Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1902-10-22

Indoor life. He came swinging into
the outer bar-this young. dashing
Corsican-like hero. in light coat or
cloak with a cape (such as was worn
by our fathers at this picturesque pc
rlod). corduroy breeches, an under coat
with tall collar, steeple-shaped hat
with buckle on it. and he carried a.
riding-whip with lash.
"Housew he exclaimed. where are
you aIl?"
eve are hore-some of u.s." said
Mary. advancing from the inner
bar-"who is it in such hurry?"
"A fair good evening to youl" said
Parker. dofIlng his hat.
was lighting the candles and had not
heard you. If you had ridden your
horses can hardly have been shod; |
did not hear them"
1--WE have ridden and put up our
horses, too, my pretty maid" the
young fellow replied-for men paid
compliments of this kind those days.
and no harm meant.
And want supper, and drink. and
beds," said the young fellows com
panion in testy tone, as If he wished
to put an end to useless talk or cour-
tesy. What can you give us?'
Mary eyed the second traveller with
no great favor and called the barman.
or groom, or waiter, or whatever Tom
Shetiields position might be at the
Star and Garter, and whatever his Of
fee, he had held 1t since boyhood, and
to the satisfaction of all parties,
Supper, drinks, beds, said Mary.
addressing Tom, and indicating the
travellers with n courteous wave of the
hand,
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They did not carry much luggage. for,
travellers. though they had been on the.
road for some days. They each had
saddle-bag lin which were few com
mon necessaries of the toilet, a map
of the country and flask), and pistol
holsters, in which We're weapons of
weight; for men did not travel in
those days without being prepared to
defend their money and their lives,
Except for the general cheeriness and
well-kuown responsibility of the Star
and Garter, any two men being shown
into the double bedded room of this
famous hosiery might have deemed it
necessary to be prepared for emer-
gencies, it looked so dark and shadowy,
lighted with only candle now that
the sun had gone down. The two great
beds might have been tents for gener-
ais on the march in a hostile country,
so hung about with somber curtains,
so tall, so wide, so seemingly mysteri-'
Gus as were they, And the great bay