Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1892-05-27

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of the survivor by the Cinnabar commit
tee on lariats, these yere nuptials, which
now looks some feasible, would be clean
busted, an the camp get setback Jest
that much. I wish this yere maiden
would tip her hand in this to some dis
Greet gent, SO play could be made in
advance to get the wrong man outen the
way. Whatever do you think you'se'f,
Rosewood2"
SITS delicate deal, said that sapient
cardist, "to go tamperin' round young
female for the secrets of her soul, but
shorely deems it 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 Mine saloon, where they was
paintin' up for war, an onless we all in
terferes yere it's my Judgment some of
this yere love- maxim II come off in the
| smoke"
"Thar oughter to be a nact of Con-
gress," said Tut, the pessimist, .agin
love-makin' 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
intentionsa" continued Armstrong, in an
interrogative way, to Rosewood.
"Excuse me, pard," said Tut, with
sad earnestness, shut l don't think I
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 errauts derisive an bang me over
the fore'erd with dipper, or some sech
Objectionable play. So reckon 1 better
keep out of this yere embassy whole
lot. l amt amin to shrk nuthin', but
it'll be heap more shore to win if 1
do"
"Tutt ain onlikely to be plenty right
about this" said Rosewood, "an' 1
reckon, Armstrong, we all better take this
trick ourselves"
The mission was not success. When
the worthy pair of peace preservers ap-
peared in the presence of "The Cactus"
and made the inquiries noted, it excited
the scorn and ire of that retiring damsel
beyond the power of words to describe.
"What be you all doin' in my
kitchen9" she asked, her face flushed
with rage and MONDAY cookery. "Who
sent you all canternin' over yere to me
with those insultin' questions, anyhow2
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 a buck antelope an let's fly a 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 au apologetic explanation of
their presence, and made effort to point
out to "The 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 youa" said Arm
strong.
~ wants you two sots to get outen my
Kitchen" replied "The Cactus vigor-
ously, ''an' | 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 eau
tell that Riley Brooks an Rice Brown IL
they're blamed fools enough to 60 max
in gun play over me, to make IL
hard. Tell 'em can pick my man out
when the smoke blows away"
''Tatt's way right about The Cactus
bein' some sperited," said Armstrong,
as the two walked away.
''She's shore spirited, an that's a
fact" mused 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,
heard no harsher note than the clatter Of
stack OF chips, was sullenly broken.
"You all who amt interested yere
bNettt taht W u ioNtt
IL was the voice OF Riley Brooks.
The trained instinct OF the Ciunabar
public at once fathoned the trouble aud
proceeded TO hide its many heads be.
hind barrels, tables, counter and any
place which promised refuge from the
bullets. All but one, aud that was Rice
Brown. lie knew it meant him the
moment Riley Brooks uttered the frat
syllable, and his pistol eame 20 the
front with brevity born OF long prac
tice. iiis rivals was already there, aud
50 the shooting began. As result Mr..
brooks received u serious injury which
crippled his good right arm for
many day. while Mr.. Brown was
picked up with wound In the side
which even tbs sentiment ot Clanabar,
Injured TO such things aud inclined 10
optimism At ell times, admitted as dan.
ger0us.
"well," said Armstrong, after the
duelista had beea cared for at the o. X.
House. "yefe We be again al nuthin'
settled. feFe 80 has all this shootin'
an all this blood.letsia'. an the cann
gels all torn up; an still Ihar's jest -
many oi tlnse ssre people aos a. there
was before, al most likely the whole
deal "a 20 over again"
~ shore ahesnlnales things a.splltla'
even this away, said tose1 God. "hut
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