The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-07-09
AWoman's wit.


lyun he naturally used TO lay great stress
by mis- Dreams beIievin' that q guardian
| spirit whispered to him in his sleep.
| When the Cap'n wiz branching down
| to ards Yuma. an / wuz a sOrtar foreman
for him, there wuz rush INFO the Pinal
| kentry OWN TO a pocket find which pan
ned out bout 10000.
! This wuz tn only strike ever made in
! them diggins, but tn excitement kept up
4 for bout three months, during wich time
/ Capn jenkins made big money ouyin
| goods. wares, an merchandise from them
| miners as wuz a-comin' out, and selling
! the same to them as wuz a-eoin in He
also KEEP a selec' stock Of wines an
Tlikkers in 'dobe cellar.
| 'Mongst the queer characters that came
| an went durin' tn excitement wuz one
| John McDougall, nicknamed Baron Nc
| Dougall. He owned silver mines IN Ari-
| Zona an big cattle ranges.
| He always Travelled with a bodyguard OF
! three renegade Cheyennes, witch he had
| enticed away from their reservation years
before.
| / like McDougal for his vim and en-
| ergy in spite of his evil repatriation. He
used often to come to the ranch, an
! took a great fancy for Mrs. Jenkins, who
! wuZ a-stoppin' there then. He cid talk
on any subjec', an 'twuz plain to see
hiatt he'd been, sometimes an somewhere.
man of parts an'eddlcation. His friends
feared him an his enemies hated him ike
men hate a rattlesnake.
"Wa'al. 10 come back to the Cap'n an
his dreams. He wakes up one mornin'
an says to his wife:
Jane, / had n queer dream last night.
I drempt that there wuz a man a-stand-
in under that pepper tree yonder ATTAIN
MIN buckskin. An he said to mother
man that wuZ a-lookin' on: Bill, so to
- ,-ly Tanl hz
tea leaves out OF her teapot. 1 want to
set the tan on this hide so We kin cut
some gloves out Of it, l saw II ALL" says
the Cap'n, las plain as day."
An Mrs. Jenkins says TO him, "Cap'n,
there's somethin' a-goin' 10 happen"
After a little the dream wuz forgot. But
bout a week later. as we wuZ all a
settin' in the shade takin' our noonin',
Teller come runnin' into camp, all dirt an
sweat, an half crazy. an said that Nc
Dougall wuz after him an wuz a-goin'
to murder him. Quarrel over a mimi
deal. This Teller McDonald>ha found
mine, an McDouall, follerin' his usual
custom, had jumped the claim. After
little show of fight Mcdonald had guy
il up. but McDougall wuz a-goin 10 kill
him for not lettin' go quicker.
I can't say that I admired McDonald's
personal 'pearance. 1t seemed TO me like
twas a Scotch fight, anyway, an 1 wuz
for a-lettin' il alone. But the Cap'n be-
gun I arrange his plan Of campaign right
away. Sent half dozen MeXcans out TO
scout for McDougall. Put guns into Q
tent that wuz handy by the house an
cut some Sits in the canvas.
If McDougall wuZ to come I wuz to
go inside the tent with four or five of the
best, men. an we all to cover McDougall
an his Injuns with our rifles. The Cap'n
wuz to meet him unarmed. But If the
Cap'n raised his hand an snapped his
fingers. we wuZ to blaze away an to
wipe McDougall an his braves off'n the
planet.
Nothin' come Of the matter for two
or three days. In the meantime some Of
the Cap'ns men. who had been away on
a hunt in the mountains, come back with
fine buck. witch they perceeded to skin
an dress an we feasted on venison.
But what should Mcdonald do but go
an tan the hide? He wJIZ a-workin' I'M
der the pepper tree near tn house, an
he said to a young Teller a-standn' near.
BILLY. go up to tn house an ask Mrs.
Jenkins for the leaves IN her teapot. I
want to set the color on this hide, an
we'll cut some gloves out Of IT.
Jest then Mrs. Jenkins happened to
come to the door an heered the remark.
She pinted her finger at her husband an
said: Your Dream An he pinted his
finger at his wife, at <he same instant,
an said: My dream Then the Cap'n
walked up to Mcdonald an held out his
hand.
Mcdonald" he said, "your fate Is link
ed with mine. You an air spiritool az
finities. dreamt bout you before ever
sot eyes on you. You're safe here now,
Mcdonald. I'll fight for you to the last
drop in my veins"
'Twant many hours after this episode
when a scout come a-runnin' in with tn
information that McDougall WIZ accom-
in with his 1niuns. The Cap'n ordered
us all to our stations an told Mrs. Jen-
kins that she'd better go into tn house
I wuZ inside the tent with a half dozen
others. all armed. when McDougall an
his Injuns come a-whoopin' an a-gal-
lopin' into camp an pulled up right
abreast of us. In half a second we had
them all covered.
What's the matter. McDougall?' sang
out the Cap'n. "What the devil do you
ride into my ranch for in this warlike
manner? You act like you wuz on Il
raid
''I understand" said McDougan that
you're a-harborin' one Mcdonald with
which I have a feud."
He's here" replied the Cap'n. "But
I amt a-harborin' nobody-only I'm a.
a
your cowardly red whelps amt a-roin'
TO murder no white man on my premises.
If Mcdonald Will come out an fight you
III be . second for YOU both. But you've
got to fight fair. Four agin one amt a
square deal"
Shall I kill him?" said one Of tn In
iuns to McDougall. in a dialec' that he
thought we didn't understand. shall /
Kill him now?''
mo" said McDougaIi sharply. in the
same lingo. Don't shoot want 10
keep this man alive. II ever I want to
git off'n the earth In a hurry he's the
man that'n help me in go0d shape"
had a bead on McDougalL II the
Cap'n had raised his hand an snapped
his finger Ia have sent McDougarl I hap
pier huntin' grounds. An the boys beside
me had them IEjuns all covered.
Blu. jest when the seconds seemed like
hours. an my eve had begun & ache a.
sqEintin' long that rife BARI. the quick
wit 81 woman broke the strain. an Mrs
jenkins come out Of "a house an walked
straight up 10 McDougan. never g:vir'
her husband a glance. an held out her
hand.
wy. Baron" she said. "lt's long time
since you wuz here. Won't you git down
an have an egg-nog or a little toddy2''
McDousall shed his somhrerO an bowed
as polite as dancin' master. He said
srmethin' 10 them Iniuns that made them
I.ia away. then handed his gun - Mrs
Jenkins ar sprung 70 the ground. as liga:
on his feet as a cat.
Is BOYS sneakai out OF the tent an
NcDorgsu never knew how near he stood
;-at dav - III undiscovered kentrv. Mc-
Donald kept the tent 'twix; him an Nc
Doupail. an had skipped into the bush.
We never see him again, nor THE buck
skin. nor tire Cap'ns double-bar'Id shot
gun.
earn Jenkins" said McDcu9al. cheer