Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1907-08-29

a'Wesq;s aa tstrrible shape, MISS"
himself in the sand against the boat,
while at her greeting he broke into talk
as if he was needful only of her friend
~ presence to stir his confidential
chords into active vibration.
Were in turrible shape, MISS" he
said. sOur claims jumped. Somebody
run in and talked the boy out of it
while was gone, and now we can't
get sem off He's been tryin' this here
new law game that you all brought in
this summer. I've been drunk. That's
what makes me look so ornery."
He said the last not in the spirit OF
apology, for rarely does your frontiers
man consider that his self indulgences
require palIiation, but rather after the
manner of one puyeying news of mild
interest, as be would inform you that
his surcingle had broken or that he had
witnessed a lynching.
What made them jump your claim?"
II don't know. don't know nothin'
about it, because, as I remarked pre-
yious, amt follered the totterin' foot
steps of the law none too close Nor
do intend to. / simply draws out Of
the game fer spell and lets the young
ster have his fling. Then if he can't
make good I'll take the cards and finish
1t for him.
ITS like the time was ranchin'
with an Englishman up in Montana.
This here party claimed the misfor-
tune of bein' a younger son, whatever
that is, and is grubstaked to q ranch
by his people back home. Havin' ac-
CURED an intimate knowledge of the
west by readin' Bret Harte and hayin'
assim'lated the secrets Of ranchin' by
correspondence school, he is fitted am
pie to teach us natives a thing or two,
and be does it, l am workin' his outfit
as foreman, and it don't take long to
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.
ssWe're troubled heap with coyotes
them days, and finally this party sends
home for some Rooshian wolfhounds.
I'm fer pizenin' a sheep carcass, but he
says:
No, no, me deah man; that's not
sportsmanlike. We'll hunt 'em-aye,
hunt 'em. Only fawncy the sport wen
have ridin' to houndsv
We will not says /. 4 amt goin'
to do no Simon Legree stunts. 1t amt
mans size BeIn' English, you don't
count, but I'm growed up
aNothin' would do him but those
Uncle Toms Cabin dogs, however,
and he had 'em imported clean from
Berkshire or Sibeery or thereabouts,
four of EN-, great big blue ones. They
was as handsome and imposin' as set
of solid gold teeth, but somehow they
didn't seem to savvy our play none.
One day the cook rolled rain barl
doWnhill from the kitchen, and when
them blooded critters saw it comm
they throwed down their tails and tore
out like rabbits. After that I couldn't
see no good In 'em with spyglass.
sThey amt got no grit. What
makes you think they can fightg
asked one day
.FightT says HAnglish. My deah
man, they're full blooded. Cost seven
ty 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
We'll, 1t wasn't a week later that he
went over to the east line with me to
mend barb wire. l had my pliers
and q Ratchet and some staples. About
q mile from the house we jumped Ut
a little brown bear that scampered OF
when he seen us, but, bein' agin bluff
where he couldn't get away, he climb
ed cottonwood H'Anglish was sim
ply fr0thin' with excitement.
What misfortunel Neyther CUR
nor hounds
TIL scratch bis back and talk pref
II to him. says /, while you run bach
aud ret Winchester and them Zero
csous 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 1t, but it'll be good
practice for them