The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1901-05-15

/ wuzn't no reason why the ceremonies
shouldn't perceed. an he throWed the
other end of the rope over the limb.
Us the old man you hain't
goIn TO hang that poor boy. air you
(. 4 reckon I am sa IS the boss stran-
gIer. cheerful an gay.
q don't believe it helps man to-
hang him, says Haines. You jest give
him up to me, an I II take him back to
the ranch with me an surround him
with moral influences an keep him out
OF bad company. He's got good Id him.
an 4 Il bring it out Of him an make 6
useful citerzen Of him.
Well, the long an short Of it wuz
that he begged SO loud that they let
Minnick go, an old man Haines started.
back with him. On the way he talked
10 Gus like a father an told him how.
wrong It wuz to rustic cayuses when
be could get EN- himself BY workins
honust fer 'em. HI made Gus pres
ent Of the ten that he had stole as
starter an offered him good wages To-
work on the ranch.
Gus staid there fer two months, an
then he got inter argument with the
biggest boy about breakin a colt an
slot him up an Lit out: Old man Hainess
WIZ real provoked about It. but he
jumped on horse an put out after
Minnick an overlook him at Box Ell
der. AS soon as Gus seen him he
thrpwed down on him with a Winches-
ter. but the old man told him to behave
himself an quit monkeyin with fire
arms.
I. 4 sh'd think you'd seen the evil Of
them sort Of actions after KILN Hen
ry,' he said.
Did kill himy says Gus.
!" Yes. you did. says the old man as
severe ais lie knowed how. An I sh'd
think you'd be ashamed Of yourself /
don't wonder you felt as If you didn't
want to look me in the face after sech
actions All the same. ] don't want
you stra gglin off where you'll get inter
bad comply, SO you jest come right
back home with me. We've got to have.
them colts broke, an we're short hand
ed now. as
Well, Gus knowed how forgivip the
old man Wuz. an he went back. an they
all avoided the subjec'' Of Henry. SOS
not to hurt his feelin'sg He staid on
month longer. an then because the
old woman burned his cakes fer him
he Drained her with the skillet The.
other boy told him that that wuzn't no
way to d. an Gus got mad an mas
ssacreed him with the butcher knife an.
then set fire to the house an Lit out.
When old man Haines got back an
found out what had happened. he said
that it Wuz enough to make a man lose
patience. but he wuz sot in his ways,
an he said that he would make good
citizen Of Gus In spite of hill an high
water. So he went out after him again
an coaxed him back. an everybody
said that Gus was a changed man from
that time forward. as meek as Moses
an honust as the day. Z
Are they Twin there together vet r.
Inquired the post trader. with some In.
terest.
The old bullwhacker took large
| chew Of tobacco before replying. Then
he said: II Wuz hopin you wouldn't
asst me that question, becuz It might
seen. to milertate against my the'ry.
The truth IS that the old man sent Gus
to town one day. an Gus come back
| with a jug Of whisky fer himself. but
he forgot the old mans smokin ter
hacker The old man said that it show
ed selfshness an ingratitude on Gus
part. an he allowed that he must be
| poor material anyway. an he had done
the best that he could with him. but
/ that settled It. They Wuz standin by
the Woodpile at the time an the old
man had the az. | come along jest in
! time to assist at the funeral
Still I never took the old mans
view. reckon that Gus jest forgot z
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