Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1905-05-09
JIM'S PECULIAR
SENSE OF HONOR.

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that hadn't got the drop on him cuss
him up and down; an If anybody had
told me that any kin o. mine would
take the kind o. conversation old jim
mie applies to his bull teams-an'
worse--rd sure have jammed my gun
into his face unless he was prompter
than what was"
Family been disgracln' your" Quer-
led the old rancher.
II was down to Rapid last month for
the first time In my life," said the
stock tender. i've got cousin there
"a lawyer. never knew him an he
never knew me, but reckoned that
II he was related to me there wasn't
many flies on him an I'd hunt him up.
done so, an he seemed TO me to be
a credit to me as far as being convivial
was concerned My money wasn't legal
tender at any bar In town while was
with him. We sure had one night to-
gether. We gave Rapid three coats Of
red paint and hard varnish finish
THE next morning Jim had case
to try in the circuit court, which was
insession then, an he wanted me TO see
him chew up the opposition. Nothin'
would do but should go. So went.
"It was a case of grand larceny.
Somebody found a green hide with the
brand cut out of 1t on the prairie and
two headquarters of beef in my cous-
ms clients cellar an some more beef
in pickle an jumped to the rash con-
clusion that my cousins client was the
larcenist. The prosecutin' attorney
took that view of the thing an took 1t
in earnest. He lit into my cousins
client hot an heavy, intimatin' that
he was run out o. Texas for cattle rus
tim an general misconduct. My cous-
In Jim allowed that was incompetent
an that the prosecutin' attorney was
likewise. Then the prosecutin' attor-
ney comes back with the gay rejoinder
that Cousin Jim could give his client
points on rascality an intimates his
belief that the rest Of the beef was in
Cousin Jims smokehouse. Jim said
that would be bigger fee than the
prosecutin attorney ever got before he
stuffed the Box Elder ballot box to get
himself elected, an the prosecutin' at
torney said that Cousin Jim lied an
knew It,
well, reckoned that maybe it
wasn't etiquette to settle the point
right there in court, but looked for
lively doin's as soon as court ad-
journed. Finally the jury went out to
deliberate an while they was gone Jim
come over an set by me.
+" Are you heeled?' l whispered to
him.
E" What do you mean?' he says.
Have you got your gum says.
II you haven't can let you have one
of mine-I'm packin' two. You're not
goin to let that little shrimp call you
a liar an a thief, o. course
4" That sort o. talk don't cut any
ice,' he says, GRIMM.
You mean that them compliments
amt considered pers'nal in a court o.
justice?
I" They wouldn't cut no ice any
where, says Jim. They wouldn't hurt
my reputation meme
Well, says, they're hurtin' mine
right now. If you amt man enough to
take it up I'll take 1t up for you. Pm
goin' to shoot the daylight out o. Mr..
Prosecuting Attorney
You don't understand, Winslow,'
he says. We're the best OF friends,
him and me. Why, | helped him to
stuff that ballot box. Here he comes
now"
Sure enough, here come the pros
ecutin' attorney tip-toein' along. Hell
10, Jim?' he says to my cousin, quite
cordial. You look as If you'd been up
all night What'll you bet / don't send
your man ovc- the road?'
Bet you ten to one in dollars of
the realm, says Cousin Jim.
why, you're fool says the pros
ecutin' attorney.
Say! You could have heard the slap
on the side o the face that Jim gave
him for a block. Mr.. Prosecutor turned
q back somersault over a bench an
the soles Of his shoes quivered as they
stuck up in the air. The whole court
room got to millin' In second. didn't
quite know what to expect. so pushed
over a deputy or two an ducked out,
draggin' Jim along with me. He tried
to break loose at the foot OF the stairs.
He was white, all but his eyes. His
eyes was red-blood In 'em.
Let me get back an kill the insult
in shyster, he says.
Easy says. GO slow a minute.
don't sabe this new play. What hap
pened. anyway
Didn't you hear what he said?'
shrieked JiL', Il tell you don't let any
man call me fool
(which goes to show that different
folks idees about things is different"
concluded the stock tender, sousing a
bride in his pail of Chicago
Daily News.
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