Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-09-14

W.. Then take ii
To GIT OUT OF NORTH We ar pursood by
AMERICA BEFoRE a Teller critter who
SHUTDOWN wants ye to fill out
n life insurance applicashun'"
That's the trooth in the matter, but
he's an impatient kuss and might shoot
before | got my name dooly signed to the
dockyment"
"Trooth ar mighty, and she must pre-
vail, scz l. standin ready to dodge if he
pulled u gun on me.
She ar, stranger" he softly replies
with trooth on my side, ambishun burn
in in my soul and this burned burro a-git-
tin his second wind I'm feelin that I
shall conker circumstance and riz up SUI
pcrior to the turmoils of this vain world. :"
go on, critter! Gallup DIS to other
and greater victories, but in fucher re-
member that it's jest rs easy to steal hun
dred dollar mcwl as n fifty dollar burro"
But it was burro or nuthin this time,
and fare thee Well" he sez as he digs in
his spurs and begins new and more am
bishus career.
I hadn't got through sneezin over the
alkah dust kicked up by the fyin burro
whom l sees IA Teller on n spotted boss cum
IN lichcty cut over the same trail. He had
gun in each hand and the bride reins
in his teeth, and he was liftin that boss
foot high Mt every dig Of the spurs He
Was far ridin by without even seein me,
but l waves my hat and hollers:
Hello, ye! Whar did the rebellion
break out, and how many's bin killed up
TO jest now!"
lie put up his guns and stopped his boss,
and when he could git his breath he asks:
"Mebbc thar's a critter gone past yere
on Mexican burrof"
"Mebbe thar has, " seq l. If SIGH was
the case, would it be yer sorrcrful loss'"
"Of course it would He picked the
crittcr up back yore bout seven miles, and
ny ole woman saw him when he rid off. "
WAL, ye might as we'll stop and git
hold of yer breath, fur he's two miles
ahead Of We, and that spotted boss hain't
got no cnthoosiasm left. One dose Of my
Cherokee sassyparilly will git him back
home al right, but it won't grow wings
on him to ly ahead.
But why didn't ye stop the burned rep
t.lc'' be hollers, beginnin to git red in the
face and rcachin fur his guns
o. axed him to stop, but he couldn' t tar
ry."
Then why didn't We shute himf"
II Crtcr hov shot him, s'pose, but I
didn't think Of it in time. If I'd only
Enowed ye wanted him popped, I'd hev
bin chccrfully willin, though he was de-
ocntish lookin kuss, and l hadn't nuthin
sgin him"
"Doggone SIGH kyote as ye ar'" hol-
lers the man as he gifts madden and mad
der "Of course yc orter shot himl What
ar yc out in Cherokee fur but TO shute
folks. and especially boss thieves? Dye
s'roac I'd let Il human critter cum whoop
in past me On critter without BORN two
or three holes in his karcass and then
..sl,in who he was and whar he was goin'
WAo be You anyhow"
They calls me Jumpin Joe "
They does, ell? Ar it mostly on account
Of yer jumpincssi"
Reckon lis.
Then they'd better quit. Ye can't
jump nuthip nor anybody. If cartridges
wasn't with 10 cents apiece, I'd shute one
inter yer cent diafram and tumble ye
over. Wharf yer hole in the airthf'
Right over thar. Stranger, does yer
ever hcy any use fur enthoosiasm Of soulS'
As to how, and be burned to yer" he
hollers, kecpin me kivered with both his
guns.
KS to feelin so powerful peart and
proud and rich and happy that ye can't
skascly keep yer feet on the ground-I kin