Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-10-22
CHAPTER II.
"TT0OW did come to get myself IAI disliked down at the Chanta lII Seechee? Well, I'll tell you," caid Paddv tha coxv nrnchQr

 they made the Chanta Seechee into a
 stock company; then the stock com
 pany put all their brains in one think.
 and says they, Well make this man Jones superintendent, and the ranch
 is all right at once.' So out comes
 Jones from Boston, Mass, and what he didn't know about running ranch
 was common talk in the country, but
 what he knew about running ranch
 was too much for one man to carry around. He wasn't bad hearted fel- Ter in some ways, yet on the whole he felt it was an honor to a looking glass to have the pleasure of refecting him. Looking glass? I should say he had! 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 here? And other remarks that hurt our feel ings considerable. Jonesy, he said the fellers were rank lot of barbarians. He said it to old Neighbor Cases face, and he and the old man came together like 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 Neighbor Case had lost his false teeth. One crowd of fellers patted Jones on the back and said, Never mind your coat, old horse; you've licked man twice your age,' and the other comforted 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 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 a baby while I 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. T shall fire upon that man the first time I see him. Will you lend me your revolver?
 "'Lord, Jones, see here,' says I. 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 from mo- body
 "'D-d-darn himv snivels Jonesy. I ain't afraid o-o-of him. and the strange fact is that he wasn't. Well, I saw he was in such a taking that he might do something foolish and get hurt, so goes to Arizona, and says I, You ought to apologize to Jones' What Zony replied ain't worth repeat ing. And you along with him. he winds up.
 "'Now, ain't that childish? says. "A six footer like you that can shoot straight with either hand and yet ain't got generosity enough to ease the feel ings of poor little devil that's fair busting with shamer
 "'Well, what did he want to tell me to shut up my mouth for? cried Old Dry Belt. Men have died of less than that
 "'Aw, shucks, Zony,' I says. A great, big man like you oughtn't to come down on little cuss who's all thumb hand side and left feet
 "'That be blowed,' says he, only he says it different. I'd like to know to come and tell full grown man like me to shut up his mouth. He'd ought to stay in little mans place and talk sassy to people his own size. When he comes shooting off his bazoo to a man that could swaller him whole without loosening his collar it's i'm pidence; that's what 1t is.'
 "'Well, as favor to me? I says.
 "Well, if you put it In that way-f don't want to be small about it.
 ''So Arizona goes up to Jones and sticks out his hand. There's my hand. Jones' he says. I'm mighty sorry you told me to shut up my mouth,' says he.
 50 am l. says Jones heartily, not taking in the sense of the words. but feeling that 1t was all in good inten- tion. So that was all right, and I stood in with the management in great shape for fixing up the fuss so pleas ant But 1t didn't last. They say noth- ing lasts in this world. There's some enc, however. and I should like to wait around and see if they don't hold out, but I'll never make it. I've been in too much excitement.
 "Well, the next thing after Jonesy got established was that his niece must come out during vacation and pay him a visit Jeerusalemr thinks I. 'Jonesy's niecer I had visions of a thin, yaller, sour little piece. with mouse cOlOred hair pIastered down on her head and an unkind word for ev- Jonesy told me about her be- ing in college, and then I stuck a pair of them nose grabber specks on the picture. can stand most any kind