The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-05-16
"HoL' ON, NosEY. a"

| hOL ON, NOSE4.
Another laugh interrupted him, and
| then he went on:
| But don't perpose no brute is goin'
| T. tease that dog O mine, none what
ever. TIL man th't done it is a dirty,
sneaAin' coward, an en- lick im!'
| They saw he was in earnest, and did
not laugh. Bill Kiley. big, -boned
| Manifested bad" man from High Pines.
who stood at the further end of the bar,
stepped forward.
"Whwhat did ye say?" he asked, sur
prisedly. "W'y, you half-grewed snive-
| Ter
They were not quite sure how it hap
pened; none of them had ever seen Nate
lift his hand against fellow-man, and
they were totally unprepared for what
happened. In scarce fifteen seconds.
Nate, bleeding but triumphant. sat
astride his antagonist, enthusiastically
humping him on the head with the
butt of the PROSTATE Kiley's own revol-
ver-which the latter had dropped
somehow early in the argument-when
the crowd interfered and dragged them
apart.
After taking couple of drinks and
washing his face, Nate walked home,
preceded by Curly, who seemed to feel
that he had been thoroughly avenged,
and acted like callow pup in his salts
faction. Nate did not go down town
again that day. He went into the
house and surprised his wife by kissing
1nr IL, !,
most amazing amount of stove-wood,
and in the evening he played with the
children and ''tinlkered round"
Mrs Presto could not understand him
At first she feared he was going to be
i'll; but he looked quite health barring
Il black eye and bruised cheek. His
wife inquired, after the children had
gone to bed. if he had been hurt. Nate
rose from his seat by the table and
came over to where she sat.
Lefty" he said, Strengthening him
self up and looking straight at her,
Pm tn most patient an lohg-sufferin'
man on airth, an you re tn most patient
an long-suferin' woman on airth-but,
see yere, Lefty Presto, we hain't, mr.
our kids hain't. mr. Curly hain't a-goin'
t do any more o this fool-sufferin' I've
got sick an tired of it, AMI jes' c'ncluded
t show folks l haint a-goin' t stan no
more of it." And he told her about the
trouble that afternoon. and how he
had made up his mind to stop suffer
in" and do something more profitable
and respectable.
Next morning Nate did not go down
town until nine o'clock. Then he
walked briskly down and called on
Squire Field. who was leading lawyer
and politician. The squire was Just
looking over his letters when Nate
came in, bat some thing in the latters
face arrested his attention, and he
stopped his work to learn what Nate
wanted.
Squire" said Nate, earnestly, 'th'
city conventions two weeks I'm { day,
hain't it?''
Mn, yes; so it is"
wall. squire. want tn nomination
FIR city marshal"
Thesquire was amazed. You, Natc9
Why
''Hof on. squire. I want t tell We,
first off, INT l halnt 'Sufferin' Nate
no more. That's all over. I'm Nate |
Presto, an don't perpose t DO no more |
sufferin'. Squire, hain't always ben |
a good party man an worked hard ev'ry !
election an never asked f'r aothin |
more'n a seat In conventions?''
YES, YOU have. Nate; but-but see
here. You know that we've got to have |
a strong candidate for marshal The +.
other fellows have beaten our nominee !
three times with Buckley. He's a !
strong candidate and a good officer"
'All right, squire; but reckon en-
make as strong run a. anybody in our
crowd. Vho've ye got sh't en- Go bet
ter?'
The squire pon6ered Well, Ben
Conant wants it"
Ben Conant's got one good Job.
squire. An has he got more frien's n
have?"
Well. you see. Nate, 70 be frank.
there are good many people who don't
exactly approve OF you Nov. there's