Sharp County record., 1907-04-12
The Marshal
OF Par raGISe
By Gsnrvs EdRf7 Hg7E
c-oovrbt by 7ora55 r Ho~sr1

Archibald sHsrgtder anlitaeF5 WIS
8or7 on ch and Dacr55e parents
aa f of Richmond ud a.Ia
afneqe0n was 1at of -aa young maa
qf .aa middle s-a5a 1e was raIglG
10 have iard respect ats e1nactenae
--d he honest lie knew there we're
1se7ra a the world with 1rt lr.'e
REGARD for law and arfer .1r la aat
rard books and 1-~a1anara 11r .1AT
Grlraf sg atae8 remote Ike -5nI-
neil and the se1 stars Ills uDrz,a-
Inc was on getctT conventional lines
bfs saAeue of eg'steHea s loHnd-
cd lv he limited experience obtained
ano0g raqaef and Intellectual 71-
quarataaaaar1 a vetus-saf .tio-
av1craag .1 dlq character wa9 bis fear
OF bodily 1.urv u was more -Jaf
.mdltg- was albert ga7ioa. cow
ar4lca As moral courage and sense
Of duty were among d.a most 1r1mt-
nenr TRAITS d.a utter lack Df yhgsle7i
courage was acoerUaeef
Deva.onna lbers1far .ardaucies
gurlna aiq last ~aa- .1 college this
seadlous qmet lmd young man was
2lyen letter of credit and much ad-
vice 1g als busy father caamois
skin ndervs4f and O cloud-ou-7I u
tears by 1is loving mother and de-
1arfed FOR 4riz0na TO seek the -1huaf
health a.s Dhyscisu predicted an out
door lie i'm That latitude would con-
fer
When Archibald A1struther rsaoh~
Cd Paradise lla general appearance
muat have failed in many respects To-
coincide with the armoaDhere of rda-
hnarilng community Archibald A1-
sf-uthev was short and sHaht .H.n
and pale % face. hoEow-chea.ed and
with a scholarly syoap % a.a doQ.-
deg The wectacJes he wore were
rendered necessary BY extreme near
slehtedneas FOLLOWING custom u
the free and uaiec.erad west lone
some Llntblodn dubbed him hunry'
al heir srst interview and Ruutg he
remained 10 .ss end of The story.
Mr.. 5m'fbera neither drank
smoked nor 2amb'ad He t'd not know
how 10 load or Ere Gun and used
knife only for the glbd'via.on Of 5.s
food On the few occasions he wa7
present at alterations between two
or more gentlemen be bad ] was .1-
formed, went white and hot'00ted
for cover" It was perhaps but net.
ural tbat the rough and ready resi-
dents Of Paradise should hold him at
first M light esteem Hc was lnoon-
gruous--a tenderfoot RE dld not TO-
Physically and 90 many ways ma0-
tally and morally. be was everything
that they we're not
But when Billy EarIe's broncho
stepped Into a hole and broke ail'g4
leq Instead 0s the br0ncho's Hm'y
amlthers spent days and rIghts carr
Ing for Billy and .1aned him money
for hls DOCTORS bon Ard when Pat
.Iohnsous teu-yearCid boy was 7'f'ot-
en- with dlphtheria punfy brought r.
bag 0f clothes 10 he house drove
pap m 10 HE work and saved fhe
chlGs ufe by careful nursing These
and many other evidences Of gn7eI
hshnesa. generosity and humanity
eventually ealneI him not only fhe
good VIII but rhe genuine respect oi
HE neiehbora
One night jake Sweeney par'ook ~
tho cup that cheers and aIao .nabm-
ates and did what H'g BI feruigan
described 20 me- as some pr1mlsou.
ous shootin' with various da.efer.9uq
results" and Parad.ae decided 1 1l-
emn couclage % marshal was needed
Lonesome Llnfhi0m straight 1.-The
supple gragcyed and fearless would
have been nanim1u7'Y reIac'rd at
me time but ftaf an election War
deemed The straight and regular
method 10 pursue
on tho day ~ .ho voting some I1For
conceived DO would be- great 'l1 '1
cast % ballot for I,1fg 8nIfhafH Ue-
ina ungeldsh. ho shared Doe feet with
a few friends who followed bIa exam.
pic and explained .ba bBmor ef .be
oceaal0n NJ few ~ fheIr friends
And whom mo votes wore counted 10
was found me huw1fsf4 ware RI me
majority Rmfy 5mtbera w0a aiacf
od marshal ~ Paradise ay vote NJ
SO 10 IN Paradise aat uD and be.
gan m take n0rIea
a meeting was da7fHg called In
ThrooFinenret p"r'a SELDOM and ~
resolution wag offered providing f6f
q committee ~ thrda which commit.
tee should cal on Mf 3milhors .h.
form him Ihat Iha whole maff.r w1g
mi,hke direct b.1 attention NJ Hif
manifest unff1eaa f1r fhe position
and request his withdrawal ha .ha
question NJ .te adoption ri .ho raG.l
lion w0s 1bodf f1 uf p1f Lonesome
Llhfhmm 'he def1afa1 candidate
stepped .ffa fha room
dlaneing over 6IH audience ba
said
"fIoys. have iraf eomo from
T,nnty gmrhefe Te bee hoard 'ho fa.
s,tft ~ ftI rIafff,.s and E.s H.J.F.