New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-12-31

Rock Ii was also the reason
why knew him. and II was the reason that
Susv Habersham became acquainted with
samuel / WeeBes, who owned a cattle-ranch
on the upper waters Of Wolf Creek a saloon at
Big Springs and a store IN Painted Rock itself.
Habersham was a big, loose jointed slop-
built Simple Simon" who took to erecting
windmills for irrigation. as he had raked up
an agency for some new kind of wind fakenent
on the strength Of which he came West. He
worked for himself at first, and then became a
partner as far as Windnlils were concerned
with Weekes. lie fitted Up a number Of them
in the town. One he put UP for Ginger 6lllett,
who had great notion for flowers and fruit, both
hard things to raise in the neighborhood OF
Painted Rock He fixed another for my friend
Gedge. the gambler from Georgia, who had a
shack outside the city limits with what he
delighted 10 call a park 1t was four acres
Of dust. sand and alkali and prairie-dogs. and
his vines were a nleaslv lot of creepers that
died at the first south wind. if any survived
The March northers. Habersham called Florida
Gods country, When a man out West does
that YOU may reckon him a failure. The man
who doesn't fail is he who takes enough root for
The time 10 forget the State he came from That
is what Ginger Gillett said and did.
. don't reckon TO palayer none about where
/ came from. said Ginger with decision, nor
do reckon 10 wall any about what left behind.
There's 4 complete and finished set OF plumb
rank failures bowling IN Painted Rock about
this and that State being Gods kentry.' They
make me sick and tired. Gods kentry IS
finished and the State Of Texas is still IN or
hands TO work up and put the polish on But
the women IS the worst IT It They don remind
me none 81 the wuaucu OF 20 that Old-tlmers
tells about. They had grit and could stand
of Iuiuus. These ladies cayn't stand of
MOSQUITO and they weep sadly II a centipede.
Mis- Understands that kind, and caynt cut
steak without making faces at the jint she
hacks Il of Of with aye-ted face. The women
from Gods lentrv amt fit to raise Texans. II
raise too much rot over tritles.
But she was a pretty little woman, and e
the fastidiol1s Ginger Glllett lowered his bull ~
in her presence and was exceedingly polite when
met her on Main-st. The cowboys said she
"a daisy" when they staggered past her "
cropped heads, a toothbrush IN their waste
pockets, and a high opinion OF themselves IN Il
little minds.
..T.here,l be trouble over Mis- Habersham "
said Keno Gedge, who knew the world and ha
wife who had been pretty enough to bring one 4
to the grave and two into hospital before
Quoted down in double harness. She. S
danger to this lonely society OF bachelors, my
and YOU can Law what you like on It. If was Hal
sham. I'D see she had no sort Of conversation v
sam Weebcs Weeles amt to be trusted v
vorner-vou can see that in his eye, If his rec
didn't prove IT..
They. said his record did prove It.
Does Habersha1n know it5'' ! asked.
s'Habersham don't know nothin', said &c
bitterly. He knows enough about oranges
he froze out Of Florida. and enough about wlndn
to set one up IN any park that won't draw wat
Keno Gedge, according to Habersham, belle
that windmill created water in dry well
I'VE ain I on good terms over that dry Wlndn
l. y9Ta+ ~ II
hint that Weekes IS after Mrs. Habersha1n. /
the only man in Painted Rock that don't it.
That was true enough, as | found out ate
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