The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-02-11
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She was in my thoughts as l rode
into Annandale TO post some letters.
| and l was about to remounG at the
post. ofiice door when l saw crowd
| gathered In front of the village inn
and walked along the street to learn
the cause OF it. And there, calmly
seated on soap box was Gillespie.
clad in amazing checks, engaged in the
delectable occupation of teaching
stray village mongrel to Jump stick.
The loungers seemed highly enter
tanned, and testified their appreciation
in loud outlaws. ! watched the per-
Torrance for several minutes, GILES.
| pie meanwhile laboring patiently with
the dull dog, until finally it leaped the
stick amid the applause of the crowd.
Gillespie patted the dog and rose.
bowling with exaggerated gravity.
Gentlemen" he said, II thank you
for your kind attention. Let my slight
success with that poor cur teach you
the lesson that we may turn the idlest
moment to some noble use. The edu-
cation OF the lower animals is some
i
paid by those who, through the pro-
cesses of evolution, have risen to q
1 higher species. l am grateful, gentle
men, for your forbearance. and trust
we may meet again under circum-
stances more creditable to us all-in.
GLIDING the dog"
The crowd turned away mystihed,
while Gillespie. feeling in his pocket
for his pipe, caught my eye and
winked.
"Ah. Donovan" he said, coolly, and
so you were among the admiring spec
tators. hope you have formed high
opinion of my skill as dog trainer.
Once, would have you know. taught
a Plymouth Rock rooster to turn q
summersault. Are you quite alone?"
| you seem to be as big fool a.
ever!" grumbled in disgust, vexed
at finding him in the neighborhood.
Calamity spoken, my dear fellow!
You are an honor to the Irish race and
mankind. Our meeting, however, Is
not inopportune. as they say in books;
!, and l would have speech with you
, gentle knight. The inn. though hum
, BILE, is still not without decent com
, forts. Will you honor me?"
He turned abruptly and led the way
through the Office and up the stairway
babbling nonsense less for my enter
tainment, imagined, than for the be
fuddlement of the landlord, who leaned
heavily upon his scant desk ant
watched our ascent.
He opened door and lighted sew
!. eral oil lamps, which disclosed tire,
connecting rooms.
. You see, got tired Of living in tn.
d woods, and the farmer boarded will
c did not understand my complex char
/. acter. The absurd fellow thought nj
insane-can you imagine it,"
n IT'S pity he didn't turn you owe
d to the sheriff" growled.
4 Generously spoken! But 1 cam,
e here and hired most of this inn to b.
l near the telegraph Office. Though a
y big fool as you care to call me
e nevertheless look to my buttons. Tn
hook-and-eye people are formidable
t competitors, and the button may II
t. time become obsolete-stranger thing
e have happened. keep in touch wit
v our main office. and when don't fee
It very good / fire somebody. Only thi
v morning I bounced our general mar
O ager by wire for sending me lette
n in purple type-writing; had warne
;. him, you understand, that he was t
t. write to me in black. But 1t was onl
}. matter of time with that fellow. H
d entered bull pup against mine in tn
e Westchester bench show last sprin
:. and took the ribbon away from me.
# really couldn't stand for that. In spit
e of my CLASSY splash in the asparagu
it bed, I'm a man who looks to his dit
Y nifty, Donovan. Will you smoker"
3, lighted my pipe and encourage
S. him to go on.
l. How long have you been in TIL
IS bake-oven?"
Y Il moved in this morning-you'r
l my first pilgrim. l have spent tn
n long hot day in getting settled. ha
h to throw out the furniture and bu
( new stuff of the local emporium
d where, it depressed me to learn. furn
II ture for the dead is supplied even a
e for the living. That chair. which
1t beg you to accept. stood next in til
n shop to a coffin suitable for carcaa
n OF about your build. old man. Br
e don't let the suggestion annoy you!
IS read your book on tiger hunting fe'
e years ago with pleasure, and I'm sur
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