The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-02-26

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encouraged her partner, who got eat
up by bars and scalped by Injuns and
made the land to blossom like rose
at last?
at was the white woman. God bless
her! ~. &
"She's been with us right along In
this great work Of building up an EN-.
pire, and she's still on deck and doing
her level best. IL It hadn't been for
her cheering presence and her hopeful
speerit the lnjun aud the grizzly bar
would still be playing tag over every
acre of land west OF the Big river. We
owe her debt that we can never pay.
and the critter that goes back on a wo-
man within the Jurisdiction of this
court has got a powerful hard road TO
travel. This court hain't the chevalier
Of old. He's simply got manly bos-
ON and a manly heart humping away
inside Of It. He hain't a married
man, but his mother was woman,
and he's learned to respect the sex.
"over thar sits Red Headed Sal, and
over here sits One Eyed Jim. No use
70 introduce them further Everybody
In Sandy Bend knows that Sal keeps
boarding house and that Jim loafs
around for living Three months
ago Jim goes to board with Sal He
pays up the first month, but after that
| he draggles along and makes excuses.
and the other day. when she wants
him to squar' up. he owes her $40 and
can't pay. In lieu of cash he sots out
to entangle her affections. He seeks
her hand and heart He calls her an
earthly angel and says he can't live
without her. when all the time he has
two or three wives back In Illinoy.
Rcd Headed Sal No Fool.
"Red Headed Sal is no pullet. She's
had fifty different men want to die for
her to squar' a board bill. She listens
with smile on her face. as any lady
would, and her heart tunks a leetle
faster as Jim gifts down on his knees
and swears to al her path with roses,
but she don't melt TO him. She simply
hears him to the end and then holds
out her dellkit hand for them 70
plunks. Jim don't have 20 cents, and
in a Wild frenzy he rushes back to his
room to commit suicide. Sal don't
rush arter him. She knows a trick
worth two Of that. She picks up a
gun and posts herself under his win
der. and when he let's hisself down, an
hour later. celebrating TO blk the
house and fee afar, she let's loose and
wounds him on the leg.
"Does Jim throw up his hands and
do the manly thing when caught with
the goods? Not manlyl He begins
squealing. He sends for me and wants
jestice. He claims II was an attempt
TO assassinate him, and / have to Is
sue warrant. Sal is here a prisoner
and Jim is here to prosecute. Thar
won't be any prosecution, however
All the gabbing will be done by the
court. and not much will be said.
have found out all the facts In the
case, and all Of Jim's swearing
wouldn't make any difference. The
facts stand out bigger'n a hill that
"Red Headed Sal is a wonan--a LADY
driven by stress OF circumstances Il
run boarding house.
zone Eyed Jim owes her $40 fol
board and drinks.
"He seeks to awaken the god OF love
IN her heart to squar' the debt.
"The god knows his biz.
"IIe is halfway down from a second
story winder when bullet chips hi
leg.
CHE hollers for me and jestice, anc
we arrive on the spot.
''Them's all the p'ints. and dom
want any butting in from shystAr law