West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1909-01-07

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~ can't bear 10 sec you 90"
literally. gambling and carouslng i'm
company with Bud. Polly was wild
with indignation at her sweetheart's
desertlon and savagely upbraldcd him
for his conduct whenever they met.
which, MS may be inferred grew less
and less frequently. In revenge she
made advances TO another man who
had long loved her from afar."
This was William Henry Harrison
Hoover sheriff OF the county, known
as "Slim" Hoover by the humorous
propensity Of men on the range TO give
nicknames on the principle Of contra
ries, for be was the latest man I'm
Plnal county. Slim was one OF those
deshy men who have nerves OF steel
and muscles of iron. round. boyish
race, twinkllng blue eyes and flaming
red hair gave him an appearance Of in
nOccncc entirely mt Variance with his
personality. a vein OF sentiment made
him all the more lovable. His asso-
ciates- htrs. men OF the plains.
soldiers and the owners and freduent-
ers OF the frontier barroom- respected
him greatly
Hes square as Slim" WAS the best
recommendation ever given of man
In that region.
Pinal county settlers had made slim
sheriff term after term because he was
the one citizen supremcly fitted for
the place. He had ridden the range
and busted" bronchos before election.
After 1t he hunted wrOucdocrs Right
was right and wrong was wrong TO
him. There was no shading I'm the
meaning. All he asked Of men was to
ride fast. shoot straight and deal
squarely In any game He admitted
that murder. horse stealing and brand
Ing another mans calves were sub
jects for the uuwrittcn law Eut i'm
his code this law meant death only
after fair trial. with ucighbors for
jury. He was not scrupulous that n
judge should he present His duties
were ended when he brought I'm Ills
prisoner
Hooycr's rule had been marked b,
the tanning Of bad mrl in Florence
and a truce declared in the guerrilla
warfare between the cattlcmcn and
the shccpmcn on the rance
Sims seemingly supcr0uous flesh
was really of great advantage 90 him
1t served rs Il mask FOR his rcmnrRa
BILE athletic abilities and so lullcd the
outlaws with whom he had to deal
Into n false sense ~ superiority ana
security
Slow and lcthargic I'm his ordinary
movements. IN an emergency he was
quick rs panther. never failing to get
the drop on his man
Furthermore. his fat excrted "a ben
efclal influence on his character I'm
keeping him humble minded Being
the most popular man I'm the county.
he would probably have been swollen
with vanity had there been any space
left vacant for It In his huge frame
He WAS especially admired by the
women. but was at ease only IT, the
company OF those who were mar
ried. IL was his fate to see the few
girls OF the region with every one Of
whom by turns he was On love, grow
up TO marry each some less diHdcnt
woocr
"Dangnatiou take IT," Doe used to
say II don't git up enough spuuk to
cut hcifcr out o. the herd until some
body else has ropcd her an slapped
his brand ON 10 her Tails about too
many irons iu the FIRE, Why. I've only
got one. an its hct up red 400 the
time waIuu Ter the right chanct to
use &c. but somehow never Git So out
o. Che Goals WHAT'S tho use. anyhow?
Nobody loves "a INT man"