The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-03-21

EalF>W98A He dressed in an antique black irock
EN$N1lNEY and Panama hat Both
S2SSS dated from "befo' the wah. sub; there
was mistake about that. He rode about
the ranges and the pralrie ancient bronco not
quite so antique his clothes but antique that the
cowboys said the pinto had been in the Ark
His family daughter and if he was ''cussed"
with her there many young men who would have
thought themselves blessed if Amandy Hgginson had
so much smiled on them. She was plump and fair
and nd and s3ed c1 nsT ,rnn Dou a"a
bic Mountain while at that time cowboys were plcnt-
full and Texas not yet fenced in and sheep
not ousting cattle,
the apple Of his eye He said she was the finest girl
between the forty ninth parallel and the Mexican bor
der, and going to marry rich man When any
cowboy round with a courting look in his eyes
and a necstie on, Bill developed madness.
he said to his wife "Amandy is the girl to we'd mil
IONS There's girl like Anandy Cowboys is ism
to me- and III make EN- food for eayoOts il they ken
1angushin araound this raynch You tell EN- So dye
bcar7 I'll feed EN- to the beasts OF the field
He snorted and his white eyes looked very herec
The young in chappareros and guns fought shy OF
him. 1t is horrd to be confronted with gun when
oourng for 1t is. of course! almost inpos-
sble to kill one prospective fsthcr-in-aw, without
Encouraging the lady.
Now it happened ono bright day in the later Spring
when NoHhers were over and the prairie flowers were
lively and the wind sweet AJnandy put on her sun
bonnet to keep her skin from frec'd1ns and took
little walk the prairie away from the creek
Good day. Amandy" said Billy
"Oh ITS you" said the ungracous Amandy, Pears
to mes ii l warnt allowed to walk the perare o
Texas free and without guards Whar did you spring
from"
Il wuz jest a-ridin by" began Billy;
you alters is jest a-ridin by" said An,andy An
il you amt jos, a-ridin by its Mr. Galpn is or Mr..
Gaylord Morgan Harris
Rock, Amandy, and tho't as 1t WIZ good time to
hev little talk with you and clear things up some FOR
I'm gettin fair desprt Amandy. and owns 1t
That's what Morgan says, and Merriek and Tom
You all says IT, and what I've got to dew with you
bcin desprit beats Billy Prent,ss Caynt gil
go a-wakin the pcrairie owned by her own father
without bcin' confronted with cowboys sayin they're
desprit and dom nothin but sayin they're despFh?
''Tis your fault I'm desprit,' urged Billy You
know I loves you morn | loves my life. I've
SAID 1t repeated to you an | SCI it agin'
Amandy tossed her pretty head and replied =. e
you an If payssed my word to the others would
be desprit And don't love no ono, and If did t
would be no good; for M Paw allows ez you knows MIR.
he kctches sight of within hundred rods Of And
today he's very mad about everything and was out,
rageous in denouncin you and Joyce before he pulled
out for the Rock So 1t amt my fault. thar"
Il don't care the snap OF my hngeT Tor your Paw
and his gun" said Billy. III you says you'll love me
I'll marry YOU right off and he caynt shoot his son-in
law thout bcD' reckoned mean man An he caynt
neither, for l kin take o myself. and he knowst
Il suppose you reckon if he came artcr you, then.
you'd Just up and shoot him frsti" she asked
"Id hcv 10. maybe declared Billy apologetically
"Whatl shoot my old Paw
"No, less he pulled on me. Amandy"
1.-The idea my d smsnd nan nan as ss aoE TeSeS hsd
Billy Prcntiss. and you knows it amt a-goin TO
expose my Paw to danger Not but that the danger I'D
be of bein tried for KILN you, Tor he's deadly with
weapons"
"Deadly be consarncdw said Prentiss The ole
Ealoot eayn shoot for sour apples The only gun he's
THAT lets me out" said Amandy furiously; don's
you speak disrespectul of my Paw You and me he-
k0ou of
insultia to Paw and stay in with mc-
"oh, amt intendin to insult him any protested
Billy in distress "all allowed wuz as he caynt shoot
any, and thet he's gay and free with his tongue IS
everyone round these parts knows well me-
But Amandy wouldn't listen.
IF you amt civil to Paw you caynt get me to talk
she declared "and I'll be thankful it, when VIC meets.
you'll payss by Mr. Prentiss I'm fair sick of des-
pcraton mixed with oncivty to my parents for you
much pays the time OF day win my
pore Nav"
Billy exploded.
why. Amandy! Lords sake how kin I. when your
Paw sets outside with his hair a-brstng and gun
ready to shoot if kems within hayf mile? It's
fair rdicklus TO speak So
But at that Amandy turned short and walked towards
the house
"Oh, Amandyr said Billy.
She paid attention.
ooh. Amandy. Amandy. AmandyT he repeated
miss Hissinson. then impiOred Billy leading his
Nor Miss Higgnson' don't work neither" said
Auandy triumphany.
And then Billy stayed IN MS tacRS ano sdio no Hofe
When he had recovered himself little. Amsndy was
entering her Paws house without look in his drec-
ton
I'm fair desprit," said Billy Prentss.
He was then aware Of horscman coming up behind
him at an easy walk AS he mounted, they met face
to face, and though Billy did not know who the man
was he felt that he strangely like old Bill H'sgn-
The stranger started and said hastily that he warn't
iookin' for anything but Bill HigginSon's place:
"Waal thets it and you're welcome to it,, said Billy
he put spurs to his bronco and loped on Inc
stranger pulled his horse round and stared after him.
Il believe that Amandy with him, and that ne
was a-ksini Of her my eyes deceived me-, said Bill
Higginsons brother "IIe looked fghtable s il
ne suspiconed I'd cot him. This must be told to
Bill. twill Pake Bill mad"