The St. Louis Republic., 1901-12-22
OENITC ALFRED HENRY LEWIS
/ HE R)A1 A(JElN J. AUTFOF7OF FVIILESIORlESe

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~. Va, a fish 20 swarmin' Up an DOWN
.,,..m a breedin' false hopes in his boz
80, on. latin. him think he's loose Not
-ro,,,dn.r so ,crocde-wouiin't 80 play
,h.t on a fish. 1 soes auslin' in = formal
.a.,--ssnectin. way / Uses short line an
a ,o,a which IS stiff an strong. When
oct. !. bite. I yanks him out an lets him
know his fate right thar
49," "B,,t eels amt no game fish, says
.Rass "a game. but not eeis-
..F.e,s amt game none. amt thsy7-
INV. mi. we're Davis. Iettin' on he's a heap
$4,000 .yor-aIl listen 10 me: let ms
,.u You OF eel snass onto down by
C,,,,snnar When he bites that TINA
80, bir, ho,h hands. That eel CONES
.hro,,eb the air jest whistlin' an w'iriin'
an. he looks like letter : l slams him
o..,,s. the great State OF virsinny. Sup
rosa one of then, bass you boasts CT Rad
80 s.,rb n ioit. Whatever would fe have
49,, He'd Law thar pantin' an roiitn' his
ewes. ,nebbv he curIs his tail I little. That
vo,,Id he the limit OF them resentinentS of
~. Unar does nv eel do? Stranger. hs
.,an.s I'D on his tail an fights me- came!
thai eers game as scorpionsi My dog Fi-o's
viii, me EYdo wades into the eel an thu
con,motion IS awful. That eel whips Ffdo
IN two minutes, Wash;n';on time. How
,r,,ch does he weigh? Whatever do know
abou, IT. When he's put the safss INTO
ELL he nacheraIly sa'.ters back ;ato ths
hr,nch where he lives at. I don't set him
none: I deems I'm plumb lucky when rs
don't get me. Still. VIXEN any sent talks OK
ear,e fish that away. / wants it onfe--
stood. I strings my money on that Iul-
pepper eel.
Il tells you-aI,. gents says Jack aioors
when Colonel Sterett gets through: this
yers Davis Is a imposter. Thar's no mortal
sport could know as little as he lets On an
live to reach his age
I'VE sets thar an lays plans. IN pursoa-
ance of them devices. It gets roomored
abou. camp that the next day but one. both
Enr,sht an tho New York Store aims to
send over to Tuscon q rou CT money as biz
a. a wagon hub.
".rhar's no danger os them hoic-ups.'
s.ys Enrixht to this Davis. lettin' or he's
q heap confdenshuI. They won't be iook,n'
for no sech riches bein' freighted over slap
on the heels OF this yere robbery. An We
don't aim to put Up no gyar6s along side
Of Old Monte none. neither. Gyards Is no
good: they gets beeced the drst volley, an
their presence on a coach that away .s
notice that thaTs plenty OF treasure
aboard
.I... fb,s &av Enr.yht fills Davis a full
~ ,,;..,rorn,a.,on as a bottle full os r,ra.
a,so wa deems 1. some s,Sniacant when
..,s .hor.horn saddles his hos, over to the
corral nm. goes skaIIyhootin' for Tucsoa
about nrst drink tina In the moSnin'.
!. ..1,v. . .,rspeman. IN fhs Oriental
s.loon. he SAYS. bidd.1' Us good-oye plenty
.h..r,,, rbut TIL h. back among YOU
.,or., IN a week like, YOUR ways q whole
10, nm. xan.s To lear, 'eu, sone'
.. (which 7 offers four to cpe' sayy yacA
Moor. ,oo,.n. after him a. be rides sway,
.vo,,.,I n. hac,, we're sooner than that an
that rou-a,l won't know II none, neither
.Ir. thu n.., aav when tho stage starts,
o,a Hso,,. ,s crack,,' hi. xh,p IN a hard
.,.a - cer.n. ,o.hfn. for road agents
.o lonr a, they don. interfere with the
i,.la- .,a1c Ther.s only On, passenger
.Sho-. .,oueb les. a, .t.s cios.a, In some
a,-. =, an,cb.. Canyon. an. the stage ,s
.ro.,,,. on. creak,n. on a up grade ,hars
. 49,, a, hola.,,ns shows on tbs ,rsu an
~. ,,oce.sion come, to q halt Old Monte
-. o.. nr,Na xrans IN. ,.tus abou. IL.
,o.,,, ~. h.,ds over b,s head an. ,rrus IN
=, .,,,. rh. hold-rp. taxes 20 notice Thsy
~a,r, aozvn m. wer,-Fsrgo' box. pulls OF
~. ,.t,., hoo accent. a watch m.
,o,..,hoo. from III, rem. inside who's
.c.-.a an, .h,verin. an. scroogin. back In
.h. s.rxost corner hs.s that terror-bt.. an
+h., th.v .rn,,ss a few euithet, to Old
49,. o,, commansa hin, to puu h.,
80. Az. Ola Mont. sho,e,v obeva than
.s. -, -, rIss,,,r. os, n, IN. can
- ~ ,,. dead nun