Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1902-12-16

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peculiar TO remark. seeing as how we
had the most likely looking graveyard.
considering the population. as you
would lnd In all the Sicrras. But the
gents as populated the graveyard was
mostly a lively and healthy lot up to
and inclusive OF the moment OF their
demise.
THAT'S what the boys was speaking
OF when the doctor came into camp.
Long BIN remarked TO me that the
boys who was hurt ought TO make m
effort to last until the doctor could ar
rive. which would give him a legal
claim on any dust they might leave.
lie was just the kind OF a chap Tor the
camp Il so Il had been that there was
any trade for him. for he was quiet.
Merry. had more book learning than
the editor and was cheerful and obllg.
ing. especially obllging. for he preached
a beautiful sermon over the late dealer
at the faro bank. though the said dealer
had died OF his wounds before Doc ar.
rived.
"Some said as how we ought 90 send
down In the valley where they were all
shaking etcrnally with malaria and Inn
port n bunch OF the shakers for Doc 10
practice ON and pay him so much for
the cleanup. lie laughed when we
proposed this and said Il would be un-
professional. because he knew the party
as had the practice In the valley.
Then we proposed that thereafter.
any party dying OF his wounds before
the Doc could arrive. the said party's
effects should be levied upon for a fee
TO be paid 20 Doc.
"All the boys agreed TO that. and we
got 40 worked up over the prospect that
disagreement resulted that very
night. IN which n Wells-Fargo shotgun
messenger blew all the Latin parts out
OF a friend with a ten gauge duck gun,
which the same. FOR purposes o. stage
robbers. was OF a sawed Oh character.
The party a. was shot was mostly
missing between his hips and bis chest.
the remains being only twO-thirds. but
we joyfully sent for Doc Just the ame.
well. he came. and when be saw the
state OF the case be said a. be wasn't
an undertaken be couldn't be Of any
service.
Then we told him % the new rule
and offered him the pile Of the de-
ceased. which was In canvas sack
behind the bar. lie wouldn't take Il.
not even a sample Tor assay. and the
disappointment Of the boys was sad 70
see. especially the shotgun messenger.
whose intentions had done honor 70 bis
heart and aim.
1T was n few days before New
Years that the editor showed us n
piece In n san Francisco paper. which
was n kind OF local notice. stating that
our Doc was going 10 be married 10
lady I'm that city. That sets Us think.
Ing. and we thought harder than ever
when Sue Doc tells US that ho was go
Ing to leave US on New Years day 10
take up bis practice IN San Francisco.
We held n meeting aud discussed tho
state OF affairs. having a pretty good
idea OF how the land lay financially
with Doc, because his money was on
deposit with the express agent aud ho
was chairman OF our meeting.
"Well, AZ that meeting we laid out
plan that worked as slick as dia.
mond drlll. On the day before New
Years Doc was sent FOR by Long BIIl.
who told him his old rheumatic was
working again Ike forty stamp
quartz mill Doc prescribed, and
when Blll asked what was the ante
Doc said It would be IS. Blll said he'd