The new North-west., 1897-02-19
THE SANDERS GIRL.

eft maybe was that romances comes
to pass on the range when I was thar, =
remarked the old cattleman meditative-
ly, ''but, if SO -, never notes 'em.
They shorely gets plumb by me in the
night"
The old gentleman had just thrown
down a 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
t]enan, turning for comfort to his inev
liable ape and inching his chair more
and more into the shade of the porch,
"of course at sech epocks as some de-
graded sharp takes to dealin double in a
poker game, or the kyards begins to
come two at clatter at 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 | states, for what
one would brand as clean strain ro-
nance amt recallin none.
elbow 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 colt in Tennessee
has my flower scented days. But don't
wed nothin you notice. An even while
I'm ridin an ropin at these yere young
1o T hac II, ind
thar's never no romance to it, onless it S
in the fact that they all escapes me, an
Inever do tie one down once.
''Thar was one lady for whom afore
time yearns, which, if I'd done played
my hand plumb through, reckon now
might have reused out a 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 all s'pi-
cious married man / ever encounters.
'But Of course knows my range, an
I knows my brand, an as I makes a
spechulty of payin no attention to Jim S
wife after the nuptials his trail all 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 a woman 8 fancy is rootless
an Unstable as proposition.
" Always copper female, says
Cherokee Hall one day when Texas
Thompson is relatin how his wife NAL
treats him all rings in divorce on him
down at Laredo. Always play 'em to
lose. Nell, yere, now,' goes OH 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 a 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 4 bad night than ride
herd on the heart of one lady. Between
us alls, | more'n half fgger the fec
tions of female is migratory, same as
buffaloes used to be before they was
killed, an sorter goes north in the spring
an south lin in the winter.
AS 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 I holds, ii
looks like on the show downs they out
lucks me every time Wherefore I quits
'em cold, an any gent who wants my
chance with females can shorely have
the same
I" oh, I don't know' remarks Doc
Peets, sorter gettin in on what's gen
eral play. I've been all through the
herd, an must say deems women easy
folks than men all faithfuler.
(Which I don't deny females is fine
folks, says Texas, but what I IN 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 Peets to Faro Nell, who's perched
up on her stool by Cherokee's shoulder,
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,
an thar they be, caperin along as peace.
full as two six shooters on the same belt.
"'Oh, don't mind what Texas says
none, replies Faro Nell. Texas is all
right an OH the square. Ishouldn won
der if this yere Mrs. Thompson does saw
it off on him some shabby gettin that
separation, an dom marvel at his re-
marks. But as long as Cherokee yere
thinks I'm right 1 don't let nobody g
views about other women poster me a
little bit; SO thar!'
It's what says awhile back in.
terrupts Enright. Texas Thompson s
wife's motives, mighty likely, ain in
viduous none, It's heap probable, if
the truth is known, that she amt aimin
nothin at Texas-she only changes her
mind.
Now, about the earliest thing re.
members, goes on Enright, is concern
In woman who changes her mind.
This yere incident is about the first
chicken on the roost Of my recollections
It's years an years ago, when I'm a
yearlin. Our company is maxim round
up at a camp called Pine Knot, in Ten
nessee, organizin to embark in the Mex
lean war a whole lot an thin out the