Life — August 20, 1896 — page 14: what you’re looking at

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SATISFACTION. She sat in church that Sabbath day, With a very satisfied air, For well she knew, down in her heart, Her wheel was the swellest there. —Detroit Tribune. One day a mild-mannered man came along to our camp at Cedar Bend, and after looking around for awhile he said to Jim Taylor, who was then the recog- nized boss of the camp: “T suppose you hang a man here now and then?” “Oh, certainly,” replied Jim. ‘Yes, we take pleasure in hanging a man at intervals.” “*You hung one about the middle of last June, I believe?” “Let's see. Middle of last June? Yes, sir, we hung a critter at that time. I had the honor of kickin’ the bar'l out from under him myself. Was he a friend of yours?" “*Mebbe he was. Did he resemble me in looks?" “* Wall, now, come to take a straight squint at you, 1 should say he did. He had your eyes and ha'r, and I should say his nose wasa brotherto yours. Idon't want to press things, but if he was a relashun o' yours you needn't feel at all delikit about sayin’ so.” “Did he give his first name as Sam?” “Yes, he did.” last name as Baker?" “That's it. I've got it writ down on a book in my shanty.” “Then he wasa brother of mine—my only brother,” said the stranger in a voice which shook a little. “Would it be agin custom to ask what you hung him fur.” “Ohtno, no. He picked up a back-load of property belonging to one of the boys and was makin’ off when we cotched him.” “Give him a trial?” “Fur sure, “Did he say much?” “Not very much, Jest obsarved he was mighty glad he was goin’ to git shet of this kentry.” “And he died happy?” “Reasonably so, stranger—reasonably happy. Yes, we all remarked that he seemed to look upon it as a change fur the better and that he felt tolerably sartin of reachin’ a climate whar’ it wouldn't make any difference if he went out doors some mornin’ and forgot his over- coat. So it was your brother?” “Yes.” “Kin I say anythin’ to comfort ye, stranger?” “'N-o; I don’t know as ye kin,” slowly replied the man. ‘I was jest passin’ on my way to White Hill, and I thought I'd stop and see if it really was Sam. I might take a drink if you hev a bottle handy.” “Sartinly—here she is. Don't stint yerself.”” “Thanks—that’s good, and in the midst of life we are in death. Kinder sorry you hung Sam, but I reckon it had to be, and you kin say to the boys that I ain't kickin’, [take the road to the left, don't 12 Wall, so long." —New York Herald. HERBERT CHICAGO, y} ITHOUT SIN. By Martin J, Pritchard, Episcopo and Company. By Gabriele D'Annz Translated by Myrta Leonora Jones. HARPER AND BROTHERS, NEW YORK. Black Diamonds. By Maurus Jokai. Translates; Frances A. Gerard. The Pith of Astronomy. By Samuel G. Bayne. F, TENNYSON NEELY, NEW YORK Mc Kinley and Hobart, By Byron Andrews, Bryan and Sewall, By C. M. Stevens. The Old, Old Story, By Rosa Nouchette C. adelphia: J. B. 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