Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-06-20
Yelled "injunsl" and stampsdsd.

/ rolled my tail, and curved of with
Tiger to take in the sights OF the town
He SHE'D heaps, and it's curious to
think why he objected to sign-boards
awnings, lamp-posts. even to a harm
less person lying drunk. Then q rail
road engine snorted II oc: face. &C
Tiger and me was plumb stampeded
up 4 little side street It's thar that
he bucks for all he's worth. because
of q kneeling man with q straw hat
and . punctured soul. praying abun.
dant. OF course this penitent turned
round to enjoy the bucking match
and sure reveals the face of my old
friend, Bull Durham. We hadn't met
for years, so az soon rs Tiger was
tired, Bull owned to finding the Lord.
and being stony busted, ask II was
saved seen he'd got EN- bad. and
shared my wad Of money level with
him. So We had cigars, . pound OF
chocolate creams, an oyster stew. and
he bought y bottle of patent medicine
for his liver We shared that, and
went on. he walking by my stirrup to
the revival meetings.
This revival was happening at q
barn. Cd I rode In. Tiger. you see
needed religion bad. and when people
tried to turn him out. he kicked them.
You should just have heard what the
preacher told the Lord about me. and
all the congregation groaned at me
being so young and fair, with silver
harness, and the hottest prospects,
just as Pieface always said when
was late for breakfast.
They had q great big wooden cross
upon the dais, and somehow. ! dunno
why. that made me feel ashamed. A
girl in white dress was singing
Rock Of Ages"-oh, most beautiful,
her arms thrown round the cross. the
sun-bright hair about her like glory.
The sight Of girls went to my head
like liquor, and this one was surely
good with her sun-bright hair. her
cheeks flushed cause stared, her
sulky lips rebuking when throwed q
kiss, her yellow-brown eyes
oh, had really washed behind my
ears? Suppose I'd got hiEh.watsr
marks! Was my hands, whipped
of my gloves to inquire. That's what's
the matter. sure. Got to make good
before bein' introduced. Got to get q
move on Tiger. swung. spurred
with one spring through the doors
yelled "1njuns" and stampeded. scat
term gravel and panic through Abb
lene. Just went like one man for
our cook wagon down by the railroad
corrals.
Now. for all the shaving-glass could
see, was nice an clean, but then
that mirror has small views. and I'm
rot taking risks, but stripped and
scrubbed all over The place was s~
burned public l blushed from nose tc
heels till was dressed again. shining
my hair and boots. Then / procured
an extra special, cherry-red. silk scarf
out of the wrangler's hit.
Some Of our boys made friendly
signs az passed on my way back, and
fired few shots after me for luck
but I'd no time to play. Joined the
revival meeting just as the hat came
round, go penitent sinners making
for the door, came back to stay and
pay because Of Tiger gave Bull ter
dollars to hand to the hat, only he
passed 1t into his own pocket. He
seemed annoyed, too, saying, Waste
not, want not" Then he explained
how the fre-escape only paid Miss FL
lis fifty dollars day, whereas he wal
making hundreds.
Just then she passed, and got in
troduced. Say, Polly" says Bull
'here's. Sailor Jesse wants to get &C
quainted."
She stopped, sort of impatient FOL
supper, and velvet.soft her voice, full
! OF contempt
Another damned suppsiaaass:' sh.
asked, and Bull was holding, q nght
! ior her cigarette. els it saved?" shl
added.
I couldn't speak. I wanted to tel
her how I despised all the religion
I'd seen. the bigots 1t made, an thu
towards. I'd rather burn with th,
goats than bleat among the sheeI
even now.
aOh, that's all right, then" she sail
q though she answered me. and franl