Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1900-04-06
AN aEFFEoTuAL EFFORT.
Three-Finaer Sans Eloqusnce Was
...... Not to Be Wlthstood.

. . d q . II
'Talkini about oratory." said Bron.
chO Bob, you ought to have been out
to Crimson Ghich last fail, so as to
hear some OF the real thing" .l ars
1--WE have some pretty luminous
specimens In CongTesa." vehtured tho
man who felt II incumbent on him to
show Il little local pride 20 ''''
""Not a circumstance I've read some
Of them kind o. speeches. I've heard
'em, too. A Teller come from the
East and started in to tell Crimson
Gulch what II lOrter do. Some Of the
boys allowed things was gettin' tuther
slack. an they says anthin' fur
change; 80 they took his advice an
blazed away an organized . city coun-
ell"
u see You held an election 20
Mary We didn't want any blood.
shed WelIest passed the word around
that the city council was going to be
held. an made II an open game. Every.
body WAS there except Nevada Bill.
an he didn't dare show up, because
he was under suspicion OF sittIn' In
poker game with "a private stock OF
blue chips which he had bought unbe-
knOwnst from a store In San Antonio.
1t wasn't long until. under the instruc.
lions Of the tenderfoot. we had the
city council going In good shape. Only
officers were allowed 10 wear their
weapons during the proceedin's. an
everybody wan dcbngscd from debHts.
The first business We took up was the
case Of Nevada Bill We reckonsd
that II would DO no more than decent
local pride TO prevent the Importance
OF any poker chips except the duly
recognized authority for said import,
ance. Hattlesnake Pete said the only
way to make the law bindin' was to
pervide that anybody breakin' II
should be shot al least once. The ten
derfoot got riled In IA minute. He
jumped to his feet, an got OF the
most long winded talk about constltu.
tlonallty an the rights OF citizenship
an whereas and therefore that ever
heard. lie talked hard. and showed he
had read books But you orter have
heard Three.Finger Sans historic re-
ply. II jes' showed how quick a man
who has the gift OF genuine eloQuencs
kin end an argument. Crimson Gulch
has not got through talkin' about II
yet. Three-Finger Sam drawed his
self up to his full hight and pintsd
his finger at the tenderfoot. I dont
desire to use no harsher words than
IL necessary, says he. but I'D like to
know what you mean. you loW-down.
lop-eared jack rabbit. by comm into
this town an tryin' TO tell US whether
a man needs shootin' or not. Have we
got to wait fur some lantern awed
coyote to come wanderin' in on the
prairie an tell us what's good fur usI
Bewarel' says Threo-Finger Sam, still
p'intin' his finger an CROWN more
eloquent every minute Beware. you
bow.legged burro. Don't you think you
come here an oyerawe people because
you wear specs. Have care, or the
fust thing you know you'll DO travel
In out o. this town with bunch Of pa
trlOtlc citizens on your trail. every one
Of whom II dead anxious TO shoot a
freckle off'n the back OF your neck
The tenderfOOt didn't have another
word TO say. an he left town the next
mOrnln'. - Washington Star
Original Sin.
what is original sin?" "InyentIns
a new diversion for Lent that VIII
pna, aa a CHARITY. '-BrookIyn