The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1901-03-05
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jest like hid an his ole woman wuz
worse'n heElz. :
Gone fineoudy evenin Gus Minnick
an Todd Btey comes along an rustles
ten head old man Haines' ponies
an WIZ hn south with 'em when r
they met with a crowd of inquirin
strangers tlo were driftin back down
Prairie IT into Kansas after an on
successf,pursoot of some north hound
boss thids. The boys had too many
brands itheir bunch, an one of the
stranglej reckernized Blakey, so they ..
tied tbf feet under their horses
bellies headed fer the nearest tim
Der. Tty give Blakey the first swing
in an W adjustin the grass rope to
Gus nk when old man Haines comes
I'D wit his biggest boy, Arch. They
had bt1 hot an close on the trail all
the tif.
"Asbon as they explained who they
wuz h identerfied their ponies, the
boss Stranger allowed that there
wuz1t no reason why the ceremonies
shouln't perceed, an he throwed the
",Fhy,' says the old man. you hain't
goiIto hang that poor boy, air you?
II reckon l am says the boss stran-
glf, cheerful an gay.
III don't believe it helps man to
hhg him. says Haines. You jest give
hin up to me- an I'll take him back to
tie iranch with me an surround him
WITH moral influences an keep him out
If lid company. He's got good in him.
an Ill bring it out of him an make
useful citerzen of him.
"Nell, the long an short of it wuz
ithatIhe begged so loud that they let I
Minjick go, an old man Haines started /
bach with him. On the way he talked
to Gus like father an told him how
wrong it wuz to rustic cayuses when !!
he could get 'em himself by worlin
honhst fer 'em. He made Gus pres \
ent Iof the ten that >he had stole as a
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 colt an
slot him up an lit out. Old man Haines
wuz 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
throwed down on him with a Winches-
ter. but the old man told him to behave
himself an quit monkeyin with fire.
arms.
81 sh'd think you'd seen the evil of
them sort of actions after KILN Hen
ry,' he said.
"'Did kill him?' says Gus.
Yes. you did says the old man as
severe as he knowed how. An l 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 stragelin ttf Syhora saa,7'' II sc i.Ats.@
bad cOmp'ny, so you jest come right
back home with me. We've got to have
them colts broke. an we're short hand
ed now
"WelI. Gus knowed how forgivin the
old man wuZ an he went back. an they
all avoided the subjec' of Henry. SOS
not to hurt his feelin's. He staid on a
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 do. an Gus got mad an mas
sacred 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 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 coaNed him back. an everybody
said that Gus was changed man from
that time forward. as meek as Moses
an honust as the day
"Are they Twin there together yet?''
inquired the post trader, with some in
terest
The old bu!lwhacker took large
chew of tobacco before replying Then
he said: 81 WIZ hopin you wouldn't
asst me that question, becuz it might
seem to milertate against my the'ry
Lit LFutu Is .llui luc Olu tldu SeIl SuS
to town one day, an Gus come back
with jug of whisky fer himself, but
he forgot the old mans smokin ter
backer The old man said that it show
ed selfishness 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 ole
man had the AK. come along jest il
time to assist at the funeral.
Still never took the old mans
view reckon that Gus jest forgot
Chicago Record.
Good Advice: Hard to Follow.
Extreme worry comes from trying t.
bear all the cares of a lifetime at one
instead of letting each days evil b.
sufficient unto itself If we could liv
our whole life in few hours, it nigh
be consistent to think it all over in on
night. There is no past there is n
future. for doing or accomplishing