The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1907-04-12

rchihaia Anstruther Smithers was "a
horn OF rich and respectable parents =
in the city OF Richmond. Ind his "
education vas tina Of the young men p
~ the middle states. lie was taught q
10 have faith. respect his conscleh'e
and be honest. lie knew there We're /.
people in the world with but hltie !,
regard for law and order, for he had !
road hooks and newspapers, but thes .
dglred as things remote ike rom :
,of; and the fixed stars. His uprais- F,
ing was on strictly conventional mes :
his scheme Of existence was Dounu-
cd bv the limited experience obtalheu
auong a refined and intellectual &C
ouainfanceshlp A wellmarked 1910
svncrasv in his character was his Tear
~ bodilv injury. II was more than
,fmiditv. n was abject physical COW
ardice. As moral courage ana sehse
Of duty were among his most piomi
nent traits. his utter lack OF phNsi0~
courage was accentuated
Develoning tubercular tendencies
during his last year in college, TINS
studious. quiet. timid young man Vas
given a letter OF credit and uch aa-
vice bv his busy father. a chamois
skin undervest and a cloud-burst OF
tears bv his loving mother. and de-
narted for Arizona 10 seek th.a robust
health his phvsician predicted an out
door life in that latitude "oulu oOA
! fer.
When Archibald Anstruther reach
cd Paradise his general appearance
must have failed. in many respects ~
coincide with the atmosphere 81 mat
bustling community. Archibald An
z struther was short and slight, thin
and pale of face. hollow-chested' ana
n with a scholarly stoop TO MS shou''
ders The spectacles he wore were
:. rendered necessary by extreme near.
le sightedness. Following a custom OF
re- the free and unfettered west. lone
I'd some Linthicum dubbed him hun'y
.s' at their first interview, n huhtF n'
OF remained TO the end OF the s'ors'
Is Mr.. Smithers neither drank
=, smoked nor gambled. He did not know
40 how 10 load or fire a gun and use
III a knife only for the subdivision OF nj
food ON the few occasions ne va
present at alterations between "
CT or more gentlemen. he had, Was Il
.en formed. went white and hot-ioo,e
pill for cover" II was perhaps but ha
ural that the rough and ready res
all dents Of Paradise should hold bin
are a., IN light esteem. He was inco
the yruors-a tenderfoOt. He did not n
physically. and in many ways me
OLD tally and morally. he was eNef9'hin
yer that they were not.
or But when Billy Earle's broncf
itl stepped into a hole and broke Biiy
to leg instead of the bronchos. KUN
dry smithers spent days and nights ca
am ing for Billy and loaned him mon'
ith for his doctors bill. And ~hen =
Is .Johnson's t~en-yearOld boy was slrlo
en- with ~diphtheria, Runty brought
nge bag NJ clothes to h house. dro'
pan on 10 his work. and saved u
lble child's life by careful nursing
'sie one night Jake Sweeney partook
the Gun that cheers and also incl
van a,es and did what big Bill Jernig'
ant described 10 me as some promise
ing ons shootin' with various deleterlo
results and Paradise decided IN :
we emn %conclaye a marshal was neeu'
Lonesome Linthicum. straight. hti
the sunnle gray-eyed and fearless. wot
re haze been unanimously selected
the the time. but that an election v
ears seemed the straight and regul
1oa method TO pursue.
On the day Of the voting some 'o'
conceived 1t would be great iuh
cas-, a ballot tor Runty SmitheTs
been ,,g unseldsh. he shared his Jest ="
Dirit' faw friends. who followed his eNa
r,e and explained the humor OF
nave occasion 10 a few Of their irien
ever And when the votes We're counted
ara was found the humorists were IN
his no 3oritv Runty Smithers was 81
the "a marshal Of Paradise by a vote
most Sc 10 - Paradise sat up ana
n ne gan TO take notice.
!" se' meeting was hastily called
e ~ -Three.Finccred Pote's saloon an
Is ! resolution was offered providing
'si'h comm..,ee OF three. which com
Esau too should call on Mr.. Smiihess'
JACOB form him that the whole matter
PIPER r,is,akc direct his attention 10
lin ,na,ifest unntness for the posi'
20 and request his withdrawal As
ce as question of the adoption OF the res
even tom was about TO be- put. Lones
aeon + rinthcum. the defeated canci'
on 20 steppei into the room.
'p' an Glancing over his audience
&c. said
.ur'o Boys. have just come
y Rrutv smithers. lie has heard ~
sun snit Of the election and has :
louns he matter seriously. lie has
> ""u dressed his deep regret that ] -
have been defeated. but Is hri
s 'rae inc belief that our republican IN.
! sSu lions are based on the theory ina
= tha' will Of the majority must prevail
hearts ,s anxious to justify your juds
shouio a. his choice By doing his duty =
'io'e ably and well. You elected !
unia, marshal OF Paradise. The ee
II was fair and square. You can
tearing Won shall not-humiliate him by
eartn ing him to withdraw. Boys
hsau smithers is going 20 oe marsh
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