The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1895-07-24

| DuGGOubs bTOuS01S jill OOOGS. OOm0 one
Whisky Sue, I think, had pasted some
court plaster over the hole on his cheek
bone where the bullet got in, am al!
around Jack looked better than I ever
saw him.
Let the meetin come to order, said
the postmaster, sittin down ON box Of
boots up at Jacks head, AN, as many as
can, please get something to sit on.
Now, my friends, he continued, thar
ain It no need of my putin ON any frille
or gettin in any scroll work The object
of this convention is plain an straight.
Mr.. King, here present, is dead. De-
ceased was very headstrong person an
persisted yesterday in entertainin views
as to the value of a club flush, queen at
the head, which resulted in life ever
lastin. Now, boys, this is racket full
of solemnity. We want nuthin but good
words. Don't mind about the truth.
Truth amt in play at a funeral nohow.
We all knew Jack. We know his record
how he stole boss at Rincon an rob-
bed a man last fall at Fort Craig; how
he downed man at Cruces, an how
that scar on his neck he got from Wells
Fargo's people when he stopped stage
near Tombstone, but we lays it all aside
today. We don't copper nary bet. At
o'clock yesterday mOrnin, accompanied
by report of a Colts 40, Mr.. John
King, who lies here so cool an easy, left
che dance hall an entered in behind the
white, shinin gates of pearl an gold
which swing inward to glory eternal
It is great setback at this time there
amt sky pilot in the camp 1t saws
big boss onto us, but we'll do our best
At time like this I've heard that sing
in is good, safe break, an I therefore
call on that little gal from Lake Valley
to give us "The Dyin Ranger. -
$50 the little Lake Valley gal cleared
her valves with drink an gives us the
song, an when the entire congregation
drew cards on the last verse it did ev-
erybody good.
''Far away from his dear old Texas
We laid him down to rest,
With his saddle for pillow
AN his gun across his breast
"Then the postmaster got out Testa-
ment I'm goin to read chapter out
Of this here Testament, he says L amt
maxim no claim for it cause it's part of
the game an accordin to Hoyle. If there
was a preacher here, he'd do it, but
there bein no sech on this range, I
makes it as forced play myself.
$50 he read us chapter about the
sepulcher an Mary Magdalene an the
resurrection, an everybody took it in
mighty owly, for of course that was the
lead to make an we knew it.
"Then the postmaster said he'd like
to hear from any one under the head of
good Of the order.
"'Mr. Undertaken and Chairman
says Jim Hamilton, this thing weighs
on me heavily. Of course as keeper Of
the dance hall I saw heap of the
corpse, an knew him we'll. Mister King
was my friend, an while his moods were
variable and unsertin an it was clearly
worth while to wear your gun while he
lowered near, I loved him. He had
weaknesses as do we all. A disposition
to make new rules as he played along
for these games of chance which enjoyed
his notice was perhaps his greatest fault
His givin away to this habit yesterday
was primarily the cause of his bein
gathered to his fathers. hope he'll get
along thar an stand way up in @ with
them people up thar, an if word from
me could fix it I'd put it in. would
say further that after consultin with