Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-10-29

4 OF no done stole 81 boss. TIL amt no
! dcnyin' what he WAS onruly. but ,hcy
want nobody what knowrJ him never
I h"Mevcd what he'd "a did no,h!u' likc
that, on'y 10 him hein' drunk whc,, hu
done IL. lie was hcllish cuou,n amy
time, but lac knowcd what the pop'lar
: prejudice WAS c'nccriUn' hoSS. AN lie
: wouldn't a did that.
! They WAS better m.m "a HIM IN
! Tuscaloosa AN they WAS wuss n him.
hul not a hrilova lot wuSs. liod pay
hts debts rnthGr n IL 20 10 jail. AN he
hadn't never been knowci To steal aio'.
hut alter lac done took tho ilrSt WRONG
step 'pcared like he done cast on al.
restraint;
"iiit WAS a t"rahic long Step lie took,
too. helm a hirh stcppin' PAGER ~ Squire
kipr'S an ValyShle 10 raCin' Purposes
what hc rid plumb over ihc border into
mississippi afo they knowed lie went
Must - been 4 "nuSual hytnd a.
l,oss.'' observed Jim BlaiSdoll with con-
/ siderable interest. Il dome had quite
= few bosses my own self when was
t some younger n | hc now. an some OH
'em was PAGERS. hut they want none of
! en- remarkable hiEh s;cppers. nor !
ha;n't never seen II" PAGER what WAS.
lie mourht a been some fast al ,iiut.
hut wouldn't c'nsider hiIu much good
20 4, saddle boss not Il he was u high
{, stopper Pears like high stcppip' an
paciu' don't go together good
NALIAIn.E. BECAUSE
III: WAS DIFFERENT
"Alebbc not us y gent thing" adj
nitted Tho old man, rs II prcferring 10
shirit uiI argument, but squire Nupr
rechoncd that was what ;nadc him
p'tiC'ly vaiyah!r. helm : diftvrcHt = he
was I'm "thcr HOSES
".Auyw,ys. that aiu't the pint. NE
went on hurr!edly. noticing thar B!ais-
dell was disposed to enter into :, dis
cussiou. pint il what Jerry Hoppeu-
dixie done stole him. iaiNin Gespri;
plunge onto tho downward path firm
rcc,i:ude an Tuscaloosa. an not never
lool.im' back tin he go, ou,cn the state.
Sao.red his good Judgment taiS!n' 8
fast u hoss = he took, 10 IL w"uldn'l a
been good 70 him II them tina; was
touerin al :, come M with him
What yo' all done said nf"' was
,vhai IN. done Gnt ou;cn the state arc
they lIuowcd he'd went remarked Joe
I,assctt with the air ~ one who icath.s
discrepancy. And the old man showed
signs Of temper.
They .now.d The hoss Was =onr.
didn't they" he snapped ont Just
nachu!ly they was Il party Ioll.-ri ilu-
meilt. They hadn't been 10 opportu-
nifty 10 no lynchI' 10 n long time. an
they was C'nSid able 'NthuSia'm display
cd. but that amt {" say what they
knowed. il was Jerry HcpDcndikc stole
him
They'd been mo- Il they a =
knowed THAI. To- thc.d been c'nsil'-
able hard fecl!n's 'c,.rnilntii among his
creditors. an they was some on 'cm
II a paid 10 e rope cheerful 70 Tie
satistaction o pulli,,' 81 X With hin.
t:rd 70 one end but ~"
ANS they knowed nrst -. WAS "'hut
they'd been a boss stole, an in"-n
what went was actin on c"n'l rrinci-
pies. 'thout"n tho pussfal Huimun
what they'd Il had il they'd = knowrd
yh" twas.
''havin' 'Nrlsired tnat" Ge con-
tjrued. gIarirg ~ Eassct,. me rt,c I
en- lee omitted 20 TO ?'esed 'thou;en
h"iiI' puibhl-d At no mo. Ths:'s IN
sldahic instruction to tie token I'm
hcar!n bout Jerry lioppcrdikc's down
'.trd Greer. an t;aNd Knows 80 uus
needs Instruction bad"
JtI>r: WINIERBOTToM
BECOMES I,tCETIuIs
Il reckon Yves gwtEe 10 git Il bad
mutt"red Jake Winterbot;om with a
grim smile. bU; the old man lid not
hear him. AMI the others looked 700
discouraged 10 interfere, so The s,or.
went on
'Th" Good BOOK says continued tho
/ old man, ''whac they is some good .u.c
the Must OF w an some Ind .rto, thu.