The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1907-08-15
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tends to impede their progress when-
ever they show tendency to go on
the rampage. Some Of the bad sctors
have quite q few nOtches to their cred
it. There was one that could distin-
guish q tyro from the real article the
minute she lit her lamps on him. This
rogue's eyes scintillated with mischie-
vous sparkles which were not alto
gether free from malice. Whenevers
new man came on she made it her
business to feel him out by making
tentative passes to ascertain his mettle;
and if he was tlmid and showed signs
of fear, she would "fake" him the first
chance she got
One time several "bullmen" blowed,
that is, gave up their position, and to
make up the deficiency anybody desir-
Gus of becoming trainer was en-
ployed. One of the aspirants long, lean,
pearance of just lighting off the farm,
with particles of that years crop Of
hay very much in evidence. said that
he was the man we were looking for.
He was hired on the spot without any
questions as to his qualification. This
rube imagined himself driving cows
to pasture while attending the ele-
plants during parade or to and from
the train. His incompetency was
readily perceived by his perpetual, nag
ging methods, which we're incOmpat-
ible with his duties aud source of
great annoyance to the animals that
were placed in his care. The sequence
was boded by several to occur within
the first week, as the rogue tried his
measurement which indicated that he
was branded as mark. He was eau
ltioned to give her wide berth, that it
he came within, her .titude the eonse-
lquences would be something not to
| his liking. But he vociferously replied
that he had spunk enough to see the
thing thru. He tried every conceiv-
II able thing that suggested itself to
square himself with the rogue. He
J, even patronized the candy butcher to
the extent of q couple of simoleons il
feeding her gubers, but no 60. The
denOuemefit was one-act serio-cOmit
affair to those that were fortunate
enough to witness it. The perpetra
tor, not Intentional but merely to ge,
rid of him, one evening just before ths
j opening while Ruben was plying hin
with questions relative to the rogue
: and which 6nally became aggrayating
f told him to give her "snipe" if HI
! wanted to win her good graces, for hi
| said she was very fond of them
i Ruben pleaded ignorance to his die
D tion and asked him to elucidate
: Which he did by pointing to cigs
!. stub, telling him to shoot it, ant
8 walked away.
r Ruben gathered a handful, this ha
/ been disputed, but we will leave i
I I|stand at that) hied back to Q position
: that he ought to have known was un
9 safe; commanded her to OpeD-up, threy
f them into her mouth and commence
9 Smiling. But the smile was onl
q momentary, for as soon as she discOv
b ered the trick played her, she made
q ferocious lunge catching poor Rnbe
8 in the solar plexus with such force a
+ to lift him clear over the guard rop
is and dubbling him up like ajackknift
J. Ruben was certainly made of goo
,s stuff for there was. force enough i
&c that wallOp to put an ordinary man
Is sleep. He got up, shook himself
see whether he was all there, with cor
q sternation written all over his features
% emitted several blood-curling yell
is and left streak where he cut for th
is tall timber. Some of the men sal
& they could smell the grass burnin
b, from the friction. He did not eve
A. return to change his uniform, gathe
ir up his belongings or draw his pay.
h Thinking that coincident woul
Is not be aniss. as contrast between th
ID weaker and sterner qualities of mel
e-l 1 will relate the following: A ho
10 tier, who was an old "trooper," becon