The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-08-30
An,gela's
Arrival

MES into the corral and hurried off
to the clubhouse In search of their
comrades.
Hi, boys,p shouted the first to |
enter, have you heard the news?"
What news?" queried 1ank and
unshaven individual.
Jaw, nothin' to interest you,
Shorty. You amt interested in fe-
males, reckon"
"Females!" chorused the remain ,
ing occupants of the room.
"Why, sure, amt you heard? The
boss sisters comm to visit him."
"How old is she?" inquired the
youngest of their number, called
Handsome Bob Barnes" because Of
his fondness for the cracked mirror.
"Oh, I amt sure" drawled the
seen a photo Of her up to the house,
an he says she's somewhere round
|. twenty. Curls an dimples an purity
as picter, amt she, Skinny"
"Waal, now, I callate she's a purity
fair lookin' gal as females co. said
Skinny, slowly.
when does your ding-busted fe-
male woman arrlve?" asked Hamlet"
Wilson, betraying spark of interest.
DAY after tomorrow, the boss
says. Train gets in the junction at
two-thirty," replied the man who
seemed to be the possessor of all the
information.
"Give US some particulars, Pete"
demanded a scholarly appearing per.
sonage called percy"
Pete peered around the room and
swelled with Importance.
Ear as I know" he stated con-
descendingly, "her names Angela.
Seems she's his youngest sister an
he amt seen her for about five years,
so now she's comm out from Moo
Yawk to take charge of the ranch
house an sect he gets fed decent"
he ended looking significantly at
Hamlet" who was the ranch cook.
Huh" growled Hamlet, cob
temptuously, 81 guess as how he's
survived this long on my cookin', he
can live little longer"
'Waal," Pete proceeded, 81 guess
that's about all, 'cept the boss says
it's up to one of US to go meet the
lady" He paused to note the effect
Of his last statement. Each man,
with the exception of Hamlet, pricked
up his ears, but Handsome Bob was
the first to speak.
well, boys" he said confidently
at seems to me that II the lady in
question is about twenty years old
and as purity as a picter with curls
( and dimples' and all such rot, wy
it's only right that young an pro
gressive man like me should welcome
her to our happy home. She wouldn't
want no old codger like Skinny, an
Hamlet, wy, he'd scare her out"
After much discussion of the ques
ton it was decided that all points
: were in favor of Bob, much to hi
Joy, for, as he told Skinny afterward
he'd been thinkin' Of buying rancl
for himself an it would be kinds
nice to have a woman around t
brighten up the landscape"
= During the course of the next day
Handsome Bob might have been seeI
to make many furtive journeys to thu
: cracked mirror! His spare moments
as those Of his comrades, were spen
= in polishing his spurs and doing in
n Vulnerable little things to improve hi
appearance.
l. The next morning Bob hunted
clean shirt and gorgeous bandana
which he considered especially en-
trancing to his charms. While wait
= ing for breakfast, Pete came upol
e him engaged in studying a battere,
f volume of Shakespeare, which he ha
:. borrowed from the boss.
e "Well, I'll be darned!" Pete ejacu
!. lated. "If it amt readin' poetry!"
!. Jaw gwan," sputtered Bob, don
all gals like poetry? How sweet tn
moonlight sleeps upon this bank" b
D began, but with howl, Pete had fec
E; At noon Bob shaved, and with tn
;, aid of Percy manicured his finge
r nails, arranged his bandana in tn
# most becoming manner and f1nall
|, harnessed up the team Of lively pinto
and drove off for the junction ami
a cloud of dust and the cheers an
jeers Of those left behind.
After what seemed endless waiting
the team hove In sight and as Hand
/, some Bob and little Angela. as tn
, boys called her, drew near, the boy
q gathered as close as possible for
- view of the wonderful damsel.
The rig came to a stop with jer
and Bob alighted to assist lady c
uncertain age, attired In garb d.
cidedly masculine, with a mans fel
/ hat and a pair Of huge spectaclel
J She peered through these at the al
semblage Of onlookers.
! Why" she exclaimed in he
l loud, harsh voice, what queer lool
ing individuals" whereupon the
melted into the atmosphere wit
: surprising speed.
That night when the boys wei