The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-08-17

land over here?'' asked Miller.
"oh, yes; | guess they do" replied
the colonel.
"Then | don't believe I'd chip in," id
cised Miller. "Bartell would throw IT.
up to YOU"
II reckon you are right" said Bar.
clay, ''but for the Lords sake do some
thing. 1t never viii do to let this
thing fall through"
i've done all | can" said Miller de-
jectedly. ."Bartelrs got the whole
gang hoodooed. the blasted blockhead!
Wouldn't he make a fine representative
IN the le~gislature?'
The colonel went back to his seat.
and Wilson came to Miller Just as
Alan approached.
IT'S going to fan fatter than a pan
cake" said Wilson. My company
simply cannot afford to buy the right
Of way. Can't you choke that illiterare
fellow over there or-or buy him off
HE amt that SORT" said Miller dis
consolateiv.
Alan glanced nt his father and moth
Pr. On their wrinkled faces lay amps
evidences Of detection. The o.d rSac
soemed scarcely to breathe. Up IL
Dertell's speech he lad seemed buCy
antly hopeful, Tut his horizon had
changed. lie looked as if he were
wondering why lie had treated himself
to such a bright view OF a thing which
had no foundation at all.
At this %juncture Abner Daniel DISC
from his seat near the stove and slow
ly walked forward till he stood fac
Ing the audience. Immediately quiet
feigned, for he was a man who was 10
variably listened to.
"Gentlemen an ladies' he begaz
clearing his throat and wiping his
mouth with his long hand. '"rhis aiht
no put in o. mine, gracious knows l
hain't got nothin', an I don't expect TO
lose or gain by what is done in this
matter, but l want TO do what / kin
fer what l think is right an proper.
Ter my part, l don't think we kin do
without a railroad much longer. Folks
is a-pokin' fun at us. l tell you. It's
Gods truth. T'other day l was yer
at barley a-walkin' along the railroad
nigh the turnin' table, whar they firt
engines round like children on n flynn
jimmy. when all at once a big strappin'
Teller with a red flag in his hand Il
UP an knocked me Off'n the track ker-
whallop in a ditch. 1t was just in
time to keep me from bein' run over by
a switch engine. He was as mad as
Tucker. 'Looky' heer.' ses he, did you
think that thing was playin' tag with
you an I'd tap you on the shoulder
an run an hide behind a tree? Say.
amt you from Short Pine destrict, this
side o. the mountains?' / told i'm he'd
guessed right, an he said. L lowed so,
fer thar amt no other spot on the
whirlin' globe that produces folks as
green as gourds.' Well, gentlemen,
that hoored me. 1t was bad enough to
be jerked about like a rag doll but it
was tough 10 heer my section ieered at.
what makes you say that? | aXed
i'm as l stood thar tryin' to ct a pas
sic o. wet glass out o. my hip pocket
without cuttin' my fingers. Laugh
ter, led by Pole Baker. who sensed the
meaning of the r~eference.l 'Beca'se,'
ses he. you mossbacks over thar don't
know the wars over. 4 Niger from
over thar come in town t'other day an
heerd fer the fust time that he was
free. Two men over thar snapped
wives without KNOWN thar was a law
ag.n it. Half o. you uns neve laid eyes
on a railroad an wouldn't have n as
a free gift | turned off an left i'm
an went up on the main street. Up
thar a barber ketched me by the arm
an said. ses he: Come in an le' me
cut that hair. You are from Short
Pine, amt your axed him why he
thought so, an he said. ses he, 'Beca'se
you got a Short Pine hair cut What's
that?' ses l. An he laughed at a Teller
cooked up in a cheer an said: It's a
cut that is made by the women out
upside down ON the mems heads an
trim around the edges. l could tell
one a mile. They make a man look
like a bobtailed mule Laughter,
loud and prolonged
Eyes, as ! said. they are a-pokin' all
manner o. fun at us. an it's chiefly be-
case we hain't got 40 railroad. The
maddest l ever got IN this line was
down at Filmore's store one day. A
little, slick chap come along sellin'
maps of the United States of America.
They was purity things on black sticks.
an | wanted one fer the wall o my
ROOM. l was about to buy one, but |
thought I'd fust make shore that our
county was on ii, so axed the peddler
to pint it out to me. Well. after some
s'arch he put his knife blade on what
he called this county. but. 10 and be
hold. it was mighty nigh kivered with
rnunl dots about the size of ANsneckS