The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1901-08-01

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edication, an not boss to his namei
That's bout redicki1us one of
us bein' loved by presidents darter.''
s.Oh, 1 wuz jest funning, of co'se, but
come to think, I've hearn O. things
jest as unreasonable. Ye see, Tillie
has been down to the Bluegrass goin
to school for a year or so, an thar's
tellin' what SIGH fool doin's that
will lead gal to. They are curious
critters at the best-ga1s is. Why, I
hearn of a gal once that refused to
marry Jesse Underwood, the best pistol
shot our Kaintuck hills ever had. Well,
sub, she KEEP on an on actin the fool
till she finally married some poor
lawyer tibet never amounted to nuthin'
ceptin' sumthin' like circuit judge, or
some foo1ishness like that. Tell ye,
gals is curios-
Vas that's SO; but We amt no more
time for foo1in'- Let's step off,
The men stepped out, took places
and confronted each other. They were
to count three in concert, then fire.
Zone, two, three!'
t'Spang!"
A ball passed through a lock of hair
above Bills left ear. He hadn't fired,
and for good reason. When he went
to cock his revolver the main spring
had broken. He had pointed the
weapon nevertheless, taking the risk
of being killed rather than to explain
an accident that George might regard
a purposed act to avoid the duel
Wen have to adjourn this CASE
sighed George, until you kin git yer
own pop
t'Say, George" returned Bill, hand
ing George the crippled weapon. GIVE
| Jest thought we kin settle this matter
| more satisfactory. Title, as well as
she appears to love both, mout refuse
! ter marry the one that kills tother
| about her. Then we'd be in a nice
| car
Less fine out which one she really
loves best; then let that lucky one give
tother all his property to console him
little, and take her.
-@That'u be satisfactory to me-if we
/ kin git bill O. discovery, as the law
/ yers say, that will wuk.''
We'll, 1 think I've got it. Termorry
| at church me an you will let on like
we git in a fuss, an pull our pops
| Everybody will be excited; the vim
men will yell. an pfrty Ti1lie will CONS
| Screamin out to the she loves
best, an beg him for her sake to put
| UP his pop
1.-The very thingl" exclaimed George
Elapping cloud of dust from his right
leg.
A great congregation had gathered
for Rev Ball, the celebrated revival
ist of Knott county, was to preach, and
the report had drawn people as suck
hole draws chips from a broad terri
| tory
The house being filed, the ground:
overlooked Men and boys covered
the turf in front and at the sides, a:
| thickly as bees cling at the side of
| gum on a hot morn of July-all ear
eagerly poised. Nothing save the eiec
trio voice of the speaker, fell upon tn
vast quiet.
When the preacher began to pitcl
his tone to the scale OF concluding ex
hortation, Bill and George, as per pre-
vious arrangement, came into tn
crowd from opposite directions The,
/ were radiant in their new clothes ant
their new boots announced thei
entrance through proud meas
ured sQueaks- Being the riches
young men of the section
! their appearance made heads O
reverence silently incline and a whis
> per Of admiration ripple through tn
wide throng.
Quietly the young gaIlants worRe
t | toward each other, and, before the 81
lent company knew they had met, O
1 knew they had occasion for quarrel.
3 rapid fire OF denunciation began be
tween them.