The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-06-25
A LI1E INCUMBENT.
FiddIing Jimmie. Resignation After Giving
His Visitors Such Good Time.


The Southwestern Stage Company needed a
man to TAXI ARE OF the relay station down III
No Mans Land. known on their books as No.
persaded to, =" there Tor love or money it was
,Fiddlins Jimmie" fresh from al. an eastern
He was tall. lank. ed-haired. and he carried
a black shiny Satrhel in r, one me- ~ hand nan
plo told him it was lonesome place hut he
said he didn't care so long as they Kept him In
ffup a ach nj to toll m ths the last man thee
had been found with bullet in his head lew
yards from his duGout. aud that all the mules
had heen run OF either BY rustlers or Indians
straying up from tho Territory reservations.
1t might have made some difference had jim
H IS ws se's e, aio place Twice week
each way n blackboard came b, with the dri-
YER ami TaseoSn d mail; Ih i mules M les were
dunn ped oil. and then Jimmy WAS left to him
self and the soace OF his violin. The station
high bank overlooking deep water mole in a
creek, Jimmy set line Ia the hole and al
nsd sh f tTs ra MO amon
the drivers that the blamed fool at no. IL
was getting tat and fresh in his talk"
Things went on until the summer passed
into the eaily autumn. 1t was light. Jimmy
had eaten his supper, and WAS sitting on his
yiolin ut peace with the world and mseif
Willie up the creek valley came stealing Bi:
Tooth. Yellow Horse. and seven other pro-
servation. bent on cattle stealing. thieNery Of
any kind. and general devlltry. SO silently
and swiftly did they file in the dugout that
Jimmy only had time to lower his bow and
etare open eyed across the vanished surface
OF the Instrument. while the fragrance of their
many unwashed years ilied the little interior.
The Indians calmly sQuatted in a circle
around him. and Big Tooth batting his win
at the violin and solemnly Grunted out:
llay tune.
Jimmie played ut once with energy. When
he wanted to stop other buck. with the same
jimmie played again. Then anothr r. COM
mand. and still another. The night advanced.
Occasionally a mule outside brayed. a coyote
how led. but there was no cessation OF Get
Arkansas traveller" and ali the melodies n
Jimmie's rerertury. The late moon rose: still
1t was " Play tune and Jimmie played Mid
night passed away and the early hours OF
dawn: It grew irs, Ell, GTay; then rose;colored
hoa,ed out from the open mouth of the dug
out. Just when 1t grew good deyliGht. BIG
Tooth and his com panions arose. possessed
themselves OF j I'm mics ammunition and gun.
and also Of snndrv portable articles. and with
u parting Much good time" betook them.
selves of to other parts
Along about ~ o'clock tho man who ran
station No. r. down on the Beaver. happened
to look out OF the open doorway OF his car
dot was moving. 1t soon resolved itsel into Il
larger shape and moving arms and legs be-
came discernaLle. Then II soon became man
Hest that IL was red-haired man on a very
mule stopped, tired and blown. at the door.
the man kecled over in dead faint. He had
q fiddle In one hand and a how in the other.
The fiddle strings were broken and the how
sides with energy and vim. Fiddlina jim.
mic" had resig ned.