Evening journal., 1911-03-10
A New Settlement
And How Il Came to
Be Made
BY CAROLINE A. TRIP
Copyright by American Press Assoc
citation. 1911.
By CAROLINE A. TRIP

the wild and wooIly west-for the
spreading over the whole iand--wherc
the dividing line between honesty and
dishonesty wus not distinctly marked.
The privations we're great. and many
Of the people found II difficult to make
a living There was NO law to keep
the honest separated from the dishon
est. and this alone tended to obliterate
the dividing line.
One day two plainsmen went to
land Office to enter some land. Whils
there one Of them told the following
story:
Last week" he said. ''me and Josh
was movin' toward the mountlngs on
prospecting trip We had two good
ridin' hosses and a pack boss. Ons
day we found a hne campin' ground
beside stream whar the trout was
fist jumpin' outen the water to be
ketched. and we concluded to rest thar
couple o. days. So we pitched our
; tent and got out our cookin' kit and
cnlc'lated 10 spend the time like ma
b0bs.
THE next afternoon, when we waa
layin' OF smoxin' our pipes, we saw
couple o men comm outen the timber
on the crick Ketchin' sight of us, they
turned at fust but we hollered to EN-
+ 60 come on. and they fined us. They
was youngish chaps. neither ov en-
havin' yit growed a beard. We of
I...t . I. la
seem to relish liquor much; mebby
they wasn't old enough to have
learned. We offered EN- pipes. but
they didn't seem inclined to smolrs
neither.
''Thcy told MS they was in camp In
a patch Of timber ways down the
- crick. and after stayin awhile with us
Z they went away.
{ "ewhat dye s'pose them kids is ado
S in over yereT. says Josh when they
n was gone.
T They're hoss thieves l says.
"'Eoss thieves. They don't looh
I nuthin' like hoss thieveg.'
. "'LilSe enough they belong TO soms
! family as is mighty hard up. and tho
q only way for sich In this yere country
3 TO make haul is to run'on hosses. sell
n 'em and stock up. Wen picket the
stock strong tonight. fur It's my opin-
Il ion these young fellers II trv to STAN
e pede 'em.
II 1--WE made everything as fast as we
"A could. The moon vas full and the
country was nc up like day. Me and
Josh smoked tin near . o'clock, It
must a been then turned In. We was
rs awakened by hearin' the stock rushin'
as this way and that way tryin' TO break
ry the ropes and we heard whoops like
ed Indians, only thcy was more liki
do squaws and papooses than bucks
he Then come shots. The hosses wa
ms nigh crazy with fright. but we had tie
'ut em so strong they couldn't get away.
"'Josh.' ] says, says ]. them youn
IN fellcrs Is doin' what ! said they'd u
nss Get your gun and let's 80 for 'enr'
"T don't want 70 XIII a boy fur
hoss. said Josh. especially II he''
staIvin''
"'Well. we can't let 'em do what
= they like with our property. Cons
- on
1--WE III out to whar the sounds come
~ from. and tho first thing The kids
~ knowed we was right on EN-. They
fo run, and we chased EN- One OF 'e1
h. tripped and fell | sat on him while
Of Josh chased the other and after a
T. hard run brought him in. We took
W 'em to camp and in order to frighten
N em told 'em we was goin' to hang EN-
'r 10 the limb OF tree.
'n 'They knowed well enough that's
n. ,.
ei believed we was In earnest What
nj dye spose they did. They begun ia
c. cry. This give us such contempt fui
r 'em that / says to Josh, says l.
IL "'Sich snivein' younkers oughtn't ID
be lowed 10 live They'll never make
men. and the women wouldn't have EN-
=, around Let's string 'em up shore.
~ Then one OF 'cm said. wringln' hia
e hands: We hain't mon; we're gals
~ Our folks is starvin' over thar, and
we tried to git yer stock to sell 'em
=, and rit somepin fur the children
II "Aie and Josh looked at each other
NJ I be dogFoned. snvs !. II ever ] saw
~ sich boss thieves before, What luck
O. we didn't shoot at 'emr
"'I told you says Josh. i wouldni
like 90 KIN one Of EN-
IS eve give up the tent to em and th'
3, blankets and made en- as comfort
Z. able as could. and Josh and ! bull
in fire and lay down by It for the res
1t O. the night Next mornin we Civ
r. 'em a fine breakfast ov hard tack an'
rh bacon wished down with coffee. The
"a we told em we'd go and see what W
le could do fur their foAs. We foun
he fist what the gals said we'd find. Their
he vnr three families in a mighty ba
ng way not only fur food, but othe
th things
OF 'When the gals got on their ow
I'D clothes they was good lookin'. and
he offered 10 marry one II Josh'd MARI
In t'other and settle down and take car
ed OF the huh crowd. seem there warn
'h. no men among 'em. the men havin
os- been killed on either by Indians or fu
OF hoss stealln Josh agreed and W.
IN fiipped up fur fust choice. Josh wor
les q. but I didn't keer. since they wa'
nd both hne gals.
I'D I'VE axed em II they'd agree to oui
e. plan. and they said they didn't see
ny how they could help themselves.
on I'VE lust been mfrried. and we'r,