The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-04-24
A WILD W00ING.

ing the quarter-seqtion iDf pancake poised
on the end of his York. ct see tn hirta-
tious carryin's on 'thia1I}ere yaller-headed
schoolmarm an Dofo Everett, more especial
as tn heifer is already spoke for by Jim
mic Duval. an DGs is1yknowed t be the
only husban' an father of a. interestin'
leetle family OF 'sh OWN back in Ioway
But, then-well. we'll. they's no 'countin'
fr tn actions O. thr fenaie sect, morelike
eff they happ'ns Tribe 70 tn firtatious
v'riety, an they most all be.
Il r'member one female in p'tic'lar," he
continued, after sending large swallow
OF hot coffee In the wake of the departed
piece of pancake-'I r'member one th't
was a sho'-'nough scand'lous Example O.
what GURUS notions tn sect will take an
tn onaccountable things they all III do.
Twas back in Wyoming in '67-time O.
tn SWeetwater 'xcitement We know. Well,
me an my two PARTNERS d ben minin out
we're in Californy awhile, an was dom we'll
'nough; but jest's soon's tn rush come
along it was up stakes with us, same's
lot O. other fool miners, an of we goes
t tn Sweetwater country, oil Bill Heat
wole, an me an Ben-Ben Haskins, he
was tn Youngest of US. an chock full O.
tn OF Harry's any boy you ever seen.
But white? That boy was white he sho'
was. eff ever white man lived. Eff e
hadn't ben, he'd ben yere now, moren
likely.
"At Sweetwater tn Wilde Buck KEEP a
boardin an we all boards with er, an
We fed high, too. But, say, that wilder
was tn puttiest little heifer We ever seen.
Want more'n "a r %, an had rosy cheeks
an eyes th'td jest set y'r heart a-thumpin'
blacks any coal, an bright's di'm'nds.
Well. she did sho' drive tn boys crazy, an
they want hardly one of EN-, th't WANT
wild t. be tn landlord O. that there bean
joint. TIL wust of it all was th't they
want none of 'em but what, one time r
mother, was dead sure he was gon' t.
s'cceed tn late lamented Buck which was
gone bfore bout three years back-f'r ef
they ever was sho' 'nough firt, twas that.
same Widow Buck. She'd take up with.
an smile sweet t. every new man th't show
ed up, ontell she had i'm on tn string good
an hard; then FIR thu next.
But Wen our Ben jumps in an begins;
maxim love in real serus shape we all.
bgins t calc'late th't tn bloomin' wilder
IS sho ketched a lot, an reckons they's.
goin' t be some splicin' did in that there.
camp bfOre Chris mas-W'en, all of a sud-,
d1nt, along comes lawyer chap halin'
from Salt Lake. an puts up t. tn Hotel de,
Wilder Buck, thereby causin' q hull lot
o. grief in camp. cause he hops in immedi-
ate an b'gins maxim love t. tn landlady,
her maxim no objections as anybody know
ed of.
"Yere's where Ben makes a dead wrong
pAdJ, OIL StlCkiH Is guns. e
right off makes a jealous break r two.
causin' row WI tn wilder, quite natural
Then off goes Ben an hires out t. tn gov
e'nm INT FIR scout-'bout that time tn u
p. road was bein' built, an tn Ogalalla
Sioux was maxim 'emselves real unpleasant
chargin' round an ;tliftin section hans
hair. an SIGH like playful leetle tricks. So,
8 says, Ben goes DIFF In a huff an leaves
tn runnin' t this Sere tsalt Lake MAYER,
lex, calls ITSELF Jed ge' Sherman, an
puts on hull lot O bogus airs an talks
book English. Say, dt jest made us sick-it
sho' did-th' way that there couple spooned
around. They was 'sev'ral O. tn bows tint
juest ached t. git shdrmaN intuh a argymint
an kill i'm up lot. hut fthey never got no
chance-the jedge was TOO foxy, he was,
Jest about Chris'Reas slime tn injuns lets
up few an lays dlow., tn weather bein'
some cold an too many1 sojers round them
parts; an, one morhin It'll wilder gives it
out int she aes lays eyer Green River
bout all work an 30 play So next day
off she an tn jedgd goes, with a greaser
named Manuel drivin the mule team
Ihey' q jest got acrost tn South Fork an
was, persoombale, quite conf table am
happy wen all of a suddint Manuel let's
out screech an jumps out O. tn wagon,
holierin' th't Injuns was comm. Sherman
looks out an sees cloud O. dust bout two
mile away they want no snow on tn
grounO, an he jumps out. too, an in holy
second him m tht greaser had them mules
cut loose an was aboard 'em, hittin' the
trail real swift FIR Green River. Course tn
wilder screeched after 'em, but, turn round
none whatever. Wy, th't 'tarnul skunk
didn't even wave his hand!
"Well tn wilder sits an ,weeps quite
copious FIR awhile an then makes up 'er
mind tht she don't perpose t. stay there
an get scalped-none, Whatver So she
plles out O tn wagon, an makes a sneak
t git under tn bank, an then travels up
toward tn dust cloud, fggerin tn Injuns'd
be most likely t. look down stream instead
O. up-but wen tn Injuns comes clost, high,
low, an bhold! They hain't no Injuns at
all, but some O. Central Augurs troops
drivin' i'll stray stock, an Ben was with
'em
well, O. course they tackles on t. tn
widder's wagon an heads FIR Green River
mad a hull lot to think male critter calm
lsself man d run away an leave a wom-
an t be scalped by Ogalallas, an they all
agrees t make it dam hot FIR Sherman eff
he's ketchable. Ben he didn't say much,
but purity quick e rides alongside the SER
geant an speaks t. i'm, real quiet; an fore
long he's a-chasin' off on a side trail t. git
intuh Green River first, fore tn troopers
come.
Sherman was in TIL barroom O. tn hotel.
itellin' how thy'd ben ambushed an tn
wilder killed at tn first shot, an how him
IN tn greaser'd fit an tried t. save 'er body
.w'e n in walks Ben, is faces whites Sher-
mans, an IS eyes a-blazin'. Sherman know
led in a minute th't Ben was after him. an
'e reached FIR lis gun, but Ben was too
quick an covered i'm.
L 4' HoP on says he.s You dam scroundrel
1 ought t. kill We where We set but I
hain't no coward an l fights fair, who
ever with-even cur tht runs away an
leaves a woman t be ,scalped an murdered
by Injuns. An e goes on an tells tn
crowd about what Sherman had did. O.
course, everybody wanted t. hop in an
dos M rope work, wi tn Jedge fggerin'
at IT, but Ben wouldn't have it, none at
all.
RI" No, gents says he, it don't go. 1 be-
lieves in givin' all kinds a. fair shake I
gives it out th't perpose t. git tn gent,
but 1 does it fair, an gives him tn same
show as me. Step outside yere, damn ye
an fight!
Sherman begged an pleaded hull lot,
but it didn't go. an after gittin' a few
swift kicks firm some 0, tn gang, out e
walks. wobblin' lotssin tn knees an shak-
in all over, an lines Up in tn street.
Cheyenne Pike waEmasfer- O. ceremonies
Twenty PAGES, gents says he. Shoot an
advance a-shootnp Airl We ready? One.
two, three-fire!'
How twas dih y anok ody ever even
guessed. Ben was IS go ID shot as they
was in Wyoming. May tn ledge was,
too, but he was SO shaH they say e cd
hardly hold his gun Anyways, they was
only four r five shots took-then pore OF
Ben throws up is han.s an drops-Sher-
man'd got i'm in tn forehead slick and
clean.