The Coconino weekly sun., 1893-11-23

things don't seem to be jibin' jist right"
 Lack of confidence, major" replied the sheriff. Confidence ain't just what it ought to te, they say. They can't get it back soms way or other"
 Lack O confidence, hey?" said the Old Settler. Not in the Squire, hope!''
 'Oh, no! Not in the Squirer' ex- claimed the sheriff, with laugh. "The country ain't feeling altogether easy on the money question. The currency don't suit. Somu don't want the coun- try to have any silver money, and some say they're bound the country shan't have any gold money Then, again, some say the only way out of it is to have both gold and silver money, and some rip and tear and declare up and down that unless the country throws both silver and gold money overheard and has paper money, and plenty of it. we're gone to the dogs. The conse- quence is, major, that the country ain't exactly certain what it's going to have, and it's little shy. 1t ain't had for six months as much confidence as it should have had, and it ain't getting any more very fast"
 "Shurff," said the Old Settler, and he spoke as if he were incredulous, did I understan' ye to say that tha was some folks ez didn't want no silver money?"
 That's what l said" replied the sheriff.
 An did ye say tha was some ez didn't want no gold?"
 Yes"
 "Gosht'lmightyr' said the old Settler eff that's got sumpin' to do with the ailin' O the kentry, it's easy fixed! l kin fix it, b'gosh!"
 ''I don't quite understand you, major" said the sheriff.
 Don't ye, shurff?" said the old Set tier, smiling. 'I do, b'gosh! What's to hender them folks that don't want no silver money from handin' their sheer of it over to me? An what's to hender them folks that is fightin' shy O gold money from handin' their sEeer O that over to me? That'd settle it! Thatd fix it! Them chaps needn't worry bout havin' to take silver when they don't want it, an havin' to take gold when they don't want it, fer kin tell 'em right here, an want to say it so it kin be heerd by my feller citizens fur an near, high an low, that I am willin' to stand an take 'em both offen their hands, an don't keer if hef to stay awake nights an go hungry adoin' of it. Tbat'd restore confidence, shurtf! The doin' O thatd give me so much confidence that 1 could distribit conf- dence by the ton to the hull durn pop ulation, includin' Injins not taxed, an do it ev'ry day in the year, an then hev So much left wouldn't know what to do with itl Understan' me now. don't ye, shurff? Do ye see how easy kin fix it? Goshtimighty! why don't them folks send fer me?"
 '"Fore ye go to fixin' up the kentry," said the Squire, before the sheriff had time to reply to the Old Settler, ''ye'd a durn sight better go an fix up that back fence O your'n, an keep yer pigs outen yer neighbours taters!
 Some folks" said the Old Settler, entirely unrufiled, "kin think O pigs an taters when their kentry is ship wreclin' on ragin' seas cause some folks won't take silver an some folks won't take"
 ''Wull, l want ye to understan', major" interrupted the Squire, 'that l hain't got no objection to takin' silver, ! an that the chances is that I'll take Esurnpin' hSe ten shill'n O your'n, less ye turn out to-mor an fix that fencev' E"Squire!r exclaimed the Old Settler, raising his cane threateningly, flor maS ez keeps britchy brindle cow, ez you do, which never had an idea on 'artb but goin' round nights tearin' down follzs's fences an chawin' up their gardens, yer remarks is as ngh onter siSnder ez they kin git, b'gosht'l-