The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-08

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couldn't talk no such hogwnsh."
well said h old man deprecat-
ihsiy' i naint got no gre't opinion o
Jake's haid, my own self. but yo'uns
sho is rubbin' It in some Excessive
lie don't talk so h%eil-roarin' much.
some o the time he sets quiet. an
its ony when he opens his mouth
what anybody en- tell what a Zoo, he
H. When he don't say nothin' he en-
initiate somebody with intelligence
tolable we'll"
III d ought To- to be broke TO him
easy said Pearsall. 10 he sho' will
DUST up with a loud noise, like yo
SAID, II he hears II suddint. I don't
ieei like I cd say 1t as gentle as i'll
nave to be did. but somebody II nave
to tell him. s'posin' yo' all tackles IL,
jim" W
And Blaisdell. realizing the neces.
sity. spoke:
'Yo po' sump." he said. addressing
the old man, was yo' all reck'nin'
what we uns vas talkln' about Jake p,
"Sho' did," said the old man, sur
prisedly. 90 cosc they Is other wild
asses In h s'loon. but they want no
refrence made to none on EN- on'y
him."
stand by. joe" said BlaisdelI.
They'll be a scene o. whence here
presently
Then, addressing the old man again.
ne said sternly: "Th' amt but one
man top o tn airth what brays en-.
tinyal. alter the manner o. wild assep
They IL others what has loose inter.
walls an talks foolish occasional. blu,
yo'all don't let I'D.
W I'M wouldn't mind Il none ~
IL ony come onct In a while, but the
way tbs, pears like somepin' II have
to be did. 'Tain't easy to say what
II ought 70 to be, but whatever It's,
20 friends In gwine to do Il, afo' yo'
don't have no friends left. Way we
uns feel about Il. the time to do Il
is done came now. The on'y ques-
ton Is. What Is it?"
Il en- tell what It's declared the
old mar very positively. Way I on
derstand II is what yo' uns intends
to be friends o. mine. an feels obleeged
TO do somepin' long o me tryin' 8
faithful 4 does 70 to put some idees
into the place where yo'd ought TO
have brains, an elevate yo' charac-
ters so = I yo' won Rrovel no mo-
long o tn other beasts o the field"
That's about the size on e." said
Blaisdell. coolly, 'on'y yo' all don't
pear to reelize what a preJ'dice they
Is into the c'munity agin hearin' them
idees O. yo'n spoke as free e they be.
IL yo' all was to keep some on EN-
hnfflod IN fhaI. x.D,,ll~ft ~. $40 u--
took. But IL this hyar
yawpin' In gwine to be KEEP up con-
slant, the way it has. somepin' des-
p'rit Is liable to be did. Flesh an
blood won't stand on'y just so much.
an pears like go all Is done went the
limit
The old man scoffed at this, def
antly.
rs that SOP" ne exclaimed. lie =
git at this thing right. Is yo' uns
reck'nin' on doin' this hyay desp'rit
diddin's to'ds me?"
"Sho' be- said Blaisdell firmly.
"On'y thing is faint d'c!ded yit
'xactly what It's gwine 10 be-"
We'll. | va sayin' what I en- tell
what I H." said the old man. coolly.
"fo' uns en- go plumb to. an shake
yo'selfs like yo' had chills. II any
lays a hand onto me, save In the
way o kyindness, as the Good Book
by the help o. the Lawd III
his brains u with a bung-
Il reckon this hyar is done went
fur enough" said Bassett, risins sud-
If a man won't listen t o kyi.sl
III slA..nl La,., A. - =
And he made "A rush for the old man
with the evident intention OF Selling
him bodily. Had he succeeded the con-
sequences would probably have been
serious. for there was no man in Ar
who would willingly have en-
Joe Bassett at close quar-
ters with natures weapons only.
But the old man was both vary and
Evading the onslaught by the
possible margin. he placed one
on the bar and vaulted lightly
over it to a place Of comparative
Then, snatching up his bungstarter
from the corner where he always
kept it In readiness for any emergency.
he gave such a terrific swipe with
Il in the direction OF the big Sherif's
quick there would have been
no further proceedings Of any impor-
As II was the two combatants
%furiously at zach other with
evident purpose of continuing the
fray, each looking for the best OPEN
ing for a further attack, But before
either could decide as TO the most ad-
nanPuvre Jake Winterbottom
spoke up:
Il reckon mebbe it's done went too
ne said. TIL Amt no call 70
% shed no blood into a friendly dis
Pears like they is some
iiff'rence Of opinion c'ncernin' tn m
o. what the old nan says I'm
line to time. but pears like faint
-ardly 'mpo'tant enough 70 t o have
10 murder did.
IS fur's I'm c'cerned, I'm willin' 70
pass IT over this time il tn old man II
pologize about that boss. They
wouldn't "a been no trouble stirred up
light now, they wouldn't. IL he hadn't
4 m%istreated hat %onfort'nit animile
The way he done
II done told yo' all, Already" aid
The old nan impatiently, what that
pOss want nothin' but a fgger o.
TIL amt no croolty in mis-
ireatin' a figger o. speech, but II they
g ] amt a gwins TO be browbeat
nto my own premises. This hyar's Q
'ree country, an g longs ] owns the
place I'm gwine TO say what I see