Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1895-08-30


him into trouble. Not that Bill is bad
---uone whatever-but bein seven Or
eight drinks ahead of that plaza whisky
makes him feel gregar'o us an friendly,
al he's cap'ble of goin about a-claimin
of acquaintance with people he don't
know at all All feelin way hostile when
the stranger has symptoms of doubt.
$50 goes along, Bill a-warblin THE
Dyin Ranger in several keys.
1.-THE senoras an senoritas a-hearin
of the row would look out an smile, all
Bill wonld wave his big hat an whoop
from rapture. If he starts toward 'em,
amin for a powwow-which he does
frequent, bein a mighty amiable man
that away-they gives a squawk imme>
diate an shets the door. Well, Bill goes
on then. Maybe he gives the door a kick
Or two, informin 'em of his discomfort,
but that's ali, All at once, while wer
prowlin up one of them spacious alleys
Mexican thinks is q street, he comes up
on a italian with an organ which he is
grindiA. This yere organ ain t so bad,
an I've heerd u heap worse strains. As
soon as Bill sees him he tries to figger
on dance, but no one'll dance with
him.
Sin which event, says Lockridge,
4 plays lone hand.
$50 Bill puts up small dance, like
n Navajo, accompanin Of hims'f with
Whoops, But the dago can't play Bills
music, Sc the bale comes to a halt.
whatever is the matter with this
we're tune box anyhow?' says Bill.
Gimme the music for Il green corn
dance an don t make no delay
"'This yere man can't play no green
corn dance, says.
"'He can't, can't he? says Bill
mighty scornfuL. wait till he tries. I
know this man of yore- I meets hin
two years ago in Druce's, an me an him
has quite time
"'Whatever is his name, them? I
asks.
"'Antonio Marine, says the dage
Marine, says Bill, that's right.
recalls it because it makes me think fust
he's sheep man, an I gets quite hos
tile.
"'I never see you, says the dago.
"'Yes, you did, says Bill. you jest
think you didrl t see me. We has drinks
together an goes out an shoots up the
town arm all arm like brothers,
"But the Italian insists he never sees
Bill. This makes Bill ugly lot, an be-
fore can get 70 stop it he outs with his
six shooter an puts hole into the organ,
These yere tunes I hears so far, ,
says Bill, SIS heap too frivolous, an !
tiggers this oughter improve EN-
"When Bill shoots, the Italian man
heayes the strap as holds him to the
organ over his head an flies. Bill ketches
the music box, l1eepitl it from fallin, all
after awhile begins turnin the CRANK to
Try it. Ii plays all right, only ever now
ga then there's !. hole into the melody
like it had lost II tooth,
This yere's good enough for dog
says Bill, a-twistin away on the organ
Where's Merino? Whatever is the mat
ter with him? Why didn't he stand his
hand?'
"But Merino amt here no more, so
Bill allows it's shame to let it go THAI
way, an aa4icans suffered for music
So he straps on the tune box and goes
round from one DOLBY to another a-turnin
of it loose.
How long did this yere Merino
turn out his tunes, says Bill, before
he collects? However, [ makes new
fools for the game right gere. [ plays
these Gadepces for five minutes an
then [ gifts action on 'em for five. /
splits even with these Mezieans, which
is shorely fair
$50 Bill twists away for five min
utes, ali ne a-timin of him, an then
leans the he~gag mp agin a dolby an
etarts to collectin. He'd go up to some
flouseho1g4 a-Yhirlin his gun like pin
wheel, and at the mere sight Of him the
members gets that generous they even
attempts to negotiate loans an give EN-
TO Bill, they're that ambitious to do
nate.
One time he runs up on a band of
towerists, who was sorter trackin round
~ lookln al things, an they comes up
~ listens awhile. They 7as tnrnin to
90 away jest before co1leGtin ting.
9 Hold Oh, says Bill, pickin up his
colt o11en Che top OF the organ; Tvs
seed people turn that Jack in church,
but you bet you can't jump no game Of
mine that way. So jest you all line up
agi4q {he wall uniil tucks the blankets
in on this yere outbreak in + has I'nl
workin on, an I'll be with you!:
1856 when Bill winds up he goes
along tins tine Of them tremblin tower
lists all collects Stl.
'"Ihey was aimin to git away Witt
all them nocturnes al 'peggios an arias,
an not say nothin, says Bill, but they
can come no twist like that, an me a
fidin herd. None whatever'
t'Bili carries Oh fIiisaway for three
hours, an What on splits an what on
pets he win he's oyer 800 ahead. But
at last he's tired all allows he'l quit al
cali it day. So he Tugs the old tom
tom down TO Franklin office. frank
lin is marshal, an Bill turns over this
to hunt up Merino an give him the
whole shootin match.
"'Where is this yere dago?' says
Franklin.
" However do I know?' says Bill.
last 7 sees him he was agoin up ths
ealie like q jack rabbit,
"Jusb then N6rino comes IN view
feelin some pensive an fearful about
that bullet in his organ, but when he
gets Bills donation his feelin's COM
mences to rise lot. In fact, he begins
TO regard it as quite scheme.
q 'But you'll have to round up to the
alca1de, Bill says Franklin. i ain +
shore none you amt been breakin some
law
"Bill grumbles an allows Vegas is
getting heap too reserved for him.