Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1917-06-16
wanted him tint Icft a Girl for a sec.

II he had one aud report at The tavern
thnt cyculu FOR Introduction by Mis-,
Bowers
Tin newt morniu' MIR rarhhur-t
called for Iluggius.
We'll lIusstns, he said when the
old man Appeared how did 1t turn ont
last mi2ht#
'.'N the courrin': To'abic. sir
toI'ahc Three mcr, prnpuscd To- gals
rs INK an. tour mru Va, too Urinary
Ia =o dawn with uuy of tine gals. two
men wanted the SHINE ~ and was
Killed VI suootiu match aftcrward
one man got NJ on his ear with ga
win" wouldn't ha,c him aud said hc
had q wife already VI Frisco ana didn't
want lee more ~ 'cm This leave,
seven gals for the nest DRAWN and
three men loss 10 bc provided for
seven names were ncNt drawn and
presented the sam" cycuin This was
Ilugglns report ~ the SECOND ralr ofr
Three paired OF one feucr wa.
drunk and wasn't Jet III to the courtlu
Three men wanted the same @il They
had "a triangular usht. the survivor tn
win llttir TELLER with red halr winner
Ga wouldn't hayc him. That leaves
fur sats Tor prizes.
In this wny eleven ~ the gals was
paired. lcuyin ono. tie purlicS, of the
lot. 10 bc DISPOSED og All the fclIcrs
wanted her from the first. ana most
~ the men that got Killed WIS iiehtiu
for her. But shr wouldn't have none
of en- she's mighty particular, Sccin
she's had twenty men to pick from
Shes got suappiu' black eyes. Kind OF
reddish hair and IS purity ana plump
as II robin
Now il You want 10 work ont n
scheme for furnlshin wives you don't
want nary ~ the women 10 be Jim
dandy. One purity womau with the
old Nick IN her viii spoil my pracilcal
plan TINT was ever got up This gal
Becky Rig; helu the only unmarried
woman left IN the camp-Mlss Bowers
had gone back for another luad-nnd
every man left wantin' her. set up
conflagratiun Every day there was n
fight about her. and some one was sure
10 be killed. The wives begged her to
choose some one ana stop the fgh,ln.
But she wouldn't. She'd make blleve
she was roin 10 take one of EN- and
then srart I'm 10 encourage another
II ANYTHING was needed to keep NJ, the
LIST of casualties this filed the bill.
"wcl /, .ot Ga h,a n, Inst 81 many
..,,J mo-, lii. lul,d ,to, Mr. PARK.
b,ry, Gov, >tiss Uic,s word that ha.I
IN ,.t,o.ad ~ fnrrtsh nor a ticket hack
,..horo Sin, .o,,,,. f,o,, Sba son, wor1
70 him th,t sbc'I rutbcr bo mn Old
mnId ~ co,,r,do Than . hloomin' mar.
,lrd woman IN IN. c,st Then Mr.
porkburst wont IN SEQ her ia reason
with her She list set there ustenin
10 him with her bcud ON one side ma
her nose in the mir and didn't answer
never word
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Some Of the men Miss Riggs had re-.
fused tuk i, drink. and mo, ~ en-
wouldn't worl II VA. impo,>lbl. 10
cit other hands and thc dirf faken ont
was ..ifth. loss ond los cyrry dnv II
begun fn seem lhat If Miss Rigs wasn't
married ar djdp,, 70, AVN tho MIN,
would have to shct down. Tho prcsi-
dent wrote To- know what was w.
Mr. Parkhurst wrote Ia send ON n cur.
load IL women The president wrote
that Miss Eowers Ind come back and
,oul,ln', advise M, nnrc .,nls IA 90
10 sich a hrni.htcd Mace This looked
purty Llurk Mr. parklarst called for
old Ben higgins and nXed him what
wns host IA he donc.
..A.h.. w,. livin. Win, ,r,. oic
vo,.n Mr. p.rrbnr.,, ITn,..ins said
L,nvt,,.t,. = r.,,,J Az, IA, woman
must nav, thnir wov'
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