The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-01-29
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General weakened.
Several years ago no. n,sn was
better known on =the~4fFontisr of
South Dakota than General T. G..
Campbsll, whoswas sent to the tor
ritpries in the eos by President
Buchanan 90 inspecting officer Of
the United States army. Campbell
had been severely wounded and his
trip was more to recuperate, than
for actual duty. He had 4 good
war record, having served through
out the Mexican campaign, and he
was the most accomplished swearer
that ever went west. He settled on
the Missouri river about seventy Eve
miles above Yankton where he
maintained a ranch and wayside
inn, patronized almost wholly by
freighters, army officers and 'front.'
iersmen. He was not tough, but
he carried this impression until it
came to be believed that he would
as soon kill a man az eat his break
fast.
Campbell had q habit of telling
the guests who honored his house
with their presence that they could
have anything they wanted to eat,
but when they called for anything
he did not have be would inform
them that he was not running Del
monico restaurant and they would
have to take what they could get
and be thankful.
One evening a stranger came along
who was travelling for a Chicago
house. He was q tenderfoot, mas
much as he, had never been so far
west before. Campbell rated him
as a dude, he afterward said, and
asked him what he wanted to eat,
after he had been seated with a
dozen or more frontiersmen.
"What have you to eat?" asked
the newcomer.
"What have I got to eat? Why,
I've got any damned thing you
want" replied the General, "and
you had better be quick about de-
Gliding what you want. I can't keep
the cook all night waiting for al
damned dude to find out what he
is going to eat"
"All right, landlord" said the
traveller, "bring me some dog and
Coffee"
There was smile all around the
table, as the ranchers recognized
the probability of row between
the General and the new man.
"Dog?" yelled the General, and
he walked around to the opposite
side of the table where be could
look his guest squarely in the face.
''Dog, did you say7 Do you take
me for Sioux Indian?'
At that moment. when the Gen.
eral was working himself into a
rage, a sudden thought occurred to
him.
"You want dog, do you7 /
thought you were tenderfoot, but
see you are an Indian; I'll fix
YOU" With that he strobe out of
the room cursing like a pirate,
while everybody laughed at him for
the joke the stranger had perpe-
trated.
Presently Campbell returned car
rying large dish covered With a
cloth, which be set down in front
Of his guest.
! In his right hand he carried q big
revolver, and while he removed the
;loth with one hand he covered the {
stranger with the revolver in the I
other. The cloth being removed. a :
litter of puppies was found sleeping {
u the dish. {
"Now, young man, you see that (
here is nothing that this house q
an not supply at a moments no !
ice. You wanted dog, and now i
you must eat" /,
The General had realized that
'ome one had perpetrated q Joke
N him, and he thought to turn it
N tho stranger, but the young man
rom the east was equal to the
emergency. Without appearing to
AXE notice of the big pistol and '
ne Generals threat, be carefully c
cached over, selected the best look.
ng puppy and began to prod il a
nth the fork, and in apparent /,
eriousnsss tried to cut into the Il
nimal with his knife. The Gensr. :
Ps hand became shaky. After !,
overall trials the stranger called for 5
n oil stone and proceeded to shar- ),
en- the knife. Still the knife va, :
OF sharp enough, and grumbling :
the hotel which provided dull :
nlves, the stranger reached in bis g
ocket and drew out his own pocket o.
nifs. A smile spread over his g
zee as he remarked: "It was more c.
IAN . week since he had had any ct
og; then be proceeded, to all an. A
'arances to carve the pup, which q
It up q cry of pain. p
Now, these puppies were pedigree d,
ounds, which had cost the General OF
'nsiderable time and money, and m
became alarmed at the strangers
'parent fondness for them. Grab 40
nK the STRANGERS hand h. ..;.a