, 1897-12-20
3i11 Planters. Me an Bill ulster be

Bill Planters. Me an Bill ulster be
:ardners, He has a mighty likely dar-
n, an Jim had been shinin round her,
lcttin ON she was bout the kind o wife
he was lookin fur. When l tole Bill
how things was shapin up here to the
ranch, | had t. fairly put hobbies on
him fur to keep him frum goin right
owe, an sponsin Jim off the yoarth. He
was mad CHR deep, but / showed him
a fist full o :rumps.
The urS.l,t was We makes Il late
call on Hank RUNNERS. Both me an
Bill has saved Hanks scalp nun rous
times, al he'd try fur to stan off satan
himself if we'd hibernate we wanted it.
Mex day Hank hires out to Jim Bump
cr, an it hain't long till them two is
thicker than two brothers. Hank never
mentions no gal by name, but he allus
says she was the sweetest critter what
ever picked posics from the parary, an
why didn't Jim Jist rope her on the
sly, L her on an marry her. y game
man could do 1t, an thCrc'd lie 10 trOu-
BILE squarin Up with the ole man arter-
ward.
"Jin gifts up his sand an agrees,
Hank ~gCarantccin to give the gal some
slccpin medicine IN have her in Il ham
Eock lack o the gin'ral's house. but
there mus' be no brace game. Jim mus
marry the gal soCn's he could git to n
parsOn or Il squire, or he must settle
with Hank. If he Gone square, Hank
wouid stan ly him 'gainst il whole army
o rUStlCrS. ii it kim to that kind o Il
show down.
when this 'grccmont was all made.
Hank sallops over IN tells me an Bill,
an we tells him fer to 90 ahead al have
Jim run off the prize. One o us would
be at the round up
When the pursuing party came with
III easy range of Jim Bumper, we saw
there were We horscmcu instead of one.
When the generals voice rang out a
"Halt!' one Of the men faced his horse
toward us and threw up his hands. Jim
swung himself i'll the saddle, laid the
girl tendcrly by the side of the trail
and struck the spurs into his painting
horse. The general fired. but Jim
plunged ahead. | took careful aim and
rullcd, hut Il shout Of defiance from jim
was the only result, for We were using
blank cartridges without knowing it.
IhCn old Bud $ long rifle gave forth its
whiplike report, and the rctreating
horse went down, while his rider pitch
ed lcadlong to the ground. 1t was with
the greatest difficulty that We prevent
ed the general from doing some more
shooting, especially when he discovered
th1t -ipp'S rpIFTutjnn Nr1s Hank whom
the general had done many a favor.
"Durn me, if this liain't Bill Plant
ers' Sal!'' shouted Bud as he iiuclt by
the side Of the trail.
Course it is" snorted Hank.
That's her, an they won't be none Of
you gents walkin round tonorrcr what
says it hain't her. Jim Bumper wanted
her fur his wife, IN she wanted him,
an | greed to see 'cm through. When |
gins my word, there hain't nothin less
an II bullet goin to make me ont a liar.
There's goin fur to be Il weddin or a
few 'riStocratic funerals"
When Jim discovered that he had
really carried off the wrong he
began to buster, swear and deny, but
when he felt Hanks gun ut one ear and
old Buds at the other, while the latter
told that me nor Hank won't see 10
shame PCT 'pon Il dartcr o Bill Plant
ers, as has allus been our pard,' he
wiltcd, went Mcekly Lack with us and
sat down to breakfast Il married man.
And Il charming little wife she that
Was Miss Planters mace him. Indeed.
as old Bud put it, "sle jist cOaXcd all
that sleazin Il ont o Jim an
made him bout as decent n critter as
you centrally sec i'll double harness.
When Kitty and | We're married, Mr..
and Mrs. Jim were both ut the wedding,
and for the first time since the kid
naping' he had n talk with Bud.
odd fellow he said, you rung in a
cold deck on me, but | was II winner
after all and there's no grudgc. | git
even with big Bill by calling him
grandpa now, and Hank don't find time
to do much but roll AROUND with the
baby. "---Detroit Free Press.