The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-10-22

IL TO show ne OF course I shall have
nothing 70 say OF Watties' mean mint
ings. but I'm sure II viii crafty him TO
know Of your offer.
The next morning Jimmy easily ted 10
the corner Dweliers within small eoun-
daFtes well know the marks. his nina
was well pleased with Frightening OF the
hope that before very long the cFesS
might be blocked cut ard substituted for
that At the further limit o. the Watuea
lire. They reciined on the grassy ground
for q chat. After some discourse about
tire purchase. in which the captain coun-
seized some straining 10 reach the Price
demanded. he said:
I'd like for the fellow TO get out and
60 away. and, II he must. be an eyesore
10 other people. We've had enough OF
him. I'm afraid l shall be obliged 10
have d fuss with him. and that / d much
prefer TO avoid. / rather suspect JIM
my. that he's even more, troublesome 10
you than he is TO NE and Fletcher"
We'll, Capn, Mr.. wattles. l must ac-
knowledge and confess. he amt the eg-
Fact kind Of a neighbor a man might
wish TOTO have perpettiate-n that's the
word. p
The very word" replied the other. srnn-
ing but you meant TO pronounce II per-
petua1e- You mean that he's not such
| neigabor as a body would choose. If he
| could. to keep Always. That's not putting
| IL On too hard. But Jimmy doesn't ne
| try sometimes TO impose on you-or your
famiiy?"
"Oh, we has cur ups and downs. him
| and me. But ne know amt afraid OF
him. convinced him Of that fortnit CT
T.! 20 ago
| FAY? Hew?'
1T Amt worth noratln'. cap'n. Ny wife
| say better let II stay betyixt us.'
"Rightr' said the captain. looking at him
| with intenest admiration jim keatinS:
! you are a trump, You are a fun hand OF
| trumps,' Then he laid his hand softly on
| Jimmy's shoulder.
| At that moment. coming from point
| s0ms so yards Below. was heard the firing
| of gun twice in rapid succession and
| painful yeiping Of hound.
High exclaimed Byingson. rising. Dan
/ has brought down. or at least wounded one
/ o.. the marauders. Let's stroll down that
/ way, IL you're not obliged 10 hurry back"
1 They had proceeded but few steps when
roars of human suffering and remon-
1 STRANGE rose nightly upon the air.
That's Dams cryi' said his master. "He
has shot dog and. I'm afraid, hurt HIM
| self badly also Please run on. Jimmy. and
| see what Is the matter! I'll he there as
soen as can. My God.'
| WHAT followed Jimmy can tell better than
can l from Old hearsay. 1t Was on the
| following Saturday evening az the store
! Those gathered there asked him to mar
rate 1t, 'and in your very interestinest
| best style. Jimmy
Thankful fer the opportunity. he poured
| forth.
| Il have viewed in my time some, and
| may add a right smart, o high egzitih.
| scenery, but none TO the quite complete
| highih of the above. l had 10 perwade
| through that little skeert o woods the
| capn left on the creek bank before l could
| take In with my eye the upshot O the rack
| CT. You all ask me, and shall try TO talk
| egzact like I'm goin To entail my ever
dencs on the stand, If Mr.. Wat,les pros
cute, as he say he goin' to do. when he
swore out his peace warrant. When l ar
| riv On the battle field. IL the remark Is
correct 10 make. the first thing TO my at
| ,en,ion were Mr.. Wattles a-layin' on to
| Dan with bresh and lettin' out more
| cuss words that l should wish TO remuner-
! ate EN-, and Dan a-beIlerin' for his mars
| ter fur and wide that it We're a caution
to hear him. When Mr.. Wattles see me he
lit up from eff Dan, and said To me:
| LOCKER thar, Jim keatin', aud you II see
what I've been whallin' this wilton mig
| ger about And he pinted to where Loud,
| his ieaain' brag dog, were iayin'. and like
wise the cap'n's buck ram him and Mr..
| Fletcher snapped to cross their breed.
They couple o. animals were dead as they IL
| ever be, and Mr.. Wattles' speekied hound
I a
| leg, and yoe was fetchin' Il few of her
| last breath. / made the veltur to dictate
| to Mr.. Wattles that he ytt belt on Ia Dan 8
| collar that Dan been onlest performin MS
| marsters orders. that there We're witness
| plain as day OF the wool in Louds mouth.
Eut look like he were not pleased TO bark
to my expressions. and he raised his bresh
aloof for Observation-Disclosures. SO to speak. AZ
i that minute | hear somethia' behind l
looked back. and Cap'n Byneton were in
the position Of niarchin on 10 Mr.. Wattles
with a hick'ry about FIVE feet long. III
was TO give an oath, and the thickness OF
this thumb which / hold TO your present
view
"Ths cap'n's next fausrin' position were
a knock on TO Mr. Watties TO his knees
| with the butt-end OF his hick'ry. and then
he invite him to rise at the resk % his
life tell he requested him. Mr. Wattles
| think we're rutner took by surprise o the
operation and stayed where he were tell
he were voluntary let up. Then he Danish
Ell hisself away speeches., The capn hav-
in give orders for TO words. or double the
Hicks O. his hick'ry: ard as he were de-
| rarttn' the coast. with Tony a-iinpin' on
| behind couldn't say on my oath which Il
EN- looked the pidfullest. him or Tony
Tire recital, oratorical a. narrative, was
| received with shsut. OF laughter and hearty
| applause opinion there and elsewhere tr
| the community being virtually unanimous
| that the punishment inflicted was just.
| Yet Jimmy reserved one incident which
| he had told only 70 his wife:
| And oh. Susan. when It were over. tbs
| cap'n get down on n log. and made Oar
| come 10 him and he put his arms around
| Dams neck. ard he belt DOWN his head snd
! | cried like child. May be we better keer
| that betwixt Us: but n ever yoI see J
| proud Niger, il were that same Dan"
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