Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1893-03-10
Crop you'll


piled H. | kicked my feet out of the stir
rups
who's excited"
You arel You are evidently green
hand At this business, and you must be
careful OF that pistol Now, then, you want
me to hand you my gun"
YES"
Here it is, butt end first, according to
custom, and here is my wallet containing
Sll. used to have a watch, but traded
it for this blamed old mule. Anything
more9'
is this all the cash you've got?" he
asked
Every shilling"
And you hain't got another gum"
NO, I'm poor shot and | carried that
more fol show than use However, you've
done pretty we'll for your first holdup."
How do you know It's my frst?'
Plain ~ the nose on your face. You are
trembling yet Your pistol was wabbling
about so wildly before ! got down that
ou'd have shot the sun if you had pulled
trigger could have bored you when |
handed over my gun, but ! saw you were a
tenderfoot and didn't want to take advan
tagp of IL y
Say, you are mighty Gurus critterl"
he drawled rs he looked ut me in puzzled
way
Not at all Let me give you bit of adj
vice You never make Il success of this
business, and you'd better haul Off"
What's the matter that wont?"
You haven't got sand enough, and you
are rs slow as molasses. If you'd have
happened to stop most any other man, you'd
have been wolf meat inside of a minute
Your best hold is teamwork Quit the
business and take up piece of land"
do you know that I've II good mind to
send II bullet through yer headl' he shout
ed, evidently much annoyed ut my raillery
and fourishing his pistol about.
That would be just like a tenderfoot,"
replied as lighted a cigar. You call
yourself a road agent. Very well. If you
can ride that mule 40 rods, I'll take back
what I've said
Ride that mule Why, durn his ears,
KIN ride him IA thousand miles instead of 40
rods
i doubt il. | don't know whether you
Intended To rob me Of him or not, but if you
can ride him ~ rods III make you present
OF INN"
Hold up your hands" he commanded
as he covered me.
hailed up" again, and he stepped
around behind me and searched to see if |
had weapon Finding that | had moth
ing and had no game to play on him. he
said
Yes, was goin to take the mule. He's
, n likely lOokin beast, and I'm tired OF
. Gnin hfoot I'll show ye whether kin
I ride him or not. He-up, you limb of satan'
The mule stood quiet, with his head down
As the rObber got into the saddle the beast
; turned his head and gave him stare In
pt4-tl IN "a ok bp II pfa ,ff httt La.
hadn't moved ~ feet when he bucked and
threw the fellow 10 feet high He came
down on the sod with an awful thump,
and for the next two minutes he WAS too
dazed to comprehend what was goin o.
'Ibout him Meanwhile had secured both
pistols and Ing knife he had in his belt,
and had also repossessed myself of my wal
let
w what's the matteri" gasped the man
H. he finally opened his eyes and sat up
Nothing much told you in the be
ginning that you were poor hand at this
business, and want to advise you again tc
lake up "A piece of land and try farming"
The burned mule throwed me- eh?"
Yes"
And you've got the bulge on mei''
As you see"
stranger, you're dead rightp' he said IL,
- had few brains in my head, but ! wa,
histook don't know nun to stop jack
rabbit by whistin! | orter be kicked ful
thinkin could 'yen hold up IA dead hosi
hlr his front shoes I'm goin. I'm goin t
start off at II gait If four miles an hour al
keep walkin till reach an idiot asylum
Goodbyp
I'd have returned his weapons to him AnC
divided my cash capital, but he wouldn'
wait lie started )ff over the prairie, anC
though watched him for half an hour h
never even looked back. About montl
later, while in town 30 miles away, saw
the man brought in and delivered up T.
the sheriff by three cattlemen. He had
bullet in his left shoulder, and | was one o
the half dozen who stood by when a docto
extracted il. The robber recognized me a
once didn't wait to hurt the feelings @
a man who WAS dawn, but couldn't hel
saying TO him Didn't | tell you tina