Arizona republican., 1906-12-24
The huptiaIS of SCOtly Williams
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 ] the corner of the corral I pokcs the muzzle of my siX-shootcd under his nose and requests him quiet and polite to elevate his hands-which he does. sudden. Then Scotty relieves hin os his gun to prevent accidents, and be gins tO speak his little piece.
 When the old man comes to q real izing sense Of what Scotty's trying 90 ! tell him his language is something aw- | full I've heard mule drivers before now that had q wonderful grasp of ] profanity, but the old mans remark, on that occasion lad little over any thing I've ever heard before or since. I was mighty glad the parson couldn't hear him.
 At last, seeing we were likely to stay there all night if the old man don't lose his breath. I wlnks 10 Scotty in the dark and says, sorter casual and careless: You take the minister over to the house and me and Mir Ken nedy'll saunter along presently and join in the festivities
 When I reckoned Scotty'd had time enough to get pretty near there l puts up my gun and proposes to the old man that we start along. too. Firs. of. he allows he isn't going. bat aftc- I've reasoned with him for quite a spell. gentle and earnest. Ee begins to see the error of his ways, and after awhile he goes along quiet and peaceful. splitting out broken teeth and talking-still talking.
 When we got to the house there was Nita and Scotty waiting for us. and the minister with his prayer book open ready to conduct the obsequies. The boys are all the.e. too, trying to look careless and happy, and I escorts the. old man to his corner and stands back of him, where I can remind him to make his responses at the proper time. When the minister gets 10 Who give; this woman?' the old man swallows hard. but l nudges him in the spinal column with the muzzle of my gun and he speaks up and says, I do, reai brisk and cheerful.
 When the paison gets the diamond hitch made good and solid Scotty steps up to his fatherin-law and sticks oul his hand and says: MT. Kennedy, I'm sorry we had to take you by sur prise, this way. but I'll sure try mighty hard to make Nita good husband and I'm hoping you won't hold any hard feelings against us l nudges the old man in the back again and he shakes hands with Scotty Suite hearty and spontaneous. Then Nita kisses him and asks him to forgive her, and cries a little and kisses me- and puts up my gun and shakes hands with Scotty and wishes them both joy. Then hands the minister a bag of dust. and he and Nita and Scotty starts for town on horseback. the boys bowling like Flutes and firing off their six shooters joyful and promiscuous. all except Jacko, who sits on the steps crying because Nita is going away.
 ''Of course. I expects to part com pany with the Three x outfit sudden and permanent, but when I saunters up to the old man the next morning and asks for my money he only looks at me mighty glum for a minute or two, then tells me not to be a bigger fool than I am naturally. and sends me down to No.2 to brand some calves. | He sure did look funny. though. with l all his front teeth gone"
 Frisco shook the ashes out of his | pipe and proceeded gravely to refill il 1
 Did Kennedy ever become recon ciled to his son-in-law?" l asked
 That just goes to show what a | queer thing human nature is.,' he an- | swered. 'He swears that ScOtty is | the smartest. best-lOoking and hon. | estest- man in the state, and plumb | worships them two kids"