News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1903-06-03

GT2 T was remarkable that the entrance
E of one man sufficed to arrest the
s0 attention of the whole crowd as
sembled in the chief saloon of
Maysville, Ark, but the newcomer
was a stranger whose appearance was
calculated to provoke interest. He was
tall and broad shOuldered, and so much
Of his face as was visible beneath the
gray sombrero was keen and resolute.
The man was clad in a long frock coat
of gray cloth cut low on the breast, as
was the waistcoat, to display an even
ing expanse of furnished linen. On
the bosom of his shirt five splendid
solitaire diamonds stood in stately per-
pendicularity, shining and glinting
with luxurious brilliancy that awed
every beholder On the fingers other
jewels proclaimed the riches of their
wearer, while from pocket to pocket
Of his wCistcoat stretched a watch
chain made of huge topazes.
This gorgeous individual stared about
him, seemingly oblvious of the impress
sion his advent had created, then
moved to a chair that CHANGED to be
vacant near by, sat down, drummed
loudly on the table with his fists and
cried in vigorous voice:
eli, barkeeper"
That functiOnary responded surlily
for he was of saturnine demearcr,
'What We want"
I'm Jim Bunts from Texas, an Pm
white man, an I'm passin' through
here, an, bein' a sOciable critter, |
says to myself, says |, Let's liquor So
if all We galoots will name yer pizen
I'll buy it fur We. I'm takin' old rye
myself Let her go, Mr.. Barkeeper.
Here's whatv' And Jim Bunts threw
down a twenty dollar goldpiece On the
table before him.
There could be no question as to the
immediate popularity acquired by the
Texan. Each person in the crowd or
dered the most expensive drink of
which he could think, and when the
stranger followed up his first liberali-
ty by inviting his guests to renew liba-
tons at his expense the enthusiasm
knew no bounds.
The only exception to Bunts' admir-
erS was Lumpy, a gambler, one of the
local bad men sitting at the same
table, who, after having obtained mo-
mentary favor by the purchase of one
"drink around" now found himself
forgotten before the prodigal hospital
ity of the newcomer.
The stranger ordered a third glass of
whisky for himself, and then, as if in
cidentally, babe the barkeeper fill all
the glasses, whereby a sensation was
caused Immediately after the glass
of WHISKY had been set for him Bunts
reached his hand into coattail pocket
and produced therefrom dog, which
he placed with mingled fopdness and
pride upon the table before him.
This animal was one of the small,
hairless Mexican breed, sort strange
to most of those present, and strong
curiosity was at once excited. Where
fore the Texan INDUCED in second
address,
THAT ere dawg's named ricketts,,
Nduoc > IlCNCl SlONu LllllS SluCc
e was born, an I've bout given mp
hope of lis gettin' any more stable.
He amt much to look at, but e was
give me by the bandsomest woman
what ever spent money, an | love
i'm as a soy'nur of her Wen drink
'er health"
Whereupon all Maysville chorused
appreciation of the NIexican hairless
dog, and became lost in raptures over
the Texans inamorata.
Bunts pushed his glass of whisky in
front of ricketts, and the dog proceeded
to lap up the fiery spirits.
"Ain't e intelligent? Well, some"
his owner remarked complacently.
Then he continued, can now, bar
keeper set 'em up ag'in AN We'll drink
the dawg's healthw
But Lumpy, made dangerous by
drink, exclaimed loudly:
Il don't drink with no pup! An,
what's more, 1 won't have no cur like
that sittn' at table with me-"
AS Lumpy ended, change in Bunts'
face warned him and he made a swift