Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1891-09-19

train was: .'Well
I be blamed ii there haint Senator
Redburn, and the next thing know
ed there were two OF the slickest look
ing chaps you ever see a pullin end
haulin me around like shock OF
stacks in cyclone. Lnowed was
looking purity smart, but was ready
for them durn fools and thought l
would play them bit. So says:
''Why really gents, didn't expect to
meet any OF my people down here;
this is a joyful surprise
'You ought TO see them fellers drop
my hand. You'd a thought | had the
smallpox. My little joke seemed to
stun 'em bit, but they got over it
purity quick and one OF EN- says: We
beg your pardon
"Oh,' says l, don't mention it; but
gents I'm too keen, I'm on to your
little game; bunco! See?'
well, sir, you never see two fellers
more completely squelched than
them. But, by lingo they were game,
and don't you forget it. One Of them
speaks up and says:
Say, willie, you'll have to admit
that our friends too fly for us
"Well, Ill admit, says Willie,
"Now, gents, says I, I'll tell you
what propose: Let's all adjourn to
the nearest Hickory and have some
thing on me.
"Oh no. " speaks up the little fellow,
willie was the biggest of the two),
I'VE couldn't think of insinuatin' our
selves into your hospitality
Certainly we can't, says Willie, but
it our friend will join us at the club
we will do the elegant won't we?'
"'Well gents says /, let's under
stand each other. Now I've tumbled
to your little game. and you
don't want to try it on no more
with me, cause, as told you I'm too
keen
Why cert, says they, both speak
ingat once, 'we'lllet that little matter
drop, fur you are cute one, sure.
so am" says |, and you'd
better believe it..
" We do, wedo,' says they.
Everything being SCI tied in
satisfactory way, and they under
standin' that they had no hecker to
fool with, l consented to 90 round to
the club with them. And a mighty
fine place it were, too, with it's cleo
trio lights and lookin' glasses all over
the walls, and as fine a lot of niger
walters as / ever see.
"Nuthin' must do but wine. Willie
insisted on drinking wine and wine we
drInked. But | was keepin' my head,
and wasn't drinking no morn my
share, expectin' all the time that them
fellers would propose little game or
somethin' of that sort. But they see
were on, and they wern't trying no
more funny business with me. Them
fellers is mighty good at readin'
human nature, and it kinder tickled
me, so / ordered q bottle Just for
sociability's sake.
eve got purity confidential over
this bottle, and there was a good
deal OF talk back and forth as to
which OF us was the sharpest. The
dispute got purity hot, and the little
ANiNi tAilChNNA " DCb an tNGl soOOO
that Mr.. Culins-I could never
fathom how he got hold of my
name-could work a hay-seed slicker
than Willie. Willie got purity mad
and said he'd Just take flat be.
"Well, says the little Teller, money
talks
81 know it, but there amt no way
OF provin' it, says Willie.
"The little Teller says that's a
fact
II speaks up and says, "WelI, gents,
says |, Il enter into the spirit OF this
little Joke, and with your assistance
I'll just try my hand at little ''steer-
in and hain't counted no SLOUGH
when it comes to shrewdness neither.
lliust settle this little wager.
With that they 10th says done,
and calls man by the name of Tom
over to our table and hands him two
beautiful $500 bills, and begun to
see there wern't no bluffin' in it, and
after some further dilIy daily, we
started out for our man.
1--WE hadn't gone morn block, |
reckon, when ] see what | thought
very likely chap and / says to my
friends: gents there's my man.
Great Scott, man says Willie
don't tackle that fellow; he's one OF