The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1901-02-13
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| HOW OLD MAN HA|NES
LOST PATIENCE.


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Observation-Disclosures
The red gentleman with the feathers
in his hat and the telegraph wire
bracelets became too importunate In
his demands for cigarettes. and as he
had been detected In the net of appro-
prlating II wooden handled skinning
knife, valued $3.50, five minutes he
fore the post trader walked around the
counter and Kicked him cncrgetically
out of the store and half way around
the hay corral 1t spoke volumes for
the post traders activity that he was
able 10 do this. for 1t Is no easy matter
to keep within kicking range of Il prop.
erly scared Crow Indian for the dis
lance that he covered. to say nothing
of performing the net itself, There
fore the post trader was breathless
when he returned and had to lie ON the
counter with his head on "A bolt OF pink
striped calico to recover himself. The
old bullwhuckCr. who had been watch
lltE tit IHtt llhlb MS suit OH II lldll
keg. with grin on hs wrlnklcd ma
hogany vlsage, complimented the nd
vance ngent of commerce on hls
achievement
II WIZ suthen Of a foot race mBselt
when | WIZ younger an limbereI than
what am now" he said, but | dunno
that ever seen the time that | could
haNfn dana haitian la
gardin II purely ~ physical feat
however. I'm not aayin that yea
showed II strlkin amount of Judgment
When Young Man Afraid of Hia
Breechclout has got you kuotted up
with green rawhide an the squuws arc
fixing the fire fer the grand barbecue.
mebbe YOU Will regret your pernlshus
activity an cuss the day that you hum.
bled the proud spirit OF the noble In.
jun warrior. Is this shebang insurcdY
You was never introduced to me, ,
rejolned the post trader. rye got d
half inch II cHllous on the soles of my
feet, an | come into this country from
the headWaters Of Bitter creek along
of j. w, EaHcher an ED phernpttou an
the rest of them despcradoes I've got
relatives by marriage among the Crows
and Ogallalas, an I've drunk more al
kali water an eat more dog an buffalo
berry than any white man this side of
the big Mizzourn | didn't bring my
outfit in here in the spring OF 80. What
did you expect me to do - give that
greasy, tin tagged coyote my stock OF
cigarettes to keep him good tempered /"
AN II you had You wouldn't have
fortified his friendship" returned the
old bullwhacker. AS II Ia I've got an
idee his henrt Is bad, nm he won't come
mn see you no more. An Injun has got
bis feelln's the same as a white mau
has, an | reckon you would git hostile
IL any hombre booted you from hlazes
to breakfast because you asst him fer
the means of soothin your nerves. You
inferred that Crow In sensitive spot.
Ike"
81 done my best to-" snid the post
trader.
"He may belong to the Badface band
an have hair In his tcpee," continued
the old bullwh1cker In the same grave
tone of reproof, but at the same time
he's human. an MS human It's your
play to extend the right hand Of Teller
ship to him instid OF the sole Of your
number nine. HaiD't they got 10 Sun
day school liberties out on Bitter
creeki Hnln't you never read about
the settler who found poor, starin
redskin out In the snow plum exhaust
ed an took him inter his shack an fed
him up n whole lot an warmed him an
then turned him loose with II grub
stake, an when the Two Kettle outfit
exhoomed the tomahawk mn raised
merry Cain scalpin an burnln through
the paleface settlements an the good
hearted granger was raked In the In
Jun that he had saved sashays In an
rescoos him from turr'blc DEATH"
"I'ye read them stories" said the
post trader.
but you don't believe EN-" said the
old bullwhacker you amt s0ngulnc
concernin the good that there Is In your
Teller man. II you git bad deal, you
decline TO chip In an lay down your
hand instid OF calm fer cards an draw
In TO the ace"
II don't draw TO no two spot IN the
hope OF coinpletin flush"
"Well. my the'ry Is that there aln't
no galoot 80 low down but If you treat
him with kindness an keep him close
herded he win show the good that's in
him. Did ever tell you about old
man IIaines an Gus Minnickf Wen,
II goes to prove what | wuz a-sayin.
Old man Haines lived out on Blue
creek apiece above where 1t emptiea
into the Platte. opposite the mouth Of
Ash Hollow, where Harvey cleaned up
the Sioux He wuz jest about the most
benevolent old duck that ever ripped
up tough sod with n balky team Of
bulls Long sufferin wuzn't no name
fer him. He had two boys that wuz
Jest Ike him, an his ole woman wuz
worse'n he wuz,
"One fine, cloudy evenin Gus Minnick
an Todd Blakey comes along an rustles
ten head OF old man Halnes' ponies
an wuz hikin south with 'em when
they met up with a crowd of inquirin
strangers who were driftin back down
Prairie Dog into Kansas after an on
successful pursoot of some north bound
boss thieves. The boys had too many
brands In their bunch, an one of the
strangers reckernized Blakey, so they
tied their feet under their horses
bellies an headed fer the nearest tim