Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1892-05-20

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| Queen. Still it was possible that The
Cactus" was shade less tho;Dv in her
treatment of Rice Brown aud Riley
Brooks than Of any of tie others. Per
haps she was becoming tired out. Be the
reason what it may, these two persisted
when the others failed, and at last were
recognized as rivals.
''All I'm afraid of said old man
| Armstrong, the head of the local Wig
lance committee, ''that these yere young
| bucks IL take to PAWN ROM for trouble
| with each other. AS the upshot Of sech
| doin's would most likely be the stringin'
of the survivor by the Cinnabar commit
| tee or lariats, these yere nuptials, which
now looks some feasible, would be clean
! busted, an the camp get setback jest
| that much. I wish this yele maiden
| would tip her hand in this to some dis
Greet gent, SO a play could be made in
advance to get the wrong man outen the
way. Whatever do you think you'se'f,
Rosewood"
"It's delicate deal, said that sapient
cardist, "to go tamperin round young
female for the secrets of her soul, but
shOrely deems it a crisis, and public inter
est demands sOmethin' is done. These
yere boys is CROWN mighty hostile of
each other, which notes last night over
in the Gold Nine saloon, where they was
ralntin' up for war, an onless we all in
terferes yere it's my Judgment some of
this we're love-makin' III come off in the
smoke"
"Thar oughter to be a nact of Con
gress," said Tut, the pessimist, ''agin
love maxim in the Far West, an the
East should be kept for sech purposes
speshul, same as reservations for Injuns.
The Western climates too exyooberant
for love-makin'."
"S'pose me an you an Tut yere goes
over to this young female, an all polite
an congenial like, we ups an asks her
intentions2" continued Armstrong, in an
interrogative way, to Rosewood.
"Excuse me, pard," said Tut, with
sad earnestness, "but l don't think l
wants cards in this at all. The Cactus
is mighty spirited lady, an you all re-
calls as how I've been pesterin' round
her in the past myself, for which reason,
with others, she might take my comm
on sech Grants derisive an bang me over
the fore'erd with dipper, or some sech
Objectionable play. So reckon better
keep out of this yere embassy whole
lot. I amt amin to shirk nuthin', but
it'll be heap more shore to win if 1
do"
"Tutt ain unlikely to be plenty right
about this" said Rosewood, San
reckon, Armstrong, we all better take this
trick ourselves"
The mission was not success. When
the worthy pair of peace preservers APP
peared in the presence of "The Cactus
and made the inquiries noted, it excited
the scorn and lie of that retiring damsel
beyond the power of words to describe.
"What be you all dom in my
kitchen?" she asked, her face flushed
with rage and MONDAY cookery. "Who
sent you all canternin' over yere to me
with those insultin' questions, anyhow
l demands to know"
sAnd yere," said Rosewood, in relat-
ing the exploit IN the Gold Mine saloon
Immediately after, "she stamps her foot
like buck antelope an let's fly stove
griddle at us, an all with proud, high
air, which reminds me a mighty sight of
goddess.
At the time it would seem the duo at
tempted ar apologize explanation Of
their presence, and made effort to point
out to tine Cactus the crying public
need of some decision on her part.
"You don't want these two young
male persons to take to shootin' of each
other all up none, do you?" said Arm
strong.
81 wants you two sots to get outen my
Kitchen" replied "The Cactus vigor-
ously, ''an' I wants you to move some
hurried, too. Don't never let me find
your moccasin tracks round this yere
water hole no more, or I'll turn in an
mark you up whole lot
"Yere, you," she continued, as they
were about to leave, something cast
down by the conference, "you all can
tell that Riley Brooks an Rice Brown if
they're blamed fools enough to go max
in a gun play over me, to make it
hard. Tell 'em can pick my man out
when the smoke blows away"
"Tutt's way right about The Cactus
bein' some sperited," said Armstrong,
as the two walked away.
"Shes shore spirited, an that's a
fact" unused Rosewood, in assent.
The result of the talk with "The
Cactus" found its way about in CHINA
bar and in less than an hour bore
its hateful fruit. The peaceful quiet of
that Gold Mine saloon, which, as rule,