Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1901-05-11
| HOW OLD MAN HA|NES
LOST PATIENCE.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

The rcd gentleman with the feathers
in his hat and the telegraph wire
bracelets became too impOrtunate in
his demands for cigarettes, and as he
had been detected in the act of appro-
priating wooden handled Skinning
knife, valued S1.J0 five minutes be-
fore the post trader walked around the
counter anu kicked him encrgrtically
out of the store aud half way around
the hay corral 1t spoke volumes for
the post traders activity that he was
able to do this. for it is no easy matter
to keep within kicking range of a prop
erly scared Crow Indian for the dis
tancc that lie covered, to say nothing
of performing the act itself. There
fore the pest trader was breathleSS
when he returned and had to lie on the
counter with his head on a bolt of pink
striped calico to recover himself. The
old bullwhacker, who had been watch
ing the race from his seat on IL nail
kcg. with a grin on his wrinklcd ma
hogany viSa@e, complimented the ad-
vance agent OF commerce on his
achievement.
Il wuz suthcn of foot racer myself
when | wuZ younger an limhercr than
what l am now" he said. "but dunno
that | ever seen the time that could
have done better than that. I'm re-
gardin it purely as physical feat.
however. I'm not Sayin that you
showed a striliin amount of Judgment.
When Young Man Afraid of His
Brccchclout has got you knottcd up
with green rawhide an the SQuaws are
fixing the fire fer the grand barbecue.
mcbbe you will regret your pernishuS
activity an cuss the day that you hum
blcd the proud spirit of the noble In
jun warrior. Is this shebang ins,Ircd:"
You was never introduced to me-"
rejoincd the post trader i've got a
half inch of callous on the soles of my
feet. an come into this country from
the hcadWatcrS of Bitter creek alOn =
of J. w. IIancher an Ed Piernrtton an
the rest of them dcSpcradoeS. I've got
relatives by marriag" among the Crows
and OgallalaA an I've drunk more al
berry than any white man this side of
the big Mizzoura. didn't bring my
outfit in here i'll the spring of 90. What
did you expect me to do give that
greasy, tin tagged coyote my stock OF
cigarettes to keep him good tempered -
"An if YOU had You wouldn't have
forfutcd his friendship" returned the
nl. Il h,,Il l,,,, =.
idce his heart is bad, an he won't come
an see you no more. An Iniun has got
his feelin'S the same as Il white man
has, an | reckon you would git hostile
if any hombre booted you from blaZes
to breakfast because you asst him fer
the means of soothin your nerves. You
inferred that Crow in sensitive spot,
Ike"
Il done my best to-" said the post
trader.
''Ilc may belong to the Radface band
an have hair in his tep"e." continued
the old hullwhacker in the same grave
tone of reproOf. but at the same time
he's human. an rs human it's your
play to extend the right hand of feller-
ship to him inStid of the sole of your
number nine. IIain't they got no Sun
day school liberties out on Bitter
creek? IIain't you never read about
the settler who found a poor, starin
redskin out in the snow plum exhaust
ed an took him inter his shack an fed
him up whole lot an warmed him an
then turned him loose with grub
stake, an when the Two Kcttl" outfit
eXhoomed the tomahawk an raised
merry Cain scalpin an burnin through
the paleface settlements an the good
hearted granger was rakcd in the In
jun that he had saved sashays in an
rescOOs him from Il turr'ble death?"
1--WE read them stOries," said the
post trader.
''But you don't believe 'cm," said the
old bullwhacker. You amt sanguine
cOncernin the good that there is in your
fellcr man. If you git Il bad deal, you
decline to chip in an lay down your
hand instid of callin fer cards an draw
In to the acc"
81 don't draw to no two spot in the
hope of completin a flush"
We'll, my thc'ry is that there ain't
no galoot so low down but if you treat
him with kindness an keep him close
herded he will show the good that's in
him. Did | ever tell you about old
man Haincs an Gus Minnick? Well,
it goes to prove what | WIZ a-sayin.
Old man iIaincs lived out on Blue
creek apiece above where it cmpties
int" the Platte, opposite the mouth Of
Ash Hollow. where IIarnry cleaned III
the Sioux. He wUZ jest about the most
benevolent old duck that ever ripped
up tough sod with II balky team o.
bulls, Long sufferin WuZn't no name