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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-03-23

WRITTEN FOR TIE 6UNDAY KEYUBIxo
And go there were no lawyers IN Wolf
ville?" I said. The old cattleman filled his
pipe. lighted f. and pulled experimentaIly.
There was q handful Of wordless moments
devoted to pipe. Then. n one satisfied of
q smoky succesA he turned attention to mo
and my remark.
Lawyers In woifvf1ler" he repeated
Not IN my day: none whateveri rs mighty
likely. though, that some OF 'emb done
come buttn' IN by now. Them tur1sts is a
heap persistent, not to say diffusivs. IN
soon or late, they shore trails into every
camp. Which vvd have had EN- amor1 u
long ago; but nacheraily an a. far ~ AZ
Eyments goes, We turns 'em Oh. SET pres
ervation 10 q law OF naaher. an these zero
maxims applies TO commoonfties as much as
ever they does to gents. personal. whers-
fore, whenever we-al notices q law wolf
sooutin' about an tryin' to get our wind.
we employs our talents for YIN, fills him
up With faracies an teaches him that to
como to Wolfvlie Is to put down his desti-
MES on q dead kyafd. that a-wayi an he
tharupon %abantons whatever OF plans he's
harborin agin u plumb prompt seem
nothin' thartn.
ITS jes before I leaves for the East when
one of these yere coyotes crosses up with
Old Man Enrtght IN Tucson. an submits
the idee Of his professional invasion Of our
camp.
(which I'm in the Oriental At the tfme.'
says Ennght, whom he relates about this
adventure, an this zero maverick goes to
Jumpin' Sideways at me in a friendly mood
Bein' I'm a easy-rnannered sport with
strangers. he has nc trouble gettin &C.
Qgeinted. At last he allows that he sort o
aims to pitch his teepee in Wolfvills. hang
out a Single, an plunge into 5oortspru-
dence. II was thinkin','' says he, "of OPEN
In a Joint for the practice Of law. As q
condition prior advised By the oarkeep. an
one which also recommends itse'f 10 mo a.
dictated by the oomynonest caution. I dg-
gers on gainin' your views Of these yerS
steps"
You does WELL I replies. TO consult me
or them p'ints. I secs you're . shore 70
darter OF q lawyer; for you hsndle tho Ian
guase like a mule-sktnne does . bincksnake
whip. But, vest the same, don't for ono
moment think OF breakin' In on wolfville.
That outfit don't practice law none: she
practices facts It offers no openin' for
your game. COMM TO wolfville onder any
conditions is ever 4 movement OF gravity,
an eniess a gent IS out to chase cattle, or
handle kyards. OF proposes to array himse'f
in the ranks Of commerce by foundin' a
s'loon, Wolfville would not guarantee his
footure any positive reward"
"'"Then I Jest won't come q whole lot"
says this low sharp. Whereupon We en-
cages in moorual drinks an disperses to our
destinies.'
What you tells this sport says Texas
Thompson. who's listen;n' to Enrixht,
echoes my sentiments exact Anything to
keep out lawl Il amt alone them 1edse-
ments for divorce which my wife grabs Oh
over In Laredo. but It 10 the frootes Of .
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Fair. A section Of the MODEL City" VIII
be trave-sed b. the intermural railway. 81
that st may be not only easy OF access. but
take advantage OF the roads presence 20
illustrate the treatment OF railway banks.
cuttings and bridges wherever they become
necessary in the towns limits. 1t ia asked
further that such departments OF the gen.
eral Exposition as the emergency hospital,
post office. hne-enEine house. police sta
lion and garbage reduction works. be IN
Guided IN the space allotted TO the exhibit,
where they may be show IN successful op-
Grafton.
The plan of the Model City ~ntempla
a circular space. but as no definite area
has yet been set apart for the exhibit. some
minor changes in the details NAV be npde
On the circular space are laid the three
types of street planning. which. in thsiY
combination. are considered as Offering the
most convenient as well as the most beau
tiful ground plan for a city. They are the
radial. circular and sridiron. Around the
circumference is constructed the circular
boulevard. which follows the custom O. ola
World cities that have substituted for de-
fensive walls and meats, p~arkways aud
drives.
The railway station Is to from. an
open space. Leading from Il, at a slight
upward grade, will be a wide paved street.
ending at its further end in a plaza. This
piazza Is to be at once the official and geo
praphical center of the town. Around IL
viii be grouped the pIblic buildings. the
Sounhs SouitnyuS., tNe lily han and the
Post ONCE. Their grouping will illustrate
the advantage OF convenience and impress
l1veness that by their arrangement may be
best secured. The section back Of the plaza, =.
ana below 1t at a declining level, will be
devoted to amuss-7sat and exhibition fea-
lures.
A representation OF the Par. sewers hax
been proposed. AIe attached &c IN. repro {,
duction will DO . restaurant ths. viii be
made to yield q: once artistic eiec. ana
needed revenue. Tho laying OCT of the
streets will not be the fuii measure of their |
usefulness in teaching the lesson OF munrc- !
tpal beauty which II il intended the Model |
we'll lighted. fianked by sidewalks. trim and
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last passes up the in.ul. on while he stay.
among Us. pays no further heed.
"Doorin' them weeks he harbors with
US, a senral taste develops to hear this
Easy Aaron's ~eloquence. Thar's a deleSa-
ton waits on him, as solemn as prairie
dogs, IN requests Easy Aaron TO come
forth q whole lot an make n speech. We
suggests that he can yootilize the Burn,
Boot Saloon as a auditorium. an offers as
Il subject, Texas: her Glorious Past. her
Glitterin' Present, an her Transcendent
Footure,'
"."Thar's a TOPPER says Shoestr,ng Grit
fifth to Easy notwithstanding is the char
! man OF the committee-"thar's a burnin'
Topic for you, An II you-all Will only come
surgin' over TO the Burnt Boot right now.
while you're warm for the event. l oners
| two to one. you makes Cicero look like
seven cents"
But Easy Aron waves EN- arrogant;-
away. He's plumb naughty. He declines 10
80 barkin' at q knot that away. He says
it'll be soon enough to onbockle an swamp
Yellow City with n flood OF eloouence when
proper legal OCCASION onfolds. It's then the
delegation puts I'D q innocent Job on Easy
Aaron.
In the room to the rar of the part
ments. where this yere Easy Aaron holds
forth as a practitioner. thar's a faro bank,
as is nacheral enough. It's about second
drink time In the afternoon. bein' a time OF
day when the faro game Is dead. A passel
OF conspirators. with Shoestnng Griffith In
the lead. goes to this room an relaxes into
4 game of draw. Easy Aaron can hear the
fiutter OF the chips through the partition
the same be,n' plenty thin-where he's
camped like a spider in its web. waitin' for
some sport who needs law 10 show up. Easy
Aaron listens casooal an Indifferent to Shoe
string an his fellow-blacklaigs. as they
deals, an antes. an raises. an rakes In
pots. an everybody mighty joobilant. as is
frequent over poker.
LOT a student. roars. yells an reecrim-
nations usurps the place Of merriment.
%splittin' and splitt!n' through that inter-
venin' partition like she's kyard board. The
bullets files high enough to miss Easy
Aaron. but low enough TO invoke q gloomy
an foreoodin' frame Of mind.
This yere artillery practice don't con-
tinue long before Yellow City descends on
Shoestring an his band of homicides: an
when they've got EN- sorted out. thars
Billy Goodnight. too defunct to akin, an
shoestrins Griffith does II.
'Thar's no time lost: the Strangers con-
venes in the Burnt Boot. an exact jestice
stands on expectant tiptoe for It's prey. But
Shoestring raises objections
before ever you-all reptiles
takes my innocent life.' says 'Shoestrins.
Il wants a lawyer. I swings of In style. or
l don't swing. You hear me! Send across for
Easy Aaron. You can gamble. I'm going TO
interpoN q defense"
That's but right" aye Waco Ander-
son, who's the chief Of the Stranglers AS
sembled es we do to revenge the ont,mely
piusgin' of the late Billy Goodnight, still
this Shoestring outcast may demand a even
deal II some gent will sort O. ramble over
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I me 70. You can gamble. sech ~eloquence
simply raises the dead"
Easy Aaron don't make no answer. but
as he Jingles the fec. tho sour look re!aNes.
an you-ail can see that while he contemns
tine fest. he shore does no: despise its silver
linin' none.
But. as I remarks. Easy Aaron Amt
with US over long. Yellow City Is that
much worse off than Wolfville that she
has a little old dolby calaboose that's been
built since the old Mexico days. Thar's no
shore-enough jedge an jury ever comes TO
Yellow City; an IL the kyards had so come
that We has a captive or two which the
Strangers deems beneath 'em. they would
have TO be drug way of yonder TO some
county seat. It's but fair to say that no
advent OF Easy Aaron: an while thar's
now an then a small accumulation OF
felors doorin' sech seasons as the boys Is
of on the ranges or busy with the round
ups. thar never fails to come a cleanup in
plenty of time. The Strangers comes back;
1estice resoomes her sway. an the Gala
ooose Is ag'in as empty as a church.
IL befalls. however. that doorin' Che
four or five weeks to follow the acquittal
OF that homicide Shooestr.ng. and while
Waco Anderson an a quorum OF the COM
mittee is away pesterln' about their own
affairs. the calaboose gets filled up with
two white men. an either four o. Ave
Mexicans-1 can't say the last for ehore.
as 1 amt got a good msm'ry for Mexicans.
These parties ia held for divers malefac-
lions. from shootin' UP n Greaser dance
hall TO stealin' a cow over on the Honey
moon To his Joy, Easy Aaron is reclaimed
TO defend this criminal herd. It's shore
pleasant TO watch him, I mover sees the
sport who's that proudly content. Easy
Aaron visits these yere clients OF his every
day; an when he has time. he walks out
onto the plains so far tina you-all can't
hear his tones. an rehearses the speeches
he's amin TO make when he get. them
cutthroats before 4 jury. We-all could rec
him prancin' up an down. to.sin' his hands.
an all in the most locoed way. As I states.
he's too far on to be heard none: but, he's
in plain view from the front windows Of
the Burnt Boot. an we-aIl nnds them an
tics plumb divertin'.
These zero cases" says Easy Aaron
to me. :or he's that happy an enthoosi-
astic he's got to open up his confidence on
some gent: these we're cases is bound to
fix my fame az the modern Demosthenea
You knows how eloquent I am about Shoe
string? That won't be 4 marker to the ora
tons I'll frame up for these mIscreants
In the calaboose. For why? Shu-,;rings
time I amt organized: also. I'm moro or
less shook up by them bullets buzzin' an.
hummfn' like a passed. of bloo-bottle fl,es
about my office. But now viii be different.
I'll be ready: an I'll be IN q COO, FRENZY.
tho same beiR . mood which 4, excslIent.
partic'lar II 4 gent Is out to break records
for rhetoric. I shore regard them male
factors as so many rungs for my Chamber
In UP the ladder Of fame" An with that
this zero Easy Aaron goes pirootin' forth
upon the plains to fesoome his verbal prao-
tica
It's msboy . WEEK after this s1ultasioD
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an round up Easy Aaron. as Shoestrins
desires. It will be Regarded by the commit
tee an this lynchin' can then proceed"
Easy Aaron is olearthed from onder
his desk. where he's Still pulled up. pale an
pnntin', by virchoo OF them bullets. Tim
Wise. who goes for him, explains that tbs
shower IS over: an also that he's in enor-
nous demand to save ShoestTing for beefin'
Billy Goodnight. At this, Easy Aaron gets
up an coughs round for a moment or two
recovertn' his nerve; then he buttons his
%sIirtoot. assooms airs of deep sagacity.
tucks the Texas s~tatoots onder his arm. re-
pairs to the Burnt Boot an allows he's
ready TO defend Shoestring from said
charges.
"'"But not onlsss nv fees IS paid IN ad-
vance" says this yere Easy Aaron.
AT that. we-all passes the hat and
chucks in a white chip OF two. an when
Waco Anderson counts up the results. It
shows well nigh sN. Easy Aaron shakes his
head Ike rs plumb small; bct he takes II.
an casts himself loose. An gents. he's
shore verbose, He pelts an pounds that
with a hailstorm OF observations
ontii all they can do Is set thar an wag
their years and bat their eyes. Waco An
derson himse'f allows. when discus>in' said
grafton later. that he amt beheld nothin'
so muddy an So much since tho last big
flood on the Brazos.
After Easy Aaron holds forth for two
hours, AGO prevails on him with a SIX
shooter to pause for breath. Waco's tried
twenty times TO get Easy Aaron TO stop
long enough to let the Strangers get down
a verbal bet or so: but that advocate de-
ciines TO be restrained. lie treats waco's
EFFORTS with scorn an rides him down like
he. Easy Aaron. IS a bunch of cattle on
a stampede Thar's no head!u' or hoiiin'
MN onti Waco. in desperation, that Away,
takes to tyrannizln' at him with his gun.
Its this" says Waco. when Easy
Aaron's subdooed. IF the eminent gent will
quit howlin' right yere. an never another
yelp. the committee is willin' 10 throw this
villain Shoestring loose. Every ono OF US
Is a slave TO dooty. but nacherally We
pauses before personal destruction IN a
awful form Billy Goodnight is gone: on
doubted his murderer should win the doom
metec out for scch atrocities; but dooty or
no dooty. this committee amt called on TO
be GRATED 10 death in its discharge. Yellow
City makes no sech demands OF Its ser
wants: wherefore. l repeats. that II this
we're Easy Aaron sits where he is. plumb
mute. We agrees to cut ShoestIinS's bonds
en- restore hin TO that freedom whereof he
makes sech vivid use"
At this. Easy Aaron stands up. puts
out his chest, bows to Waco. an the 9TH
ers. and waves EN- a patronizin' gesture
sisnifyin' that their bluff /, called Shoe
string Griffith is saved.
Doorn' the subsequent lineup at the
BAR. which concloods the ceremonies, Easy
Aaron wakes indignant an II a heap har-
rowed to observe Billy Goodnight imbibin'
with the rest.
"'"1 thought you-all dead:" say Easy
Aaron. in tones of wrathful reproach.
I was dead" says Billy. sort
. aporgetic. but them words Of IRE brings
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, OF Easy Aaron's, an Waco Anderson an
| tho others ia in from the ranges. Yellow
| City IS unusual vivacious an lively. Sou-all
may jedge OF the happy prosperity OF local
| feelin' when / assures YOU that the average
chan 2ed in at farobank each everin' ain
less than sao.6S AS for Easy Aaron, he 5
goin' about IN clouds OF personal on spe-
shul delight. It's now crowdin' along TO-
| wards the time when him and his clients will!
adjourn over 10 that county seat an give
Easy Aaron the opportunity to write his
name on the deathless rolls OF fame a lot.
But black disappointment gets Easy
Aaron squar' in the door. one mornin' he
repairs TO the calaboOse TO consult with the
felons on whose interests he's ridin' herd.
Horror seizss him: he finds the cells as va
cant as a echo.
"'"WEere's these yere clients?' asks
Easy Aaron. while his face grows white.
'"Vamosed"' says the Mexican who
carries the calabooSe keys: an with that Ia
turns in mighty composed to roll a cigar
etta.
Aaron.
"."Por el in.erno." saws the Mexica1;
he's got his cigarette lighted. an ia putin
as contented as boss thieves. See thar.
Amiso." goes on the Greaser. indicatin'
down the street.
.Easy Aaron gazes where the Mexican
pfnts. an his heart turns TO ice. Thar sway
in an swingiD' like tasSels in the rnornIn'
breeze. an each as dead as Sara Ana. he
beholds his entire docket hangin' to the
windmill. Easy Aaron approaches an counts
'em up. Which they're all thar. The Strans-
lers shorely makes a house clsanin'. AS
Easy Aaron looks upon them late clients.
he wringS his hands.
THAR hangs fame" says Easy Aaron:
thar hangs my chance OF em!n.nce. That
~eioquence. wherewith my heart is freighted.
an which would have declar'd me the EAs
kline OF the Brazos. Is lynched with nv
clients" Then wheclin' on Waco Ander-
son. who strol!s over, Easy Aaron demands
plenty ferocious: Whoever does this we're
bastard deed?"
this agitated sport" observes
Waco coldly. 10 Shoestrinx Griffith, who
comes loungin' Up likewise. asks whoever
does these bastard deeds? Does you-alI re-
call the fate. Shoestring. OF the last mis-
guided maverick who Eives way to sech q
query? My mem'ry is never ackerate as to
trifes. an I'm confessed as TO whether
he's shot or hung. or simply burned alive
THAT prairie deg Is hung a whole lot"
says ShcestrinS. which the bows WAS
go.n' to burn him. but on its appea.in' that
he puts the question more in ignorance than
malice. they softens on second thought 10
that degree they merely gets a rope. add,
him to the windmill with the Others an.
let's The matter drop"
Aaron don't pursoo bis explora-
lions further. He can see thar's What YOU
all might call a sub-stratum Of seriousness
to tho observations OF Waco an ShoestrinR
an his efforts to solve the mystery that
disposes OF every law case he has an leaves
him to begin life anew comes to a halt.
But It lets pore Easy Andrew out. He
borrys . AosB from the corral, packs the
Texas esatoots an bin extra shirt In the
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Giant Crackers

I was the nrss firecracker in the pack q
Uncle Sam.
The 'Redcoats' touched M Oh { Len.
inston.
I smouldered and I sputtered and I alx1iso
with the cram
OF falte-!n2 fuse and powder underdmA
I warmed with patriotic Gre: ! burst into .
That left my heart . sacrincs bleeS-
pearled;
But In the flash Kings saw me couple Free.
dom with my name.
And light tho Independence Of ths woE12
The SECOND cracker in the pack of Unds
Sam was /.
And when I went Off on tho stormy $50
I sent a rocket screaming up the unfvsrna
Sky
Which told a story to the world for me-
Hands OF, What King declares the rfgh1
TO come into my land
And rob the holy power of home -
church,
None. none shall curb the freedom Of my
ships beyond the strand.
Hands off! My blood before the Right q
Search"
The third of Uncle SANS was I within HI
cracker pack.
He threw me at the gates OF MeXtooS
Then Santa Ana lost . leg. and then I l0a
the track
OF just how many heads there lost Dc
foe:
I shook the powdered Wig Of mighty Pore
c~atepetl.
Ard then 1 blew across the boundary Tine
A giant slice of Mexico. and other thingA
TO settle
The fight o; Alamo and vengeance mine.
And I am number four. The smoke shau
never clear away
Nor Father Time my circiing echoes I'm
Since Dewey touched q match to me In cd
Manila Bay,
And Shaftsr did the same N Cuba:s hfn.
The last am L No spark Of war hAD
touched my fiery heart.
But like the pent volcanoes burning ersaO4
I have the thunders stored away to DO thakl
awful part,
II any Power disturb my realm e ~
-AloyseD 0eA
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, sLUSTER OF H III TIE GARDEH
AT MoHTE CARLC.~

Of the undertaking will be the happy union
( of art and usefulness. Everything put on
| the streets for their convenience Will have
to serve that purpose and another their
| establishment. This applies NOT only to
| the paw ,ment and sidewalks. but TO by
6rants. post boxes connected with the
] Post Office by pneumatic tubes). the light
Ing apparatus. the park sets. public convent
| ence stations and trolley plant. II there be
a water front, II will be provided with a
permanent official reviewing stand. That Is
the feature Of Its utility. Its artistic value
will be IN architectural beauty. Where
streets are crossed by bridges. they will
be not only strong and safe. but even dec
o-ative. and free from Objectionable dark
ness and dampness.
Water Front Effect Will Be
Like Bordeau's Port.
Tho water front will be treated so that its
effect Will be that OF a vell-done landscape.
It's prototype. Bordeau's por, entrance. will
bs q model none too artistic. and its prac-
teal side. that Of sffordins a landing for
Official guests. will be apparent.
The arrangement Of street lights Will be
that Of the clustered lights IN Monte Car
los famous gardens. Street terminals. 10
prevent the effect OF abruptness. Will be
modelled after those that occur IN Rome
and other italian cities. The small focal
points OF streets VIII ne maue the HOOKS
for the location OF fountains and statuary,
whilo the space resulting from the con-
,ergence Of two or three st.eets will be de-
voted to some group or peristyle more am
bilious and finding their inspiration IN such
magnificent works as the Chateau d'Eau.
in Marseilles.
Everything that finds place In the streets
Of the Model City because OF its necessity
will be mad. TO appear still more needful
because Of Its effect.
But II the interest and educative value are
70 Ia enhanced there must be some proyi-
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warhags: an with that the only real Lao
wolf who ever makes his lair n Yellow
City. PITTS sadly no'thward an 10 ssen n
more. As he's about to ride away. EAV
Aaron turns TO me to says Adioe. He's sort
o. got the notion / amt 80 plumb had -
Waco. Shoes:ring an the rest Il hall
never return" sayls Easy Aaron. Al be
shakes his head plenty disconsolate. Genius
has no chow In Yellow City. The outds
that hangs a gents clients a fast a. ever
he's retained. offers no observation-disclosures
no opportunities that Away to . ambitious
barrister."'"
Copyright. 1901 by r.. H. Russsn.
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SION TO meet the xpenSes mat end implies,
and for that purpose the commercial do.
partment. which Is expected to produce the
necessary revenue. VIII be made q distinct
feature. In that part will appear the man
ufactureEs Of street fixtures and branches
of trade. Tit unused half Of the enciroatng
boulevard, which Will be called tho street
Of streets section. will be devoted to thai
end. Its arrangement L. as ingenious ss Il
Is pleasing. Dug down to form . cutting.
the parkway Will pass into 1t on . descend.
ing grade At its low level the BANKS on
each side will be divided to represent the
underground street sections Of famous
thoroughfares. both IN this oountry and IN
Europe
Each division Will show . section pierced
by sewers, subways and the different sys-
tens for distributing the public utilities a
actually constructed In var1o1s celebrated
streets There would Be. for Instance, Q
street In New York. showing the DAMAGE
ment Of the subway; one IN Boston. one o.
two from London and Paris, and one from
Turin. or Rome. or Vienna
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Sections Pierced BY
Sewers and Subways.

When all these ideas are developed. Il Vim
be no more than an illustration in still life
The resemblance of a city's activity will b
contributed by tho visitors who pass aloag
the Model City's streets. and somethina
more Will he added by those municipal funo-
lions which are to be shown there in actual
operation. Even the apparently unimport-
ont detail Of a possible street pageant has
not been omitted
Tho city may be the meeting place Of IN
ecumenical congress IN public art - III
climax OF SO great An achievement The
presence OF such a gathering would make
ST. Louis for the time the focus Of any
movement. for civic renaissance. and would
give the Fair q distinct inc lasting plaA0
In the history Of municipal improvement
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ments. smoke -engurnnG ch.mneys. rness all.
by their utter absence. will add to the e.
feet oS tic whole achievement The keynote
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beauty or TO enoanser inc lives Of theh
occupants.
Cnsightly bill boards. inartistic advertise