The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-10-27

":An' it's my belief asserts Tut. as ht
concloodes his relations Of the ranikahoe
breaks Of this party. that If this Locoed
Charlie was TO take his inteliects to the as
say Office over in Tucson they wouldn't
show half an ounce Of idee to the ton
wouldn't even show a color
".Speakin' of bein' locoed that AWAY,
says Enright. recalls an incident that takes
place back when I'm q Yearlin' an as
soomes my feeble part in the Mexican War
That's shorely years ago. but 1 don't know
nothin' sadder than that story. nothin' more
replete OF sobs. Not that 1 weeps tharat
for I'm a keerless an a callous yooth. but
all the same it glooms me up a heap
WAS It a love story. Daddy Enright?
asks Faro Nell. all eager an bendin' TO-
wards Enright across the layout.
1T shows brands an year marks as
sech. Nellie says Enr;ght. Love an loco
makes up the heft Of it
""Then tell It, urges Faro Nell. Tn ac-
locally ~hungerin' for a love story an she
reaches down an squeezes Cherokee's hand
onder the table.
Cherokee squeezes hers an turns his deal
box on its side to show thar's no game
goin'. an leans back with the rest of us to
listen. The barkeep. who knows his mis-
sion on this earth. brings over 4 bottle.
with glasses all round.
"'Yere's to you. Nellie says Texas
Thompson. as We shoves the nose-paint
about. While that divorce edlct my wife
wins out back in Laredo modifies my inter-
est In love tales. an / don't feel them thrills
as was the habit of me once. in n sub
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Texas says Boggs. settin' down his
glass an bendin' an eye full OF indignant
reproach on Thompson: Texas. before I'd
give way to sech onmanly weakness Jest
because my wife's done stampeded, I'd fine
the church. Sech mush from a COW man is
disgraceful. You'll come dow to herdin'
sheep if you keeps on surrenderin yourself
to sech sloppy bluffs
See yere. Dan,' retorts Thompson, an
is eye turns red on Boggs. my feelin's
may be bowed onder losses which secn
nachers as yours is too coarse to feel. but
you can gamble your bottom dollar. jest
the same. 1 will still resent %insultin' crit
icisrns. l advises you to be keerful an get
your chips down right when you addresses
me. or you may quit loser on the DEAL
Nov. you're a couple of fine three-year-
olds!' breaks in Jack Moore. 'Yere we be.
all onbuckled an %fraternal. an Enright on
the brink Of a love romance by the ardent
request OF Nellie. an you two longhorns
has to come prancin' out an go to PAWN
for trouble. You know mighty well. Texas.
that Boggs is your friend an the last gent
to come spurrin' you in the shoulder Of your
sensibilities.'
fright you be. jack says Boggs, plenty
prompt: IL my remarks to Texas is abrupt.
or betrays heat. it's doc to the fact that 1t
exasperates me to SEQ the most elevated
gent in the camp-for SO I holds Texas
Thompson to be-made desolate by the wild
of a lady who don't know her own
mind. an mighty likely amt got no mind
to know
81 reckons I'm wrong, Dan.' says Texas,
turnin' a%pologetic. Let It all go to the
diskyard. I'm that peevish I simply amt
At to stay yere nor 90 anywhere else. 1
amt been the same person since my wife
runs cimmaron that time an demands said
'Bein' I'm a married man. remarks
Tut. sort o general. but swellin' out
his chest q n putin on a lot Of dog at the
same time. an welded to Tucson Jennie,
the same bein' moro or less known. I de-
clines all participation in discussions touch
in the sex. I could. however. yoonite with
in another drink. an yereby SUI
gests the same. Barkeep, IT'S your play
"'That's all right about another drink
says Faro Nell. but I wants to state that I
with Texajdn them wrongs. I
my views Of q female who would UP
abandon q gent like Texas Thompson.
an I explains It only on the theory that
she shorely must have been coppered in her
Nellie Understands my f%eelin's,' says
Texas. an he's plumb mournful. AN l
owes her for them utterances. However, on
second thought. an even IL 1t is a love tale.
K Enright will resoome his relations touch
In that episode Of the Mexican War, I fig |
gers that It may divert me from them d.
vorce griefs I alloodes to. An at any rate, |
or lose. I assures Enright his efforts
be Regarded
"old Man Enright takes his seegyar out
If his mouth an rouses up a bit. He's been
wrapped in thought doorin' the arguments
II Boggs an Thompson, like he's tryin' to
remember a far-off past. As Thompson
makes his appeal he braces VI.
NOV that Dan an Texas has ceased
says Enright. an each has all
Jour feet on the ground, I'll try an recall
hem details. As I remarks. It's towards
he close Of the Mexican War. Whatever
I'm doin' In that carnage is a %conundrum
never been solved. I had hardly
,hed my milk teeth. an was only 'leven
hands high at the time. An amt so
strong physical but I feels the weight OF
spurs when I walks. As I looks back
o 1t, I must rave been about as valuable
IN aid to the Gov-ment as the fifth kyard
n q poker hand when four Of a kin is
leld. The most partial an besotted of crit
cs must have conceded that II I'd been left
nut entire that war wouldn't have suffered
what you-alls might call material changes
n its results. However. to get for'ard, for
sees that Nellie's patience begins to mill
N show symptoms of a comm stampede.
Its at the close of hostiI'ties.' goes on
an the company I'm with is lay
n up in the hills about forty miles back
rom Vera Cruz. dodgin' yellow fever. We
vas cavalry, what the folks in Tennessee
alls a '%'critter company" an hailin' most
y from that metropolis or its vicinity. we
Pine Knot Cavaliers" Thar's a little Mex
can village where we be that's called the
Plaza Perdita." An SO We lays thar at the
'laza Perdita waitin' for orders an trans
to take US back to the States.
(which most likely we're planted at
his village about q month. an the Next