The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-11-24
The
Wedding Boots
of Els Sdrrl

hDRovIDENcE or not" said the
man from Knob country. Els /
sam got his weddin' boots; but If they
don't give him eOrns, then Cyrus is the
forgiEin' est feIler-citzen that ever dis
app'inted his ownself to 'eOmmodate q
neighbor.
Nov, I ike to fish. myself. and I'd
20 fshin' now and then if didn't know
so many feIIer-cItizens. most OF en-
keepin' two OF three yaller dogs. at that
who spend seven days in the wee6 setTin'
On a stump vexin' the water in the
stream with a WORN on hook while
their wives is TO home Eexin' the water
in the washtub so as to keep the house
a-goin'. That sort O. spiles hshin' for
me
But this here case o. Cyrus was diff
ferent, and Ellis Sam ought 10 be
ashamed O. his inconsidersteness and
seI6shness Ia settiR' that day for his
weddin' when that was the day that
Cyrus had laid cut to 60 to the pond for
two or three days fshin'. and comm TO
Cyrus the day before and sayin' that
them boots o his'n that Cyrus had had
on the last for a couple o. weeks back
was 10 be his widdin' boots. and that
he must have EN- next day
Ellis Sam was so One-sided and IN
neighborly that he wouldn't oblige Cyrus
and put the weddin' OF till he got back
from hshin', and 50 Cyrus couldn't see
no way out Of it but to finish the boots.
I though he was outrageous put out and
disappointed
Then boots o. Ellis Sam was all done
I but sOlein'. but Cyrus had 10 foot il in
4 10 the tannery to get the sole leather for
] fnishin' of EN-. He took his dshpOie
+ along. thinkin' that he mOxt leasevsys
tetch a mess o. trout for supper. and on
his walk back. when lie come TO the deep
hole in the creek. Jest below the alders.
ne stopped and put, in his hook. baited
with a live minny-
His bait run along till it got down
10 the lower end o. the hole. and Cyrus
was gittin' ready to give the trout that
was on the pint Of bitin' it a chance to
try whether he was the best Teller or
whether Cyrus was. when Cyrus heerd
q splash in the water up the creek With
out lOokin' round, Cyrus says to hisself;
Now who can the unmannerIy feIer-
citizen be ASH jump in the water to rile
il up on me. when I'm fshin'. and Spite
my gittin' bite7'
With that he turned and looked round
TO see who the unmannerly neighbOr
could be. and he seen that il was a great
big on't-give-a-eon1nent bear.
Now, Cyrus is q laW-abiding citizen.
but when he see that unmannerly bear
standin' there and riIyin' up the water on
him and spilin' his gittin' that bite. he
pulled his pistol and p'inted il straight
at the bear and fired. The bear Kind O.
! give hump as il he felt somethin' eat
in him worse than 8 woOdtiek: and he
sQuealed little. and snorted He seemed
s'prissd. but he give a few more kicks
in the water. rilyin' it up more than ever
and didn't move a step
See here,' said Cyrus This pistol
pis a six-shooter.' he says. and want Il
ketch some trout! You better move oni
. he says
But that bear never moved a step
He Jest stamped and stamped his feet il
/. the water and kept rilyin' Ofitup Their
Cyrus pulled up and give him another
: shot
The bear bumped hisself ag'in and
squealed and snorted. but didn't move on
j Then Cyrus did get mads And he plunkes
/ into him every one o. them shots h,
!. had left
!, The bear headed for him them ans
]. seemed as if he was goin' TO show Cyrui
!. that he didn't approve o. bsin' peppere,
4 in the way that Cyrus had been pepperin
u of him Then Cyrus was moved to say
L sort o. positive-like:
IF Providence or s0methin' don't tax,
4 hand in this here. he says. 'somebod,
i else will have to finish them weddin
i boots for Ellis SAM he says
Whatever changed the bears min,
r Cyrus says he won't swear TO. Provi
: dence maybe. he says. Anyhow the bear
mind was changed. and he turned aroun
short. elum the bank. ard trOtted ava
: into the woods
II While Cyrus stood staring after hin
he the water the bear had made rily eieare
up and Cyrus got his Bit He didn't oni
i get his bite. He ketched the trout tina
Is done it. and slammer it was Thre
a. pounds Cyrus says they told him after
ward that it weighed.
But he couldn't get over being mad
so mad-so mad. and unlawful like.
j. That bear says Cyrus. done some