Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1895-03-07

cabin. There was not n sound. For
q sick person, or any one who needed
rest and quiet, Johnny McAfco's
cabin was just the place. And Whit,
had in his pocket tho $50 goldpicCC
the professor had quietly handed t.
him.
Meantime there was n we'll attend
cd and enthusiastic meeting in prog
ross up at the camp, with Faro Fair
presiding.
Il lows, gents" he said as no
gracefully took the chair, that we
all Sahrs tn" object o this ycrc meet
in. IF any gent zero amt onto tho
riHy, ! T@rCccdS to 'xplain III few
brief r'marks TIL sitooation is lust
this: NCrc's n lady an gent firm
Tucson has struck this zero camp in
u dead sho', hard up p'sish. They've
ben playin in dcrncd hard lines, an
Their broke, they are An tn lady'S
sick, she Is. Now, tn question b'forc
tn house is, Docs wo do tn square
thing an fix 'cm out quito Il lot, r
does we not? C'n any gent in this
ycrc camp, or tn hull camp, afford
t have it give out t him r them
tn wc-all don't do tn right thing
good II, plenty the stranger VT
in our gates? None whatever. Gents
l heads II : description with twenty. "
"TwCnty- fVCW shouted n voice
in tho rear of tho room, and another
got as far as "'Thir"- when tho
chair arose and hit the ehblo with
his fist
"Hol' on, gents" he remarked.
Il calls YOU all down, right we're.
TIL rulings q, this ycre chair goes.
quite reg lar, l rcckons, an tn chair
rules tn t no gent Sh II raise his bid.
HORSEPOWER, jos t do tn right
thing raise my bid t fifty d. >"
There was some grumbling about
such arbitrary ruling, but tho bid
ding was very spirited, and in q few
minutes the Shotbag of Michael Hen.
messy, who had been appointed Gus
todian of the subscription fund, was
heavily loaded with coin and mug.
/ gets. Then, having selected MessrS.
HcnncSSy and Fair and the professor
/ To act as committee of presentation
/ next day, the meeting adjourned,
not, however, without passing rcso
| buttons of coincidence, the same to be
written in the professors very best
chirography and presented along
with tho "wad" held by Mr.. Hen
! Messy.
And that night several score OF
susceptible male persons retired tc
| dream of n female face they had
/ never seen.
You all gives me n large pain
you! smiled Bcnvcr Moll as he1
friend Mr.. Dunn finished telling he1
that night about the meeting a
Fairs. You sho' makes mo ache
all over. Mcn'ro all idjits, an
makes no RECEPTIONS, mono what
ever. This ycre woman comes intuf
this camp II tectotal stranger, an yor
all rushes i'll an breaks y'r necks t
stake or an help 'cr out, an 70 hahn '
never even saw 'er yet, an mebbt
won't. An it's jos b'cause We think
she hain't our style. Monkeyr
whereupon Moll hit tho table {
vicious kick that mado the glasse.
jump, and Mr.. Dunn beat q retreat
remarking as he did so:
''Thank Gawd, they hahn all like
you be, which did not soothe Mis-.
D. Moll's feelings in the least.
Il gives it out cold right we're, >
said Mr.. Faro Fair positively as HI
and his colleagues of the presenta
ton committee walked toward John
ny McAfee's cabin next morning
"th't / don't make no talk-nont
whatever. You got t. do it, perfess
er.
Not any, replied the gentleman
addressed, with some warmth
Think I'm goin t do all tn work.
You fellers are givin it out too strong
t mo, because I'm so dam good ma
tured. I balks quite copious nj
makes no speeches.
Bot don't, Clipped In the
treasurer. Then, as a sudden inspi
ration struck him: Say, what's tn
use o dom any chin work anyways
Les jes' go an sneak tn stuff in al
make our escape.
That's all right, Mike, but i
don't go. Don't we git t sec an cun
verse wi this yere lily o. tn valley
this i'll an charmin stranger? W,
does, EFF she says So" insisted Mr.
Fair. My gallant an chivalr u.
blood r'bels agin any other sort o
pay, an insists on payin tn respects
due t youth an beauty, does"
AS they ncared tho cabin there
was considerable dif1idcnce displayed
by every member of the committee
Neither wanted to lead, and it was
not until Faro and Mike "downed'
the professor by n majority vote
that he consented to knock at the
door. This act was rendered unnec
"sSary, however, by the appearance
Of Mr.. White, who came out anG
greeted them cordially.
Come III, gentlemen, he saiG
when the "profesSor" had blunder
ingly informed him that they haG
come to inquire about tho invalid
Come in. My sister is very much
better today, very much, thanks t.
your kindness. And, with his guest:
trying to shrink behind each Other
rs though they We're schoolboys in
steSd of three of the leading citizen.
of White Hawk, he led the way VI
TO the door.