Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-04

little Johnny was a pleasant myth But
he had my $50 and 1 had jimmy and
Brandt had Well. l said I'd keep jimmy
If she killed me.
believe jimmy was as strong as an OK
Brandt said stronger-but the way she
acted every time her pack was put on
would have brought the S. p. c. A. clat
terng down on our heads had we been in
Boston. Our outfit was light. made espe-
cially so for a mountain trip-seventy
pounds lighter than the ordinary mule
pack-but jimmy would heave and sigh and
give little sobby means that fairly Wrung
your heart-until you remembered the
sick wife. little broken-hearted Johnny
and the poor old blind mother. and then
you laid a strap with great suddenness
and loud, loud noise and felt better.
At night when we removed her pack she
generally lay down at once to die. with
a 'you've-killed =me- nth your cruelty air
that was pitiful to see: and as long as we
stood watching and asking where the pain
was she lamented. wronged sad. yet will
ing to forgive if we brought her sugar on
our knees-Oh. yes. she'd forgive us. UNI
less she died,-and the instant that we
turned our backs up she hoped and ate
grass.
She worked her die the-death mood for
about three days at time; then the
trich mood took her and she went on two
legs, fore and aft while we were operat-
ing on the pack amidships. 1t wasn't
pleasant and we did our best to show her
how we felt about it, after which she put
on her naughty air.
We could have stood it ourselves we'll
enough. but she was so hateful to the
horses and to our little campfire brother
our dog F1apjack. Him she kicked across
the river just for looking at her.
We'll. jimmy" Brandt used to say
don't fergit we gotta use fer yer carkiss
II we amt fer you. You'll make bang-up
bear bait. an when you quit workin'
We'll go to trappin' bears. Guess you II
stand us in bout four. an we're goin
where they're plenty. So keep your eye
peeled an don't fergit it,
But summer passed and we got our
bears without Jinny's involuntary aid and
their pelts were added to the pack Her
protests on these occasions would have
done credit to duchess-she couldn't and
she wouldn't carry those things; what
right had we to ask 1t of her?-how dared
We? Carry them yourselves if you want
the dirty things, but don't ask me to de-
mean myself.
AS stood on the platform awaiting the
east bound train that was to separate me
from my good friend Brandt. l so far
humbled myself as to say, IF you can't
sell jimmy for five dollars, give her away;
and if you can't give her away, turn her
loose and let the wolves eat her. I've had
my Hi OF jimmy.
Il don't know" he unused meditatvely
"as thez another five-dollar tenderfoot in
the state, an l don't know as l got an
enemy 1 wanta do bad as all that, and.
she'd grow fat browsin on wolves-it'S
been her naterel diet. fur's 1 can reckon.
fur bout sixty-three years. 80 So long,
and l swung into the Pullman.
Summer came again. as 1t always does II
you wait long enough. and the Sunset
Limited dropped me in the early. early
dawn at little station west Of Laramie,
and there stood Brandt bea ming welcome.
He had pitched our tent on the outskirts
OF the two-saloon six-house town and re-
gated me with the news as he carried my
suitcase and guns thither.
And what became OF Jinny?" I asked.
Jlnny?-oh, she's all right. We got a
new member to our party can manage
jimmy 10 turn. Yes, sir. Wouldn't part
with Jimmy now"
Some other chap going with u.s." I ex-
claimed dismally. why, man. what's
that for? You've forgotten Chatfield,
Forgotten Chatfield .-Mistah Chatfield!
Well. l swan! and Brandt let off one of
his outlaws.
You walt till you see him-he's Young"
Brandt soothed me. "And besides he's
saved us new mule-Jinny's a perfect
angel with him.
Rather buy two mules"
Want to turn in?" Brandt united the
tent flaps I'll clear out an let YOU
sleep all day.
Waste a day in sleeping" I cried.
"Avaunt wretch. Saddle me valiant steed
and let's away
Dawn was breaking over the plains. tip
ping the snow caps Of Medicine Bow