Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1899-08-26
BIT OF wOMAN's WIT.

none OF them FOOL faus. >tltl. tetn ntsA "
destiny. like Caesar and Nspol,uss e natur~
ally u~ed 70 lay grca, stress by aresrs-
bclsevin' that guardian sparis " <srle, 20
him in hrs sleep.
When the cspn wux s-rNnck IN
.O'ard. Yuma. an va. /. sor; man aaI
for him. there wuz a rush intovtF fhnsl 4
kentry OWN 20 = pocket ind w'sck psnneS
out bout sSoOco
Tins wux - cnly strike ever made in 1
them disxirs. bat N excitement kept up /
for bout three months. during w'ich time 1
Cam jenkins made 5,x money buyiR' goods. |
wares an mercha ndise from them miners /
as wus a-corrn' out. and selling the sane !
to them as wux a-goin' in he also kep' .
se,ec' stock 0f wines an hkkers az 'oobe
cellar.
'Monxzs the queer characters ;bst csrns
an went durin' IN excitement wu1 one
John McDougsn.. nicknsmed Baron Nc
Douean he owned silver mines IL Arizona
an biS cattle hinges
He always travelled With a bcovgusrd Of
three renegade Cheyennes, wieh he had
snticed away from their reservation yesrs
before.
1 liked NcDousall for his vim a energy,
in spite Of his evil repeEsStion. ie used
often % come 20 the ranch. an I'd great
fancy for Nrs- Jensins who wuz toppin'
.here then. He cid talk on any 4 ec'. IN
'tvrir plain 70 see thai he'd been flnetinie
an somewhere. a man OF parts an ed6ics-
,iou HIS friend. feared him an his enc
rnes hated him Ike men hate 8 rsttle-
snake
Wa'S. % come back 20 the cap'u ar his
dreams. He wakes up ore nornin' an says
20 his wife.
Jane. had a queer dream last night I
I 6-emvt that there WIZ man a-stsndin IN
der that pepper tree yonder a-tarnin' a
htlckskin An he ssid 20 mother usn that
S-uz s-lookin' on: Bill. 80 Up % - house
an ask Mrs. jenkins for the tea leaves out
OF her teapot. ] want &C set the tan on tins
hide % We kin cur some gloves out OF r. l
ss~ il al" saws the eap'n. AS T-ain a.
day
An N-s jenkins SAYS % him. "Cap'n
there's somc;hr1' a-goin' TO happen"
After a littie the dream wuz forgot. But
bout a week later. IS we wuz III s.Cttiu
in the shade takin' our noonin', a feilcr
/ come runrsn' into camp. az dirt az sweat
an half crazy an said that McDouxal wuz
after him an wuz a-soin' 20 murder him
Quarres over A ul1nin' deal This felier Nc
| Donald had found a rine. ar McDougaI
foreriu' ms ususs custom. had jumped th'
clam After a httie show % fight Melon
. AID had Suv i Up. bat McDougan wuz a-so
IN TO Kill hisn for not lettin' so quicker.
can't say that ! admired McDonaldi
personal pcarauce Il seemed 20 rae IKE
'twur q Scotch fight. anyway. an WIZ To-
2 a-lettia u alone. But the cap'n begun :
arrange ms pan Of campaign night away
! Scot half a dozen Mexicans out 20 scout 70
\ NcDouxsll Put guns into tent THAI vu
handy By the house an cut some siits IL n
> caovas
II NcDouEAl wur 20 come wur % 80 N
sce the tent with four or i've Of the oc-
I men an We eli TO cover McDoUgah an ii
InTuns NTH our riAcs. The cap'n WY I
!, meet him warmed. But. Il the cap a raise
o his hand an snapped his fingers, Ne wuz 9
blaze away an 70 wipe McDoagar ar hi
Il braves Of the planet
N0.hsu' come Of the matter Tor two G
three days- IN the neantsne some Of q
q cap'n's men, who had been on hunt IN "a
mountains. come back with hne oucl
Z" w'ich they perceeded 10 san an dress, Al
4 ne toasted on veni-on-
But THAT shouit-ss-sjonAid co out 80 a.
IL tan the hides he wuz a-worxin' under =
D.. peppeE trse near Ia house. an lie said 70
v,ounz feIler a-standin' near "billT, g. I
= 10 tn house an ask Mr. jenkins for u
leaves in her teapot ! want 20 set the col
on thas hide. an vel cut some gloves o
- Of IT,"
Jest then Mn Jenkins happened 20 cor
le 70 the door an hecred the remark. =
pinted her finger al her husband an sai
Your dream" And be pinted bis anger
a. his VIE. az the same instant, an said. y
. dream Then the cap'n walked up %
d Donald an held out his hand
- Mcdonald he said. your fate Il Ink
with mine. You an ! ar spIritool affniu
l. dresmt bout you before ever sos eyes
- YOU You're safe here now. Mcdonald,
- hght for you 20 the lsst drop IN my veini
- Twa'n't many houn after this episo
- when a scout come s-runnln "a with IA
u formation that McDougaA wu1 aeon
With his Injuns The cap'n ordered us
20 our stations an told Mrs- jenkins q
i she'd better 90 into ii house.
IN WIZ inside the tent with half do'
Others. al armed. when McDougali an
n Iniuns come a-whoopin an a-gailopin' II
camp an pulled up night abreast Of u
half second we had them AL covered
What's the matter, McDougall," ~
cut the cap'n What the devil do You r
into nv ranch for in this warhke mann
You act Ike you wuz on a rad
~ L understand" said McDougAl. 81
you're s-hsrborin' one McDonald "
six which I hAvs fsud-"
49,. Hes here" replied the esp'n. "Bu
~ amt s-hsrborin' nobody-only I'm as
ais 20 see jestice done. An you ar your @
ardiy red ukeips art a-goin' 20 murder
white man on my premises. But you've
d.. 10 fSat fair. Four Agin one amt sou
deal"
shall kill hira." said one Of IA Ini
,lfh 20 Mcl)ougan, in : dice that he thought
didn't unders,znd. Shall Kill him no,
hada bead OF McDcugsf. IL The ca
'h~' had raised AIS hand az snapped his fr
I'd have sent McDougall Z happier hun
srs. grounds An the boys beside me had ..
iniuns al covered.