Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1906-02-24
MUGGERTON



when a biz HI. cular fellow who looked
Ike a prize ny.tcr came in and asked
for employment. feared that his real
intention was to rob me and dallied
with him.
ANY experience" l asked.
"I.ots. l worked three weeks on the
d Bee. That's after l left college,
a month ago"
At mention of college | started.
Any creative faculty."
You bet! can fling off II story any
time"
I'm thinking of running a short sto-
ry every Sunday. Sit down there and
let me see what you can do"
He took seat ut Il vacant reporters
desk and wrote this story:
The nineteenth century was just
twenty five years old. 1t was the win
ter SeaSon BY the wayside stood Il
hotel. with barroom just off the Of
fee The landlord was absent, and his
daughter, Il beautiful girl Of eighteen.
sat sewing behind the counter. The
door opened, and a young man. Il regu-
lar staIWar. walked up to the counter
and registered. He wrote in n fine
round hand, dick Tutt. Central City,
Colo.
| paused and looked ut the author.
In lN25 the Rocky mountains where
Central CITY is located had probably
never seen Il white man.
III COWBOY am Sald Mt. lutt'
sweeping III" moor WIN ms hroad prlln'
! won >''o Ill faro OIL 'he boys punch
III cows around eh'Fal' ana We
come east 10 DO" II III
AS IL" POKE ne dFcW pe'u on lhe
Eirl WIN HIS ''-l' eye ana Drought her
cow ''''P an "n'''oP', l"NihS Key
on r''M' sac I'''I''''" II TO hlil' ana
ne was "oo"' 10 - ui'S'"irS "heh
party came III SliloA'llR IohS hilleS
anu LOON p'NNr'S'o'' "i 'l'e plE stove III
'"e center "I 'lle rooI'' Nlr' UT
P'"''" anu """'l''l 'il'il. lhtl soon
S'' ~ N''N'HT "' Z" l""' anu ulo S'i'
a'''' ''' l"' 'l'' 'c''il'"'le l" '"l' 'he '"-
i'r
ir'''''' N''' 10 ''' "u'"ol Inc 'e'e
I''''' WAS '"N''i''" nam d" century
"A''' u'' ''''' "I your story
re ire" "", E'"''i''' HIS 're'n lINt
NON i'"N''' wiz" " l'''E S'''N' anu l
wen, ol I''''''iE'
M' "'' "''N''' up 10 '''e '"oS anu
H"i''
II YOU want 'IleSe SalootS tuhpteu
OUT reckon l can 90 the JOB.
w. N''' r'PI!'d me SIrl Sol'l!'
we never allow amy shooting III inns
ho'IN''
Nlloo'Ih 'NoLaiiled IN" gentleman.
what 90 l need OF ii gun with such
muscle: And, rolling up his sleeve,
he showed bic"pS that measured a
Eood twenty Ilch'N.
w uncut waiting for permission he
Sidl'u Ul 10 ihe man making the most
noise anu strengthening his crooked
arm, sent the FELLOW sailing like an ice
boat along the floor TIL he brought up
against me Dashboard. MIR. Iutt then
tul ne" anu i'''' ule rest Oh ule gang.
II '"I'l''I'" ll"' MA Mahohe was III
lNr crowd at mat 'ilhe framing FOR
hslt with Fat Mr'racken. lie step
pc" 10 the 'front.' and ring was
ior,l'%'' me NIu was leatherWe'ght
WIN fancy hSt training ana the cow
boy was strong as bull buffalo.
me 'lr kld was dancing around the
cowboy broke his guard. got a clutch
va INN "H''' I"'N'I'S MN III the ar
'''ltM MN INTO III" next room.
inns 'hoe" lhe hSht The gang
p!'N'" UP I'll" UNCONSCIOUS KID and ran
n''li ""'' i"f 'h'E dldh know but the
ponce might come IN any minute
no" can ever thank You enough"
relI''r"'d inc young lady going back
u her sewing machine behind the
counter
AGAIN | paused to think. My recol-
'u''''' WIS ''l''i I'll" sewing machine
"'i nor come INTO use before 1870,
Al mat moment the old man walked
III
rather, said the girl, here's
guest from tn" wild and woolly west
y gan" of rowdicS came in a few min
ut"N "g' ami made disturbance. The
gentleman cleaned them out
My friend said the landlord
Nhat can Ito for you? "Anything in
TINS h"us" Is none too good for Riley"
quoting Il popular song
Stranger said the cowboy, you've
got only one thing | want, your daugh-
ter
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