The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1907-12-15

IhlS here party claimed the ni1S10f-
tune of bein' younger son, whatever
that is. and is grubstaked to a ranch
by his people back home. Havin' ac-
quired an intimate knowledge of the
west by readin Bret Harte and havin'
assim lated the secrets of ranchin' by
correspondence school. he is fitted am
pie to teach US natives a thing or two.
and he does it. / am workin his outfit
as foreman, and it don't take long to
show me that he's good hearted fell
Ter III spite of his ridin' boomers an
penuchle eveglass. He amt never had
no actual experience, but he's got q
Henry Thompson Seton book that tells
him all about everything from field
mice to goiriilys.
We're troubled a heap with coyotes
them days. ard finally this party sends
home for some Rooshian wolfhounds.
I'm fer pizenin' sheep carcass, but he
says:
- No. no, me deah man; that's not
sportsmanlil{e. Well hunt 'ein-aye,
hunt EN-. Only fawncy the sport wen
have ridin' to hounds
8 We viii not. says L.. / amt goia'
To do no simon Legree stunts. It amt
mans size. Bein' English. you don't
count. bat I'm growed up
''Notliin' would do him but those
Uncle Toms Cabin dogs. however,
and he had 'cm imported clean from
Berkshire or Sibeery or thereabouts,
four of em. 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 a rain bar'l
downhill from the kitchen, and when.
them booded critters saw it comm
they throwed down their tails and tore
out like rabbits. After that 1 couldn't
see no good in 'em with a spyglass.
. They amt got no grit What
makes you think they can fight? I
asked one day.
'Fight?' says HAnglish. My deah
man. they're full blooded. Cost seven
t. pun each. They're dreadful crea-
lures when they're reused. They'll
tear a wolf TO pieces like a rag, kill
bears. anything. Oh, rully, perfectly
dreadfulr s
well. it wasn't week later that he
went over to the east line with me to
mend a barb wire. / had my pliers
and u Ratchet and some staples. About
a mile from the house we jumped up
little brown bear that scampered off
when he seen rs, but, bein' agin bluff
where he couldn't get away. he climb
el a cottonwood. III Anglish was sim
/ ply frothin' with excitement
What nlisfortune, Neyther gun
nor hounds
III scratch his back and talk pref
ty to him. says i. while you run back
ana get Winchester and them fero-
eious bulldogs
Wolf hounds.' says he, with dig
nifty. full bloeded seventy pun each.
They'll rend the poor beast limb from
limb l hate to do it. but it'll be good
practice for them
They may he good renders says
+ I, but don't fergit the gun
well. I throwed sticks at the eritter
when he tried to unclimb the tree till
finally the boss got back with his
dogs They set up an awful holler
I when they see the bear first one
/ they'd ever smelled, 1 reckon-and
4 the little Teller crawied up in some
/ forks and watched things, cautious
while they leaped about, bayin' most
| fierce and blood curdlin'.
/ How you goin' to get him down?
says /.
18Th sheet him in the lower Jaw,
says the Britisher. so he cawn't bite
| the dogs. It'll give 'em cawnfidence.'
.sHe takes aim at Mr. Bears CHR
and misses it three times runnin, he's
that excited.
y I,r1x
.Ie amt got no double chins. How
many shells left in your gun:'
When he looks he finds there's only
ore more. fer he hadn't stopped to fill
the magazine. SO I cautions him.
You're shootin' too low. Rais'
her
.He raised her all right and caugh
Mr. Bruin in the snout. What follow
ed thereafter was most too quick t.
| notice. for the poor bear let out ;
bawl, dropped off his limb into thu
midst of them ragin'. tur'ble sevent.
pun hounds an Rugged EN- to death
one after another. like he was dom ;
system of health exercises. He tool
/ EN- to his bosom as If he'd just 90
Il back off long trip. then. droppin' tl
Il last one, he made at that younger sol
an put Il gold filling in his leg Yes
sir: most ehewed It off. H'Anglish lie
out Siberian wolf heller hisself an
had to step in with the hafchet an,
kill the brute though 1 was most dea'
from Iaughin'.
That's how it Is with ME an Glen
ister,'' the old maa concluded. Vhel
he gets tired experimental with thf
new law came of hisB. I'll step in IN
do business ON q common sense basis.
You talk as if you wouldn't get TAI
play" said Helen.
I'VE won't" said he, with conviction
81 look on all lawyers with suspicion
even to old baldface your uncle
askin' Your pardon an getfin' 1t. beir
as I'm q. friend an he amt no rea
/. relation Of yours. anyhow No. 81
4 They're an crooked - .ss
Bextry held the western distrusk .
me legal professions comprehensive
unreaspning. deep. Es#l
ELS the old man all the kin syoHsv
got he questioned, when she refuse,
to discuss tiesT5atfer.
~ IL IN III ray have 81 hrotheq
q q hepe I have, sonewher4 - r.
sway when w. wers both littae tl1li
/ md Z hasenst sSen him aince, khe6xI
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