Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1910-04-23


Did you see that Greaser maxim
faces at us? He insulted two white
men, and I'm goin' to rebuke him.
Before Brady could make a move to
stop him. the Don whips out his six
shooter and fires straight at the old
Mexican. II was a chance shot. of
course. but Il hit the mark, and down
went the cid man and the burro. The
Don was just steadying himself TO
take another shot at the party, when
Brady grabbed mis- bride laid his
quirt over the horses back, and they
went fiyin' down the road and out Of
sight around a turn. IL turned out
afterwards that the burro was hit. but
the old man was unhurt, except for
the fright he got
Next day the Don was very down
in the mouth over the bad break he
made, and he took the tongue lash
in Brady gave him as meek as a lamb.
Now that he was sober he turned out
to be a very quiet sort Of chap. and
the boys at the Blue Moon learned
70 like him. he had a queer way OF
throwing on Scripture texts In his
talk that amused everyone: aud while
he wasn't OF much account as a cook.
stu no one cared TO fud fault with
him.
Them biscuits have got consider
able sallyratus In EN-, guess he
used 70 say when he laid a pan OF
heavy, yellow Jumps Of dough on the
table. but Il seems TO take a heap
Of Il 70 operate this -four. Fear ye not
deFth-ye won't mind Il with a little
raw onion and plenty OF salt
He had been at the Blue Noon
about two months. and Brady stood
for him all right. AS long as the cuss
keeps sober. he suits me- he said
Then one fine day this Quong Wong
heather showed up. Nobody knew
where he came from, but he was first
seen around the cooks shanty chat
tering away with Don. That was early
In the morning. and at the noon hour
the lads began chatting Don about his
new pal
That's all right says he. When
ever / sees a chance TO win over n
heather soul I'm the boy TO 40 after
II. I'm goin' TO convert that heather.
and give him religion. same as I've
got myself
Along about four O'Clock Bin Cham
bers told the rest OF the gang that
he had peeked into the shanty and see
Don and the Chinaman drinkin' some.
thing out OF a bottle Ed. Martin al
lowed that was a lie. because he
didn't believe that the Don would
lower himself by maxim that free
with Chink: but the words wasn't
out OF his mouth when they hear a
mad yelling, and Don comes capering
out OF the shanty. fiourishing his gun
| and taking snap shots at the atmos-
I phere. The boys ducked for cover.
/ not knowing but that Don might take
a fancy TO shooting at some Of them
same as he had at the old Mexican
Presently they see him make a bee
line for the building where the horses
was. and soon he comes out leading
the old plug he came TO the Blue
Moon on. mounts into the saddle and
away with him. Nobody tried to in
terfere. and Brady being away at the
time didn't hear OF the affair until
later on that afternoon. Then he
wanted 10 know what became OF the
Chink, and one OF the boys goes TO the
shanty and finds him sitting there
alone. Whatever Don had been drink
ing. II didn't look as II the Chinaman
/ had lift up the stun to any extent for
he was as sober as a Judge The BOYS
brought him TO Brady. who began ask
ing him questions as TO how he came
there and what he was after. The
Chink was a much bigger man than
the general run OF his kind, and smoke
pretty good English. too. But all that
Brady could get out of him was that
he could do American cooking and
thought he might be able 20 get a Job
helping the cook
Well says Brady, I don't know
but what you're responsible for get
ting Don on on this tear You look
like foxy reptile. But anyway we've
got TO have some one to dish up the
food, and Chink can't be much worse
than a dunken lunatic. You can
take hold and let us see what you can
do. Maybe Don1l show up again"
But that's just what Don failed to
do. He never even came back to get
the trifie OF wages due him, and no
body knows to this day where he
made tracks 10. Meanwhile the Chink
got the job and made good. He could
certainly cook some. and the Blue
Moon boys learned TO enjoy the best
kind OF feeding. Still. they didn't take
10 the new cook, which | suppose was
natural enough, for no man In this
section OF the country is over and
above fond of that breed. At the
same time there wasn't any liberties
taken with him. for somehow, Chink
though he was. he gave you the i'm
preston Of being a man that II
would be wise 70 leave alone. There's
some people that nature seems to
have put a danger stamp on, and
that's how Il was with this Quong
Wong. saw him one day when l
dropped in to the camp to see Brady
on some business. and / couldn't help
but notice the queer CLEAN in his lit
tie pig eyes.
amt stuck on your new cook
says to Brady. Mostly them kind OF