The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-09-04

- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS" mOaned The foghorn.
IA This was very dreadful. But worse followed

InlS was very dreadful But worse followed
The waters gathered themselves and
into peak the mule sliding swiftly to the apex, still
holding me with his uncanny eyes. There came
shock and Oscar said:
For the Lords sake, kid. They've been braying
away that breakfast horn for the last five min
utes. Huste,'
1 found myself upon my hands and knees; in
cabin all right but the cabin was on the prairie
looked around, stupid with sleep. The familiar sights
met my eye-O5car tiptoeing about bow-legged. arms
spread like wings drawing his breath through his
teeth. after the fashion of half-frozen people Old
Charley sat bumped up in the corner. sucking his
cob pipe. The stove was giving forth smell of hot
iron, and heat usual On it rested a wash
basin wherein some snow was melting for the morn
ing additions. candle projected a sort of palpable
yellow gloom into the gray mass of icy morning air.
] dressed rapidly AS I slept in overcoat and cap,
this was no great matter. A pair of German socks
and arctics completed my attire. Evidently I had
been put upon the floor by the hand of Oscar. For
this when Oscar stretched his neither garment tight
in the act of washing his face, smote him upon the
fullness thereof with long plug of chewing tobacco
"Aow." he yelled, recurring like bow and putting
his hands to his wound Promptly we clinched and
fell upon old Charley To the floor the three went,
amid a shower of sparks from the cob pipe
You dam pesky kids" said the angry voice of
Charles 1.-THE timbre of that voice, after travelling
through four inches of nose is beyond imitation).
Get offn me! Quit now! Stop yer blame foolin'."
Oscar and l swallowed our giggles and rolled all
over Charley
We'll, by Jeeroosha!' came from the bottom of
the heap in the tone of one who has reached the
breaking point of astOnshed fury. I'm goin to do
some shOotin when this is over-yes. sir. / won't
hold back no more-ef you boys don't git offn
this mint SO help me Bob. III bite YER"
This was real danger, and we skipped of him
briskly.
Why Charley" explained Oscar, you see we
got so excited that didn't notice.
There's Steve now" interrupted Charley, pointing
with a long, crooked forefnger to the doorway.
well. Steve I'm glad you come I Just want you
TO see the kind of COINS there is here"
Charles cleared his throat and stuck his thumb in
his vest.
FIR instance, this mornin'. I sittin' right there in
that corner not roublin nobody, when up gets that
splay-fOoted, sprawlin lumbern bull calf Of Os-
an that mischievous sawed-of little monkey of
a Harry. and they goes to pullin and tusslin. and
they jes walks up and down me, sames if l was
a fight Of steps.
Now, you know, Steve, I'm a of sagassity
an experience an amt goin' TO stand fur no such
dog rasslin' felt like dom them boys serus dam
age. but they're young. and life spreads green and
promisn' befo' en-. like banana tree; consequently
/ prefer jus TO tell you my time is handed in"
Charley was proudly erect His arms stretched
alofL His one yellow tooth rested on his lower lip
his face the thickness and texture of a much-worn
leather pocketbooE showed tinge Of color, as the
words went to his head like wine
Steve looked at the floor. Too bad Charley: too
bad, he said in grave sympathy. But probably we
can nix 1t up. Now, as we have company, would you
mind hitting the breakfast trail?"
After I've made few remarks returned Charles
haughtily
Steve dropped stool "Sick your pup on he
said. Charley leaped at the opportunity
There are some things shd like to mention
said he. We noted with pleasure that he wore his
sarcastic manner. FIR instance, you doubtless be-
hold them small piles of snow on the foo which has
come in through certain an sundry holes in the wall
that Orter been chinked last fall Is it my place to
chink them holes? The oides' an most experienced
man in the hull cathOp? l reckon otherwise. Then
why didn't they git chnked?
why is it that SHOWS and winds of an outraged
and justly indignant Providence is allowed to intro
doose themselves into this company unrebuked? |
have heard great deal su about the deadenin' eff
feck produced upon mans vigger by steady reliable
so'them climate. AS citizen of the state of Texas
70 twenty years repel the expression with scorn and
hoomliaton. Nevertheless and Notwithstanding
lowing that TO be the truth did you ever encounter
anything in this here country produce such an eff
feck?
For Gawds sake su', if there's anything in va
riety, Twin here orter lay holt of the grass
roots. fur lear he'd git dun strong he couldn't
stay the face of the yearth Ef it amt so sinful
cold that yer earsll drap off touch it's so hell
fire hot that mans features melt all over his face
and eff it amt solemn still that you're scarf TO
death. the wind'll blow the buttonholes outer yer
clos. have it do hull yearful of stunts in
twenty-four hours, enclndin hot an cold weather
thunderstOrms. drought, high water and bizzards
That settles the climate question
Then what is it that has let them holes go un-
chinked? I'll tell you SUI; it's nothn' more nor less
than the tinkerin. trifn, pettifoggin Dispersion
of them two boys. That's what makes it that there's
mo- outdoor inside this pull-pen than there is on
the top Of Chunkey Smiths butte; that's what makes