Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-04-03

Tin glad 10 sea You amt II hurts q
man nightly, you know. TO have 1t
nora.ci around that he Is close"
II know that, Mark. aud I'm allus
tryin' hard TO keep that charge from
bcin' flung attn my reputation"
am pleased 10 know you think 20
puch Of yo'self; but say. told the boys
avcr at fhady Grove that you would
come back with me, an wieh you
would."
"rd like 10 accommodate you. Mark,
bu, / don't feel Ike s;rollin' today
"so,ry 10 hear that. Tor I told the boys
that III have yUu in Jail by y o'clock
today"
II wlsh you hadn't told them. Mark.
an yoa oughienter done 1t, FUR you
didn't know how busy mont be-"
'Yns. mebbc I done wrong sifi the
sherd. "but didn't know after all that
yon couldn't nius aside your business
ami come along with me. Tho boys air
all expcetin' you"
"Yas, the boys mp the river expected
Gincral Jackson once, but he didn't
come"
so I hearn." said the sheriff; IAN you
air not comm with me-
That's what amt"
"i1i he, you fifteen dollars, Dill, that
you do"
"I1i take that bet, but In tho mean
time n YOU dom take yo' arms often that
fence nj drop you right In yo' tracks"
"That's the way like 10 hear n man
talk. Bill. Say. last night the jailer aud
hls two sons went 'pos,uin hnntin'. They
called mp the dogs-and they have got
some u the fines, hounds you ever saw
and here they came with brightness In
their eyes an ,locp music IN their voices.
You ought TO have heard them go DUNK.
Dunk. Dunk Well, they went out. an
nbont midnight they came back with
two Of the biggest and fattcst 'possums
Won ever mw. Well, they dressed them
right thar an then, an put them ont on
tho top Of the house 10 the frost could
fall on them, an this marnun' they took
them down an began 10 bake them along
with some sweet potatoes. Then the
iailcr's son no says, says he, Pop. wo
amt goi no regular wildcat Ticker 10 go
with these here 'possums' So tho old
man, havin' mighty eye for art, gave n
lug 10 the yonng Teller an told him 10
70 mp In tho mountains.
"Tho young Teller went. but he couldn't
find no Kicker. an at last he seen ole
Teller driyin' wagn, an when he asked
the ole Teller II he could Kit any Ticker
he sworc tina. he didn't know nothin'
about II; but. says he. II you will tako
q lug up the hillside an put dollar un.
der II don't know what mout happen.
but when You come back don't believe
the dollar will BE- there. Wall, he went
up on the mountain side an put dollar
under iug an went away. but bless yo'
life when he came hack the dollar wns
gone. bu, the jug was filled with tho
best Kicker that had passed It's teens.
An 10 NJ dinner today they are goln' 10
have them porums an sweet potatoes
an that old Kicker that's got bead on II
like dewirop; an say, the jailer says
that yon may share the feast
Look here. Marx. you amt tryin' to
triiic with my feelin's. air your
mo, I'm tellin' the Lords truth; an
say, that Amt all. The Perdue boys
caught big bear down In the bottoms.
an after dinner they air goin' to set the
dogs on him In tho jail yard right la
full view Of yo' cell. Think Of that"
Look here. Mark. am about con.
1911 49, ri 90. x.sttl, ,snt, 10 .snuftl Lao
me take my rife along"
"No, can't do that. Bill. an besides
III have to handcuf you. Postum,
sweet potatoes, Ticker with bead on Il
Ike a dewdrop an bear fight In full
view Of ~ CELL
Marx" said Dill. rs he put down his
rife, "rtch on yo' handouts. Blamed
n amt with you."--opie y. Read Ia
New York World.