Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-01-03

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| told him my business In word.
"No bueno, stranger!" said be.
"Why nOt' Do you want to keep tn
horseY'
"No, not partickler. Thar ain't bet
ter stallion nor him this side the Soutl
Pass; but I can't do nothing with hin
no more'n yer can with . steamboa
when the capn says, Beat or bustl
He's q black devil, ef thar ever was {
devil into u horses hide. Somebody
tried to break him down when he was {
colt, an now he won't stan nobody goar
near him."
"sell him to me, and I'll try him will
kindness"
"No, stranger. I've TUX q middlir
shine to you from the way you got Of
that Chinsman them Pixies was goan I,
han, fur stealing the mule what b
hadn't stoled. I've tuk = middlin kline
er shine to you, and ! don't want to se'
yer neck broke. long er me. That thal
black II shut up the hinge In yer neck 81
tight that yer'll never look up to ther toI
Of a redwood again. Allowin you hahn
got an old OF yoke into yer fur backbone
yer'll keep of. that thar black kettrypit
till the lnjins Tie yer on, and motion yel
to let him slide or be shot"
"My backbone Is pretty stiff." said ]
III will risk my neck"
"The greasers Is some on hosses, you'll
give In. ! reckon. Well. thar amt I
greaser on my ranch that II put leg ovel
that thar streak or four legged lightning
no, not II yer'd chain Of for him CLAIM
six squar leagues In the raal old Garder
Of Paradise an stock II with ther best
gang er bullocks this side er Santer Fee.
"But I'm not a Mexican; TN the stiff
est kind Of Yankee. don't give In Il
horse or man. Besides. II he throws me
and breaks my neck get my claim In
Paradise at once"
"Well. stranger. you've drswed yei
bead on that thar black. AZ anybody car
Tee, an ef mans drawed his bead thar
lint no use tellin him to pint Of"
mo. II you'll sell I'll buy"
"Well, II you wunt 60 fur to ask me
to throw In coffin to boot, p'raps we ken
pcare mp atrade. How much do you own
In the Foolonner miner
Ihave forgotten to speak Of my mine by
Its title. A certain Pike named Pegrum.
Colonel Pegrum, u pompous Pike FROM
Pike county. Missouri. had once owned
q mine. The Spsniards. finding the syl.
lables Pegrum harsh inorsel, spoke o'
the colonel. rs they might Of any stran
ger. as Don Fulano-ss we should say
"John Smith" 1t grew to be q nickname,
anil finally Pegrum. taking his donship
as title Of honor. had procured an act
Of the legislature clubbing him formally
Don Fulano Pegrum. From him our
quartz cavern had taken Its name.
told German that ! owned one-quarter
Of the Don Fulano mine.
"Then you're Jess one-quarter richer'n
ef you owned haif. and Jess three-quar-
ters richer'n ef you owned the hull kit
and Doodle Of It."
"You are right" said I. knew It by
bitter heart.
"Well. stranger, less see ef we can't
banter fur n trade. I've got hoss that
ten kill ayry man. That's 90; ain't ity'
"You say so."
"You've got mine thatll break ayry
man, short pocket or long pocket. That's
20; amt ity''
"No doubt Of that"
"Well. now; my curwolyow's got grit
into him. and SOS that thar pile er quartz
er yourn got gold into It. But you can't
git the Sings out er your mineral, and
can get the kicks a blasted sight thicker'n
anything softer out er my animal. Here's
horse agin mine-which'd yer rether hev.
allowin I was toss up and win."
"HorseI" said !. II don't know how
bad he Is. and do know that the mine ID
worse than nothing to me-"
"Looker here, strangeri You're goan
home across lots You want = horse.
I'm goan to stop here. I'd Jess us lives
gamble of a hundred or two head o
bullocks on that Foolonner mine. You
can't find ayry man round here to buy
out your interest In that thar heap er
stun an the hole Il cum ont Of. It'll cost
you moren the hul's wuth Of you 81
down to San Frisco and wait tell some
fool comes along what's got gold he
wants to buy quartz with. Take time
now, I'm goan TO make yer fair banter.
"Well make It."
81 stump you to = clean swap. NJ
boss agin your mine"
"Dons." said l.
II allowed you'd do It This here Ia
one er them swaps when both sides gits
stuck. git the Foolonner mine, what
can't make 20. and you'll be fool on
o crittur what'll 60 heap more'n you'll
want. Haw! hawf'
And 9crrian laughed q Pixies laugh al
his pun. It was q laugh that had been
stunted In Its childhood by the fever and
ague. and % had grown mp husk with.
out heart.
Shave the black caught" said !. "and
well clinch the bargain ut once"
There was Mexican vaquero slouch.
ing about Gerrian called to him.
"Oh, Hozay! kesty Sinyaw cumprader
curwolyow nigeresto. Wainos sldel.
antyi Corral curwolyose tosthoso.'
Pike Spanish thati II the Mexicans
choose to understand u. why should
Pixies study Cxstilianf
Tho bukkarer. ~ 0errisnS Spanish
entitled Hosay, compreheuded e.cssa
Of the order to know that hs was 70
drive mp the horsea He gave me .
ksxicsn's sulky stare. muttsred CO.
ramba at my rashness. and lounged Oh.
aut taking n lssso from IT. peg In the
court.
"Coins In. stangsr." said 0errian,
"befors we start, and take drink OF
some Of this here Nission Dolorous Wine.
Chow does that 60 DOWN said be,
pouring out golden Juices into . cracksd
tumbler.
II was the very ssssncs Of California
sunshins-s -shsny With . richnss that no
ihsrry era had-A SouaHhAi m 1T'