Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1906-06-30

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1nere are many lersons ~
heard of Columbus, and somo never
80 many-who do not kno Su' not
Ihomas A. Edison Is. But IN ~. VINO
realm "Bow-legged Bill" Dorl,s s own
more famous than either of them
tnat particular portion of tho M
slppi Valley which he freouertu 'SSls
to know Bow-legged Bill wopld : nO'
unwelcome distinction. az
Bill sat one October morr,n.
the shady bank of the bayou No upO'
" engaged in extracting tho hsa, ie
pup from a ripe papaw, a sacs :.
which lay at his feet When n.r.
are ripe, pecans are dropninr "m
squirrels are prime. All thes, ,,, @O
were In the bayou woods, and hin
happy. Half dozen coon doc, ~
about In expectant attitudes wo,.,S
for BIZ to turn his attention 70 ,n1-
stable viands than fruit and an ~
cient muzzle-loading rife beside n 80
occasionally shared their attentio,
Now and then Bill cast raeoo.,..
eye upon a stranger who was watch,n.
him. The stranger was we'll dro0a's
and well fed, of middle age, but s.s
and solemn of visage.
Look a-yean, stranger" said R,u
at last. "You-all amt feelin' r,oh,
peart You betteh eat a few Of thoa'
yeah papaws. They amt nothin hs,.
teh." Wv
The stranger took one with melan
choly thanks. AS he munched n ~.
sadness gradually faded from his faca
That's something like" he saM
taking another. Like being how
Oh, If I could get away where no on.
knows me, and rest, and rest =,
II don't know you none" said Blu
cheerfully. "Set right down heah and
rest as long as you-all got q mind t.~
Il want to get out of the world q,
business, where I'll never hear tina
sound of my name. I'm sick Of IT,"
well, strangeh," said BIZ, "amt
ought to be easy. 1t amt as II Won
was famous, like me. Most everywheh
you go you'll heah my name, but
amt neveh heard yourn, nav, begging
youh pardon, l don't want tn. But 81
you want to git away-why, I'm start
In up the bayou right now, and YOU
can come with me-"
Half on hour later they were IN
Bits skiff, far in the bayou fastnesseA
The stranger had begun to drink In
deep breaths of the free air and to
look about with an amazed interest
He picked up Bills gun and examined
1t and sighted it.
ANY coons round?" he asked.
They disappeared into the woods
that day, and for two weeks Bills IA.
vorite resting spot near the mouth d
the bayou knew him not At last they
came back, the stranger pulling strong
ly and Bill lounglng in the stern over
pile of pecans and butternuts.
BILL" said the stranger, II haven't
been square with you. I'm a big spec
ulator, Bill, and rich man. want
to give you something's house.
cabin-boat a farm-say what you'll
have. You have pulled me through an
awful fit of the blues"
stranger" drawled Bill, lazily, II
l had a cabin-boat I'd have to take
care Of 1t. If had house I'd haw
to live Ia Il. If had farm I'd have
to live on 1t. If l had a new gun 10
have to lie II and keep 1t clean. II !
owned the biggest business in Sent
Louis I'd have to go to Sent Louis to
run 1t. No, sub, l don't want none OF
'em. I've got six coon dogs now, and
couldn't use anotheh. l don't owe ary
cent for rent, taxes or grub. My hunt
In license is perpetooal and automatic
and flsbhA' is free No, subj misteh
thankln' you all the same, they aint
nothin' a rich man can do fob me"