Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-03-05

picturesque vagabond be II said.
For II was all mussed up as 10 clothes
and hair and cleanliness Of face and
hands. And II carried a blanket n
a frying pan For II was tramping the
ranges and painting the scenery. and
while SO perambulating through Mon
tana vas incidentally looking for a
job. For these facts. especially as 10
a job. he communicated 10 the boys"
Could they give him a job on the
Flying 4? Ii asked. when the boys had
told him where they hailed from.
The boys reckoned they might find
him a job on the ranch provided he
could wash dishes or sweep h parlor
or manicure their fingers. or things
like that.
AT which retort. impolite though II
certainly nas. IL laughed good ma
turedly and replied that he reckoned
he could perform any OF the tasks men,
toned with a~lacrity and proficiency.
And at the use OF these big words the
boys added insult 10 injury by allow
ing that a. the female school teacher
had just left her job In the settlement
school. they thought hat maybe per
haps II could secure the vacant post
Of school teacher and eXpound his big
words on the kids.
The upshot Of this meeting was that
II packed up It's painting outfit and
loaied along over the range on the
trail of the cowboys and their cayuses
I'LL presently. foOtsoTe aud weary
that's the right term. I believe. for n
tired man-fOOtsure and weary-he
arrived AZ the headquarters cf the
Flying u. namely the ranch house
where my brother Jack reigned as SOW
ereign-or rather as the old man
for such they called him. just as
people did In the East-Old Man Whit
more. just because he owned the ranch
and not at sll because he was SO fear
fully old. For how could a man be
fearfully old when he wasn't much
older than his doctor-sister Della. and
when he loved and expected some day
10 hitch up 20 his sisters chum. the
youthful and spriEhtly Cecil Gran
mum. VI. u. ] ask you.
Well. my brother. the old man"
looked II over and allowed II could
consult with the foreman as TO a job.
Straight a. a die 10 the foreman went
II. The foreman wanted 10 be shown
what were It's qualifications for a
cowboy and ranchman and what GER
tifcates 81 merit II could produce "a
~ fitness "a ride the range and rope
steers and hang on 10 the back q; "A
Wild stailion-fOr just right then. In
public view. vas a fierce wild stallion
owned By ms brother-the noble
equine beast named Denver.
Il confessed that II hadn't any Ger
t~ificates 81 such merit. but that. III
they wished. lie could paint a portrait
Of Denver that would be SO realistic
that they wouldn't dare bring real hay
into the presence ~ the picture be
cause the painted Denver would begin
eating the hay.
This. on It's part. was 81 course
meant ar ~hadinaEe and airy persifaEe.
But the foreman and the surrounding
Weary and Slim and Shorty didn't
know II was airy p%ersiiage: 50. in
stead az laughing right out openly
they just tried 10 hide their laughter
politely behind their horny hands,
believe horny hands is right when you
refer To sons OF toll.
Well. then. seeing that the boys
didn't sayvy the airy persifage stuff.
II got down 10 hard tacks and allowed.
more practically. that instead Of paint
ing a portrait OF Denver. they might
prefer that he should clean out n
brush out and sweep out the stall