The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-03-05

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NCcl.-N'T Hava EzLN KILLED.

Would .!a.,r MISSED Ei;- oi iui.
The boy sal oatatti- OK lc"lns t-s
tetls "@,.i..s; tn" ;. ~. /! WI. :. "'.'
..anry boy with IN abundance 81;
~tieei.les tlei,l over from sli...er. II"
l,,z VA, IN ordinary pacing ioz. Il
stood on Ia, sidewalk IN f.sai .. IL
Walton GGI.di., in frGH...iaS.r.ct 49,
where the siSth asCn1" eiIFatta r1.t
CROSSES ~iuner4.afh IT," iu> Il .tHs,
lean. gray heSriliss.,s red r.! hal t,,:en =!
temporary quarters.
The rat w;i. IL bad iNck. - the t:rsl
place ii sieai:s looking to-. dro',v As t.
tail. II mon rel of III" !3i,r. teamed .'yai-
i.r." was ~iasn-iry about, nasias III tlie
gl!ter and warming for III Opportunity
to ,iispla, the a~cy,iiry co..liitJn to lis
Kind. Behind the rats refuge il "A auoT-
way Il pretty young woman WAS taiAiH.s
to Il much Infatuated "Ge"rse. "a ELI
-rly an. important looking parsonage.
wearing gold mounted eyeglasses and
t:;rrviay "A gold headed cane, had Just
made IN iinlosin, descent from the Gle
vates; station and Was Trnmenadiag LEI
surely toward the box. = cart horse at
tachad to a truck stood in front of Il sa-
loon near by waiting for the driver to
come ont. All was calm and peaceful
Then the rat came on the scene.
The first to see him WAS the boy. He
1u,ur+i! off the box. and the ra; started
ont toward the station with the boy III
not chase. This aroused the dog. who.
with "a howl Of anticipated sport. joined
in the pursuit The fugitive made
straight for the elderly parsonage. The
boy was a fairly good second and the
dog a close third. the parsonage. be.
coming aware that something was ON
ing his way. glanced over the top Of the
gold mounte., eyeglasses.
II! there" yelled the 10y. Hes
comm your way. Head i'm off. swath.
!. nr i'm one with til stick.
: The old gentleman ''swa;hered." He
missed the ra. and hit the boy on tho
shins The boy gave a shrill whoop. lay
!: Down on the walk and weit.
Did it hurt you:" inquired the owne,
of the cane.
, Tha, made the boy SO angry iha: he
. stopls'l crying.
| did il hurt me-" be howlea in right
pols rsth. Did it hart me: Yen ol
gold headed shopper. How'd vau like il
/. IF | clubbe! yer bl"olni, Cl skin, with ;
Vaughn spoke: What'a g say ef a fla
headed owe Iii. Here h" conlos back
| Grab i'm. Turn i'm back Hit in
when he goes by
r The rat had doubled OH his track ali.
was flying up the street again with tn
9 dog several PAGES behind. In betweei
the feet Ct the rersonage lodged the rat
: The dog .ssayed TO follow by the am
:. route aud got tangled up with the feet
e Down came the parsonage. his Sol,
! headed calc flying in ore direction an
his gold linhned spectacles Ill another
Il Then aud there he offered Il few reinara
that wrung from the boy an admirin.
tribute. "tsash." said he. yer can cllss.
In the mr.u;ilne the rat was on hi
way mp the street. and the pretty youn
e woman who with her George ha
y emerged from the doorway. WIS walkin
down the street engaged i'll conversation
Yes. he WAS just as nice about it II
he could be: said II wasn't any troubl
e at all. He said Oh. O-w-w-w-w
George. E-e-e-e-e-e-e! It's Il rat! Hell
Its coming tii. way. E-e-e-ce-e. Hell
me ny on this box. Yes. I'm all rigl
1t now. but Oh. George. do You sUplos
he can climb ur here: E-e-e-e-e-e. Don
II let him climb UP here or | shall d-d-t
de-
d George let out "A terrific kick thu
landed in the stomach of the pursuin
dog. BY way of retaliation the do
"a er.l, "a ,.c af a,,, lnr from, IT. ,rssa
trousers. and fed across the street how
ing dismally until it came to tn, cal
horse. Apparently connecting that an
NAL with his misfortInes. the dog nil
bled at its hind leg. The horse snorte
u and ran down the street with the truc
, Gathering after. The rat. instead of tai
!. ing this chance of escape. rushed fra1
/ tically across the street and back agail
u with the boy. who had come up. followt
n by the parsonage, hot on the trail. IT
' parsonage was regarding with uIdi
guised admiration the pretty girl, win
p with garments gathered and held I
y lightly in one hand. was standing {
. tiptoe on the box viewing the chas
~ George was looking at his trousers.
u, The owner of the truck came III
- the saloon in time to see his proper1
rafting down the street. As he startt
a after it. leaving a trail of profanity b
~ hind him. a yaunt cat sauntered out
II the saloon. Before the teams.er h;
caught his horse the cat had ponnccd {
the rat and put an end TO him. Then Il
r. dog ayenge! his woes. by catching Ii
he by tie back of the neck and shaking Il
lis life out of her. Tho boy hit the d.
to with a brick on general principles. Thu
he returned TO the parsonage, the bo
George. and the pretty young woma
,ss The latter was saying:
II. oh, dear. ! was SO scared. ] no
1t l. Oh. George. did | hold my dress
ON so very highs Please say ! didn't. TIL
wv horrid old man with the eyeglasses
Why. Of course you didn't" sa
r. Ill xzrA