The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1907-11-28

And bureau and bOotblacking Jig
ger and a feather bed and curtains
and truck in his room Strange fellers
used to open their eyes when they saw
that room 'Hello-o-o.' they'd say.
Whose little birdie have we hereT
And other remarks that hurt our feel
ings considerable Jonesy he said the
felerS were rank lot Of barbarians.
He said it to old Neighhor Cases face,
and he and the old man came together
like a pair of hens. for Jonesy had
sand in spite OF his faults That was
fight worth travelling to see. They
covered at least an acre of ground;
they tore the air with upper swats and
cross swipes; they hollered, they jump
ed and they pitched, and when the DIFF
ficulty was adjusted we found that
Jonesy's coat was painfully ripped up
the back and Neghbor Case had lost
his false teeth. One crowd Of felIers
patted Jones on the back and said.
Never mind your coat. old horse:
you've licked n man twice your age
and the other comfortcd Neighbor say
ing. Never mind. Case. you can ease
your mind by thinking how you headed
up that rooster and he fifty pounds
lighter than YOU
| "Jonesy put on airs after that. He
felt he was a hard citizen And then
he had the misfortune TO speak harsh
ly to Arizona Jenkins when Old Dry
Belt was In liquor Then he got roped
and dragged through the slough. He
cried like baby while helped him
scrape the mud off, but not because
he was scared. No, sir, That little
runt was full of blood and murder
"'You mark me now, Red says he,
the tears making bad land water
courses through the mud on his
cheeks. 4 shall fire upon that man
the first time | see him. VIII You
lend me your revolver
lord, Jones, see here, says l.
Don't you go making any such billy
goat play as that. Keep his wages
until he apologies. Put something
harmful in his grub; but, as you have
respect for the Almighty's handiwork
as represented by your person, don't
pull a gun on Arizona jenkins That's
the one thing he won't take fronl no
body
"'D-d-darn him" snivels Jonesy. i
amt afraid o-o-of him and the
strange iact Is that he wasn't. wei,
saw II" was III Such Il taking thHt
ne hll%h' Ct" something tooliSh ana get
hurt, SO | goes TO Arizona. and says |,
| Won ought fp anol0riyp ia Tonns
what IonN replied am worth repeat
ING. An" YOU a."nG Win nm, he
winds up
Now, amt that chiIdish| | says.
SIX too'er Ike YOU that can shoot
straight with either hand and yet amt
got gener"#:'t enough 10 ease the feel
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'oneS' he S'?'' III niiSh'E sorry you
told me to shut up my mouth saws he.
$50 am saws Jones heartily not
taking in the sense of the words. but
feeling that it was all in upnl intpu-
tion. So tuat WAS olI RIGHT o,,l /
stood in with the management, in GREAT