Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1909-11-11
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moutAed roar of Baxter! Baxter"
This aint DO time to he a-botherin'
you men with speechfying. You all
know me. Johnson Baxter, what has
served you. IIun and boy. since this
hpah Barraclaw has come to be Il
white mans country. and you amt
never EnOw'd me to turn my back on
friend IN need and. boys. when
mans u-neruin wife and luck Is
dead agin him in the matter of her
daddy. that's the time for your sym
pathy If ynn he ever a.guin' to ladle
it out. and III tell you right now.
RarneS Edon heah Is ;i-needin' your
sympathy terrible bad. viii b same he
will take in votes. Now. there's jim
Ingalls,: he's n-Wantin' to held UP the
hands Of this hrah county tor the next
two years. and Iii agree YOU couldn't
give Your vote to II better man bat
Ingalls,, he Lplun9a duwn IN ST. Jean.
and 'Ctrdin' to my ulth.rStandin the
Darra, law amt got II" ,all to be Il tax
In care of st. Jtuu. Wei! pass on to
Jack Robinson. lOu al know Jack
we'll as do. and it amt necessary
for me to in' II takir' np time throw
in bokays IN hi~ dire ;ion. You know
his re, ord same aS do. ana some OF
you Is abarkiE him. but ne. Johnson
Baxter. I'm hackin' this lrnh nnbroke
colt. Barnes Eden. to win. Boys. |
amt annthrr wuri t" say. There's
Il af,.,t., Ia, Ittt lhI
and 1t amt rHinwater. an The rest
was drowned in Il shout: "Eldon. Ell
don's the SIuirr's choice. He's the
man for Little Rock
The e:rctlnn judge leaned forward 10
catch the last word. when the rattle Of
galloping h"ofs down ar South road
drew all eyes to the bent h-,lrp crouch
ed In ungainly fashion on the little
clay bank mare that plunged into the
midst of the crowd STRAIGHT up 10 the
squire. still perchrd upon the water
barrel.
johnson Baxter you double dyed
scoundrc. come off that barre! and
wen settle here and now. You've been
a-interferin in my family. and now
I'm a-g"in' to have ii onten your
hide" Eldridge tumhlcd out Of the
saddle and stood shaking his fist up ut
the squire. who surveyed him with
twink!ing eyes.
Whats 1t all about. Hal! Seems
like you he carryin' Il iect!e mite more
sail n usual. Hold him. boys as
Eldridge's hand flashed toward his
hip. That amt no way for white
man to be actin up. let alone hus-
band and father, in this heah decent
and law abidin' community
You. You Eldridge struggled
to free himself. but the suuire's henrh-
men held him fast. Choking with pas
sion. he could only stammer out curses.
Eldon. little distance away. heard
the disturbance and pushed his way
to the squire. who reached down.
Come up here alongside of me. Barnes
Eldon. God knows. boy. your daddy
let me in for heap of trouble when
he made me promise TO keep an eye on
your upriSins and downsittms. Now,
here's Hal Eldridge come here for the
'spress purpose OF maxim an ehu OF
me, IL he hadn't got so upset fore he
got good started. Fellow citizens of
the Barracaw. seein' as Hal amt like
ly to be able to make satisfactory
explanation of this heah little affair,
me and Barnes II make Il clean breast
Of it. We lowed that you men want
a-goin' right back on Jim Eldon's boy
old Jim. who fit with Dad Price and
who risked his life a dozen times for
your families in them dark days after
the war We counted Oh your mem
ories bein' longer than brandin iron
or mebbe the boundary OF st. Jean
A roar of laughter swept the crowd.
and the squire grinned as he resumed.
laying Il hand on Eldon's shoulder;
"As | was a-sayin'. we was so sure