West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1907-11-07

II don't know. l don't know nothln'
about II, because, as / remarked pre-
vious, / amt follered the totterln' foot
steps of the law none too close Nor
do intend to. I simply draws out of
the game for n spell and lets the young
ster have his ding. Then II he can't
make good I'll take the cards and finish
it for him.
'Tts like the time was ranchin'
with an Engllshman up in Montana
This here party claimed the misfor-
tune OF bein' younger son. whatever
that is. and is grubstaked to n ranch
by his people back home. Hayin' ac-
quired an intimate knowledge of the
west by readin' Bret Harte and havin'
assim'lated the secrets OF ranchln' by
correspondence school, he Is fitted am
pie to teach us natives n thing or two,
and he does It, i am workin' his outfit
as foreman, and IL don't take long 10
show me that he's a good hearted fell
| Ter In spite OF his ridin' boomers an
| penuchle eyeglass. He amt never had
no actual experience. but he's got
| Henry Thompson Seton book that tells
him all about everything from field
mice to gorrillys.
Were troubled heap wish coyotes
them days, and finally this party sends
home for some Rooshian wolfhounds.
I'm fer pizenin' n sheep carcass, but no
| says:
mo, no. me deah man; that's not
| sportsmanlike. Wen hunt 'em-aye,
hunt 'em. Only fawncy the sport Wen
have ridin' to houndsp
1--WE Will not says /. Il amt goin'
to do no Simon Legree stunts. 1t amt
mans size. Bein' English, you don't
count, but I'm growed up
| 'Nothin' would do him but those
Uncle Toms Cabin dogs. however,
and he had 'em imported clean from
Berkshire or Sibeery or thereabouts,
four OF 'em, great big blue ones. They
was as handsome and imposin' as d set
OF solid gold teeth, but somehow they
didn't seem to savvy our play none.
| one day the cook rolled rain bar'l
downhill from the kitchen, and when
them blooded critters saw IL comm
they throwed down their tails and tore
| out like rabbits. After that couldn't
see no good in 'em with a spyglass.
""rhey amt got no grit. What
makes you think they can GghtT
asked one day.
"'FightT says HAnglish. My deah
man, they're full blooded. Cost seven
~ pun each. They're dreadful crea-
lures when they're reused. They'll
tear wolf TO pieces like a rag, Kill
bears, anything. oh, rully, perfectly
| dreadful!
| well, IL wasn't week later that he
went over to the east line with me to
mend n barb wire. / had my pliers
and Ratchet and some staples. About
mile from the house we Jumped up
| little brown bear that scampered off
when he seen us, but, bein' agIn a blufr
where he couldn't get away, he climb
ed cottonwood. H'Anglish was sim
| ply frothin' with excl lent.
What misfortI... Neyther gun
nor hounds
I'll scratch his back and talk pref
~ TO him. says !. while you run back
and get a Winchester and them fero-
cious bulldogs
"'Wolf hounds says he, with dig
nifty. full blooded, seventy pun each.
They'll rend the poor beast limb from
limb. ! hate to do It, but it'll be good
practice for them
"'rhey may be good renders says
]. but don't forgit the gum
We'll. / throwed sticks at the critter
when he tried TO uncllmb the tree till
finally the boss got back with his
dogs. They set up an awful boiler
when they see the bear-flrst one
they'd ever smellcd, l reckon-and
the little teller crawled up I'm some
forks and watched things. cautious,
while they leaped about, bayin' most
fierce and blood curdlln'.
" How you goin' 10 get him DOWN.
says l.
" en- shoot him IN the lower Jaw
says the Britisher, SO he cawn't bite
the dogs. Ten give 'em cawnndence'
'He takes aim az Mr. Bears chin
and misses II three times runnln'. he's
that excited
q Settle down. H'Anglish. says l..
Tie Amt got no double chins How
many shells left IN your gum
when be looks he finds there's only
one more, Tor ha hadn't stopped t. on
The magazine. 20 I cautions him.
"'Y0u're shootln' too low. Raise
her
lie raised her all right and caught
Mr. Bruin IN the snout What follow
81 thereafter was most too quick 10
notice. for tho poor bear let out a
bawi. dropped OF bis limb into the
midst o. them raglu'. turbio seventy
/ pun hounds en- Rugged 'em 20 death.
one after another. Ike be was dom q
/ system 81 health exercises lie took
'em % his bosom as n he'd Just got
4 back on d long trip. then. dr9ppin' the
last one be made 90 that younger son
an Pot q gold lliing in BIS leg Yes.
sir; most chewed 80 on uAurlish let
tut q Siberian wolf boiler hiaseif. an
! bad % step ln with the hafehet and
Kill the brute. though Z was most dead
from iaughin'.
That's how n r. with nae an Glen.
fter," the old man concluded when
he gets tired experimental with this
new law game Of ilsn. 100 step .n an'
do business on common sense basis"
you talk as n y0u wouldn't get fair
! play" said Helen.
| we won't" said be-. with conviction.
II look on OH lawyers with suspicion,
even 90 old baidface - your uncle.
nskin' your pardon an gcfun' 90. boin'
ne I'm a friend an BE- nin't no real
relation of yours. anyhow SO. sir.
| They're al crooked"
Dextry held tho western dlstrust u
The legal profession prchensive.
unreasOning deep.
Is the Oh man an The IN you've
/ gotT Do Questioned. when Size refused
I % discuss the matter
'Ho is-i1 20 way have a brother.
OF hope I have. somewhere. lie ran