Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1900-09-08

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Daymasters ana showing - checks
And that there may be no reaIn laclxinda
sfor merrfment or for f1ghtinskhore &C
plenty OF women In the In, -bIon6
white girls, Indian girls, bladrbrowe@
Mexicans They al stream oututo thu -
sunset, chattering, laughing. lon{
breath OF the fresh air ends ii q Aout
the beginning Of the nights freeddn anjE11t
license. There is no twiligst, tn au{,,
has dropped below the rocky rim 4 xar
valley, the great stacs flash out ii thP0
dark sky. and answering fires twtnkl Tres
the valley. "A
Each tenty each hut, sheltering q fen
ily perhaps, or perhaps only soHtak
Chinaman, has its fire and it's haagii
kettle. where the evening meal is 70
prepared. Here an American Is frYif
bacon and boiling coffee. At the
Ere pretty Mexican woman is ma
stew Of 1erFed beef and peppers
con carne-while her husband lies 6.
blanket rolling cigarette. And dogM
at the end OF the row poor John benz II
over his little fire; stirring something inW
kettle which may have more than I'll
ciful resemblance to the Weird SisteI
brew--for he eats worse things thak
Feye OF newt and toe of frog
There are pungent and appetizint
smells abroad and presently everybody
eating. and after that everybody appa1
emily is happy. There is talk and, laugh
ter and shouting from one fire to al,
other, and neighborlY visiting, Then tue
guitars begin, and the simple; gay, seret.
suous Spanish songs. A big negro thump
a banjo. Men and. women sauntep up an,
down the lane between the ffckerin
fires, on wander. off into the shadows to
gether. Respectable. people smoke cigaIi 10
cites on pipes, or chew tobacco, and tIxes
"chink' lies on, his blanket and ''hits & 7.
pipet;;' which is a difficult and, unlol 9
thing to do. -
Where there are men and womesct
there is kissing and trouble, and, whe4a1
there are men and money there are dicr.
and none trouble: At every othe
campfire. lying about a blanket on tn.
ground, men and sometimes women atot
gambling; with dice or cards, andi littl
! heaps Of nickels and silver, bank biiA.
being unknown. and gold q thing to BE-.
buried i'm the ground if possessed. Pres
emily these things have their natuts
outcome: A pistol shot rings out In tn
wonderfully clear air. a shout follow
and some. people, leave on lovemaking *
pened. 1t is a. white mans row, I'd ,
course. for Spanish, blood prefers thu
knife: An American has shot anothA
for walking with "his giri.,' He hash
reputation as a bad man. and thS
crowd that gathers. about his tent Hal
no thought Of action even, if thee
could see any reason for t. The dead
man is carried into his own tent ana
covered with a. blanket, but the crowd
fingers at a respectful distance from thg
tent Of the bad man." Presently he
comes out and: stands and eyes the;
crowd, which thereupon retreats a littlg
The bad maniss arms are folded and eacB
hand holds a. revolver. He. wears hia
hat over, oIen ear, and when he f1nall3
turns his back on the people and waikiki
OFF he goes slowly with a steady swags.
ger. He disappears In the direction of 20
trail down the mountains side. The
crowd meltsF away through the camp I'd
tell the news.
Two Mexicans playing marc beside
fire get into Al dispute which flames hok
in an instant. The wife OF the hostE
sitting beside him, slips. his knife awayk
with the. best OF feminine intentonsE
for she Is I'm love with him. But the rel
suit Is that she is widow within e.
quarter Of an hour. No, time even trE
fetch a priest to the dying man. who's
last stanmered words are:
''Tell Pedro-te1l him to- kill
The wife. understands. Pedro is tt s
murdered mans brother: He Is to k 3
the murderer; who by this time is fl 6
ing for his life. The Mexican's ve@e
geance IS swifter and surer than the
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