Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-07-20

takes the back tra1l on what ne SAID
about a "chicken-hearted tenderfoot'
when the eastern gent came into Her
mosa last month.
II does it cheerful and Immediate
says Red O'Connor, land the bride is
plumb Off"
AS Mr.. O'Connor had never been
known to retract anything since the
day when he came among us to jump
the claims of the careless New York
Consolidated Mining Company and to
give out that his name was O'Connor,
when everybody knew him as O'Brien at
Las Vegas, the camp considers him to
be under deep conviction in regard to
the sand of the eastern gent. Hermosa,
however, is not cynical, emerging as
she does from a temporary cloud into
the glad assurance Of life, liberty and
the pursuit of happiness, unhampered
by the brooding shadow of smallpox,
the cloud having been dissipated by the
timely arrival Of young DR.. Cyrus Scott,
who came here last week, having in tow
a young mar from Detroit to be cured
of consumption and hard drinking, the
same being rich enough and game
enough to pack around his own physi-
clan on his travels. While Hermosa has
reason to wish all success to young DR..
Scott of Detroit, and while we are sure
of the benefit our mountain air will be
to sick lungs, we have doubts, at seven
to two, that a residence at the Six
Shooter will not be beneficial to the
hard drinking symptoms Of the patient.
I'VE hopes for the BEST" says William
Fanshaw, better known as Old Three x,
on account Of the brand Of the -four
sack he used when patching his trou-
sers. but we cannot allow the liberty
of a commoonity of free-born gents to
be sacrificed to the benefit of the indi-
vidooal. Therefore," says Old Three x,
1T move you, fellermen of Hermosa,
that if this Detroit sport calls for drink
and has the necessary legal tender, he
gifts it as a precedent, doc or nc doc, un-
til relieved by DEATH"
Meanwhile, in the midst of u re-
newed spirits, this eastern gent is a lit
tie dazed, and even refuses to accept the
popularity and liquor which is his due.
He chooses rather to chum with the
doctor and with the Doctors charge,
who, as Is known, refuses drink. Now,
these are the events rightly set forth
that have won for the eastern gent the
admiration of the large-hearted citizens
of Hermosa:
rode into camp all alone in Manuel
Torres ore wagon, on it's return trip
from the smelter at Silver City. Her.
mosa has a stage Of which it boasts,
and which runs to the railroad nearly
every week, and the eastern gent would
have made a winning play to have wait
ed for it, an ore wagon being no Ian
dau, and the eastern gent not holding
high when it came to a showdown on
physique. Denver James, the stage driv-
er, was terribly CALLED with Manuel, be-
cause the stage had lost the only chance
of a six-month to bring a stranger into
camp in style. Denver was in favor of
making the stranger back-trail and be
brought into camp properly staged, but
the little tenderfoot was plenty impa-
tient when Denver mentioned it to him.
II suppose because I am little and
from the east, and wear glasses and
store clothes you think I'm a damned
fool, but + amt" said he. "Why don't
you run your broncho express on sched-
ule time if you want passenger bust
ness? I'm out here for fun, and If my
fun demands ore wagons, 1T gets ore
wagons, and don't you forget it,"
oval, pardner, if you puts it that
way, I'll cave" said Denver, astonished
at his pertness. But to get real action
on, 0 ought to ride a shore enough
bronch."
II want to buy a pony" admitted the
eastern gent. But l don't want a
pitching broncho. l want a good, gentle
horse, and I don't care if I pay $40 for
a good one" With that he went away
to pick him out a house, and sort of
riled the boys farther by selecting
French Johnny's old house way up on
Bullion peak, above the town.
''There are 300 empty cabins right in
the heart Of our city, said Red O'Con-
nor, discussing things that night at the
Six Shooter, ever since the bottom
dropped out Of silver there's been plen-
ty room for a gent to be sociable and
residential right here in Jul midst,
without this new sharp withdrawing
himself half way up Bullion. He's Ell
ther scarf or too plentiful exclusive to
be popular among white men. My opin-
ion Is he's a chicken -hearted tender
foot, what needs to be shook up a heap"
Wal, he'll be shook up all right" OBJ
served Denver. II lows to sell him a
bronch some time tomorrow"
Texas Dan rode into town the next
morning, just after the eastern gent
had been trying to ride the bald-faced
pinto Denver had sold him. Texas Dan
only a big boy, anyway, IS years
old, but the best roper and rider on the
range, and almost as quick on a gun
play as Stampede Maxwell himself. The
eastern gent was lying in a heap where
the broncho had pitched him, looking
little and white, and too dizzy to get
angry at the roars of laughter the boys
were tearing out Of themselves.
This ID a pleasant, innocent amuse-
ment, like hell" said Dan, good and
hearty. This fooling a tenderfoot,
what's little, into riding a bronch what's
a man-killer from way back. You boys
make me plumb peevish."
He swung of his pony and brought
the eastern gent around after awhile.
IT hereby gives notice." said Dan, posi-
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