The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1893-07-08

boy. I'd like you VIII me. mi ingineea
all de bull an bar fights. You see, d.
TELLER vii de bull win alters be in vii
mes pard on de sly-an between Us W.
wont perjuce any bull but one Napoleon
"Den wat am to 60 fur?' seq l.
"Well, one ting is.to sorter give me
tone, seq de cunnel; II am high tone
gentrum from de souf; see? l have my
black boy wifi me; boss round an put
on airs-maybe swear at you, but dat'll
all be fun between ourselves, part oh
de game"
IAN all You wants OBJ me, sab, is fur
mark fur You to swear atY seq /.
De cunnel he laugh an say: "Oh, no,
no; OATS only at off tilnes-times when
we's loafin bout de hotels. You see,
Jerry, you'll take ole Moscow wifi you.
Well advertise him on de bills as DE
Fightin Owl OBJ dc Souf Yuba.' While
ingineer de bull an bar fight you'll run
dc side show CD de fightin owl, an we'll
| jis' rake de miners"
Well, dat away he talk me inter de
bizness. He is to have all dat's made on
de bar an TIE to have all OATS made on
de owl-an one show will help de oder.
So out we starts an jis' fairly coins
money. Napoleon OBJ course whips all
de bulls-kaise dey tries dem fust-an
Moscow whips all de cats, kaise he's
got it in him to do it; sides he's had lots
of sperience OBJ cats, an de cats hain't
sperienced owl afore. De, big hoot
owl goes at 'em toof an nail an snakes
de berry insides outer dem!
Well, we are doin fine till we come to
Red Dog. At Red Dog, after Napoleon
have used mp his reg'lar bull an do bets
am all settled up an the cunnel have
rake in de money. one Josey lookin fell
Ter he gifts mad. He tell de cunnel dat
it wux put up jobda de bar have
whip de bull afore..
OBJ course de cunnel rip an swear dat
he y high tone gent, cum from dc souf,
but de chap he amt skeered-he jaw
right long. At las de Josey Teller turn
mp him nose at Napoleon an say he'll bet
emmy mount dat de bar KANT whip his
ole jackass. an he pint to or sleepy look
in ole burro tied to post.
De cunnel jump at dat offer. Dey keep
raisin OBJ de bets till it git up ter five
t'ousand sdollars side, an de cunnel
KANT put up no mo- money. De neg
day is sot fur de fight. When de amer
mills am put inter de ring moas' all dc
people jis' vile to bet on de bar.
At las de bettin is done. De cunnel
he hab borried oil my owl winning
bout three t'ousand dollars-to bet on
Napoleon ON de outside. Den de anermils
am turn loose.
De donkey it stan kinder sleepy an
onconsarned, but Napoleon git up ON his
hind feet an march to'ards him.
1.-TWO to one on de bart" Gree 10
one on de BARI" yell de fellers. "Take
i'll! Take it! take dem bets!'' sing out
de Josey.
AS de bar come up poorly cloee, de ole
burro look at him an move off pooty
smart fur bout five rod. "Bahr' "Ohl'
"Yee haw" cries de fellers. "Ten to
one on dc barr II takes 'em!" says de
Josey.
All at onct-qnicker dan wink-dat
ole jackass wake up. He whirl an
run at do bar wifi his mouf open like one
desc yere fax brakes. Den, jis' while
de bar is 'stonish at dis, de jackass
wheel an plant bof hin feet under his
chin. Down goes Napoleon! He As
knocked stupid. Den de ole jackass 70
at him wifi his teef. Take him by de
scrutf OBJ de neck and Trash de groun
VIII him. Den he kick him in de ribs .
time er two, and den ag'in pitch in
wit his teef an drag Napoleon long de
groun. All dis time Napoleon dom lis
muffin at all. Him got him nose tucked
tween him fore legs an hab rull hisser
up like q ball. All he do is lis to whine
and heller while de ole jack am snakin
oh him about.
~ gives it up!" shouts de cunnel
Take of dat debil OBJ donkeyr
Well, de Josey fros lasso, an after
de pullin OBJ bout i've men de jackass
am dragged away from de bar Wit bout
hatful ha'r in his mouf.
Den In de settlin up dar was timel
Lord, what swearini Sebberal dozen
people got dar eyeteef cut. dat day. Ne
an de cunnel bon broke--nary splitter
lef. We hab run foul OBJ dc great "b'at
fightin burro OBJ Jamison crick"-de same
dat arter dat whipped de wild boar up
ct Tehama.
De mex mornin we finds Napoleon dead
In de stable. De cunnel he look berry
blue, but at las he cheer up bit an
turn to me an cay: pore Napoleon, hs
am gonel He am gone. Jerry, IN all
dat'S now lef' fur me an Won In IA am n