The morning news., 1893-12-31

stud when / want dealin' faro, or other
ways a cappin' for the devil. Bill an me
is both some younger then. but what we
lacks in good looks now we makes up in
good intentions, both playin' his game to
the cases, he a-raisin cattle an paYin' his
taxes an runnin' COW an boss thieves out
of the country, an me a-preachin' the
gospel accordin' to my lights an what l
considers to be the spiritual needs of the
people in the panhandle of Texas. But
Pm gettin' way off the track agin.
"Jim Hadley was a-settin' there at one
of the tables a-foolin' of his time away
with five cards an box a-tryin' for a
seven-nine-queen turn.
"He shoves back from the table an he
says: 'Mebbe you'd better copper that,
Bill. l lowed I'd marry that lady whose
name you just mentions next New Years
myself
Jimmy, my boy says Bill, very silky
and soft, don't you ever so far forgit your
social duties as to interfere with no we'd
din parties | arrange for tomorrow.
The chances is you'll be dead a week by
New Years if you persists in breakin'
your way into my affairs, am you won't
leave no wilder to mourn your loss,
neither
6 If they is any gun plays to be made, -
said Bob Stepp, 81 can tell you-alls right
now, it hau't goin' to be in yere. | don't
want to interfere with no legitimate
game, but ] ant sendin' up to St. 90 for
bar glasses and things for you cusses to
bust. That time Mcfarland shoots up
the Mexican costs me $50. You fights
outside or the man that begins here can
figure me in on it; he can make his cal'la-
tions on a fghtin' of two men from the
start
." Make it Winchesters' says Siddons,
AN outside. We don't want to bust up
Bobs business none beside which ] likes
the method; it bein' a heap cleaner an
more satisfactory
"Bill Siddons was plenty polite. He
was alwers considerate in the feelin's of
others an never lowed his voice to raise.
] mind the feller which he cut the whole
wheelhouse off of over at Dodge one day
says a talkin' of it subsequent when he
could cripple round some, that it was a
true pleasure an delight TO mingle into a
fight with Bill, he bein' so gentlemanly
an cordial.
''Handley had a good game streak in
him, too, an was likewise careful in his
language among gentlemen. He says, all
quiet enough, but determined:
{" 1T is matter I'll live to regret that
there amt no plumbers nor glaziers in this
yere town, Siddons. You'll need a lot of
repairin' before you'll be in shape for the
marriage festivities, even ifyou is around
to represent at the game in personal ca
pacity. II you will kindly wait till can
step over to the hotel an git my Winches-
ter will be with you, or, il you prefers
more noise an smoke, we can shoot the
match of here an now with our forty
fyes
Before Hadley starts for his rifle
Bills was a standin' in the corner, he
havin' brung it in with him from his
horse-I says: wat is the use of you
two gents disturbin' peaceful an order
loyin' community with killin'2 Cheer
on earth an good will to men is the mot
ter which goes with this joyous Christ
mastide, an you-alls wants to paint up
the town with each others blood. an
wat about7' says /. Nothin' but a
derned petticoat. Hold on, l explains,
seein' by the way they reached for their
belts. I'd overplayed myself i don't refer
TO the Widder Cave special, but TO
women as central proposition. They
won't pay you to fight about 'em an I'm
some dubious about Mrs. Cave enterin'
into nuspshil arrangement with man
whose hands in inbruned with Grim
son life current of candidate for her af-
fections' Then an inspiration strikes
me. why don't you-alls shake dice for
her7' asks.
1T strikes 'em right, for they was both
hot sports.
g Not bein' no blood drinker I'm willin'
to settle it thataway,' says Bill. 4 am