The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1903-04-16
Seth and Dan.

Sfs,kius about stubborn people slssy'
reminds me OF poor Seth Cox OF Indian
Guleh. said On old pioneer from Msriposo
cosnty,
P'r'sps, though, be added. glsnoina
around inqoiringly. You fellows never
heard Of hin
4 withsred cid miner from Nevada
county hintsd that 'msbbs be wss rslstsd
to the Bill OeI who was hanged ~ Rss
Dog 10 1851.
This the Msriposs man disputsd on
the ground tbsi Seth during his lifetime
vss too tqusrs mao to hsve even been
. thirty y-sisAth ccasin to tbs casp who
1sd come 10 such ~ isnomlDioas end
d Red Dog,
Why. sho, he vent on. tursins from
the Nsvsds man to the four other BY.
ssssders, 6sth was ~ square . msn % !
ever met 10 OAliiornis He vonld fight
il necessary ssd would drink ~ much ~
the neg. msn. and Wh.t more ives want
cd 10 those dsys'
Bat that nn't what vas going to tell
you about. You see, Bath had one fault
sua thss vas stub bborness OF the eussedest
kind, All one had to do was TO tske
stsId on snytbisg, and Seth would /.
naturally tsks = hitoh on the contrary
side sBd outholi yeur hand som chow,
even II you had oil trumps.
Seth VS. msrshal Of Indian Gulcb, up
eur vsy. o. far bsoi as 1892, sud. being
90 stubborn, be carried things much bis
own wsy. II they didn't 60 his way,
tbsy vsrs not likely TO 20 any way.
Nss. sho. Just to give you sn idea Of
how stubborn Sssb wss III tell yon Of .
little insidsnt. Hs bad . discussion
With . miner about turkey buzz 'rds, and
inst broauss the miner said thsy we're
tbinss S.th msiataioed tbst
they were second to nsns 10 the poultry
lios. We'll, the miner thought he'd take
Z fell out 81 Shh and the next day
brought him 10 key buzzird and dared
him 10 -. ii -yss. wssered him $40 on
Il. Did be sisp Why. shei
6s.h a,e tbs buzz.ri snd ., be wss
pickiog the botei irqnired IL there wW
apy body else sround who vas ap1ious 10
roy hin for eating one Of the most
aslisions norssIs 10 ths world.
Tast vs. Seth oil over, He'd never eivs
Ia On anything be under ook. sbol And
Ihe Msfiposs man rsfilled bis glass.
Oas. day, be resumed bi kIy l1st a.
be N.vsds msn was about to ssy sone
hing. . nov miner who said be hsisd
rom Chinese Camp, snbled into the
nlch and made bimseli quite popular
before siabt. trss,iue every body time snd
gain st K,d Rysn's saloon. A. ksrsbsI
,sih thought it his duty to make The -
ln,ittsnes Of the strsn 9 pill rim wso
'as 90 veil besIed apparently with dust,
. wss not long before Seth and the new
'ousr. Who said bis nsms vas Dan Fisteh
., we're backing sssinst escb other sl
,oker.
Nov. sbo. that vss oil right. bu. Dan
'hils thsy were playing. bsssn 10 tsll
'ov be hsd made the pilgrimage oil the
'sy iroe Poor Shost TO AussIs snd slssb
d on. every poker sharp on tbs road.
|.th 10 his ball.hssded Wy sid be REQ
onsd IL be had me. Dan 90 thst journey
Jan would hs,s hsd 70 take to the wilder
ess for want ef clothes, be would have
zen 20 cleaned out.
Then there VS. . hnrricsne Of 90 srsp
,eu,, shd asslIy Seth boosted thst bs'd
%, everything be bad op sssinst oil Dan
I'd snd pisy poker until one or t'other
'ss bu,,sd. Dn Jumped 81 the onsr,
I'd sr,snaemsnts we're made.
The gene sss TO be played 10 . roon .,
otu HsnselS hotel. spd esch nssr
'sslih ss reprsssn,ed BY tssni3-8
sen,y doilr eold pieces. vhicb they
ssd - obips. Seth, % nsuksi. pro
lei insj . hoiidsy 10 town uaiil bs hso
iessed Dsn out. than be promised . big
ursh. The whols town wss psthsrsd
rsnud Hsnssr's place. snd ., Intervals
90 boar sisns sers hapg oat - 10 tbs
sus, oas tins II would be Seth To-
andsed sbesd' end si sootbss 'ESsn
sue, vith Dsn1 ssts up." There sss