Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1897-03-18
THE SANDERS GIRL


ly. but, if so be, | never notes EN-
They shorely gets plumb by me ii ii.
night.
The old gentleman had just throw,
down daily paper, and even as \,
| spoke | read on the turned page m.
| glaring headline, Romance In Rea
Life. His recent literature was tn.
evident cause of his reflections.
"Of course" continued the old ca.
tleman, turning for comfort TO his iney.
liable pipe and inching his chair mon
and more into the shade of the porch
"of course at sech epocks as some de
graded sharp takes to dealin double in
| poker game, or the kyards begins "a
/ come two at a chatter at faro bank, tb +
proceedin's frequent took on what yoa
all might call hue of romance, an |
admits they was likely to get some hec
tic myself But, as | states, for wi
one would brand as clean strain TO
nance | amt recallin q
''How about those los .airs Of YOU
YOUTH" | ventured "Tbey must have
| existed.
Which l don't deny" replied ths|
old gentleman between puns-"thl|
back when I'm colt in Tennessee i
has my flower scented days. But don
wed nothin, you notice. An even whil|
I'm ridin an ropin at these ycfe younj
female persons whom has in my min
thar's never no romance to it, onless it |
i'll the fact that they all escapes me, al
| never do tie one down once.
Char was one lady for whom afore
time yearns, which, if I'd done played
my hand plumb through, reckon noa|
| might have reused out romance 4
somothin thrillin. I'd been due to Fl
up agin jim Gales gun shore You see
this yere female WEEDS Jim, an | vii
say he makes the most restless an s'piI
cious married man | ever encounters
"But of course | knows my range "A
| knows my brand, an rs | makes 1
spechulty of payin no attention to Jim
wife after the nuptials his trail an mind
never does cross once.
But, speakin of love tangles, brings
to my memory story which old San
Enright onfurls ON TO us, the sand
shown that woman $ fancy is rootleS
an Unstable as proposition.
" Always copper female, say'
Cherokee Hall one day when Texas
Thompson is relatin how his wife nal
treats him an rings in a divorce on hin
down at Laredo. Always play EN- Il
lose. Nell, yere, now, goes on Cherc
kee as he runs his hand over the h'ar &
Faro Nell who's lookout for Cherokee
Nelly, yere, is the only one | eve
meets who can be depended on to com'
winner every trip.
" Which females, says old sam En-
right, who's sottin thar at the time, 'aa
partic lar young females, is heap friy'
olous nacheral The sight Of rainbow
will stampede most Of 'em For myself
I'd shorely prefer to try ~ hold Dunes
of 800 ponies on bad night than rla5
herd on the heart of one lady Between
US allS, | more II half figger the fee
tons of a female is migratory, same Is
butfalogs used to Toe before they was
killed, an sCrter goes north in the sprlns
an south az in i'll the winter.
&C AS for me- says Texas Thompson.
who's moody touchin them divorce
plays his wife is maxim down at Lare,
do. 'ycu can gamble | passes all females
up No matter how strong | holds y
looks like on the show downs they out
lucks me every time. Wherefore quits
'em cold, an any gent who wants mf
chance with females can shorely have
the same
" oh, / don't know!' remarks Dc
Poets, sorter gettin in on what's q gen
eral play. I've been all through ID.
herd, an / must say deems women cas-
people every time They're a heap tnf'
folks than men an faithfuler.
, Which | don't deny females j. M
folks, says Texas, but what Pm allow
in is they re ftfu. They don't si''
: none You can both hobble an side lin.
'em at night. an the first thing ih'
strikes you when you rolls out III un'
> mornin is they're gone.
"'What do you all think, Nell, 'a5
Doc Poets 10 Faro Nell, who's percne'
up on her stool by Cherokee 8 shoulder
what do You all think OF Texas yer
a-maignin of your sex? Why don yO'
pint him 10 tho example Of Dave III.
an Benson Annie: They all gets marTltH
an thar they hp, caperin along as pa'ea
full as two SIS shooters on the same osi'.
49, Oh, I don mind what Texas say
none replies Faro Sell Texas j. -
right ana on the square Ishouldn "oH
der if this yore Mrs Thompson &c -.
it OF ON him some shabby geTuh 'N'
separation, an | don't marvel " Als =
mark, But as long rs Chcrokte ~
thinks I'm right | don't let nopoul
views about other women poster ~
little bit: so tharN
{" It's what ! says awhile baeh' Il
tenupis Enright. Texas Thomps9h
wifes motives, mighty likely, am y
viduous none It's heap probaAits
the truth is known, that she AIN ann
nothin a, Texas-she only changes =
mind
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