St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-12-16

| "Well, xhen Jack Arkwright saw
Buche coming he pulled out his SOM
mission as deputy marshal and rode
down to meet the excited Frenchman
"'Look here, Buche,' he shouted, -
he got within hailinR distance, here's
my commission as marshal
The Frenchman turned and ran -
hard Is his pony could GO
"I Won't hear no papers, he shouted.
4 don't want no papers
"Well, sir. hell-to-split over the
prairie went those two men, Buche
shouting that he wouldn't hear Ark.
wright bawling out his commission at
the top of his mighty lungA johnson
satisfied after that il he hadn't got the
cattle. But while Arkwright was chas-
ing Buche Johnson's herder found .
bunch Of the cattle. johnson and the
herder cut out twenty-five head from
the bunch and started them for the
agency. Arkwright saw them and left
the chase after Buche to join them.
away the cattle and the men went
at full gallop For . time Buche
seemed 70 have given up. He'd been
in such . whirl of excitement that he
hardly seemed to know where he was,
and his Winchester had been left At his
camp when he started for the regu-
latorx He seemed to realize all Of .
sudden that johnson was actually do
ing as he said he would and taking his
cattle. They were mile away when
Buche started again 1t full ea2lop for
his camp His head herder. Curly. and
another cowboy were there. He got
his Winchester and the two covboys
and away they went after johnson full
tilt, Buche swearing streak and shout
ing at every jump that he'd shoot John
sons black heart and white liver full
Of small, fine holes. .
''Arkwright saw him coming. and
with an unpleasant look in his eyes and
his right hand dangerously near his
six-shooter holster swung down to
meet him. Buche had no word for the
deputy, but kept on after johnson, I
vowing all sorts of dreadful fates for
him So Arkwright swung In behind
the Frenchman and his herders, neither
of whom was armed. Buche was taking
terrible risk. His Winchester was
balanced on the saddle before him. II
1t slipped he would have instiuctively
grabbed for it, and Arkwright would
certainly have shot him il he made The
slightest movement 70 touch hi rife.
johnson has told me since that he
- 1AfN g. q
all oosed out of his toes when Buche
was laundering down on his back
swearing to shoot him, and he didn't
dare 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.
johnson and his cowboy stopped sad
waited until Buche came up
"'rn tell you what I'll do, Buche,'
johnson said. "rve got two men and
you've got two men Let those four 20
over there hundred yards and ap-
praise those cattle. I'll take enough
Of the cattle at whatever price they az
to pay your bill. and I'll give you twen-
ty-five dollars in cash right hero BE-
sides You give me bill Of sale Of the
cattle and I'll give you = receipt in fulr
to date
''Buche's chief herier. Curly, said
that was fair deal, and Buche finally
agreed to it Tho four cowboys went
OF together. and immediately = hnc
wrangle began. One side wanted Q low
appraisal, the other . high one. and. -
their numbers were equal, there was
no way of reaching . settlement It
had been going ON for about IN hour,
when johnson told Buche that he
would take . bull At forty dollars and
four cows at thirty dollars each and
call it square. Buche hesitated, and
Johnson offered to give him i've
dollars cash besides The French
man took the money and John
son drew up the paperA They had
just been signed and exchanged |
when the four cowboys came up.
They had 1t last agreed on exactly the |
same appraisement that johnson had |
given Buche. When Curly heard how
it had been settled he set about cutting |
out the five cattle for johnson. As |
Buche and Curly rode back to tho |
camp. while the cowboys |
drove back the rest of the bunch
Johnson had started to take. Curly sud-
denly said: ..-.-,.-...sf
"'Buche. that's great head you've
got .- f..-a. ,a ..ts ..7 "a
swat you meanY 81
"Just what l say. There's lots
worse heads than that in congress
You're . great man You're . smart
man" .'ff - -i'''r.'t
"'vat You meanT. ~,-
81 say mean what I say. You're
smart man. I've got some business
back in New York state and I was GO
ing to get . lawyer. but guess. III
send you @ -r
Two days later Buehe burst into
Johnson's store quivering with anger.
" .Zhonson,' he shouted. you owe ne
twenty dollar. want him.
johnson never succeeded In con.
Tincing the Frenchman that he didn't
'eally owe him that twenty dollarA"
Slleoclng . Bally.
Paul de CassaRnac IL practically an
extinct volcano OF late his interrup-
ions in the chamber have not been %
reduent or 20 noisy - they at one
ime were, and in the field Of politics