Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1907-10-24

Some fellers can run In rhinecaboo
that d make the hair stand up on O
buffeler robe and get away with II
just like a mice, but that amt me.
IL sing little mite too high In the
cellar, down comes the roof atop OF
me. So II was this day. Old Johnny
Hardluck socked II TO me, same as
usual.
Gosh almighty! The liquor died IN
me after awhile, and | went sound
asleep In the saddle and woke up with
a Jar to find myself right in the mid
die of old Frosthead's gang the drums
"boom blpping" and those forty old
red tigers -hyahing' in styI,
that made my skin get up and wall;
all over me with cold feet.
How In blazes I'd managed to sill
through those lnjuns don't know
'Twould have been a wonderful piece
Of scouting If I'd meant II. You cqu
most always do any darn thing so,
don't want to do Well. there | was.
and, oh. doctor, but wasn't in a love.
ly mess! That war song put crin,r
into me that Jack Frost himself
couldn't take out.
1t was as dark as dark by this time
The moon just stuck one eye over the
edge of the prairie, and the rest OF the
sky was covered with cloud. A little
light came from the Injuns' campfire.
but not enough to ride by, and, be.
sides, didn't know which way ]
ought to go.
Says to myself, BILLY Saunders, you
are the champion all around, old fash.
ioned fool Of the district. You are a
tackass from the country where ears
less'n three foot long are curiosities.
You sassed that poor swatty that want
ed to keep you out Of this, footing your
bazoo like a man peddling soap, but
now it's up to you. What are you GO
Ing to do about itT' and I didn't get
any answer neither.
Well, IL was no use asking myself
conundrums out there In the dark
when time was so scarce. So wraps
my Handkerchief around Laddy's nose
to keep him from talking horse to the
Injun mics and prepared to sneak to
where I'd rather be.
Laddy was the quickest thing on legs
in that part Of the country-out of a
mighty spry little Pinto mare by our
thoroughbred Kentucky horse-and |
knew II could get to the open them
Injuns wouldn't have much of chance
to take out my stopper and examine
my works-not much. A half mile
start, and / could show the whole
Sioux nation how wore my hair.
! cut for the place where the Injuns
seemed thinnest, lifting myself up till
l didn't weigh fifteen pound and
breathing only when necessary. We
got along first rate until we reached
the edge of 'em, and then Laddy had
to stick his foot In gopher hole and
walloped around there like a whale
trying to climb tree.
Some darn cuss of an Injun threw
handful of hay on the fire, and as 1t
blazed up the whole gang spotted me.
! numbered my gun, sent the irons
Into Laddy, and we began to walk.
didn't like to make for the ranch. as
knew the boys were short handed. so
pointed north, praying to the good
Lord that I'd hit some kind of settle
nent before I struck the north pole.
Well, we left those Injuns so far be-
hind that there wasn't any fun In II.
Stacked up, patting myself on the
back, and as the trouble seemed all
'ver I was just about to turn for the
'anch when heard horses galloping.
Ind as the moon came out a little !
Jaw a whole raft of redskins a-boiling
Up draw not half mile away. That
me slabsided. 1t looked like
got the wrong ticket every time the
Wheel turned.
! whooped 1t up again, swearing
stop this deal short OF dead
ure thing. We few through space,
,addy pushing hole In the air like
scared coyote making for home and
mother.
Always down the valley spotted a
title shack sitting all alone by itself |
ut In the moonlight. I headed for It.
murder.
A man came to the door in his un-
errigging.
''Hi. there! what's eating your he
ellis.
~Injuns coming, pardneri The coun-
RS just DOSING Injuns! Better get a
viggie on your
IAN right aide along. TN ketch up |
you," says he.
I hooked back and saw him hustling |
e with biz saddle On his arm. Hes
particular kind Of cuss," thought
Bareback would suit most people"
Taking e little eosier for the next |
oupls e miles. I save him chance
We pcundsd along without saying !
nything Tor I spell, when happened |
, notice That ~ teeth were chatter /
Keep your nerve %. pardnerl' says
Don't you go< scared -wotvo got
POD stnrt on 'enns
Hs looked q r. Kind Of reproach-
-eeared Be- dernedr' says be. 7
pckcn 4 you was riding around this
tee cool night IN your drawers, your /
18th I'D rattle some too"
J took look az him ana Jaw, sure
noush, while he had hat coat ana
Go{n al fhe ronk~ x~oa vx,io~,,,~, uv.n |