Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-08-01
DEAD MANS HAND.

makers name In his sombrero, ian while
not possessin one Of these zero heat gauges
TO say ackcrate I'm allowin II WAS ridin
hard on jest soch weather M this. The
Tucson mail was in, mn n band Of us was
no tho postofIico a-makin OF demands for
letters when I'm comes Cherokee Hall,
lookin some moody, nm sets himself down
on sh0cbox.
"'Which you no doubt thinks M how
you'll take some missivcs yousef this
mornin, says Dock Peters, n-notioin OF his
gloom IN Amin TO pint his idccs up some
other trail. Pass over them documents for
Cherokee Hall an don't try for to hold out
nuthin on TO us, for we're way too peovish
TO stand any ofllshul Rayoties today
"'Thcro amt no ono wonkmindod onuf
to write to mo nome says Cherokee,
which ! remarks this zero phenomenon
with pleasure Mailbags pnck grief, not
10y nm ] mint honin for no hand In tho
game whatever. lt's 10 ycars since buys
n stamp or gets u letter. nm nll thirst there
fOre IL nssungcd complete
"'Fiftocn ycnrs IL shore long time,
says Enright, an then we Nil hops into our
letters again. Finally Cherokee breaks In
on0o more
"'I mint amin to invest Wolfvillo In no
supcrstitious fGnrs, says Cherokee, but |
Jest chronicles M n current event how L
was sittin into II little poker last night,
On three times straight l picks up tho
hand tho dead man hcld--jncks up on
cighta--nn 1t win every time.
"Who all loso 20 itY asks Dan l}oRgs
some hronthlcss.
"Why, snys Chcrokco it's every time
TINT old loRhorn M comes In from Tucson
back somo two weeks ago.
Yes, Hnys 1IoRRa, h-Rcttin mighty
decided, nm You bot your saddle mn throw
tho pony I'm tieath IL flxin its sight for him
right now. It's shoroly n.wnrnin, nm I'm
Rnd n whole lot IL amt mono Of tho boys,
thnts NIL
"You Zoo, this zero stranger who Chcro
kce nlludOs mt comes over from Tucson
little while before this. IIo hus long white
hnr mn board, mn, jodgn from tho rings
on his horns ho was maybe n-comin 60.
IIo seemed llko ho Ind plenty of money,
nm wo tnkca II hos oil right. His lcavin
Tucson showed ho had scnce, SO wo cashes
him mt his own flggcr. or course wo all
mover asks his nnmo none, M askin names
m lookn Mt tho brands on hoss IL sp0shul
roodo In tho west nm shows your brinBin
up mn frequent your brinRin down, but
no allows hos called old lIill Gontry, To
tho boys, mn no nm Faro Noll are particular
friendly
"'Talkln to him, snys Faro Noll, liz
Jest like lyin In tho shade. llo knows
everything, too, all about books nm things
all over tho world. lIo WAS n.tcllin mo-
too, as how he had daughter liko mo that
dies way hAClS somo'ors about when | was
n yearlin. llo feels u heap bad about II
yct M ] gets SO sorry for him, 80 old an
white
AN you may gamble, says BoRgs, IL
Nell liked him, hos nll right
"If Noll likos him, that makes him all
right, says Cherokee,
"We was still talkin m rondin over our
mail In tho postolllco when MI Mt onco wo
hears .Inok Moore outside,
What n this yoro literature M ntIronts
my eyes pasted ON To tho outside of unole
Sans wyokoyupY' says Moore mighty
truoulont. We MI goes ont, nm thorc shore
onuf Is u notice otTcrln g boo reward for
some sharp who's boon standin up tho
stage over ON tho IordshurR trail
Whoever taoks this up, | wondorr
says Enright. 1t never was hcro ton min,
utoa ngo.
"'Well, lost you nll hover around an
watch tho glory Of It's comm down. says
Moore, n cuttln on 1t loose with his knife
an tonrln II mp. i herewith furnishes tho
Information cold, this yoro camp of Wolf
villo knows Its business I'm don't hnvo To
bo notified Of nuthin. This yoro outfit has
vigilance committee all regular, an
which I'm kottlo tonder therefor, an when
II comes nnohornl tO announce some notice
to tho public you will perceive mo n-por-
yadin of tho scenery on u huss m promul
gatin of said notice vivcr Noco Am |
right, EnrightY
IAN right as prcnchin, Jack, says En-
right. You speaks throoth Ike n runniu
brook.
:" But whoever sticks up that notice Is
tho information ! pants for, says Boggs,
R-piokin up M roadin of tho pieces.
" Il reckon posts that notice some my
self, said u big, squar' man We don't
know, who comes In that mornin on tho
stage, m VINO was thon n. sauntorsn about
tho suburbs of tho crowd a.listenin Ia tho
talk
We'll, don't do 1t no moro, pnrdner
says Moore, mighty grave. 'Wc'n no
doubt way wrong. but VIZ have our own
pcCoolnr notions about what looks good,
50 after now don't alter the landscape mono
round ycro till You first gifts our views.
I'm otlorin oven money postin notices
wouldn't hurt this camp little bit, says
the stranger.
"'Woll, conin right tu cases, says En-
right, 1T don't hurt us mono, but II CRATES
on us whole lot. Tho idco OF mere
stranger n.stroliin In m atackin up OF no
tioos like no WAS standin pat hand on
what no knows nm we not In II Is heap
unpleasant. So don't do II no moro,
"'Woll, don't aim to do It any more,
says tho man, but l still clings to my
ideo that notices Amt no setback To this
camp
(which tho Same hein nero theory,
says boo Poets, personal 10 yourself,
holds 1t would he onpolitc to discuss It, SO
lot all wheel urdcr cover for u drink.
So we all lines up on tho early Bird
bar, an tho drinks ends tho talk, rs they
alters ought to.
Along onto night wo gets cooler, an by
second drink timo In tho cvcnin every ono
was moyin about, nm rs 1t happen quite u
band was In the Red Light soino u .drinkin
an exchangin of views an some buckin the
various games which was goin wide open
all around Cherokee Hall was a-sittin