Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1894-03-08
THE EARLY WORM.

I did the excellence Of his desserts and the
poorness OF lis luck become that some
( cowboy philosopher finally accounted for
+ 1t in this way
III stint ia what Mort Willis does" said
I the oracle; III hain't just down on the
cards fer i'm t win. Ye see the books say
;hei it'- the early bird I gifts tn first worm;
( but 10 tibet game two can't win. an take
it he's the early worm"
This explanation appealed to the within.
steal side OF cowboy nature aud a ths;
>ide j. well developed, the name and r,pu-
tstiou stuck TO Mort even after he had. by
strength aud perseverance. wrrnched few
crumbs OF success from the elcnched hand
If Fate.
lie va, managing the Half Moon ranch.
10 get capital 70 stock one ~ his own.
when the niece 81 his next neichbor on tie
south Fiosd pcndleton, at the Bar 6. came
uul To- visit her uncle.
Miss Eu!a frnd.etoul had the unique
aud IA, she found later-tather uucomf ut
ahle position Of the only CIR! in Hatter
county.
IL ten eligible bachelors were s'shing
f1r her aud dying FOR her before II. Gross
"a the STATE line A. none OF the eater
pIi-irg SWANS saw any individual prrd' 10
standing back - see the Others make the
running, the Pendlelou pArior Of At even
jog soon came 10 look Ike jury room
WILD A. uhstinately hung !uTy-M.s- Euis
serving a. the >AtTsn ~np. apparently.
held the rtcalcfrauts In durauCe vie.
when the young woman was pleased -
atteud roundup. or 10 ride - any gather
ny, he never went with less Than car-
p3rai, guard; crowd more Ike u ~hrrG-
pus~ee usually surrounded her while there.
At 70 accompanied he. home
-, a. ~ Wy s'At' p l"'N-' 81
'"S' ''.A' A"'
"''''' "'"'i" ~ Nuns "A" .'''
-''n , . '''t'' Keep l"t t"r Ff'N'u't 20
'F TT l''N.'> ~" N'r'I ~ ''' ," Ia III
'ht ba' ' '"fi +" giving M'r' run ''-S '-'
Fl S"AA'h'' >''fhiu' M ~
Hat !u@t " 7AIi ~" o''N'' irl
irAttir 49, "h' "a' oa.'' 4al ahd
So hA'n r"P-a a seer lot yen l'a''' n-.
" ny. va t' 'l N'0~ i'"'tr''u I" Y
'Hei H' y'lnN' -t'i'I- iH1l !"
NJ W.T. H1n"ln over 'h'Er 't'A'-
A' '-Nc- brA' atd tFAih ~ - + the Svuh-
lA1S ah ~ Mm~e.L Testers hrr y ia
II ,"u-~ aid hA>n l >rhee enough 70 lANt
aireri N '"o along 'o lak" tAr GU -
iA" sNu..'nh wien ne -.is icit hrt
"a X about N9fi Wii.i>'s luck; eut i'.t
Nuu tA,fc- more IN Ms lAch 81 common,
uttitAfAlrg horse sense thAn There j. sa
his luck Look 81 I'm nov. nNn' 10 90
left ~ ia ~ setiin ~ T. court slri thai
Acz hrF PICK Of Hafter county, g"I is@'
czn haze the pick an choice of men n'
mrau~. with ranches au'-Au >is'Fc>. a.
-ich
A. NJ more OF these less rus "eTe heard
Of, after the mr., and, - Mort never pre-
scented himself In the ftIdivion paElor ~
Y,nlng> When the solemn galherlt-s
we're held. nor attempted 10 itin Miss
EaiA'- huie court a. any 81 thc rounduPN
OF excursions, IL came - lie an accepted
opinion thai, Win hi7 u-ua4 IutA, ne bad
\ get ~ fah"ec even sooner thah
might As'e beth ioeAed Iof
Mi-~ frna-t[oh carried Hefrei - one
usrd !" homage am mace Use mtf'ht>"
y. - heI SWANS f't' ooHi'I : Aui nah'A
, tietS' oe'Anss ne was u-'s enough q"
scare q team 81 texas p'hlss I'M" running
away spent week up 10 ing preak' "i ing
ahaulan hunting 'e'ting al Tue ooys Ae'
aAeau % nm "hI'c ne va on, = II
"i'-'''t ita.'At" ""oh "e e"lHe ''Ai' 49,
Inc mountain non sA'u sAe HAd Impressed
"l9h Iof
Ine FL eAeePeI HAi II g. w y ""s
( her All %" rosary, such a. she iau0Iru'
rom 9'ihe ~ his 'ieA''Ah tuN','hi'' ne
1",S ''ouAn. het y 'I@ns fo19ner S'e'
h"tne, ueet moor ihh's'auus ana >uch
tihe, 'ha' sHe ini2nt haNe set W etoie
ioi the sa'e % ieAAs ~ 'os!ticS "nen She
VEN noh'e, ia" sue ie'' - "'s -,
itaf'e Ivy 'ne coun's seat VI hAi'''
county CohsIs"d a. VI t4'he " haue
ahu ihiee "uluihss' ne maui one a
ihodest u"oe structure Win ilAne pofCA
t"h tA'n'" 'Ie e'ole' p'St-o'I1e' anu ~ 'le
psek room "hlcA was AIso the sior.heei'-
ef bedroom liquors were dispensed Win
ihe prlml1fe ald OF I'm cup.
hls >loIe WAS the gathering we II
I the gay aud gallant element OF Hsfter-
I One evening about three months afttI
! Miss Eula Pendleton's srrlval, it, circle oI
/ lpuuger, was electrified by an announce
ment from the storekeeper.
He had felt Of late that he was falling
behind the younger men in the race, ana
he spoke in personally aggrieye1 tone,
a. though the entire matter might have
been arranged to compass his defeat.
do you know. gentlemen" be said
"ihat Miss Eula', goin' to leave u>f She's
aguiu' home next week"
We'll" said Il tail man who claimed Ia
hail from Indiana, and was suspected or
! hs,iig been { lawyer back in the East. Il
say that i the fault Of this crowd, all aud
>e,eraiy"
Dpu't see how YOU make That 20"
arow.ei Pref SOmers, from where he Law
on the counter shes had her pick II
Harirr d unity. and none OF uarter county
/ don't suit her-that'S all see III it,
Now really" said the Indian, man ar
gum-ntatiyely. do YOU think she has had
her pick: Fin rot mary ing msn my
self o. was believed that he had l,ft a
/ wife cas- somewhere) .out il really seems
10 M hist You gentle men tell over esch
otner atd naturally STOOD IN eacn tthef'-
! light 10 tr,iug 10 please the lady. Csndit
ly. have any of You ssked her l" STA, !!
There MAS somewhat blank sliehcv-
"Ah, said The Indiana man. Il thought
a. much. i-thonsht-as-m uch
% see' each one OF you mas b'en 50
sira,u tnai some one eiNe "ouia se' aheaa
Oh nun thAt you We uone 'hot ~ uy"s :"
ueieal fAch otner t'ah at ao'alcin2 your
canse
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