San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-02-04

scare up atrade. How much do you own
in the Foolonner miner
Ihave forgotten to speak of my mine by
its title. A certain Pike named Pegrum.
Colonel Pegrum, a pompous Pike from
Pike county, Missouri, had once owned
a mine. The Spaniards, finding the syl-
tables Pegrum a harsh morsel, spoke Of
the colonel, as they might of any stran-
| ger, as Don Fulano-as we should say,
| "John Smith" 1t grew to be nickname,
and finally Pegrum, taking his donship
as title of honor. had procured an act
of the legislature clubbing him formally
Don Fulano Pegrum. From him our
quartz cavern had taken its name.
told Gerrian that I owned one-quarter
of the Don Fulano mine.
"Then you're jess one-quarter richer'n
eff you owned half, and jess three-quar-
tiers richer'n eff you owned the hull kit
and Doodle of it."
"You are right" said L knew it by
bitter heart.
"Well, stranger, less see eff we can't
banter fur trade. I've got a boss that
| "You say So"
you've got mine that'll break ayry
man, short pocket or long pocket. That's
SO; amt it?"
"No doubt of that"
"Well, now; my curwolyow's got grit
into him, and SOS that thar pile er quartz
| er yourn got gold into it. But you can't
git the slugs out err your mineral, and
can get the kicks blasted sight thicker'n
anything softer out er my animal. Here's
horse agin mine-which'd yer rether hev,
allowin It was toss up and win."
s'Horse" said l. II don't know how
bad he is, and do know that the mine is
worse than nothing to me-"
"Looker here, stranger! You're goan
home across lots. You want a horse.
I'm goan to stop here. I'd jess as lives
gamble off a hundred or two head O.
bullocks on that Foolonner mine. You
can't find ayry man round here to buy
out your interest in that thar heap er
stun an the hole it cum out of. It'll cost
you more'n the hurs with eff you go
down to San Frisco and wait tell some
fool comes along what's got gold ne
wants to buy quartz with. Take time
now, I'm goan to make yer a fair banter"
"Well make it.
81 stump you to clean swap. My
boss agin your mine"
"Done," said l.
81 allowed you'd do it. This here is
one er them swaps when both sides gifts
stuck. git the Foolonner mine, what
can't make go, and you'll be fool on
a crittur what'll go heap moren you'll
want. Hawl hawl"
And Gerrian laughed Pixies laugh at
his pun. 1t was laugh that had been
stunted in its childhood by the fever and
ague, and so had grown up husk with
out heart.
slave the black caught" said /, sand
we'll clinch the bargain at once"
There was a Mexican vaquero sfouch-
ing about. Gerrian called to him.
"Oh, Hozay! kesty Sinyaw cumprader
curwolyow nigereeto. Wamos addel-
| anty! Corral curwolyose toethoso"
Pike Spanish thatl If the Mexicans
choose to understand it, why should
Pixies study Castilian?
The bukkarer, as Germans Spanish
entitled Hozay, comprehended enough
| of the order to know that he was to
drive up the horses. He gave me
| Mexican's sulky stare, muttered ca
ramba at my rashness, and lounged off,
first taking lasso from its peg in the
court.
"Come in, stranger" said Gerrian,
"before we start, and take a drink of
some of this here Mission Dolorous wine"
GLOW does that go DOWN. said he,
pouring out golden juices into cracked
| tumbler.
1t was the very essence of California
sunshine-sherry with richness that no
sherry ever had-a somewhat fiery bev-
erage, but without any harshness or
crudity. Age would better it, as age
betters the work of young genius; but
still there is something in the youth we
would not willingly resign.
Every fine" said 1; sit is romantic
old Spain, with ardent young America
interfused."
"Some likes it," says Gerrian; "but
faint like good old Argee to, me. can't
git nothin as sweet as the taste OF yaller
corn into sperit. But reckon thar ken
be stuff made out er grapes what'n make
all owdoors stan round. This yer wuz
made by the priests. What ken you
spect of priests? They amt moren half
men nohow. I'm goan to plant wine
yard er my own, and fore you cum out
to buy another quartz mine, III hev
some of Their strychnine whatll wax
Burbon county s much s our inyons
here ken wax them low lived smellers