The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-01-29
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What Gaines and Party Did on Indian
Territory Hunting Trip.

What Gaines and Party Did on Indian
Territory Hunting Trip.
S. II. Gaines Of the Lion Store. Of
this city. relates the following incident
which occurred some years ago while
he was resident Of Texas.
A party Of young fellows, with Mr.
Gaines as the leading spirit, started
on hunting trip through the Indian
territory. and one evening camped be-
meath tree where they found a
rough table, which they used to eat
their supper from and, finding it much
more convenient than eating their
meals from the ground concluded to
load It on their wagon and take 1t with
them After travelling two more days
they came 10 what they thought would
be good hunting ground and made
camp. While they were unloading
their effects and getting the evening
meal one Of Uncle Sans Indian police
appeared suddenly before them, say
ing
@Uh, You fellows steal court
house"
The while party were somewhat
startleG as The sudden appearance Of
the noble redman. and at his abrupt
accusation, and hastily denied that
they had purloined a court house or
any other county or territorial build
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other languages besides English aud
prosane. in his very best choctaw
said
mo: we no steal court house"
Yves. you steal court house, said
the Indian. "and you must take It back
right away"
mo we no steal your id old court.
house" said Mr. Gaines, this time in
Seminole Of the choicest variety, "and
we don't know what you mean, and
you had better get away from here
p. d. q. and let us alone
"Um! Yes. you steal court house
AM there it is" said the redskin,
poindng toward the table, and you
must take it right back"
Then It began to dawn upon the
minds of the hunters that the old
table which they had picked up two
days before was in reality the proper
ty of the county through which they
had passed, and was used by peace
officers TO do their writing upon and
hold their books while dispensing JUS
tice to evil doers
'You take court house back" said
the Indian.
what will you do about It if we
refuses" was the question will you
arrest usq"
M, me no arrest you Me tell Uni
ted States marshal You shoot In
dian You no shoot marshal"
The boys then saw that they were
up against it and began to think of
compromise. so they told the Indian
they would eat first and talk after
wards. and the guardian of the peace
was asked to eat with them, to which
he answered:
Me no hungry"
No more attention was paid to the
indian. while everybody busted him
self with getting a fine meal spread
out on the court house, and the Wis
itor stood ana watched the proceed
inss with a great deal Of interest
When the meal was finally ready and
all the best provender the outfit af-
forded had been placed in sight. in
cbiding box of fine cigars and bot
de of two of stuff that very much re,
sembled good quality Of FIRE water
MIR Gaines turned to the Indian and
said
Come on ANA eat--then we talkl"
The sight Of the good things was
more than an ordinary redsbin could
stand, ana with one stride he accepted
the bribe and was deyourng The pro
vender with a relish that woul put TO
shame hungry man Then, after
smoking several 2-for.aquarter cigars
he told the party If they would take
the cour house back in two or three
days Il would be all right This was
agreed 10 and rhe government ward
took his departure
nrool. aforrie started hunting this