The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-30

my gettin, away; but slow an steady T
done it, an at last / was on top Of the !
tree so plumb tuckered out that 4;
shook like a quakin' asp.
The supe started bindin' up one Of.
scratched ag'in the tree.
- When he'd finished, Come with
why" says. he, II wanted to- I.
'Why; says he, Il wanted to- d.
you come with mel" I says in a.
voice. that showed there want no
foolin' about it. !.
!'s.All right he says, "I'll come, be-
cause I've got to; but.I'll say this, Bill
Hendricks, you might at least said l
'thankee' an not started croWdin' me
right away ag'in.' c# III 81 { ~
It ain't your turn toftalk," says !.
Come with me- iii ,,#s!x f@yS ~ ~
. sosbaek>We went to the mess wagin.
neither Sofs,u sayin'S a. word the hull
distance.
when we got in sight, we see the
boys standin' around wonderin' what
and dinner; then,<when they spotted ,
me all covered with mud comm
along with Isupe, their eyes bunged
out so you could hang your hat on !,
'em-they thought the devil was out
on the bum, sure. sit9
Well, hauled up an addressed the !
! meetin. 81
"My friends says I, "I'll ask you
all -:if.SI amt allus tried to do the
square ~thing?"
why. yes" says they. "You'fe all /
right: Billy. What's ea,tin'' you now ?''
'You know what's happened be-i
tween this little man an me-" says.
laying my hand down on the supe's
! shoulder. WELL he's just Quit savfla'
my life this minute: now We're goin'
to fix things even. 4
With that I marches him over t.
the mess Wagin. .
ner." says; pour it in my hair
ner,'' I says; pour it in my hair T
He began to argue an: make fuss
ST suppose you know who you're
| foolin with?' says T.. "Now you doAits
an blame quick.
So he done it. r So,
I handed him piece Of bacon rind.
/ "Gaum her around; T says. ! {
| An he done that, too.
An down my back she: went. Holy
sufferin!. Didn't it feel nasty.
When the ceremonies was over
kicked the can in the creek an. stuck
out my, fin:
IT. "We're square with the, board
He shook fair and hearty, kinder
grinnin' in spite of himself, while the
boys was fair Dustin at the pretty
| picter I made.
An moreover says I, Til adj
init that I'm discharged" So picked
,up my saddle an started for my old
cayuse; but the supe run after ltse
an grabbed me by the arm.
NOW, don't you be fool, Bin,
says he. Lets drop the whole dad.
rated business"
! So we let it go at that: An do
you know, he was as white a little
man as you ever see as long as he was
with US. When he left, we give BAN
l a Cno
friends Of the Chantay ranch"
marked on tive made man Of that
Teller.
The only unpleasant part of the
business was ~that I had to listen to
Old Man Thompson say about twicet
to each meal: "Humph! psh! Be-
fore I'd let any man on two legs pour
syrup in my hair!--Well, if I was ten
years younger
But about that time all the boys
would begin to ho1ler like a herd of
tom cats, SO we never found out what
/ might have happened. q $500
Iposted, common rule, that book
| agents, '.canVassefs and collectors ARE
not allowed in office buildings, but
makes. every place his stamping
ground. Long experience enables the
of this GLASS; a. little intelligent in;
quiry shows proper foundation for his
suspicious, and a little diplomacy gen.
orally keeps these specimens out.
i THE craGnks of all kinds assail him.,
! men drunk. and sober insist on having
useless conversation with him; and al
ways, above and before all, he must be
a genial, business ike. courteous, com
nlanding and readily referred to
human encyclopedia.
NO there are many other softer
things than being an elevator starter
said the starter, as he removed fat
man from the toes of Indignant fe-
male and gently extracted a long
tailed dog from a mass Of humanity
on an up-going car.