New-York tribune., 1908-12-20
SUNDAY MAGAZINE FOR DECEMBER 20. 1908

I ever saw outside the Black Hills i lawn N he
end whar they was play actin II ~l'-e --oAed
like side canon up nigh the head waters q Rapid
Creek-big boulders. an pines and c----@ n a ;@-
carrvin' as much water Dead-lar t-rrs- Al
weather, Sav that little Of rhe-a--er canon could
put up a worse storm than You OF ne ever see n
The Rockies She was thurderlr an I---1-1 Ill
was dead sure We was all II for q W--c-slc--. a1
reckon one must d come after l left
l always thought rhe-a-ters was --tt-- 10 oe
funny IN. but that one was jest na-I---E tl--
heT'S own grief as long as | got o. stay II -er
Nothin dom but su-Ierln an abusln ~ ---r-e1la
Ineanness-
DLUMB alone an lost IN the canon. -ees-1, vas
L pore little gal. bout sixteen years DID, -ea1ln
on a stump close UP 70 Whar l WaS >r---1-. al
sobbin' fl 10 Kill herself She had r.-- -eN- %
rotflin' on an was that ga 'nted up an lean pea-ed
ike She was nigh starved % death An rha- SIC
hung an cried an cried I'll II pearec % ne s-Ae
O. the women folks ought 10 q gone % her 7l-
thev-a1 never noticed none, ~ "~C- --SH- u
gassin with their fellers-
.Fin'Ilv. when she got 50 veal, thought she was
goin' 70 drop, out from behind a boulder SIPS
great big feller all hair an WhIsker> e-- his --@s;
Tor ne had nothin but fu- hunt-1 SHIRT loiia comm
hallway 10 his knees an n his hand 1r -a--i1s
long biIdaqHs skelplng knife
Pore | realized ne meant trouble ne masses
i1r1lp an grabs the gal by the shoulder AZ SNAKES
her sCandaouS an while ne 5 shaa-L he sol. y
halt talkin an half sInsIn % her III some Alrl y
talk near Ike Spanish thought co,,-l Ci As,o-5
some of 1t BY crIpes, but that teller II t> 10! s 80
an plenty over something he cLalrrel >H5 q ~
An when. half SObbIn an S-ng1c SLe tct-5- - =
tellin him she hadn't. an % 60 on an e- -er -lNE'
he shook an abused her more n ever TIL II stl-CA
me II was about time for neighbour men -o-AS y
hop IN an take a hand. for II was plum. IAN s-
was pore, sweet faced, Innercent E-t-e t--1- ---
couldn't done no harm 10 a hururn11 -t---
Bout that time, Mr. HaIryTlaD ne =. ie laCA
step or two. stands an sCOwls an gr,-S his ,e-A a.
the gal for a minute. an then he raises MS A-l-',
sort o. crOuches for a lump. an sings gu- near -
could make it out 'III1tit.el FJIst Ers- 81 'H.
But before he could light on her with MS Al--e'
l hoped out Of my clOse-Pen INTO ne 49, 49,
ianrned my ! n his an observes VI. [le-t
man. You're a damned liar, an II 5 S-o1eA-I NJ -
Concho telin YOU, Little Mandy ,har IN H. IL,
an she don't have 70 say airy damn thing sHe -!
want TO, An if YOU don't pull your tr5--1. s-';1 go
for the brush. / II shore shoot SIN different N-s
rneanness Outen Your low down ms able 1----'S--
carcass, ,ts
The way his whiskers skipped over 1.alle-s s.s
maxim his getaway was some active. "f-J --S -
little gal she Jest drops OF IN dead t--r- N ~
thar till some folks comes down the su.lA IN 90
rIeS her of.
THEN / takes the kink Outen the hammer o. =!
gun sticks her in my waistband. an ctt-ls g-CA
an gits my hat havin had m0re = enough ~ . ~
burned Op'ra the-a-ters An while l Was dril.iI =
through the chute toward the mann E---5 % =
big pen. 70 git out. there was n toc-----i,e( -
cheerin' yelIn and hand clappin You ever -1--e -s
away from a stump spedkln but WhateNeI SIX "'-
all about Stonewau didn't stop 20 AN