The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-09-24
sTEmWINDER JoHNsoN,s DEBTOR.
It Was an Extraordinary Job TO Collect
from, Hin, but johnson Dia IL.

Indian ngency in South Dakota to Charles
| Stemwinder johnson. as Ed Hall used TO call
him. there were some accounts on the books
which he threw in rs uncollectable."
1t was Col. George Barry starting another
| story OF his frontier life In the cai6 ut the
Lotus Club the other evening after the coffee.
well. one time after he'd got pretty fairly
we'll used to the redskins and some OF the sur
rounding territory, it struck Johnson one day
that It would be n good thing to collect some
| Of those uncoectable bills. Every cent he
| got out OF them was clean profit. The worst
| man on the whole list was Frenchman named
| BuchG. who was ranging some cattle over to-
ward the head waters OF the south fork Of tho
| White River Carter had let Buch6 run up a
bill Of $3.50. and he couldn't get q cent OF It,
Courts, the head clerk. who had been at
the post for years. told johnson that IL h.
could collect Buche's bill he could get every
dollar every other man on the Rosebud owed
him. Well. one day johnson got Buch6 at the
agency. and jolied him along until Buche ac-
tualy agreed to pay.
~ tell you vat. Thomson the Frenchm an
| said. got some cattles CD on re reevaire. l
| gif you some Of zem cattles.'
"'All right. Buche.' Johnson said. Jack
| Arkwright an I'll go up an get EN- some day
| before long
80 they had drink and Buche went away.
| In ton minutes no cndIReu MS nina ABOUT
the cattle and concluded not to pay the bill
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me are mine. an Jack ArkwrRht an III 70 UP
an ct s s% next sho sandaE Bucns Nv
e my cstties,. EhS BY sssT. i keen zom no'f
is my catties So, 1 Keep zem. Vat You can
d do7a No NoTzi32s by gsyi / know; zat Is a
BY 1s e Ana out the store
he stEode boiling over with strong half English,
before the next Sunday and each time said:
/ IN be down on Sunday for my cattle
by ali his vigorous oaths that he'd Johnson Sno1
full OF Winchester holes Il the trader made an
son went to the agency building and had Jack
AMrkWr ni T sworn In as Deputy United States
dian reservaton and in most cas as might ia
right, But Arkwrght's long official title had
portsnce to the President He hadn't had Mexican.
Indian. and negro blood in his veins. and was
travel in that country Of stalwart men. Besides
that he didn't understand how to be afraid Of
was made for use rather than ornament.
We'll on Sunday morning johnson and
and esds for BsspSn
river. leaving B%chs boiling around the agency az S
pretty hard, and made about slxty-Hve miles
before shutdown, They hadn't much more than
I ike Whirlwind. With Winchest e y BALANCED .n
on the saddle in front OF him.
Be down in the morning, Buche.' shouted
johnson. an get my cattle
With an angry shout. Buche rode on toward
his vsg early the John
TO- Buc he's camp in about an hour and couldn't
NJ" = Wei. Pm n i rermed said Jack Arkwrcht,
II the damned Frenchy haint hid his cattle in
Wse M work Baohd
riding up t at furious gait from the Nebraska
the cRes nes To
help him fight the cattle thieves. But the first
person he met after he got across the line was
spotted him for the money and Buche fed for
the reservation again.
ing he pulled out his commission as deputy
marshal and rode down to meet the excited
Look here Buohe' he shouted as he got
VIII Within naIips distance. here's my commits
THE Frenchman turned and ran as hard as
his pony could go.
~ Won't hear no papers he shouted By
those tHs a., two men, Buche shouting that he
commission at the top of his mighty lungs.
ted after tbs I'd that aye
cattle: But While Arkwrisht H1 was e cha i
Buche Johnson's herder found n bunch Of the
cattle johnson and the herder, cut out TWEEN
for the agency Arkwright saw them and left
the chase aftor Buch6 TO Join them.
given up. He'd been in such WRirl Of exc cite
ment that he hardly seemed to know where he
WAS, and his Winchester had haan left Mt his
camp when he started for the, Regulators He
seemed to realize all OF sudden that johnson
was actually doing as he said he would and
when Bgshe started again at nll saiio for I his
cowboy were there. He got his Winchester
and the two cowboys and away they went aftor
shouting at every jump that he'd shoot John
sons black heart and white liver full Of small.
"Arkwright saw him coming and with an
damgerS Sa near ear. his siX.sho9her holster
yowing al! sorts Of dreadful iates for him. SO
Buehe was taking a terrible risk; His Win
him, il it slipped he would have instin ctively
n%e shot hin liz he m9af ss H sS
sa sand le II nim It. al 1Ozed out Of his toes
WH6u DucHt WAS numbering uOWn on MS DaCk |
swearing to shoot him. and he didn't daro try |
to face about for fear the Frenchman would |
think, he WAS about to shoot and SO would |
keep his word.
THAT sort OF thing couldn't last long John |
son and his cowboy stopped and waited until |
Buch6 cameup.
I'm tell you what I'll do. Buch6' johnson
said. I've got two men and you've got two |
men. Let those four go over there hundred |
yards and aDpraise those cattle. III take
enough of the cattle at whatever price they
cash right here besides. You give me bill OF
full to date
"Buchd's chief herder. Curly. said that was
fair deal, and Buch6 finally greed it. The four
cowboys went of together. and Immediately
fine wrange began. One side wanted u low
tho other high one. and. as their
numbers were equal. there was no way OF
reaching a settlement. 1t had been going on
for about an hour when Johnson told Burh6
that he would take a bull at $40 and four COWS
tated. and Johnson offered to give him
So cash besides. The Frenchman took