The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-02-15
NO. III.


found in the hills, that it was rare
specimen and good price was given
for one whenever found, as they were
very scarce. Haas did not know the
nils were full Of them, and his curl
oslty being aroused, lie offered to buy
at pretty good price for toads. So
the boys let him have the wonderful
specimens, and johnny cocluded he
got his grass seed cheap Playing
practical jokes was II never ending
source of amusement, for the COWBOYS
especially, and at the annual round up
woe befell the tenderfoot that hap
pened to get among them. All hands
conspired to make his life a misery
until he was thoroughly initiated.
One young man came from the east
who had relative here owning a
large band of cattle, and he thought
1t would be first-rate fun to 90 out
with the rest of the buckaroos and be
one OF the boys. 1t was a rainy, dis
agreeable time, and not being used to
roughing it he was careful to take his
overcoat along, which, by the way, was
an extra good one OF course he did
not ride much, but made himself use
ful around camp One afternoon he
went down to the river for some water
for cooking purposes There were a
lot OF the Payette BOYS camped there,
Just little ways from the Weiser
camp, and with them was an old fell
low who was an inveterate Joker He
got to talking with D. about the
weather and various other things@nd
then all ut once seemed to notice his
oyercoat. ''Well, now, that's No.
| coat; didn't buy it here, I'll bet?"
ono, brought it from the east. )"
"Just so; I'm thinking of getting
me a new overcoat and that just takes
my eye | say, young Teller, let's
try it on and see how it fits. :" OF
course D. let him take it, and he
put it on. "Bless my soul amt it
just the thing? Looks like twas
made to order, don't it? Good truck
in 1t, too; wear man life time, and,
by Georgel how good a Teller feels
this kind OF day with this kind of
a rig on. So D. thought as he
stood there shivering. He hated to
come right out and ask for the coat,
and the old joker had apparently for
gotten he had it on and was now
talking about everything but the
coat D. stood around awhile and
threw out several hints, of which no
notice was taken, and so he got his
pail of water and went back to camp.
thinking he would not crafty him
enough to ask for it. But when an
other rainy morning dawned he made
up his mind that enough of anything
was enough, and marching down to
the other camp he accosted the old
joker, who had on his coat yet and
was stepping around as big as life
SD like my overcoat, sir. " "God
bless my soul, if | aiut got your coat
yeti Don't that beat all? and YOU
standing around in the rain! Now.
why didn't you get it last night?"and
so on, but no move of taking the coat
Off. "Less apologies and more coat
would suit me better, sir said D..
swell, well, just so, Here's your
coat, young man, and you don't know
how darned sorry l am; so blamed |
forgetful of we. " But D. got his !
coat and got away from there. He
caught on and the boys did not get
many chances of fooling him. Sew
eral years ago Mr.. futile brought
some Galloway cattle in here which he /
was anxious to sell to the stockmen
OF this vicinity Mr.. H-t, of Weiser
city, went out with him on the round |
up, on business and pleasure trip
combined. They made their beds !
on the ground, and as it was hot and
dry then, H--t was in constant fear
of being snake bit, so the boys, when
they made the bed down for them
one night, put rope under it, rugged |
so they could manipulate it them
selves. After all were in bed and |
everything quoted down the boys in
the next bed pulled on the rope. ~
say, futile, there's snake under this
bed "No, there amt; lay still,
confound you'll" '.But, look here.
maybe ITS a RATHER; let's shake the
blankets. "No, sir, I'm going to
sleep, snake or no snake, if you'll let
me. "Well, | guess can stand it
il you can, y and for awhile every
thing was still, when skillful wrig-
CLING of the rope brought H--t out
in hurry "All there is about it.
futile, if you want to lay there and
get bit, you can; but | don't come
back till we shake the blankets. A :
hearty laugh from the rest of the
camp told HIT he was sold, and he ,
crawled back into bed He was still
sleeping soundly in the morning after
Ihe boys were up, and couple of
them, taking a lot of pack saddles. ,
we're ready as the rest hollered "Look
out! look out Here come the hors-
IS to stampede over H-t as he lay
asleep. 1t worked to charm and 4