The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1893-10-07
THAT BUSINESS SETTLED. ]

horsebac during the day and was
very tired. Consequently, aus soon as
! had finished a cigar, after supper,
told the landlord I'd like to be-
shown to my room. I had got to- bed
and was just pushing off from the
shore of wakefulness, when I was
startled by loud voice in the office
immediately below.
@> ''Say, landlord" shouted the voice,
t'is Jim Williams hur?"
eyes, answered the landlord.
"Whariz he?''
"Upstairs.
''Tell HIM I'd like ter see him.
''He's gone ter bed.'
emo matter eff he is. Eve cum sew:
erel miles ter see him. Go up an
tell i'm that I want ter see i'm on
that ar little, business
The landlord arose with consider
able noise and proceeded to carry
the message:
Up the creaking stairs he came,
and knocked at a, room door adioin-
ing mine.
"Hello!'' sounded sleepy voice.
= " LOU yer " dl1L,. IlctlS
"Thar's er TELLER down stairs as
wants ter see We, JIM
"Who is it?''
t'Dave Martin u
'"What does he want?''
s'Didn't say, only he wanted ter
see We on that ar little biziness.'
The man in the room smacked his
chops sleepily, and-after scratching
and yaWning fora few seconds, said:
''Oh, vas; [ know about what he
wants.. Go, back an tell him ter
please 'scuse me till mornin' I hain't
had no sleep fer two nights, an am
erbout tired ter death. Tell him ter
stay all night, an I'll pay his bill.
We can then settle the little bust
| ness when marnin' comes. -
The landlord went down, the fell
low wheeled back in bed, struck a.
good stiff snore, and kept up the
gait all night.
The next morning I went down
stairs. | entered the saloon and saw
a fellow sitting at the stove with a
silent but very comfortable express
sion on his face. He was hand
some; athletic~lookkng mountaineer,
of about 80. [ sat admiring the fell
lows physical makeup for some
time, when heavy step fell on the
! platforms in front.
Looking toward the door, I saw an
other man of about 80, smaller than
the one inside, but very .compactly
built. ruddy and handsome.
He entered with a careless, I'M
certain swing OF his new boots, and,
letting his eyes fall on the man at
the stove, his face lit up with sudden
| animation, and he cried out:
%*Hello, Jim!''
Hello, Dave," carelessly returned
| the man at the stove.
/ "Jim," spoke the other, s.cum, out
here a mint; less settle that ar little
l. bizness."
| CALL right" returned Dave. get
ting up slowly, and throwing himself
back to give birth to a deep yawn,
"but cum up fust an git sumthin'. -
| ''Don't keer eff do
''This il purity good truck" said
Jim, with smack of the lips, after
drinking.
''Pirty good,'' spoke Dave, wiping
his mouth.
The two men walked out
I thought nothing more about
them until my ear was Jared with a
loud explosion on the outside.
I hastily walked to the door and
out on the platform.
Two men were lying on their backs.
within ten feet of each other, each
holding smoking pistol in his right
hand. The landlord came out now,
and we went to the PROSTATE men.
They were dead.
ssThey've settled their little bust
ness, see," he remarked quietly.
eyes, returned, nervously. 'Its
awful bad, isn't it?''
s'What tsp" he asked wonderingly.
1.-The shooting"
II don't call it bad shootin' err tall.
Each Teller il plugged squar between
the eyes. l call it good!"
| Struggling With the Language.
Il wonder what became of my pen
knife?" said the new teacher in the
kinderg arten. II am sure I left il
on my desk.'
freddy Mulligan swiped it, mum, >
replied Dennis Quinn.
"Swiped it?'' asked the teacher,
with a surprised infection in hel
voice.
"Yes'm. / seed him"
.'But what do you mean by swiped
it?"
''Why, snailed it.
''Snailed it? What on earth do
you mean?"
ssWhy, he prigged it, num-
s.More incomprehensible than ever
Swiped, snailed, prigged! What or
earth do you hean?' -
.Why, he yanked' it, you know, .
exclaimed Dennis, amazed at his
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