The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-01-06
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election night that is to say. he fell
from the aqua vehicle with quite a
thud.
Consequently, when he started down
town TO his Office on the following
morning, he was filled With misgiNinEs,
There was an incident or 50 of the
previous evening hat he did not clearly
recall He was certain, however, that
this incident or so would be recalled
for him: for man that is born of wom-
an dearly loves to relate unto his elring
friend the dreary tale of the latters
imbecilities of the night before. This
man reflected sloomily, as his car
pushed down town, of the narrowing
things which he was to hear OF himself.
He was prepared for the worst
"Oho, here he is" exclaimed his first
friend when the man who had erred
| alighted from his car. Poor old IN
jun. Marrow shave YOU had, all right.
| If hadn't come up just in the nick
of time you'd ha' been trying to ten
4 Judge Kimball all about ii in the police
/ court This beauteous, russell morning.
| How's your top piece
In what manner was | violating the
! law" inquired the citizen who had
erred. ignoring the question
Huh. The nerve of him, Better.
ask me what you weren't doing to Nio-}
late the law! Trying to lick all the
4 hackmen in town. pulling cops playtullYI
/ by the ears, standing in front OF cleo
trio cars. and daring EN- to run over
you-wel. if | hadn't drifted along
you'd ha been in a little sN-by six This
morning, waiting for the Nnbian
Marie. What did your wife have to-
say?"
''Oh, that's coming later" dismallyi
replied the citizen who had erred; hnd}
he broke away from friend No ! and
n ~
monia, clam juice, and things.
well, well, Well-you're alive, hey?
was friend No. rs greeting as he came
up before the citizen who had erred
and pounded him heavily on the back.
''Fecing punk, ell. Oh, you'll be all
right by next Thursday week thought
sure you'd get into rough house with
that big marine though
what big marine?" inquired the cit
iZen who had erred. huskily.
why, don't YOU remember that huge
Mulisan of a marine whose cap you
playully tipped of into the GUTTER
said friend No. . Took all of the
soft -soaping of the bunch of us to keep
him off you, especially as you declared
that il was your particular graft TO
bite the arms off of marines, the bigger
and Irisher the better. Don't you re-
member that?"
No" replied the citizen who had
erred, huskily diving into drug shop
TO get something to ease his nerves.
'Why. old pal. you really look as if
you'd been 10 bed" was the greeting of
friend No. 8 examining the citizen who
had erred With critical eye. Last
thing | saw of you last night you were
standing at the corner (of teenth street
and the avenue, reciting Gray's Elegy
to tie Sky. and swearing between
verses that you never intended to go
home any more in this or any ether
life. Changed your mind, hey? Well,
old chap that was a great imitation of
John Mccullough in The Gladiator
that you gave the bunch. Could hear
you believing it two blocks away"
The citizen who had erred pressed
his hand to his fevered brow and
moved on.
Hal Here comes the newly re-
vealed singer." exclaimed friend No
. A. bearing down upon the citizen who
. had erred. Say, why the deuce didn't
: you ever tell us that you We're such q
much as a singst?"
WAS ! singing" weakly inquired
the man who had fallen from the
sprlnkling cart.
i We'll, should say yes" was the
r joyous reply. Don't remember stand
: ing on the corner of umpty street last
night and entertaining a large and en-
. thuisiastc crowd. composed chiefly of
$ small boys and drivers of night liners,
, With Down Where the Wurzbu"ger
ioNS, ell WY, SdN, tlluIl, IL was
great. We moved you along, Billy and
s |, or you'd have been pinched, sure.
/ Better cut that sort O thing out, old
8 chap. You're too much of an Ogalalla
@ when you get that way. You've been
: up the pole now for couple of years
s anyway. haven't you? Well you'd
g better climb up again and lash your
/ self to the mast Nothing in the mock :
$ ing bowl, pal. and you ought TO know it
: by this time.
"Oh, l know IT," responded the sad
: souled citizen who had erred, hopping
I the perspiration from his throbbing
q brow.
: why, good morning old man said
h friend No. g. coming up behind the
i citizen who had erred and placing his
hand on his shoulder. Il hope you
don't feel seedy? You can at leas,
h have the consolation Of feeling that you
d know how to behave yourself like a
It white man in 4 gang of Indians such
as we were last night. and that's more
than any Of the rest of US can say"
The fists of the citizen who had erred
relaxed.
g Were you with me all the EVENING"
- he asked friend No. 6.
l. Took you home in my cab replied
= friend No. 6. Met you about II
t. o'clock, and didn't leave you from thel
# on"
The citizen who had erred took frient
9. No 6 by the lapel of his coat and lee
him confidentially into a hallway
II Say, look here, old chap he sale
y to the man who had given him the on,
n word Of encouragement he had go
II since his appearance down town fo
"a which the gratitude weled UP in hi:
- soul. You know that note Of your.
~ that l hold? l was thinking abou
that note the other day. I'll let YOU
e have a six months extension on ii i
you want H."