl,a
ledge is a friend Of mine an, want so m
to meet him. ~
ssNo. Tn obleeeed To Won novar
hankered after these here falIaro that
pride tbemselves on, their hoolr la,-,;,,, l y
~ don't exactly crave them . tba
sheriff reioined. s.wallon;nop his tohoeco
about in his month s.hnt st;u th,,,l1
we ought TO meet them, once in a ,vh;la
But saw. Bill there's n man down ~
Shady Grove that do want yor ~
meet
ssWho ia hep,
"Sam Powers"
"Hes the TAILOR. Amt he?r
Eyes, an the best one you ever seen. /"
$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 I
lowed that mebby they didn't extend
the inyertation in a soft and gentle
enough way"
ooh, didn't have no fault to find with
the invertation. jest didn't wanter 90.
an sorter pulled back little, an then
one of them laid down an the other two
limped nightly"
$50 l hearn," said the sheriff. "Still
l thought there mout be easier an
smoother way of putin the inyertation.
Gentleness always pays. You can some
times lead IL man with a string of beads
when you couldn't drive him with a
hoop pole. You recollec old Wash
Bowles, that was once the sheriff of this
county, don't your
mighty we'll"
"Ah, ha! Well, that old Teller had
more geptleness and consideration for
the feelins of other folks than any man
/ ever seen. One time he had to hang
Teller named Brice, an Brice sorter
kicked against it. bein' a Teller that was
hard to please ANYHOW. SO Wash. in that
soft way of hisn, stepped up to mt ON
the rope. an saws, eBrice. you,1l please
excuse me, but ri not detain Won hpt n
moment So Thought that If IA come
here today with strong consideration an,
smooth gentleness Won mont accent the
iailer's invertation to come am spend n
while with him"
mo, I'm obleeged to Won. don't
care about goin' TODAY. I've got 10 90
over the ridge an whip n Teller tomor-
rer, an if | don't do it I'm Altered he
mout be disappointed. Well now
Mark" he added. "ef Won amt rot No
further business with me I reckon vou'd
better be shown along.o
"But I have got some further bnsi-
ness with you, Bill. I want Won 10 90
with me an see the taller"
"Wall, / amt goin'."
"I lowed you would. BILL
"You don't say So"
"Yas, an want you to 90 with me-"
"How many men did Won bring with
your.
'None at all, but you air a-goin'."
'Mebbe; after all these here cartridges
is shot off,"
''No, I thought you would go with
me without having to waste any of the
cartridges. You know the price of
brass an powder hay riz mighty of late"
"Oh, now here, Mark, l don't care
nothin' for expenses. / don't mind
shootin' few balls into Teller that
wants to put me in jail and afterward
hang me-"
81 am glad you amt stingy, Bill.
Some OF the boys over at the store said
that you was mighty economical, but