The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1899-11-16
A Whit.wa hing Job

No mere intrepid man ever lived on ID
plsins OF Western Kansas than DO
Wright, Gays one OF our exchanges, 81
nevertheless and notwithstanding, thei
vas once 9 time when Bob Wright Shove
the white feather, and the story may b
worth relating.
Along 10 the early seventies Mos
Waters, who later ran The poet suiler'
store st Fort Riley, Was conducting
saloon at Dodge City. and Bob Wish
bad sto,e 10 the same block. Moe viii
be remembered by old timers At Hay
CITY. Dodge City and Junction City. as
ree-hesded Inshmsn who would fisht a.
the drop Of the hat. While in Dodge
| City Nose became Interested 10 fact horseP,
and TO honse his trotters properly be had
built on the lot 10 the rear Cf bis saloon a
big barp, the most imposing structure oil
the town, and this barn was painted the
most brilliant red that ever wac. This
was the situation when one morning big,
two listed Missourisn applied to Bob
Wright for Job
Can You whitewsst2 asked Bob
Reckon kin. replied the Missourisn.
See that big barn over there2 continued
Bob Well, wsut tbst barn whitewasb
ed, had it painted red, but somehow
don't appear to like the color now. and |
want you to make her white from top to
bottom.
The Missourian was duly equipped with
brush and big bucket OF whi,ewasb
and was starting to bis work when Bob
said.
BY the way, there's crpzy iool 10 this
town that has got it ito his head that be
owns & st bsrn. II be comes tround 10
You Just chase him of the pre-
misses.
All right, boss. responded the Nilsson
rian. II that lnnatio monkeys around
here he'll wish be hadn't
This was in the early morning, and soon
the Missourisn was sla'hering whi,ewash
over that beautiful barn in manner u ost
chastity TO behold. About ten O'Clock
Nose Wst.rs, who slept 10 the back end
u bis ssoop, was awakened by bis bar
lender, who pointed out to him the work
VI devastation proceeding 10 the back
,srd. In his stockings aud trousers and
With but one suspender over his shoulder
Nose bounded iuto the yard, shouting:
Here. you blankety blank - What
re you doing to that bsrn2
Go away, luDatic. calmly responded
he Missoufian Us he stood on his ladder {
nd slapped great gobs OF whitewash
q the beautiful red oornice. This is Mr..
Sob Wrights barn, and he told me to 0
base yer of il yer came pesterln' about
ere. Don't ei. gay, er yer mought git
nrt.
Bob Wrights barn. is 1t. you blankety, :
lsnk idiot Well, III just kill yen first
nd then eettle with MIR. Bob siterwsrd, 8
louted Nose ss be seized the bottom OF q
10 ladder and commenced TO twist 1t awsy a
ON the bniljing. About the second
visit the big Missourlsn seized bis buc
81 OF whitewssh and poured the whole II
)ntents over Moses head and shoulders b
ID then eIid down the ladder to the d
'ound, where the two mixed in one Of I
10 preitiest fights the town had ever II
en-. But the Missonrisn was too much q
4 Mose. and pretty soon be had the red 81
,aded IrishmAn on the ground with two A
sck eyes and bleeding nose Then
e crowd which bad gathered compelled q
IN to let Nose up. and With howl Of cI
&c that much abused man started for 81
8 room and his Elk shooter. v
II is needless to recount the subsequent "
oceedines, Ten miDntfs Liter Bob N
right was mounted on swift horse en- oil
ute for Fort Dodge. some five miles NJ
ray, where be was proprietor OF the 10
tier store. From this point Of vantage
opened negotiations with Nose. 10 Ii!
9 course Of q week. as the anger OF Nose th
bsided and bis eyes began to lose their OF
rk rims, the humor Of the situstion be
u to dawn upon him, and Of last be con vi
nted to 81 srnistice which enabled Bob sn
return 10 town. ch