The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1899-04-27
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A pssty OF e.st,rn bnehrs sho hsd !
! vsded the Teton country si the operiei
oi the slk season stopped ons nigh ., ia'
rsnch OF . man usned Brig Adams, ovsl
on The Hobsch spar. 10 the course 0
the evsoiog's co1verstiou oas OF the mel
sss repestsdiy addressed % jajse by biz
coupspions, and iust before bed,im,
Brig Adsns. vho bad been silently med
tstins. ssAed the iofist IL be sould mind
taking . little sslk oatside, - be bed ,
very important matter 10 comm unicste 70
bim.
| Lihs euoust, be ssid. when they bad
resched the edge Of The irrisstioo ditch
ifum shst yore people talk, you know
about lsu. The other acknowledged =
somsvhst io,imste seqnslrt.pce
Yes, sir. Well, sir, sil's spesbul in
teses,ei myself. but I'm one o. 'hsm that
believes 10 livin 90 lssruio. I'm . great
oOs to rick up Information 30 save II.
Uaderstsnd, % 1 say. thai this b,rs ques
tiou I'm soiu 10 sst you sint got blsm
Cd bit o application. IS they call il, to
me. It's lost sposep question.
| Hypothetical ih,or,f Is thai ~
/ Mister, IL thsts wbst you eail 1t. why,
20 right on csllin il that, IL sounds first
rate, but tnsi word'ss little too much Tor
me. Az ! ssy. this 10 i1st sposeu ques
tion. Nothin in II Ut all. Jett sposen,
Yes: proceed. / understand that you
ere interested solely ss . student
Yes, cir. As .tudent aud a white msn
wsbtin to be cure o bis rights. Now
then. here ve ,rs. Sposen yo'fe . durn
cd. redhesded, ornsry c.yot, named
Dfiess, 40 you keep . store down 10 the
Bssin.
Yes.
Jest spossn. An sposen y gentleman
like me should drop 10 sn ask you what
Vas 10 them little round wooden boxes 90
the shelf.
Yes
An sposen you. being = messly, white
livsrei rep lie with Irj1b blood 10 you,
should say il wss q new, fancy kind O.
cheese.
see.
An sposen l being me myself, gentle
man sn truthful citizan. relyin On you,
Driggr, telln the truth, should kinder
sbsen tmiIdcdlike tote cff one g them
cheeses.
Steal 1t, you mean.
This is ct case Of sposen. Don't call
hard npmes. Sposer, then. that. relyin
% them ststemeLt' O. Iouro. You bein a
mean hustred hoptoii named Ddsgs.
,hould privstelike eat that cheese, at,tibu
10 its pecu lar taste It's b,in o new {
Iind, 90 sposen it should turn my throat
nto . rsein shalt o fre and tis my inside '
vorks into knots and should uncouple my 9
,sck bone sn should make my heir fall ont
70 the skin on my back peel of, an, 10 ]
hort. sposen II shouldn't b, no kind O. i
heese 1t sll. but Jest . late make g axle =
,rease now where would / stand? 1
In what respect? hardly under b
tapd- t
Why. Is to suia you, sllowin you to be 4
briggs 90 . low down ouss Is he IL, Tor .
amsges 80 closin yore store IN selliu you .
ut at sheriff sale. II
Well. I'm sisrid il couldn't be
one, b
Well. couldn't ! swear you 10 fer ten q
ears then -allowin thst was the least Il
1t interested, which. as ! told you, ! 3
in't2 81
No. b
CouldLt BY law make you forfeit yore Ia
riRation water rights OF take yore lsnd g.
aim away iIom your eli
No. 10 fact you would have no stand oi
g .ir, court wbs,ever. Iodeed they
ould be liable to convict you yourself Of m
st,y lsrceui and foe you "
Brig looked naeciive. 81
Well, be said st last, il that's the Law O. oi
'urse she must be upheld. I'm . lsws T
din citizen myself as 10 this here what u
~ call byi odermicsl question ] ain't 81
u DO prejidis. l wss jnt seekiD fer 10 gt
% l tol you, beiu altogether W
sioterettsd. II was purely . case O. h,
,ofen. pi
Oh. certainly OF course, ssId the ev
dse. o