Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-12-31
PINTO DAMS NEW YEAR STORY.
Written rrclu. vely for III. Rven,as star

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Written EIclusvely for III. Rven,as Star
y y - ATCB MEETIN'S Is
W :: : !: I: !: !: !: J: ):
~ II. soms antique. but I
Mh takes /; they air way up
NJ valuable in.tertoo-
se&SS1 shurs."
zIzse Pinto Daa spit re-
.N~SAese fectively and threw his
@--S-SHH~ left leg over the arm OF
.9sEW>-~ his big lesiher chair.
IISSxkS displaying 20 good ad-
-NEH vantage his small
shapeiy foot inessed in
atrim high-heeled boo.
which looked lone
some without its usual furniture a jangling
silver spur. Pinto Dan was just in from the
range and was the guest for the evening Of some
jovial fellows at the club. lie bad generous
nature, big soul. coaid sing song or tell .
story. and was rather a picturesque character
on the whole. They had been ssmpling 'nose
paint copiously at Pinto Dams expense. IL
was New Years eve and some one had just OBJ
served that he was due in q few moments at a
watch meeting party" which remark had
brought out Pinto Dams sage reflection.
hat do you know about watch meetings
Dan? IN wager this twenty that YOU wouldn't
know the inside of church from circus tent.
laughed Benton Leigh. Tipping the gold piece
/ in the air.
AN bets Won go broke q whole lot i. that
sizes your pile When I'm in camp toys up
In war paint all proper an he'ps ON the reglsr
Sunday round up long Of a mother that AIR
| some sot In a religious way. I'm WAY up on
steerin the gospel ship. I am The gettin' no
an sittin' down, an bowin air some hard on
my spine il amt seasoned none, but minds
me of this an rides my hroncho, which bucks
1 some yfciQua nm E,,b~ - Al l..
fore the home round up. Oh YES. my son. I
| sabes church like a hen"
But the watch meetings. DAN" insisted
| Leigh. There were no such services held in
that 6od-forsaken country. know
Now that's where YOU falls down n bean.
You air narrer contracted in your idees You
al sabe that watch meetin means congreca-
| shuns an churches an sam singin' an sermon.
an Origins an fapdoodle. I .i1es il up ,ha, the
oil duffer with the scy,he can wrap his garbar-
dine round bis bones an slide into spsce inst
! as easy when two folks watches as when there
air twenty. Nobody amt got no string tied 20
HIM nohow. an when he goes he goes a runnin'
As mentions awhile back, they air shore some
antique. but cottons to EN- n whole LOT long
/ OF one sav:n' NV life
| How was that. DAMP" asked one of the crowd
as the Others began TO draw closer, delighted
| that Pinto Dan's tongue WAS Embossed al last
! Well. 1t were along back in tue eighties
pretty airly, an were drivin stage from Pres
~ ~ osnon Diap'o. AriZony. The tran laid
4 along over the foot hills OF the Frisco noun
tains. an then for bout ten miles over the level
mesa straight across a measly ditch called Canon
,.aon an, Iodr mines east OF that stable
| 49, ~ .ns stouno' <oV rect neep an 10 mies
| 80. 49, Caou biao,o. inere warm no
.ia,ns runhih across the bridge Yet an my
| of the canon. There were lust one place that
| either Of the canons could be crossed with the
stage thout goin' clear round where they run
gu, vi ~ ,t s,ouhu' az 'na' were ABOUT mile
s0 W -. u. VIC s'auon'
| I'll ana., :. 49, 80, NJ "ea'ner bureau put
| - 80; un naio on les. seen DAY
o. ..,s hete. Az Were 'hat cold ! had TO build
| taar :. 80. my ;nou.n WIN conn yer 10
n.tan. dia,,. - iserator, tnol. no
80 IN. u,e 40 Pssshgers' winch
r.. -, 49, III aI ioMs W se' ,nto tne canon
ands hnwexe, ,ha, oT pr", Ans ' az noon.
| !, ~ r,ah, 49,, - ,, ,no uon nit
1 49,. .ts. I;a. an Ano"s IN iess 'nah an
| ..Narar 80 - -, - "oue rnS'o'er. 80
Noa wen T auor:S - ,,,,. peen ~ oiAlard'
ron .;r,t - go -. as y. a, an stachs II III
| on. ,pont o,.,r.t 80. ~ &c. ' ui ',n'e win
| a. d;r;So -, $50 ~, p,. ,op,n iong up
| .a.,h T. W. D . plum IN lhe
/ -, h,,..;., 49, ~. mac me eIea- twenty hiies
| 60, -, o,- .us' stnss hAe gums
nartr :, 80. r e am no pressure
| La; nas nie some Petuleht
| /. ""' |" ou 'no s,rNiss over TOUR as con-
/ i1r1ff hat ~.
, a. .n.. no ,nore .uah uentrope'
% Co.. hr;!,sta - -. a ipeA M eiunp
| .sThh a.. va" . aDo'i..nsoio.
| s..rt.S ai,n~ 20 -. nin W p.as on "nen
sn;,,;n' .,o% s ua o.n e an sioohiy an
op. - az, 'aao Pee.sn oa' sfgies that
rha.a s.,i inS anton 700 easy, an mere was
..,;,as.n e 80. eo . an MAih' on my
| ,.n en-, ali no arcaoy PARK no time ana
i;L.r, - naso s "at WIN plenty OF good req
no 80 -, -, -. 20 .hiIe nor heedin
I ~ "a" aoeoiuei! Plilih Ter sassiety.
~, ~ Ia III um seneiM P,inclpies. grades
VII 49, ~ "uss an e1t DICKS an speakin
s,r,;. uon never Nah' none Oh EN- 70 come
plG;mi,n Lounu my camp. but Just then moe
em"s '.aeA ptli.'a 70 water NOE would nave
p nnu IA, siHz"iu WIZ ekui'ih tnrlis. vi
!, lop was ueau helh me, though. knowed
tnere warn no .eepee between Anglers an the
oAnvn, so oion waste no tine iookin yer none.
| bout . CLOCK L nnds me lost The coun-
NY iooss nke one oig snoWdrift an the mount
ans Iades INTO tne DEAD gray white OF the sky.
! hne VIII piays 1901 oau WIN snow ciods an
lhunps me IN .ne lace an the back, hunts for
my eyes an drifts round me IN the boot Ii
MrooPs al noMls thFoash the mountain pass
an an sro"is 1hrough the pines like grizzlies