The Red Cloud chief., 1908-04-24

Whips cracking md the ladS nOIlcrlnS:
Whoa haw. Mary-up there! Whcrp!
| Whoa haw"
".And those fellers had picked up
dry threats walking In the dust; also
they had n months wag aching In
their pockets. We hadn't much more'n
got the thump of their arrival out OF
our ears when who Ome roaring into
town but the Bengal Tiger gang, and
they had four months wages. The own
or of the mine got on n bender and paid
everybody off by mistake. You can
hardly imagine how this livcned up
things. There amt nobody less likely
70 play lame duck than me, but there
was no dodging the hospitality. The
only idea prevailing was to be rid of
the money as soon as possible. The
effects showed right off. You could
hear one man telling the folks for
their own good that he was the Old
Missouri River. ana when he felt like
swelling his banks 1t was time for
parties who Ouldn swim tn hunt
the high ground, while the gentleman
OH the next corner let us know that he
was Il locomotive carrying 300 pounds
Of steam with the gauge still clirubing
tod the blower on. When he whistled
three times. he said, any intelligent
man would know that there was Ian
ger round
We'll, sir, l put the Old Missouri
River to bed that night, and he'd fiat
tened out to Il very small streamlct in
deed, while the locomotive went lame
before supper aud had to be put In
the rOundhOuse by n couple of pushers.
That's the way with fine idens. Cold
facts comes and puts a crimp In them.
Once l knew a small Teller l could
have stuck In my pocket and forgot
about, but when we went out and took
several prescriptions together on a day
he spoke to ME like this. Red says
he, put your little hand in mine, and
Wen go and take a birdseye view Of
the universe AstOnishin' idea, wasn't
1t? And him not weighing owe a hun
dred pound. HOwsOmever, he didn't
take any birdseye view of the uni
verse. He only become strikingly In
disposed.
Well. to get back to Boise, you
never in all your life saw so many
men and brothers as was gathered
there that day. and old Aggy, he was
one of the centers of attraction. That
big voice and black beard was always
where the crowd was thlckest and the
wet goods flowing the freest. Gentle
men, says he, let's lift up our voices
> in melody!' That was one OF Ag's de-
-, luslons-he thought he could sing. So
four of 'em got on top OF a billiard
table and presented Rocked In the
Cradle of the Deep to the company,
which made me feel glad that 1 hadn't
been brought up that way. After Ag
, had hip locked the last low note an
7 other song bird volunteered
This was a little fat Dutchman,
with pale blue eyes and a mustache
=, like two streaks of darning cotton.
l He had come to town to sell "A pair Of
1 beef steers, but got drawn into the
: general hilarity, and now he didn't
, care Il cuss whether he, she or 1t ever
sold another steer. He got himself on
> end and sung 'Ieeb Fadderlont mox.
true cckstein' in Il style that made You
> wonder that the human nose could
stand the strain.
"'Aw, cheese THAR says IA fclleI
l near the door. Come, get your steers
D one of ems Just chased the barber W
Z a telegraph pole!
l $50 then we all piled out into the
y street to see the steers. Sure enough
u there was the barber sitting or the
i crosspiece and the steer paving dirt
u underneath.
I "ne done made me come a fast
> heat from de cohner,' says the barber
u Il KEEP hollerin' Next" but he aim
e nay no 'tentlon-he make 1t next" ful
u ME, shuah! Yah, yah, yah! You gents
!, orter seen me start at de bottom an
= slide all de way up dis yer telegraf'
pole!'
= zone Of the bull whackers went on
y to rope the steers, and Ag gave direc
= tons from the sidewalk. He WASH
very handy with a RATA. and that's
= fact, but the way Ag lit into him wa
. scandalous. When he'd missed abou
six casts Of his rope, Ag opened up OF
- him:
l.. "'Put a stamp on it and send 1t Il
y him by mall said Aggy in his sour
!. castle way. Address 1t, BAY Steer
middle of Main street, Boise. Ida. l
:, not delivered within ten days, return
:. to owner, who can use 1t to hang him
= self" Blast my hide II l cOuldn'
y stand here and throw a box car neare
:. to the %critter! Well. well, well! HOY
y many left hands have you got, ans
how? Do 1t up In a wad and heave
at him for general results. He Nigh
get tangled in it,
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