The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-12-21

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(which this we're tale" observed the Old
cattleman 10 high spirit OF representative
philosophy, is mighty devious, not TO say
dIsj'ipted. because, dyou seel from FIRST TO
last, she's all the truth. Now, thar Is folks
sech as Iuiuns an them sagacious sports
which veal terms philosophers, who talks
OF truth bein straight. Injuns will say
lar has forked tongue while philosoph-
ers win speak Of a straight ondeviatn' mar
ratlve,' neanin tharby TO indooee you to
Regard said story as the emanation Of
honesty In its every word. For myself
don't subscribe none TO these we're phrases
In my own experience it's the lies that
runs in a straight line ike a bullet. where
as the truth goes onder an over, an up an
down, doubles an jumps sideways dozen
times before ever 1t rnally nnds its camp
IN what book,snarps cal the climax q
tale. bein troo, mas nacneraiy as many
wrinkles 10 It as a new lariat.
Sein, thogghtful thst away, en- REeyeta
It's foyntain-heud, meanwhile conslderin
how dinerent the kyarns would have fallen
left ondone, has ever been my long suit,
It's alters so with me. can recal as
deyotes hours when hshin or otherwise
laziiy engaged, to wopderln whoever "a
have beel personal II NY nav mad died ip
else. lte plumb TOO many for me as
problem; an now an then when in a eperit
Where ID be Il 6otG my nav nav an pap had
easned in as colts, "a Jest simply set down
aePisss on my mental VA ne eh' unqualified
toward events as my two parents dyin', say,
at tue age OF 3, / sort o wouldn't as Twin
this yere solemn view OF the escape / has
from bein nOtnln, never falls to give me
the fomtods; but enough OF gloomy reetrO-
spectIUu an vain pOriu's over youthful
hopes IN fears; II S tine to push torard.
II nres the tire Of this story easy as
bein' that eepock when Jim East an Boz
Pierce is sherlns Of the Panhandle, with
headqulrtels II Iasco>x, an Bob Robertson
Is chief Of the lii ranch. These yere eyi-
denees OF merit on the parts Of them three
gents has not, however, anything 70 do
with how Co!d-sober Slmms gets rich at
farobank. bow two holdups plots TO ROB
h.m. how he's saved by the luadyeuent
capture OF bob.cat who's strange to him
entire an how the two hold-ups IN their
ehngrin over Cold'sobers escape an the
mQotual donnts II eugenders, pulls on each
ON. an saves the strangers the labor OF
siringlp EN- 10 a cottonwood.
THESE dOius whereof I gives Won n
rapid rehearsal, has their start when OH
Scnty an Locoed Charlie gets drunk IN
5uehpoards with the mailhags OF the Lee
y.Locc.s,d Charlie an Old scotty is drunk
wien they pulls out, while Cold sober
simms by accident Is with ZEN ms a pas
senger. AZ th"ir night camp hnlf wnv e.
me L"e'Scott ranch. LocoHd Charlie. who's
kins nosepajnt. makes wHr-mrdicine an
lays for Ola Scottv ui spraddled ont As
the upcome Of these hoFtiltios old scotty
c9ntgFs q most tlnb.rate bratu on Locoe
Charlie. after which thcyal cooks their
grub feeds. an goes 10 sleep
But LOcoed Charlie don't so 10 sipep.
be lays thar drunk an disgruntled an hun
germ 70 pay even, As good rpveug7fu'
schame Locoed Charlie gets M au' Sc.
~ Old Scotty TIL be sweats Hood 10
coco marie naess the mailbag over among
some rocks, which Is thick overgrown witt
Char!ie shore hIdee 1t so wen that at sun,
VA ysg sem pe;; SS93o"T ~ renents az tells
on u GScot!g on his httlH game. neither he
'L0coed Charlie an Scotty d0u7 hure 60
on without bout H. og' stays an searches; Cold
dosasrfe IS coonsi s sarett tn terms g%'f aG 6e
cause hes the oply agent IN the Panhandle
VINO don't drink stays With EN- to help
cover the mlssln mail. Locoed Charlie NM an'
Old SCotty returns 70 rascosa In Fear an
uSmplln' not pack n the nerve TO face Nc
az AS I9far, %n No., manages Tor The Lee,Scots
taty makes Of his out1t's letters This sud
d,n return to TagcoSn Is after all mere
providence since McAl.ster Is mighty
fA ll-oRpl manager that away an lt's a.
GOO ms iour Tor Que he hangs both Of them
tA''i'S Ia that hrgt gust OF euthoosiasm
~ De shore to follow any eX.
H+'s hc2 can make. So they returns;
-' le cant hep himself none, be.
t-a at.y % passenger or THAT buck
yHt-l taia sober SrWs rliurr. with 'rm
H.hlR " 70. o. N..k later by
4H re.tIr -.aUrr .ktiy ju,t rs we'll
~ .i.h p.s. . SOFAS 1rlclloed mCuntooT
elf Ns". q, DisS Locupd char
-- nv -.# .Ha oUr story.
l't- a..H sore az bsin banlrd
y pt' d. 's- le" NcotGs as he aims "a
g. ia Np.- t-a 81 rider To console him,
fe '1'. Ia an Lrehy yet brlskly
---N -In tlat toa
IA p gk fv
tHsaoai tnu Fort Ellot the day PRIOR hal
e".0',t- ~ Frank James s'loon As tol
s.-.'l.tHS happens Cold-sobcr plays ~ all
H"E mn, y'earnarks Of luck, an In -four
LoAfs breaks the bank. II amt overstroug
~ zen 'nIitootoh OF hngnce In fact az
when COld-sober calls the last nine KIM
turn tor one hundred an has besides
hhuh9Ieg on the Mae, coppered, an another
SIX hundred dollars as the froots OF SAID
irat' the sharp who's dealin turns up hi;
hoN Tor broke an tells .Cold-s9bcr to SCI
en- IN; nine thousand i've hundred dollar,
bt'N' the whole roundup, an ibe dealer
feAsp lNrns oyer the cash for en- Their
~ 2 spcrt OF resentment at bein' brok,
VIC NNou7 dry In fnscosa by the nlgge
l9lA W Uere cow'punchrr Ike Cold.sobel
Na9 H-A no pretentions to talent, tn,
0'tltr larp picks up the faro box an
smashcs 1t ag'ln' the wall.
,4Lr bein' norhin left he says 10 hi
felloN hl2ckl9!g' who's settln' In the look
outs chan. for you an me but 10 pranc,
eug an stand IN stage, We may as wei
ditmiss that faro.hOz from our affnrs
khoWed that box was \ hoodOo ever sine
BLACK Morgan gets killed over It 10 Mobee
uei an so | tells you but you-all wouldn'
"Cold-sober, is shore elated about his luck
tnem nine thousand odd dollars is NOR
dinero than he ever sees before; an how I,
dispose p i now he's g't IL hosina t
'nive It IN Howards Store? anothcr s,,'
gets ne leave y with old man Coin; whll
sun others agrees it's Cold sober's dooty q
blow Y ln for everyhody's beueAt
Which 4 { was you-all' saws john,
Cook Of the llt outfit even Il didn't drlni
none myself I'd shore sally forth an bu,
tosepaint win that treasure while pes,
remainod. ia enter on a series Of fes'iyi
ties that should take their place in Pan
handle history as the Last Days OF mas
cosa;' an that's whatever"
''But Cold.sober turns down these diver
proposals an allows he'll Jest about pacl
said roll in bis pocket a whole lot whic
he aeeordin does
"coldsober hangs round Tascosa 70
mighty near q week. surrenderiu' al
!honght Of gettin, TO the Lee Scott ranch