The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-02-14

games I've ben shooter an Snootee-
an. once-'fOre was converted-I rid
Jest ahead OF a bunch o. felleFs. with
rope. that was anxious to see me clos
ter. an 'twant nOthin' but tender
hand on the bride. an a consumin
ambition to beat EN-, that got me shet
u EN-, an fer years ] was fer, Ter.
from the simple life An VT. friend. ]
never knOwed genoOine excitement till
7 went liOE huntin'. Yes; I'd jest as
soon tell ye bout 1t. I'm in the cattle
trade. I've raised EN-. rustled EN-.
punched 'em and sold en-. I come east
with a bunch. an went to work, fer
Armour in Chicago. They sent me TO
MOO York with lot, an there they put
ms on a ship, with the critters. bound
fer Dutchland. Well when l handed
en- over. IN good shape. 70 the fellers
that bought 'em. I was foot loose, with
q roll in my clothes an 7 made up my
mind 10 stay fer a spell an see the ken
try. an put some frills onto E7y eddioa-
zion.
I've allus favored dedication, an
would never stand fer any one runnin
il Gown-langwiches in perticler.
They've alters ben my forty, an in most
any gabfest I kin git a piece o the
money. but. up TO that time, IN any
talk-game I'd set into the limit had
ben Ameriky. North and South. was
o fay with Sign, 10. an Greaser, but
wasn't wise to any furrin ciack, an
so I says Now, Slim, Is yer chance,
an I made good. as We kin see, from
the way l prattle Well. after buyin
tickets TO most every city in Europe
an gittin' on trains that didn't go TO
EN-. I rolled into a big town, an the
conductor yells: "Aufsteigen." p raDs
SO" says l. but Il don't say so on my
ticket. an that's prob'ly the reason I've
got here-anyways. it's out fer me,
an 7 clinl' down. Jest as l landed
Teller come up TO me, an gimme card
m 7 see the word pension" printed on
to H. Nope" says /. Il hain't got no
right to one, though I fit some, in
Kooby LeebTy." II was durin' my ar
gyment with the pension agent. that /
get acquainted with Mister Nuttree,
an it was through Nuttree that / went
lion huntin' He see that there was
some misunderstanding. an come up
10 explain things.
You will lodging have?'' says he. an
, says I would. He made e try fer my
GRIP, but ! sidestepped him. I'm tote
IT," | says an we started. He took
me to a little. narrer street-Gassy.
they called it-an knocked at the door
of fair looking house, an woman
come to the door. an we all went up
stairs. She an Nuttree debated, fer
spell. an he made the bargain, which
breakfast-caffy n late-coffee n milk
an roll an couple O eyes
throwed in-eye's Dutch fer egg. Nut
tree showed me tin ear on the wall.
IF you something need" says ne.
elbow the hole down" ] wanted to pay
him fer his trouble, but he wouldn't
have it; said he was goin' 10 AmeTiky.
an wanted 10 learn English.
We'll" says I, you used me white.
49, N Va q
an see me. any time" Il come says
he; an ne went, an I blew the hole
down, an a girl come say, friend she
was the real goods. an put up in a
tasty package. she most took my
breath away, but 1 braced.
Miss" / says. " I'm some dirty, an
Id like to clean up, II yen sit me some
hot wster an soap"
"Bitty." says she. "bitty.'
Lord" I says. "Ye're a winner,
sure. but we're there to yer graft, same
as an the resi-. Here's two bits" an I
give her a quarter. Studs. Miss" !
saNs-"hot"
Sha wouldn't have the quarter. an I
seen I'd made bad play. She stood
lnokin' at me, an I looked AT her, an
I didn't know what to say, but l wa ut
never a gutter. SO I done the best
could VIE gates" I says. sex und
sexig-pea nuckle."
Sine LATED. "Armer mann" says she
Il be- I SAYS, AN proud of il. On
the hocf er in cans, he's got 'em all
stopped. though amt sayin' that some
- the timed things wouldn't be safer
III they wss hoped
well. that was the way I met up with
Berta We got better acquainted, af-
iervard az we haint nsither Of US ever
hen sorry FOR it. You may think all
this haint got much 10 do with lions
blt we're wrong
Nuttree an Berta was both in the
game.
Nuttree come to see me every day
and Wei practice on each other. him in
English an me in Dutch He was a
little Teller. an wore specs an clothes
that was too big fer him, but he was all
right any way We took him. an GER
tainly was good to me He had money
an alters carried a roll. an there was a
time@fore ! got religion-that Ia
lifted It off him, II I'd had 10 use jack
screws. But he'd used me white. an
so I learned him pOkeT-nOt much
Test enough fer necessaries; luXurieS
raid fer out O. my own money, an
when Nuttree learned what I'd done
10 him. an what | could a done, he
was materially grateful He was a
director in the town menagery, an one
lnornin' he come In early an says
To-day the lion comes
What Hon2" SAYS I.
The lion to mate with the great
floness. vich You half sawed-seed-in
the cage. The lion viCh is already there
she likes not. She has him on the face
scratched. and one eye has outputted-
No man can go in. but I take you VIII
YOU gos"
We'll" says /. I dunno; Berta an
me was goin'-"
You need not to be sfraidt." says
Nuttree. breakin' in. There is no
danger
That settled it, sure, III 60" I
says Il hain't never ben feared o
lions"
"Never2" says he. Have YOU. then,
hons in America ."
The woods are full OF en- 7 says.
So" says he. Il hat il not knOwed.
Perhaps YOU hat him hunted"
Not lately" l says. but 1 used to
hunt en- frequent"
Nuttree clapped his hands and looked
al me. an Berta-shed come in while
we was t4lkin'-looked at me, a mite
different from what I'd noticed before
''Teil me-" says Nuttree. Il hat great
interest In Wild beast How hat You the
courage 10 hunt hinl-so strong-so big