The Coconino weekly sun., 1894-06-07

she is an what she's doin' there. all alone, with Ter purity face 'n' hans an elegant clo'es; but she couldp't tell i'm. Jes' bust out cryin' an kep' a erwin. an 'twa'n't fir day 'rso we cd even guess at 'er bein' there, cause she was tongue-tied r somethin' an couldn't say but a few words, pore little thing. But we gifts at it th't Ter name's Norah, we does, an th't she draps off train jes' b'fore she sights Ted Cr him, her). 'She was beaut', she sho' was, an twa'n't more'n two days fore we all was ready t do most anything fir her -me 'n' Ted, 'n' or lady Parry (th' boss wife) an all tn rest; an''f don't b'lieve we want real glad, stead O sorry, when we fms out they don't seem t be no one lookin' fir such a maverick-'cause we advertised, O course, t git Ter folks. But we gifts no word, not a bloomin' shout, so Ted ies' bran's tn kid fir his'n, an pr'ceeds t raise 'er (think O Ted, which tn same never raised nothin' b'fore, raisin' that little tender gyurlD, Mrs. Parry takin' care of Ter fir awhile.
 Well, Ted was jest tn funniest cow hand l ever bucks up ag'in. Ye wouldn't "a knowed i'm. Ted was a howlin' wolf, a reg'lar oP hyena b'fore that, but after tn kid comes, he braces right mp an gifts good, none O tn gang objectin', cause they savvies why he does it.
 After tn kid was bout nine r ten years old, we all don't get t see much of Ter. cause Ted, havin' laid up some dough, sends Ter off t school She's a sho' 'nough thoroughbred, she is says Teddy, an she gifts no scrub trainin'. SdbeS
 That goes O course, an tn kid , likewise goes t school, comin' back onct year, lookin' sweeter an purifier n ever, an we all, mostly Ted, willin' t lay right down an let er tromp on our measly or flea-bit frames. Oh, she was jes' like Ted prognosticates on tn jump-a sho' 'nough thoroughbred.
 "Tell ye what she does one time. bout two year ago They was Twin t tn station, her, n Ted, n Mrs. Bell, tn woman tht give tn gyurl les | sons, an one day some eastern folks gifts off tn train, lookin' fr Mister Mac. 1 Lennan, which is Ted since he gifts intuh business for isself. They was a real nice-lookin', fat or girl with spec tacles with handles to 'em, an a dood with one O these yere foolish little caps ye sees through tn winduhs O tn sleepin' cars
 "Ted an Norah was at the deppo lookin' fir some school friends O the gyurrs, wheu these folks gifts off, an some one points Ted out an tn dood braces i'm.
 "'Aw, me good man. says he, takin sight at Ted over the end of is nose 'aw, are you Mister MacLennan?'
 "Ted's a good mau--no discount or that-but'e does sho' hate t be called one, snoreover by dood, which critter is quite rousin' t Ted's killin' instinc's but e gives it out th't his brand is sech, an tn dood springs is game or i'm. which is th't he n tn or lady is lookin' fir Nora Somethin''r-other which is tn name O tn kid th't falls off train one day ten years r SC b'fore-our Norah, sho' 'nough.
 "They was a surprise all round, they was Then Norah takes a hand an flies t tn or girl an asts why she didn't find Ter then, an they gives it out th't they never saw Ted's advertisement an all that, an never learns where sht is ontell they lately runs ontuh Mrs Parry somewheres out west They likewise makes a play th't Ted haC stole tn kid Tn op lady was goin' t fall on Norah's neck an weep a lot, bu Norah don't like that style O play, st she gives 'er a chill, an moreover give' it out cold th't she aon't move a step tht she stays with Ted, th't's ben ; reg'lar dad to Ter.
 An she stayed, you bet, an Tee was tn tickledest or stiff in tn coun try, U think she'd rather flock with hin thu t train wi them howlin' swells They makes DO further play, thinkin' mebbe, th't Norah's temper's pretty high up.
 "Ev'rything's real lovely ontell lit tie while ago-last year it was. Thing got little excitin' round yere-rea excitin' fir some folks, may say. The, was a few gents in these parts was get tin quite frisky with brandin'-irons an was real careless bout drivin' of beef-crltters. They was real retirin modest kind O people, they was, ever eff they was talented Tn tn brandjn line, an we was quite anxious t mse up with 'em, but they lays pretty low we gifts two r three of 'em strayin 'round; but they keeps sawin' wood an maxim us real tired, so we goes t worl an organizes vigilance c'mmittee with Ted as chairman.
 "They was young fellow t tn sta ton then, named Harwood. He'd conn firm somewheres, an give it out 'e was doctor, a little out O health 'isself-h didn't look it, though, bein' albiglhusk. sort O chap. He hangs out is shingl' an gifts leetle acquainted, an thel makes dead play fir Norah, w'icl seems t go all right; Norah lettin' ol t like tn duck quite plenty. Oh, bu he was sho' spoony on her. Tn wus | 4h;rlyS,t frHy,,rl x,a