Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-01-27
GOVERNMENT PROTECTION.


street car employees and others who
believe that United States mailbag
does not confer high powers upon
bobtail horse car or any other un.
common kind of vehicle serves to
revive. memories of the elopement
of Luke Marshall and the Myers
girl.
There never was such an elope-
ment in the history of the Teton
country. It was the most deliber-
ate, tranquil and leisurely running
away with which record had before
Or has since dealt. The elopement
was two days in its progress from
one given point to another, and the
given points, which were Myers
ranch, up in Maryville, and Rex
burg, down on the mesa, were
scarcely more than 80 miles apart.
And old man Myers hung around in
the rear and in front and at the
flank all that time, trying to stop
the enterprise, but being utterly
baffied by a hearty observance and
regard for law.
Myers used to talk about rights
and justice and law and all that
kind of thing a great deal and had
made speeches at many a mountain
meeting against violence and illegal
acts, and so on.
Blame it!' he argued. eff you
people go on lynchin rustlers instid
o. sendin em down to Evanston for
trial, you'll never git no postofice
ner any other favor o. the gov 'ment,
but'll stay right on, a passed. O. ig-
norant exiles." And he argued so
well that lawless justice actually
ceased, and eventually a star route
postal delivery was estab lished by an
approving government, and in rec
ognition of Myers services he was
doomed for postmaster and deputy
marshal, both of which offices were
given to him. After that he was
uCI0 leSdI ludu 0VeI.
Luke Marshall carried the mail
form Rexburg, riding the pass on
his sorrel mare, and it was quite
natural that he should fall in love
with the girl at the postoffce. Now,
Myers, for an his earnest talk about
lawlessness, had already famed two
men and shot the ear off another
because at various times they had
tried to prove to him that he ought to
let the girl marry. Luke Marshall
was no such fool as these. One day
when he was ready to leave for Rex
burg he called to the postmaster's
daughter to fetch her jacket and
come on. The girl came out, and
Luke lifted her up to a comfortable
seat upon the mailbag behind him.
aHerel What's thems'' cried old
Myers, marshal and postmaster.
"Oh, we're going over the range
to get married, !" said Luke casually.
We're clipping. =
Old Myers drew up his winches-
ter. julie! Get down off'n therel''
he cried. 81 want fair aim to git
that Teller square through the eye. /"
This was where Marshall's nerve
came out strong. sGet out of the
way, you anarchistl'' he cried.
Don't you see you're delayin the
United States mail! A man Of your
age! A man holdin two public
offices Delayin the gov ment of the
United States, as is represented in
this sorrel mare an this bag. Stand
aside or I'll have you as deputy
marshal arrest yerself as private
citizen an call yerself as postmas-
ter to witness the breakin Of the
law"
Old Myers slowly let his gun
down. "You mean-you''- he
mumbled.
II mean that this sorrel mare rep
resents an actually is the gov'ment
Of the United States an you delay
her on her travels at your risk. .
But hold on, Luke That's my
girl"-
Marshall drew his silver watch.
Are you an anarchist, an outlaw,
an attacker of gov'ment an fanat-
ics" he inquired. Its 10 o'clock. .
And as Myers sullenly stepped aside
the clippers started off at slow jog.
Old Myers followed them all the
way to Rexburg and tried to catch
Luke off his governmentally endow-
ed sorrel mare, but without avail,
for the mail carrier knew his limita-
tions and did not dismount until he
reached the justice shop in the
town. And of course after that the
law abiding Myers couldn't be ex-
pected to shoot his own son-in-law,
mail route or no mail route. Chi
cago Record.
Snuff Worth q Million . Pound.
Snuff takers will be interested to
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