Phoenix weekly herald. [volume] (Phoenix, Maricopa County, Ariz. Territory) 1896-1899, 1897-05-20
The Passing OF Navajo BILL"
with the Flo,enos Irf6une's apologies {,
Dan Quinn or any one else who may fee
offended.l

offended
The following, from the Florence
Tribune, will be appreciated in Phoenix
oy friends and acquaintenoes of the
parties interested:
| AS the cowboys gathered around the
camp fire, she old catblemsn was moroee.
He had just returned from Phoenix,
whittier be bad been TO attend the we'd
ding of his old friend Navajo Bill. Bill
| vas not an Indian, by any means; but
had gained the sobriquet while in the
| Arizona Legislature from the fact that
| he had introduced a bill Tor the forme-
| sion of Navajo county. He was the
principal owner OF che hash-knife brand,
and thoroughly understood all the de-
| sails OF the cattle business.
"I'll tell you what it is, fellere," re-
marked the old csttlemsp, 81 don't
want no more society in mine, and from
this time on you'll not catch me more
than four miles from the grub wagon.
just TO think that that little cuss
Navajo Bill should hev so far forgot
hisself as TO go an do what be has done
makes my hsars beedy but shall sry
and let it bleed inwsrdly.
"When 1 got that invite to the we'd
ding, thinks 1 to myself Phi jsst fork
my boss and take a spin down TO the
city, sse Bill tied, kiss the bride, shake
my foot a TINA or two and then moeey
| back to camp.
"But the result proved somewhat
different. When l reached town l put
my boss in a corral and struck out for
| Jew store TO gee some new toys, as
allowed that Bill and bis gal shouldn't
be ashamed of my pussonel appearance.
But fust l stopped liz at the Palace and
put job or two under my jumper.
Adopting the etiquette of Red Dog, 1
| invited every body to drink with me,
| and TO the health OF my friend Nsvejo
Bill, who, l explained, was about to be
hjtched to the fsirest OF Der scot There
was some hundred and atty men round
ed up 10 the saloon, not counting the
pianneR player and her psrdner, and rs
insisted on them all drinking it cost
me pretty plenty. But everything
went.
"Well. as l was saying, I went to the
Jew store, bought myself a silk hand
kerchief, a twenty-doIlar sombrero,
brand new pair of CHAPS and sailed
forth, as the story writer's say. H.
curing she way 30 Bills jscel, 1 found
him at home all right all right.
"'Bill, when does it come off, in
CURED. Tonight at the Methodist
church 'Seguro, I'll be thar and 1
wac; but as they didn't allow me to
pack my gun, came pretty near not
making is. a spruce young Teller with
his hair parted on the middle wasn't
a going TO let me in. But told him
hadn't been in the iglesia for thirty
years, and 1 didn't think the walls
would fall on me. l made bold stand
end the dude weakened. / got good
seat close to the middle trail, and
waited for the ball to open. In the
meantime my think-tsnk was st work,
and thought much. Here's Nsvsjo
Bill,ss likely punoher as ever busted q
broncho or caused q COW to soil her
hooks. He's got dough aud yearning
ambition to be United States Mar
shel; Pm Altered ii will prove too much
for him, and wept a silent tear. The
association of such people as l sees
around me can't help but be demoraliz-
ing. just look at them women, how
they was rugged out-and them dudes
hoir -.
Bill! ] wepb another silent tear.
But, just then big rooster went to
the palmer with stove pipe attach
ments touches few keys, and Gee
whiz! such musicl 1t reminds me OF
Steam caliope l heard on the Mississ-
ippI when I was a kid A female be-
hind me remarked that 10 was the low
snd-grin wedding march. But Is wasn't
very low and 1 did'ent feel much like
grinding, for here comes the bridal
party down the middle trail. And dog
gone my buttons! il Bill didn't have one
of them swallow tail coats on himself |
Well, that let's me out on Bill. But the |
bride, she was shore purity, and 1 |
dId'eut blame Bill so much. The out |
6b lined up before the padre, and some
body whisped, Who's going to give |
away the bride? 10 was then 1 jump
I'D tony feet and reached for my gun.
Fortunate for the gent who asked the
question, wasn't needed; for if there |
IS any one thing despise g whole lot it
g insinuations of this kind. My sc-
lions and the few choice remarks | let |
oose came close onto causing q STAN
oede, but the critters got to milling end
loon they WIGS quieted down.
''When the padre finished the job l
walked up the front, shook Bill by the
land and made a buff to kiss the
pride; but Bill whispered in my ear,
That won't do, old boss; Pll see you
ater.' This riIed me considerable;
mt concluded to wait and hear his
l saw him afterwards at the hotel,
nd be was the same old Bill. 1 squared
with him of course. He told me as
ow this society business was wearing
n him and how he longed to be back
q the range with the wild bunch.
DOR Bill ! he has my sym. They
couldn't even let HIN get away on his
-eddine tower without marrying him to
cath. He wanted to give 'em the slip :
nd l vas the Indian TO help him out. :