Gardnerville record. (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1898-1902, 1900-05-17

"Pim" Fairback sat ON 4 cracker bo
in the grocery store and told simpl
story of a,grsat Englishmaa who has KEEP
the world interested in his doings 10
several months.
"Hs was q big bug Englishman," b
said "Some kind of Sir He didnl
care no more for money than he did fol
dirt. He used to come to::Humboldt mes
every fall and hunt chickens aud ducks
and | used to drive him and his crew
out over the northwest part Of the STATE
for about a week or 50 aud back some
new way to Humbolt. When was it
Well, guess the last tins he was here
must have been about IS or '76. It Wal
some years befors the railroads, anyway
except the one that had got to Algona.
'lle wasn't ons u the young stuckul
Englishmen, that can't fipd nothing good
enough for him and eating and sleep
ing in country shanties was pretty tough
them days. There wasn't house from
about seven miles above Algnna " the
Minnesota line except the sod tavern, as
they call it, and even that wasn't no
/ palace. Their house we'll was right ia
the barn-yari But Butler that was the
Englishmsp's name) he woulda't allow
nobody to kick Or make fun Of the place
where be put mp.
ala to.l NJ. . Nf..t aa.s y.v nth hin.
that made the women folks get over
their first s,ar, right oil. The last time
he was here we were up to kossuth
county and We thought We would make
the sod tavern for all night. We got
there at milking time and went to the
barnyard, where the man and his wife
were milking. says I Gan We stay
here tonight Wal, guess so,' says he.
Then he hollered to his woman and she
gave him dressing dowa. She sal i
there want no Hour ia the house, nor no
meat, nor no tea, nor no coffee, nor no
uothing aud theI fot him ta gay VS.
could stay.
We'll, just as soon rs got my breath
| went back to the wagon and showed
Butler house off west, about i've miles,
! guess, and we drove over there pretty
fast When We got up to the door three
pigs run out, and pretty soon
woraan came from the back room, aud
my, but she was dirty. she had been
chinking up the cracks with mud. and
the house just did look dreadful.
Butler says. Can We stay here all
nightf
Wall she says, I guess you'll have
to. Tor ther sin't uo other place, but We
hain't got nothing to eat but butter aud
some biscuits | can make, aud We hain't
got but these two rooms and this one
bed.
so bniief, he began right of TO clean
out the kitchen and he built FIRE,
and the woman tidlsd herself up as we'll
as she could and made big batch Of
biscuit and showed Baller how to twist
hay aud stun the stove while she slipped
out to milk the COW. Her husband
wasn't at home.
Pretty soon she came running in, and
says she i guess you have burnt the
buscit by the smell outdoors And, sure
enough. they was rs black rs GOAL.
WELL says he, '.nn baye got more
flour. Make some more, and | won't
burn them. But hold on he says let
Inc count them biscuits before you
fling them away. All right And she
threw them out.
The next pan came ont all right, and
the next one. aud the woman cooked
duck and couple Of chickens that W,
bought
when bedtime came We carried in II
lot OF hay and spread 1t on the floor, aud
with our blankets aud being tired We
slept first rate,
Neat morning when We came to settle
up Butler asked how much the bill Was
She said: Well | dunno. 1t seems rs
if | ought to have something, but you
put IN the chickens and ducks, and all
these other chickens YOU are leaving ME,
and You hain't made no bother, aud have
told me SO many things that's a-goin' on
in the world But after some urging
shs said mehts two shillin' apiocs would
be about right, aud throw in the
horses
We'll sir You ought to baye seen that
Englishman stare He turned red IN the
face and spoke up kind Of sharp like.
AMI says; Woman. he you crazy, Two
shilhu' apiece chickens ducks--throw
in the horses.' and he pulled out his
wallet Here, says he, 'here's 30; that's
for the men, and he, pulled out another
for the team; aud here is 80 cents for the
biscuits ! burnt. and don't you never
keep hunter tor less than a dollar. for
if he amt rich he's THROWN away money,
aud you might rs we'll have some Of it as
any body.
well, sir. that poor woman shook
just like as it she had spell, She said
she hadn't seen no real money all sum
msr, aud she hadn't seen a silver halt
dol ar since the first year Of the war