The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-11-28
THE SANDERS GIRL.

''It maybe was that romances Gomez
Nv pass on the range when ! was thar, u
remarked the old oattleman meditative.
~, "but, il SO be, ! never notes 'em.
| They shorely gets plumb by me in the
night"
The old gentleman had just thrown
down daily paper, and even as he
spoke I read OH the turned page the
glaring headline, Romance In Real
Life" His recent literature was the
evident cause Of his reflections
"Of course" continued the old cat
tleman, turning for comfort to his inev-
liable pipe and inching his chair more
and more into the shade Of the porch,
"of course at seoh epooks as some de-
graded sharp takes to dealin double in q
poker game, or the kyards begins to
come two at olatter ct faro bank, the
proceedin's frequent took on what you
all might call hue Of romance, an
admits they was likely to get some hec-
tic myself. But. as l states, for what
one would brand as clean strain 70.
nance amt reoallin none"
'How about those love affairs of your
YOUTH" l ventured. "They must have
existed"
(Which I don't deny" replied the
old gentleman between puffs-"that
back when I'm a colt In Tennessee I
has my flower scented days. But don't
wed nothip, you notice. An even while
I'm ridin an ropin at these yere young
female persons whom has in my mind
thar's never no romance to it, onless it's
in the fact that they all escapes me, an
l never do tie one down once.
THAR was one lady for whom afore-
time yearns, which, If I'd done played
my hand plumb through, I reckon now
l might have reused out romance or
somethin thrillin. I'd been due to get
up agin Jim Gales gun shore. You sees
this yere female weds Jim, an I will
say he makes the most restless an s'pi-
ci9us married man / ever encounters.
'But of course knows my range, an
! knows my brand, All as I makes a
spechulty of payin no attention to Jim's
wife after the nuptials bis trail an mine
never does cross once.
But, speakin Of love tangles, brings
to my memory story which old San
Enright onfurls on to US, the same
shown that woman g fancy is rootless
an Unstable as proposition.
Always copper female says
Cherokee Hall one day when Texas
Thompson is relatin how bis wife NAL
treats him an rings in divorce on him
down at Laredo. Always play 'em to
lose. Nell, yere, now goes on Chero.
kee as he runs his hand over the h ar Of
Faro Nell, who's lookout for Cherokee,
Nelly, yere, is the only one ever
meets who can BE- depended on to come
winner every trip
" Which females, says old Sam En-
right, who's sottin thar at the time, AN
partic lar young females, is heap friv.
olous nacheral. The sight Of rainbow
will stampede most Of 'em. For myself,
I'd shorely prefer to try an hold bunch
of 500 ponies on bad night than ride
herd on the heart Of one lady. Between
US alls, l more'n half fgger the fec
tons Of a female is migratory, same as
butfaloes used to be before they was
killed, an sorter goes north in the spring
an south ag'in in the winter.
Gas for me, says Texas Thompson,
who's moody touchin them divorce
plays his wife is maxim down at Lare-
do, you can gamble passes all females
up. No matter how strong holds, it
looks like Oh the show downs they out
lucks me every time Wherefore quits
'em cold, an any gent who wants my
chance with females Gun shoroly have
the same.
" Oh, don't know' remarks Doc
Poets, sorter gettinin on what's gen.
oral play. I've been all through the
herd, an I must say deems women easy
people every time. They re heap finer
folks than men an faithfuler.
(Which don't deny females is fine
folks, says Texas, but what I'm allow
in is they're fitful. They don't stay
none. You can both hobble an side line
'em at night, an the first thing that
strikes you when you rolls out in the
mornin is they're gone.
"'What do you all think, Nell, says
Doc Poets to Faro Nell, who's perched
up on her stool by Cherokee g shoulder, I
what do you all think Of Texas, yere,
a-malignin of your sex? Why don't you
pint him to the example Of Dave Tut
an Benson Annie? They all gets married,
Nh thar they be, caperin along as peace
full as two six shooters on the same belt
"Oh, I don't mind what Texas says
none, replies Faro Nell. Texas is all
right all on the square, Ishouldn't won
Ter if this yere Mrs. Thompson does saw
it off OIL him some shabby gettin that
separation, an don't marvel at his re-
marks, But as long as Cherokee yere
links I'm right ! don't let nobody's
7iews about other women poster me q
title bit; so thar
cts what says awhile back, in
errupts Enright. Texas Thompson's
yife's motives, mighty likely, ain t in.
'iduous none. It's heap probable, if
he truth is known, that she amt Amin
lothin at Texas-she only changes her
mind.
Now, about the earliest thing I re-
Members, goes on Enright. is concern