Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-10-30
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Ey William, Perry Brown

copyrighted, 1900, Daily Story Pub. Cos
Colonel Shochooter. OF kanawar, was
known as a man of eminently valorous
parts in the locality which he had orna-
mented with his presence for many
years. In questions pertaining to gen.
tlcmanly honor he was considered to be
So completely au fat, as it We're. that
his decisions We're greatly respected. In
fact. what the colonel thought he did not
know about the code" the best style
of dueling eapon and the cleanly art
Of s~nuffing a candle at ten PAGES might
be easily slowed under the Uranium of a
flea, and a small flea at that.
When. therefore,. he announced himself
as a candidate for the legislature. sub
jet 10 the action of the predominant po-
litical party OF his county, in convention
assembled, his nomination and election
began to be looked on as a f%oregone con-
clusion.
Fine A Snooboot teri! Dead shot.
sub. Good specimen of the Kentucky
~sentleman-be our next member, or hell
know the reason why, sub
These and other kindred remarks We're
to be heard here and there from party
wneeihorses. and were echoed by he
rank and file in a manner to a he
%olonei' manly soul.
When. therefore. he read in the Kama
VIVA Bulls Eye a precisely similar an
nouncement. directly below his own, by
an audacious newcomer. signing HIM
self Andrew Jackson Prock. the cotonel's
military Wihiskers curled With indigna-
ton.
Who was this upstart with the cribbed
distinguished prefix to his very plebian
surname? Inquiry developed that the
gentleman lived down near Choogaloo;
that he was agent for some powder mills;
that he stored his wares in an isolated
building adioining-actually adjoining
a farm belonging to the great Shoobooter
himself.
why. the fellow hasn't been here two
years. quoth the colonel to his daugh-
ter Climeena, just returned from a long
s%oiourn "a an aunts at Onoogaloo. II
dare say he can not handle ever a Win
chester
He seems to handle powder all right
She returned.
In a low. trading sense. perhaps
commented the man of honor. But are
the people of kanawha to vote for d
feliow who Grams his powder into kegs
instead Of gun barrels?'
1T might sell better, you know"
Sell better.!' snorted the pater famii-
las: the base commercialism of the age
is poisoning ever a maiden mind. That
is one result of too many ProckS, my
dear. Ha, l viii go down and publicly
i~nterrogate this fellow, who dares to
store his explosives near my property.
If l don't make him crawfish out of this
nomination into one of his own powder
barrels, IL
Well, pa, when I was down at aunty's
Mr.. Prock lowed he expected to get del
egates enough To-
''Claneeny," The colonel glared as we'll
as Numbered. What do you know
about this Andy Prock?' he finally de-
manded, a query Which his daughter
lodged by impr ovising a sudden hurry
call k~itchenward.
The following day CoYcslel ~Shoobooter
rode over to ~Choosa2oo, arriving in front
OF the postofice as the mail was beins
distributed.
a trim, a~lert-looking, ~youngish man
stood on tine sidewalk, reading his let
tiers, one of Which concluded as follows:
The only. only chance for you to gain
pas consent is not to give way to him,
to out-do him, TO let him know you are
what kanawa calls dead game He
isn't so awful, after all. though folks
think he is. Now You do as l say-tliat
is, if You hope to marry
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES"
"P Size don't know a thing, and
he'd fairly lift the roof off if he did. l
leave you to manage it,
Ma. Pr0ck, l believe,' mumbled the
colonel as he rode up, halted his mule
and stared srimly at the young man,
Who pushed his correspondence into his
pocket.
why, howdy, shoobooter,' said the
latter, as briskly affable as a parrot
with a cats tail to chew. You look as
sober as Sunday in a local option town.
You are Familiarity offensive, subj
roared the colonel, apeplectic with sud-
den color What the devil do you mean
by addressing NE in such a style?"
Because you spoke to me first. I'm
not particular about my acquaintance
just now
And his wink limited of politics.
rs that intended as an insult, suh?'
"Oh, l don't know. When a mar is
looking for insults he's apt to find on.
laying around loose"
A crowd had gathered to see Andrew
Jackson Prock artistcally carved, pc.
Tc1ated, nlace1ated.
well, SII L " "a lltl bdlNuS "OIuS luI'
Their than to say thai you are a low, Of
fensive fellow. I repeat--a low, offensive
fellow
a right, Stakeholder, just as you say
not that I care, though"
"Confound YOU i~mpudence! Why don
you put a handle to my name?"
Didn't know you cared. Colonies ar,
too thick around here ito be very partlc
ular, anyhow
You hear this man?" the colone
hooked around him. We'll, he's got t,
fight or take a whipping, hat's ALL
Mr.. Prock lighted a cigar and puffe,
briskly in his would-be father-in-law'
face.
"All right, S~hoobooter.' said he
"Fight you my way. AS the challenge,
party, l suppose / may name time, place
weapons-eh, gentlemen"
The crowd assented.
ShooboOter would wipe him our, O
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