Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1898-02-17

MAJ cided that il ought
To be done, and
the method of its
carrying out was left To a committee
consisting of the storekecper. the teach
er. and one of the leading cattlcnen
who. rumor said, had once owned Ii
brary. -
''of course IL ami i.-gNing nothing
about our honesty that we do tins SORT
of thing" remarked Borden, the rancho
foreman, but it's the right thing To
do"
Yes. Washington Was a fine old
gentleman" added the storckecper, IAN
we Nirginians always will stand by
him"
mighty nice thing 10 he honoring
the leader of a revolution" broke in a
gruff voice from the rear of the store.
1t WAS the Englishman who WAS over
seeing the fencing of the Olympic Cat
tie company's new lands. He had been
n farmer over in the Cimmarron couu-
try. and was always objecting to what
ever was on foot.
"Hush up, you got too badly licked
10 talk" was the rejoinder from Bor-
den; aud Glade, the foreigner, sub
sided.
The celebration was TO take place in
the schoolhouse out on the edge of
the tiny settlement. From lis door
could he seen the haze that covered
She tops of the Spanish peaks off To
the west and also the sunken lines of
the Cimmarron. Ii was all the conccp-
lion of the pretty school mistress. who
thought 10 thus raise enough money 10
buy a flag for the buildings roof.
There were other inducements for the
two meu who helped in the prepare
tious-lsorden and Grade. The cattle
man thought there was no one liz,
Lizzie Dean-and the f. glishman
thought the same.
You are TO be Washington" said the
director TO Borden, and the part fit
- LIN, well.
N, right, I'll lick the Briiislers out
of their booss." lie declared as he
pranced arcdNd with -s.iek- Cor Il
sword, and --ast ug,y looks atGla.itI
I'D NouSxhsH be CoruwsIlis," ns1u-
ing to Glade. This. too. seemed satis-
factory. -
Night after night they met at the
schoolhouse preparing the rendition of
the play. The half-dozen actors were
determined that there should be no
ground for criticism. Spring was earl,
on the prairie, and the gray and brown
grasses were dry as finder. The close
curling buffalo grass was, like that OF
the blue stem, crinkling in the breeze.
and the cattle were nibbling il away tc
get at the tiny spears of green be-
meath.
One night the play was nearly over
when Borden remarked. in tones tina
came 10 the ears of the entire com
pany: IF | had my way, I'd order
every one of these red coats off the soil
of America"
"Mliybe you can't do any better thar
! did your first president at that" was
n the sneer that came from back in the
les (curtains strung on pieces OF
Aine) somewhere.
borden grew angry. swell, i car
The same as he did. He won in the
I believe"
Ale Englishman came out in the
Dr-of The room. IT wuuidw OF adj.
60 thee 10 try IT," he drawled. The
words were not more than out of his
mouth when there came n crash OF
scenery. and along with the flies and
rearly everything portable came Bor
den from the stage which he left with
n leap. lie made straight for the throat
of his adversary. but what net hi:
grasp when he reached out was-Mis:
Deans hand.
There. there, let this stop righ-
here. The man you represent would
never have fought in the presence of {
woman"
Borden, abashed. stood back, ant
then went to the stage. But il die
not mean the end of the trouble-every
body knew that. The men had fgh
after the evenings practice was over
but IL settled nothing. except that they
were both very much in love will
Lizzie.
The school did not amount to mucl
those days, for all the scholars wer,
practiciDg for their parts in the com
ing drama. The work on the ranche
suffered likewise. for there wss tn,
same interest among the older people
On the night before the festal day Their,
was a final practicing at the school
house. and again the two representa-
iives of the opposing sides in the revo
luton had their warfare of words.
IN his speech the American took pain
10 iifsert a few words rejecting on tn
Englishmen who came out to the ives
10 run cattle ranches, and the English
man said some cutting things tina
pointed at frontier manners.
See here, gentlemen" said Lizzie
"this has gone far enough. I canno
baye you quarreling all the time. Yo
g1ln1kis. your troubles somewher
Ail want is to win you," whispers
th. EngIishman behind the scenes
few minutes later. will you give m
the answerY
"No. this is a warfare that you mus
settle with Mr.. Borden. ] would lik
10 see how this contest of the riva
powers comes out"
well, 1t will be different TO that @
the days of l776," was the sententiou
answer. But would it?
81 don't like to see that Englishma
sround you SO much" whispered Boz
den a few minutes later.
why. he behaves himself" reptile
Miss Dean. with well-feigned astonisi
ment.
nut it amt patriotic. don't you see,
was the retort. "You ought to stan
up for your country, and - Washing
toni" This last proudly. for Borde
was really elated at the character
was taking In the play.
so must make this national a
faiI Z"