Evening star., 1896-07-04
SHORT STORIES BY M. QUAD

When the sheriff went over from Golden
liin to Lucky Valley after Jim Sanders, who
was wanted for shooting Dan Williams In
quarrel over q game OF cards, he didn't
even take gun along. He found his man
In saloon and asked hin, to step up and
take drink. Jim complied, but kept a
hand on his gun. When they had drunk
they sat down. and the sheriff told three or
-FOUR funny stories. By and by the puzzled
Jim broke out with:
See yere, Joe, did you come over after
me?"
wall. thought you might want 20 10.
along back with me-" was the reply.
Not much! I'll never be taken aliyer
drink" ""o'"ei
They drank again, and the official told q
very funny story about a tenderfoot's ex-
perlence In Golden City. Jim laughed as
loudly as the others, but presentlv grew,
serious and said:
say; Joe, ye can't take me aliver'
Wali' we won't worry about that, Jim,"
was the reply. Let's hev another nip and
then a game of cards"
Ihe game lasted until the sheriff had lost
about SO. Then he ordered drinks and
sang a song. When the song was finished
Jim heven't 1 made things pleasant fur
you today?'
You hev, Joe. and no mistake"
treated you like a gentleman, heven't
You certainly hev"
Thats my way of doin' things Now I
want you to treat me like a gentleman.
20 hack TO the Golden City with mer'
But shot Dan Williams over thar"
or course yo1 did"
ana they want to hang me-"
vi course they do, but that's nuthin' to
me- didn't make the laws / was sent
sala
oack could hev sneaked in and got the
drop on ye, but / knowed 'twould hurt yer
pride Hewitt 1 bin tender With ye, Jim?"
You Lev. Joe, but 1 don't want to he
hung"
Il s'pose not, but see how nice I've used
ye; Would any other sheriff hev done it?"
mo. / reckon not"
Cf course not And IL yoI are hung
won't 1 boss the Job and make IL as easy
as possible? just come right along to
obleege me, Jim
Would II be &. great favor to your
1t would. and II would show me that
you was a gentleman, to boot. I'm a gem
tleman."
Wall Joe- said linn affair a ,,onon,,
thought. Il did say / wouldn't go. and !
old think L didn't want to be hung but Il
ctleege you and to show these critter,
that know what good manners is I'll go
along with ye.'
And ten days later Mr. Sanders attended
a necktie social. and was left behind when
the others started for home
The Major Beat the Colonel.
L sat on the hotel veranda with Major
Claxton and he was giving me his ex.
perience at the battle of Fair Oaks, when
a negro boy ascended the steps from the
street and said:
"Majah Claxton, Kurnel Johnson persents
his compliments an seq he dun hopes yo'
want TO talk tout de wah."
He does, eh"' growled the major. boy,
my compliments 10 Kurnel johnson, and
tell him to mind his own business"
The boy crossed the street to a grocery.
but was back again before the major had
picked up the broken thread. and this time
he said:
"Majah Claxton, Kurnel Johnson presents
his compliments an seq yo' wasn't in de
battle O. Fair Oaks tall
Wasn't L? Wasn't I? Boy, my compli-
ments 20 Kurnel Johnson and yo' tell him
he's no gentleman
Away went the boy. and not two min
utes had passed before he stood before us
again.
"Majah Ciaxton. de compliments of Kur-
Eel Johnson. and he sez yo' neber heard a
gun fired doorin' de wah, but was right
yere at home all de time,''
Say. boy" huskiiy exclaimed the old vet
ersn as he rose up "ray compliments to
kurnel johnson, and yo' tell him I'll send
my second tc MIN early tomorrow morn
mgr
ne Doy ddrteu across the street ana was
gene about a minute, and then returned TO
say:
Majah Claxton, Kurrel Johnson presents
his compliments and sez yo' was a pawer-
full liar"
What! Calls NE a har." howled the
major.
Yes, sah"
Sure he called me har?"
Yes. sah.'
Then, by the great horn spoon. I'll
No l won't! FL hurt him worse than thatl
Boy, my compliments to kurnel Johnson
my courteous, kindly complments-and add
that the stranger is about to ask me to
drink, and 1 won't ring him in on it
hanged If ! do"'
That must have been q settler, for Colo
mel johnson, for the boy did not reappear
and We heard nothing further from him.