Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1894-06-28

you lend encouragement to an act
which should cause any honest man to
blush with shamen
"'Who are you?' dozen voices
yelled.
I am an American, and I assure
you l have nothing but disgust for
those in this crowd who are disgracing
that name. came among you seek
ing home, came with desire to help
build up your business interests, but
I'd rather locate in nest of rattle
snakes than among men who would
plot against a young, defenseless girl.
Now, am worth half a million dollars,
your merchants here will tell you that
my checks are good for any amount,
and will bet any man in this crowd
five thousand to one hundred dol
lars that the Mexican girl will win
the next two heats. for am going to
see fair play, and I believe there are
enough honest Americans and natives
here to back me in doing So
''You bet your life-thar'-is!' big
Tom yelled. The ours that's back
in OF Matt Parker are towards, an
every square cowboy in the crowd will
stay with you, stranger: Won't you,
boys?' ..
TON seemed to be a great favorite,
for at his words a ringing cheer went
up and hundred voices yelled for a
square deal. Marta ran to me, and,
taking my hand, said in her cute
broken English:
so, senior, I tank you. You good
man. You mucho bueno Americana.
Me win. Ne win. Bad man Parker
he no laugh some more. Mucho gra-
cias, mia amigo
81 assured her that she should have
fair play, and that if her enemies de-
sired to place any more money on their
brazen favorite ! would meet every
wager. ~ no. .s.s....
"4s1 will back You for all I am
WORTH l said to her, for know you
can win. -sat.,:ast ..sS:s. -
sit was wild, foolish assertion. but
I was thoroughly aroused, and 'was de-
termined to down the Parker faction
even should I s:meet. with defeat by
their rascality and lose heavily. But
no one evinced the; least desire to ac-
cept my challenge. Parker came to
where was standing in a, crowd cot
cowboys who were assuring me that
they would stay with me and said
angrily:
".Lookee here, old man, I don't
know that you've got any business to;
interfere with. our celebration. SEEM
you don't belong here. You'd better
pull in an ride a little slower, fur yer
a gittin' onto dangerous ground 500
big Tom laid heavy hand on the
bully's. shoulder, and ins allow but De-
termined voice said:
"sHe's not headed towards no bog
as I kin see,s Matt Parker, an he's
a goin' to hold his gait. Stead O. pull
in in on the reins, he'll work his spurs
an keep a hittin' the ground in his
own way. This are the Fo'th O. July
an we're square American citizens,
an fair plays the fustrule o patriotism
wherever that yonder flag is a firtin'
in the air. The race is goin' on an it's
a goin' on squar', an I'll hop onto the
trail o. the fust sneakin' coyote, that
interferes with the Mexican gal an
run him down, an if you or any O yer
pizen whisky suckers happens to git in
the way thar's a goin' to beaa puriAca-
ton in this community. Eth, boys?'
"A cheer was the reply, and the
bully saw that champion having
arisen on the other side his power
was gone. He realized that if his girl
won the race she must do it fairly,
and trembling with rage and with
fear that he would lose the money he
had wagered he went TO his scowling
offspring and offered her clothes fit
for a princess if she would put forth her
very best efforts and win another heat.
IT need not dwell on the result.
Marta won the two remaining heats
easily, and when she came to me with
her beautiful face aglows with smiles
Of triumph and gratitude, her express
sive eyes done some effective work in
my susceptible breast.