The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-08-29
TUCSON JENNIE.

had just been asked him.
We'll, ho continued, rcficctively, puff
ling his pipe, Il was dispistioncd that
away when I'm colt. But that's Il long
time ago, an / amt in line for no such
gymnastics no more. My years is WAY
ngin it; likewise females. You've got
to ketch folks young to marry EN-. After
they gets to be 30 years they goes slowly
to tho altar If you make out to marry
b man after he's 30, you has to blndfod
him an back him in. Females, of course
1in't so obduratc.
mo; s'posc this ycro bcin married is
heap habit, Same as tobacco an bug
Juice. a man takes hand carly; it's
oil right-way good game, makes no sort
of doubt. But let him get to pcstcrin
round in tho fortes an him not begun
mono yot, he don't marry nuthin. OF
course there is people that sordid they
takes to layin for some wonan's stack
wharby they oven makes such Il desperate
play rs margin hcr to win; but mo an
you don't discuss no low games like that
Bar Onexplainablo difference with
the girls old man, 1 s'pose I'd be all mar
ricd right now. I was maybe 90 them
times. 1t was way back in Tenncs &C.
This girl was nice, luscious girl-corn
fed too. They all lives about II miles
from mo, out on tho Pine Knot pike, an
onco in two weeks I saddles up an goes
over Thar was jest her old man an
mother an her in tho family, an it's that
far alters made to stay all night. Thar
was only two beds, an so 1 put to camp
along of tho old man, the times I stays.
was way bashful an behind on all social
plays an plenty awestruck about the old
folks. 1 never feel happy minute
where they arc. The old lady alters does
her best to make mo easy an free too
Comes out when l rides up an alters lets
down the bars for my boss an asks mo to
rest my hat the second I'm in the door
"Well, matters go on good enuf until
maybe the eighth timo I'm thar l rcmcm-
bers the night all perfect Final gets
to sleep a-lnyin along tho aigc of the bed
nimin to keep way from the old man,
who's snorin an thrashin round an takn
on over in tho middle.
g l don't recall nuthn until comes to
n-holdin to the old mans year with one
hand an a-hammerin of his features with
t'other. l don't know yet why-I s'poso
gets to alloTin hos tryin to kill me.
well, son, it's way back n long time,
but 1 shuddcr yet when L recall that old
mans language. jumps up tho second 1
realizes things, grabs my raimcnts. an.
gettin my hoss out of tho lot goes pintin
down the pike more'n II mile fore ] stops
to dress Tho last | sees of the old man
a-holdin of him mn rcachin to get Haw
kin's rife as hangs over the door l never
goes back no more, cause he's mighty
vindictivc about it. He tries to make it Il
gran jury matter next cou't time.
You can't tell much about women.
There was il girl who surprises us once in
WY out in Wolfvillc Mis- Ruckcr,
who runs the o. *. restaurant, gets this
female from Tucson to fry napiacks an
salt boss an hep her deal her little CASTRO
nomic game. This ycrc girls name is
Jennie-Tucson Jennie. She seems IA nice,
good girl, too, an in lcssn two weeks
there's half the camp Jest whinin to marry
her. 1t affects business it's that bad
almost changes tho channels of trade
Cherokee Hall tells me there amt half
the money gets changed in mt faro rs usual,
an the New York store reports men goin
broke again billed shirts an similar dead
falls daily. OF course this ycrc first frenzy
subsidies q whole lot after u month.
If jennie notices it, don't know but
she never tips her head TO nobody, Jest
shovcs these foolish youths their daily
beans an ignores all winks an looks COM
plctc. At last one of the various hands
goes in The discard, an the boys, gcttin
discouraged, shoves back an quits. Final
they r. ali out but two, an one of them
was never in so far rs himself or any ono
else ever sees These ycre is Tut an Il
man named Jim Wallace Tut is tall IN
good loOkin cnuf, but backward an bash
full No one ever detects him once lookin,
an don't think he does. He conndcs in
me all quiet after the smoke Glars away
that he never thinks of it.
But Wallace is different He sets in
TO win Jennie hard an heavy an tries to
crowd the game an get action for his mon
ey. 1t looks like he's doc to make the trip
too. Miss Kuckcr is backin his play, and
jennie herself sortcr lets linn set round in
the Kitchen an watch her work which this
yerc is license an rot itself compared with
how she treats others. Occasionally some
OF us sortcr tries to stack up for Wallace
an see whar he stands with the game.
- How 5 1t gon Wallace Enright asks
one day.
It's roo many for mo- says Jim.
Sometimes thinks corrals her, an then
agin it looks like amt in it, .Jrst now
I'm fccin some detected
Something oughtcr be schcmrd 10 sc,
tic this yerc, says Enright 1t keeps the
camp in a fever an may get serious
If somebody would only prancc in,
says Doc Poets, an shoot Jim M some.
you'd have H. easy. Females is Ikea rah-
bitin abusa pilc-you has to shake things
up lot to make 'cm como out Now, if
Ji" voc '"'n =" she cares for him, Shes
sAc, > sgoin psrcw hc. band
u Wi ,~ise right yc-c TO observe
Doc Poc1a "a2 sn.artest an best cdu-
Gated man over sees in my life IN wha:
he don't know about sauaws in valucless
Information! But to proceed
That's right, says Cherokee Hall,
hut of course it amt goin to do to shoot
Jim none
81 don't know, says jim. 4 stands