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THE H0RSETHlEF, BILLINGS, AND OLD MAN GFEENE1UT

aid MAN GREENHUT stood by the
II II door of his saloon one evening,
gazing discontentedly outward So
far as could be seen by any one else,
there was nothing in view for him to
be looking at, and it seemed altogether
likely that his unrest proceeded from
within. He had been smoking a fat,
black cigar, but the fire had gone out
when there was nothing more than a
short butt left, and this he held firmly
between his teeth, biting it viciously
from time to time, as if discontented
even with that.
After looking out for long time in
silence, he turned back and looked
around the room. The usual cluster of
barroom loungers sat there, waiting for
something to happen, and he regarded
them with a scant favor. 1t seemed as
if they were expecting some sort of re-
proof, for not man among them met
his eye. Each one busted himself with
his own tobacco, as diligently as if
there had been nothing else to do.
The good book says, said the old
man, after a time that fools butt in
where angels is skeered O. the game,
an I'm hornswoggled if 1 don't think,
sometimes, t maybe it's so. Leastwise
it's consid'ble of compliment to a man
to call him a fool when the circum-
stances indicate as how he hain't got
tn intelligence It's necessary for to
play the part. You can't call a piece
o. putty fool. Similar, there is men't
you can't call fools 'thouten you want
to fiatter 'em. An that's the kind't
gently butts in.''
There is times" said Joe Bassett,
when it's necessary for man to take
hand in the game, even if he amt
settin' up to the table,
Old man Greenhut looked at the
sheriff a long time before answering.
1t was plain that conflicting emotions
were struggling for supremacy. Final
ly he. shook his head, more in sorrow
than in anger, and said:
There amt nobody, Joe, that's ready
to give you more credit'n be- There
is times like you say. Nobodys goin'
t deny 1t. But similar, Joe, there's
other times. Don't the good book say
Ihere's time to come in an a time to
lay down? If you'd only take draw
poker for Illustration when you goes
to study intricate questions O. social
science you'd git better notion o.
tnlngs- But your dispositions hasty,
Joe, hasty.
Now, there's times for bein' hasty.
hain't one that's goin' to counsel you
to be deliberate when the other feller's
goin' to draw. One O. the prettiest
things l ever seen was when you blowed
hole in that Cape Girardeau feIIer
that was pullin' knife the other day
shootin' FIN your pocket the way you
did, 'thout takin' time to draw. 'Tain't
nothin' to be thinkin' about a hole in
your skin. An Arkansas City knows
well enough, Joe, as how you're the
quickest man on the trigger in these
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of Zooport, the locality most affected
interesting things.
To begin with, there was a great deal
of lavish display about their dwellings,.
On a single avenue discovered some
fifteen or twenty magnificent palaces,
occupied by the most prominent mon
keys of Zootopian society, not one Of
which had cost less than half million
cOcoanutS, and some of which ran up
into the millions. One so-called villa,
modelled after some ancient public Ii
brary building, but built entirely Of
onyx, and for that reason known as
Onyx house, rivaled in grandeur any.
thing which we Of today can find
among the palaces of our European
potentates. 1t belonged to Mr.. and
Mrs. Van Hemlock Jocko-or, rather,
had belonged to them before they had
separated. AT the moment of my in
trusion on the scene I judged from
what 1 heard that it's future ownership
was somewhat in doubt, since Mr..
Jocko was desirous of handing it over
to Mrs. Jocko in lieu of alimony, and
Mrs. Jocko was unwilling to take it for
the double reason that she preferred
income to taxes, and that her new
fiance, Mr.. Billee de Monk, already
possessed cottage" that had cost
twice as much. In any event, the
house or. palace now lay idle and un-
occupied, save for large retinue of
gorillas, who were left in charge-the
gorillas, be it understood, forming the
serving class of that future state. Fur
ther along the avenue was another i'm
posing residence, the architectural de-
sign of which suggested the lines of a
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parts. 'Tain't likely It you'd ever been
sheriff on'y for that.
Maybe I was lettle mite hasty my
self, Joe, when was talkin', just now,
about them that butts in when they'd
better be standin' out on the levee
watchin' the river run by. Maybe
'twan't RELY called for to make no such
observations as was maxim, but you'll
own up, Joe, 1t sure were aggravatin' to
see that yap I'm up in tn Ozarks get
out O. the house with $400 in good
money in his kick"
'Tain't likely t I'm goin' to stand by
an see no stranger set at a poker table
sleeve 'thouten me havin' somepin' to
say, said Joe Bassett, doggedly.
We'll, now, Joe, look at it reason
able. 'Lowin' you did see two kings go
up the mans sleeve. That amt t. say
there amt no aces in the pack. Now,
is it? An wasn't Jake Winterbottom
an Sam Pearsall in the game? To say
nothin' O. Joe Peters and Jim Billings?
Pears like If you seen a thing SO quick,
just comm inte the room, more'n like
ly they'd have some notion O. what was
goin' on, settin' at the table with the
feller. An if they seen it, an knowed
what they was up against, amt it to be
reckoned as how they'd know toPable
well what to do? You sure was hasty,
JOe LOU sure was.
Well, you needn't look to see me
stand by an see no galoot FIN the
Ozarks, nor nowhere's else, holdin' out
kings an not say nothin'," returned the
sheriff, with sort of that settles it,
air.
Old man Greenhut was still concilia-
tory. 1t had been evident for some
time past that Bassett was becoming
restive at the older mans habit of
co hof
diplomacy; and Greenhut realized it.
reckon you're right about that,
joe" he said, pleasantly enough, "but
that amt to say as IT'S necessary to
pick a man up with $400 in his pocket
an throw him through a window.
There's milder ways o. putin up a
argument, as mought ha' been tried for
spell. never did hold with throwin'
good money out o. window"
What's did is did" said Jake Win
terbottom, breaking into the discus
sion Unexpectedly. "Joe seen his duty,
or thought he did, an he done it.
There amt no use argyfying about It.
That amt goin' to bring that $40G back
into the game. What's to be did today
whether he's lost his hankerin' for
draw poker
Pears to me like ii mought ha' been
bumped outen him when he struck the
ground" observed Bassett. grinly.
We'll, maybe, an maybe not" said
Greenhut. "'Tain't aPays easy to root
out reel love for poker. I've knowed
men to give up liquor, an even tobacco,
but it's monst'ous seldom as a man
swears off on poker an stays swore
The reel question is what sort o. shape
was he in when he was picked up
He want picked up said Sam
Pearsall. Il went out an looked, soon
as Joe had throwed him out, thinkin' it
might be necessary to reason with him
case he should be thinkin' O. comm
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ing that amount in the pot, and as he
raised it $50 and they all came in, it
made an even $400 in the pot before the
draw. Winterbottom drew to the
strength of his hand, but did not bet
ter Baisley, or course, stood pat.
Pearsall and Billings thought little Of
their prospect, but each one took one
on the chance of a full, seeing that
three Of kind would be useless. And
Payton stood pat.
Then Winterbottom put in a white
chip, and the others trailed, till it came
to Payton, who bet $100. Baisley was
the only one strong enough to call, and
Payton showed small flush.
AS none of them had bought more
than $50 in chips, the betting was
mostly in bills, and Payton had a for
midable wad in front of him, which the
others eyed covetously.
new jackpot was made on the
strength of the called full, and Winter
bottom dealt. Again there were some
good hands out, for Pearsall caught
four sevens cold; Billings had three
tens and Payton full house. 1t was
sometimes noticed that when the others
held good hands on Winterbottom's
deal the dealer would hold nothing.
PearsaH opened ier $25. Billings
trailed, and Payton raised it $25. Pear
sail came back with $25 more and Bill
ings trailed again. Then Payton made
it $50 more, and Pearsall raised back.
Billings dropped and the other two
raised each other $50 and 500 at time,
till Payton's pile was all on the table,
along with an equal amount Of Pear
sails and some extra money.
1t looked bad for Payton, but just as
Winterbottom picked up the deck to
serve the draw Payton reached forward
with a lightning movement and seized
IL = 49,
stant he sprang from his chair and dis
appeared through the window.
There were other men in the room
who were almost as quick as he and
several pistol shots rang out as he
made his exit But none of them, so
far as was ever discovered, did him
any harm.
When the furiously angry poker
players reached the window in pursuit
and looked out they heard a derisive
laugh from somewhere in the darkness,
and moment later the patter Of a
horses hoofs as he was spurred to his
utmost speed. And no man in Arkan-
sas City thereafter had any authentic
information of George Payton. escaped
convict, horse thief and burglar.
When the sheriff returned he listened
in grim silence while they told him the
story in great detail. Then he made
many remarks, fluently. One thing he
said seemed to impress his hearers
strongly. 1t was:
Things has been said concernin'
them that butts in. One gentleman has
been heard to say that you couldn't
call em fools 'thouten you was special
desirous O. fiatterin' 'em. Maybe he
was right Pears like it seems to fit
the blamenation idiots that's been
buttin' into my line o. work. But when
this kindergarten meets again. if there's
any serious business on hand, 'pears
like it was up to some full grown mar
to butt in an take hand
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consigy.ed to various bell foundries, to
be recast for bells for American
churches. The old East Haddam bell
was in the lot William WHY'S Pratt
New York ship chandler, was in busi-
ness at that time. His wife was a
daughter of the late Capt. Oliver Att
wood, of East Haddam. Mr.. Pratt and
his wife were interested in ST.
Stephens Episcopal church at East
Haddam, and as the church was with
out bell, Mr.. Pratt purchased the old
Spanish bell from among the hundreds
Of others in the ship1oad. 1t was sent
to East Haddam apd mounted in the
church belfry = the old church, which
stands on an eminence to the east of
the village.
For years the Spanish bell did it's
duty Loyalty, but finally it became
cracked and it's tone was broken and
harsh. When tfe new church was
built, close by where the old Nathan
Hale schoolhouSe now stands, the bell
was taken from the steeple of the old
church, and has not since been used,
but rests quietly in the churchyard.
viewed reverently by hundreds every
year.
1t was cast in the year 815. The
marks of the tongue, where for years
1t struck against the side, are deep and
broad. The Arabic numerals which
form the date show that it was cast not
long after Spain was conquered by the
Moors. The inscription on the ancient
bell is in Spanish. and can be read very
plainly 1t is as follows:
The Prior Being the Most Rev. Faith
er Miguel Villa Murva. The Procura-
tor, the Most Rev. Father Josef E'Sti-
van. Corrales made me. Made in year
A. d. S15."
The people of st. Stephens church
value the old bell very highly. and 1t
will doubtless always remain in pos
session Of the parish.
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BELL T0lLED ELEVEN CENTURIES

n HARTFORD, Conn, Jan. 2S.-At East
tnI Haddam, only short distance
from the Nathan Hale school
house, which was dedicated with i'm
posing ceremonies by the Sons of the
Revolution and townspeople, is a bell
which antedates the schooIhouse by
more than 900 years. 1t is now near
the little stone church, and from it's
appearance none would suppose that
1t had known the heat of summer and
the cold of winter for almost eleven
centuries. 1t is not very large and the
greenness of old age common to copper
has made but slight inroads upon it.
When Nathan Hale died for his coun-
try this old bell was at the age of Me-
thuselah, the Oldest patriarch of Bible
record. At the time Christopher CO.
lumbus discovered America it had been
ringing out the days of more than half
a thousand years. 1t tolled the deaths
of the thousands of Spaniards who
were lost in the destruction of the great
Armada; witnessed the incursions of
the MoorS and Arabs across the straits
of Gibraltar as they despoiled the fair
vineyards of CASTLE, and for more than
400 years knew none but Moorish rule.
Europe was but a wild, unsettled,
savage country when this old bell was
cast, and the British isles were but so
much territory ruled by clannish barons
with might the only law.
When Ferdinand and Isabella ascend
ed the throne of Spain the little old
bell in the East Haddam churchyard
helped to ring out the tidings to all the
country round. 1t was then in the
tower of one of the churches of Ara
gon, the home province of Ferdinand.
For more than 500 years it had been
there calling the people-rich and poor
--in service: ringing out the joy of
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AGED SEA CAPTAIN
WEDS A YOUNG COED

STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Cal,
Jan. 2S.-Miss Mae Tripp. senior,
with botany as a major subject, twen-
ty-four years old and pretty, has be-
come the wife of Capt. J. A. Wood,
retired sea captain, Of Oakland, who
is seventy-five years of age The cou-
pie are on honeymoon trip to Los
Angeles, but Mrs. Wood will cut short
the visit in the land of orange bios
SONS in order to return to her college
work.
She must register next Wednesday
in order to be graduated in May with
her class.
Capt. Wood is the father of J. Bur-
ris Wood, of Oakland He has mar
ried daughter fifty years of age. who
has several children His girlish wife
is thus step grandmother before she
is out of college
The wedding was a surprise to the
grooms family. Miss Tripp lived with
her mother, Mrs. l. M Trip, at a
boarding house at 353 Emerson street.
She confided to friends that it was a
love match.
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with a man as you don't know who he
is" And Winterbottom said he would.
1t was considerably more than an
hour before he returned, and when he
did Joe Bassett had gone away.
Where's the sheriff." asked Winter
bottom, looking anxiously around the
room as he entered.
He's done took the train FIR Little
Rock said Greenhut. "That was part
O the layout, you know. We was all
greed as this stranger want liable to
come back, 'thouten Joe was missin'.
Didn't you tell him he was gone away? ?"
Yes, told him, all right" said Jake,
but that amt to say as We might not
want Joe round afore we're through
with the game. Who do you reckon
this yer man is?''
Who is hep demanded Greenhut.
Well, he's George Payton," said Win
terbottom, with the calmness of one
who knows that no emphasis will add
importance to his astonishing words.
He's George Payton, that hoss thief
an burglar that's broke out o. state
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well, we don't RELY need Joe, reck-
on" said old man Greenhut.
No" said Billings quietly. I'VE
don't need the sheriff, so far as winnin'
the $400 an earnin' the reward goes.
There's enough reliable citizens round
here to tend to all that On'y l don't
care about bein' round when Bassett
gets back an finds we've sent him out
O. town an captured hoss thief while
he was away"
That's right" said Greenhut, with
sigh. Il reckon We'll have to let Joe
stand in.''
"That won't do,'' said Billings, firmly
''The only thing is to keep the feller till
Joe gets back, an turn him over to him.
Then JOEL get the reward his own self,
an we en- count on him to do the right
thing. If you do it any other way, he'll
make trouble"
After much discussion this was
agreed to, and Winterbottom went out
again to get Payton PearSall going
along to make sure that the marshal
was safely out of the way.
Inside of another hour game was in
progress N Greenhut's back room, with
Payton, Winterbottom, Baisley, Pear
sail and Billings at the table. Peters
stood in, but he did not take hand, it
being thought better to have one man
in the room who was not playing
Nothing was said about limit, SO it
was understood that they were playing
out under the sky. White chips were
81, and the local talent expected little
delay in the annexation of the $400
Payton was known to have.
For the first two or three rounds
nothing of any special interest hap
pened. Remembering what had hap
pened the night before the other play
erS watched Payton closely to see if he
were holding out any cards, but some
what to their surprise they say nothing
out of the way in his play. Even when
they scrutinized his dealing they could
not see that he dealt seconds, or even
took cards from the bottom of the deck,
and if he was stacking the cards he
was doing it more cleverly than they
had ever seen 1t done before.
Indeed, it almost seemed as if the
stranger were paying more attention to
the room and the people in it than he
was to the game, although he played
accurately enough. Pearsall smiled
grimly as he noticed that Payton was
looking rather closely at the window
through which he had made his exit the
night before. The entire sash had gone
out with him at that time, and as the
weather was warm, it had not been re-
placed.
Presently there came jackpot that
was SWeetened twice before 1t was Pay
toms deal. They watched him then
with double care, but not man saw
anything wrong. They declared posi-
lively afterward that it was square
DEAL
Yet the hands that were held We're at
least notable. Winterbottom, sitting
first, opened 1t with three kings. Bais-
ley had a straight, but sitting where he
did, contented himself with coming in.
Pearsall and Billings had each two
pairs. and they came in. Then Payton
raised 1t.
It had been opened for SIS. there be-
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prison twice, an there's a reward of
$1,000 for him, dead or alive"
There was chorus of astonishment,
and Greenhut said plaintively, Joe
sure is almighty hasty. 1t were $1,400
instead of $400, t he throwed out o.
window. But what's to be did?"
Well I've laid it out this way" said
Winterbottom. Il met the marshal
that's lookin' for him, just as he got off
the train, an he told me what he was
after. Give me a description O. this
Payton, SOS t knowed who twas, m
I put him on a false trail. Told him I'd
sold a hoss to the feller It he described,
and he'd rid off to the north. So sold
him another hoss, an he's goin' after
him as soon as he gets his dinner.
He's up to the hotel now, eatin' an
Baisley's got Payton in back room
buyin' red liquor to keep him out O. tn
way till the marshal goes. Then him
an me is goin' to bring Payton back
here. He'll play poker again, all right
if Bassett amt here, an I've satisfied
him on that pint"
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back. But he want. All's / seen of
him was indistinct shape, streakin' it
up lords the hotel He didn't need no
pickin up
well, s400 is consid'able money,
these times" said old man Greenhut,
IAN pears to me. Joe. it mought be
wuth while for you to take trip up the
river for a couple of days. .'Tain't like
ly It he en- be fetched back here
'thouten he knows you amt liable to
drop in unexpected ag'in, like you did
last night. If he knows you're out O.
town maybe he mought."
The sheriff was evidently not over
pleased with the proposition. "a game
like this hyer," he said, is torable sure
to end up in gun play, an there amt
no part O my official duties as has to
be tended to more strict n that
He was finally persuaded, however,
and Winterbottom was sent out as a
committee of one to recover the yap.
Find out his name,'' said old man
Greenhut as the committee started.
Its awk'ard, sometimes, havin' to do
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their marriage celebrations and tolling
the death requiem.
Early in this century, when Napoleon
started on his sacking tour of Spain,
and was finally overthrown by yelling
ton, this bell, together with many 9TH
ers, was taken from it's place in the
belfry of the stone church which it had
occupied so long, and then razed to the
ground. Twenty years afterward, in
1884 or 1885. shipload of bells from
Spanish churches, which Napoleon had
destroyed, were sent to this country,
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1905-12-19
In Praise Of Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy.

There is no other medicine manufa,.
tured that has received so much praise
and so many expressions of gratitude as
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. II is
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cure for Group and will prevent the at
tack if given at the first appearance of
the disease. 1t is especially adapted to
children as it is pleasant to take and
contains nothing injurious. Mr.. L. A.
Humphreys, well known resident and
clerk in tie store of Mr., L. Lock, of
Alice, Cape Colony, South Africa, says.
81 have used Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy to ward off Group and colds in
my family. | found it to be very salts.
factory and it gives me pleasure to re.
commend it." For sale by Freeman
Bros.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1905-12-19
WITH TERROR
Written On His Face, The Spark
OF Life Went Out.

How often do we look at the features
of friend in death and turn away with
a pang in our hearts, saying, 90 how /
wish | could have reached him in time,
but now it is too late" Yes, kind
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Don't neglect Ills destroyer of our
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don't say "Wat till next week." don't
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then Its for you to say whether you
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Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1905-12-19
Laugh and Grow Fat" Rare
Rich and Racey.

Rev. John T. Oakley of Water
Town, will deliver lecture at the
Baptist Church December 49, Subject,
"Funny Side of the Preachers Life"
This will be the richest thing that has
struck our town. Come one and ALL
Laugh and enjoy this "Feast OF Fun
Admittance fee 25 cts. Children
eight years old and under. free.
Given for benefit of the Baptist
Church. Come. Tell your friends
about 1t and let them come
Rev Oakley will preach at the Bap-
tist Church on Monday night before, al
8 O'Clock and Tuesday afternoon at
O'Clock. Come everybody and help il
a good cause.
MRS. CRUMp, Pres. Ladies Aid.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1905-12-19
w r LEWIS.

Our good friend J f Cunningham,
of Ethridge was in town on Saturday
for the first time in several months He
paid us pleasant visit and helped to
replenish our exchequer for all which
we are grateful
From what we can see and hear Of
the results obtained after using the Goth
Century Hair Tonic, we are forced to
believe it to be the purest and most
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fusely, dnd is an elegant hair dressing.
Call on your Druggist and get a bottle.
The price is so cts, and 81. 90.