Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1895-08-21
TUCSON JENNIE.

'Whyever Amt 1 II married manp says
you" So spako the old cattleman es he
settled himself In "A chair Tho question
had just been asked him.
"Well" +" no continued, rohectively, puff
fng his pipe, II was dispisitioned that
away when I'm colt. But that's long
time ago, an I amt In line for no such
gymnastics no more My years Is way
agin 1t; likewise females. You've got
to ketch folks young to marry 'em. After
they gets TO bo 80 years they goes slowly
to tho altar. IL you make out to marry
a man after he's 80 you has to blindfold
him an back him In. Females, Of course,
amt SO obdurate.
"No; s'pose this yere bein married is
heap habit, same as tobacco an bug
juice. A man takes hand early; It's
all right-way good game, makes no sort
Of doubt But lot him get TO pesterin
round In the forties an him not begun
none yet, he don't marry nothin. OF
course there Is people that sordid they
takes to layin for some woman's stack,
wharby they even makes such desperate
play as marryin her to win; but me an
you don't discuss no low games like that.
"Bar onexplainable difference with
the girls old man, s'pose I'd be all mar
times. 1t was way back In Tennessee
This girl was nice, luscious girl-corn
fed too. They all lives about IL miles
from me, out on the Pine Knot pike an
once in two weeks saddles up an goes
over. Thar was jest her old man an
mother an her In the family. an It's that
Ear alters made to stay all night. Thar
was only two beds, an so put to camp
along OF the old man, the times stays. l
was way bashful an behind on all social
plays an plenty awestruck about the old
folks. never feel happy O minute
where they arc. The old lady alters does
her best to make me easy an free too.
Comes out when rides up an alters let's
down the bars for my hoss an asks me to
rest my hat the second I'm in the door.
"Well, matters go on good enuf until
maybe the eighth time I'm thar. remem-
bers the night all perfect. Final gets
to sleep a-layin along the aige OF the bed,
amin to keep way from tho old man,
who's snorin an thrashin round an takin
on over In tho middle.
~ don't recall nuthin until comes to
a-holdin to the old mans year with one
hand an a-hammerin of his features with
t'other. don't know yet why--I sposo
gets to allowin he's tryin to kill me.
"Well, son, it's way back long time,
but shudder yet when l recall that old
mans language. jumps UP the second l
realizes things, grabs my raiments, an
gettin my hoss out Of the lot goes p'intin
down the pike moro'n n mile fore / stops
to dress. The last I sees of the old man
he's pitchin an tossin, On the females
a-holdin Of him an reachin to get Haw
kins rifle as hangs over the door. never
6ntc <t..l,t
vindictive about 1t. He tries to make it "A
gran jury matter next cou't time.
"You can't tell much about women.
There was girl who surprises us once In
q way out In Wolfville. Mis- Rucker,
who runs the o. K restaurant, gets this
female from Tucson TO fry 1apjacks an
salt boss an hep her deal her little CASTRO
nomio game This yere girls name is
Jennie-Tucson Jennie. She seems nice,
good girl, too, on in less'n two weeks
there's half the camp jest whinin to marry
her. It affects business, It's that bad
almost changes the channels OF trade.
Cherokee Hall tells me there amt half
the money gets changed In at faro as usual,
an the New York store reports men goin
broke again billed shirts an similar dead
falls daily OF course this yere first frenzy
subsidies O whole lot after month.
"If Jennie notices It, don't know, but
she never tips her head to nobody, jest
shoves these foolish youths their daily
beans an ignores all winks an looks COM
plete. At last ono Of the various hands
goes In tho discard, an the boys, gettin
discouraged, shoves back an quits. Final
they I'D all out but two, an one Of them
was never in 30 far as himself or any one
else ever sees. These yere Is Tutt an
man named Jim Wallace. Tut is toll an
good lookin enuf, but backward an bash
full No one ever detects him once lookin,
an don't think ne does. He confldes in
me all quiet after the smoke Glars away
that no never thinks of it.
"But Wallace Is different. He sets In
to win Jennie hard an heavy an tries to
crowd the game an got action for his mon
ey. 1t looks like he's doc to make the trip
too. Miss Rucker Is backin his play, and
Jennie herself sorter lets him set round In
the kitchen an watch her work, which this
yere is license an rot itself compared with
how she treats others. Occasionally some
of us sorter tries 10 stack up for Wallace
an see whar no stands with the game
'How's 1t goin Wallacop Enright asks
one day.
It's too many for me- says Jim.
sometimes THINKS corrals her, an then
agin IL looks like ain't In It. Jest now
I'm feelin some dejocted.'
"'6omething oughtcr be schemed to set
tle this yere says Enright. 1t keeps tho
chmp In fever on may get serious
II somebody would only pfance in,'
says Doc Poets, nm shoot Jim up some
you'd have her easy Females Is like rab-
Bit in n bush pile-you has to shake things
l1tt A.. Aa tns,x 10
Jim WINS dyin an she cares for him, she's
shorely goin 10 show hor hand
II want to pause right yoro to observe
Doc Poets was the sInartest an bost odu-
cated man ever seos In my life, an what
he don't know about sauaws In valueless
inSormationi But 10 proceed:
That's right says Cherokee Hall,
but OF course 10 amt goin to do TO shoot
Jim none
"'I don't know, says Jim. Il stands
crcasin m little too ouick AZ I'm shore A.