Rensselaer Union, Volume 9, Number 17, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 January 1877 — The Drover and Two Nice Young Men. [ARTICLE]

The Drover and Two Nice Young Men.

testes and unlettered, and bore every appearance of being a successful cattle-drover. Two approached the desk as he stepped away from it, and icatelessll Ipanned the list of arrivals, therf slvlledj wway through the offlap tor >li^n*nt ( anA ut the ibapnrT«pw> One of thf tp —iU3Jtfotlweot.fr appeal:® >om hlkcOffvormrfoa tjaflla was tMUKphew bf- dm CimhieH of (be I n t Brchham jtbd riad casually made the Texan’s acquaintance while on a visit to his ■Ss&asMs® cumstances of their previous friendship to his mind. His companion, he said, was a young and wealthy stranger from pl£UiM»ZT«M^<a go out and have a little fun with the boys. The Texan admitted that, as befitted a cattle drover, he did not object to long horns —in fine, that they would have a long horn, a strong horn, and a horn all together, before they parted; “but,” he IwT, inyDvn. 11 Ol DUV what I have in my day and generation slung a whole herd of steers —hoofs, hides and horns—■on a little pair, when I knowed the other cuss was drawing to three kings, which was only what any other gentleman would have done under the 3SEWHI disgrace on so I’ve sworn sahi ttat be they respecteq conscientious ssassttssK zourl was at Kansas City, ana when I was sobering up next day the cusses I had been spending the evening with came round and told me I’d lost $37,000 to them in a little game of draw. I’m a gentleman, and so, though I didn’t JTSGoI1 exit a thMaboultemWllWlW hauled out my sub-treasury and paid them then and thar.” Both of the young men said that he was an honor to his sex, and shook hands with him warmly. “ How much’ll it take to see this yer Arctic Expedition through?” said Mr. Stockdale, “Oh,” replied the nephew money.,. We’ll just have a x cpuple of 1 Irinki.ajnd adn>foarateaaf<md red 7 an. bekr" the pL a hot lemonade, and go to bed.” The Colonel said that was all right, and therefore he would leave his wealth with the clerk, which he did; those two nice young men. About midnight those two nice young men brought him back. He was very drunk. Next morning about nine, as the cattle-drover came out from breakfast, he was encountered by the young Philadelphia millionaire. “1 called, Col. “ to“seltle a debt of honor. Here are the $650 I lost to you. I hope you will give me my revenge some time.” “ I won $650 offn you, did I ? I must have been drinking a pretty considerable few,” replied the honest drover, “ for I disremember touching akeerd. I’qj sorry I went, Mbwsmssw uncle’s second son. Come ancfliave someJ&GCfc nephew cameln, and, greeting them cordially, said: “ Ah, Colonel, give you any sort of luck at the cards, and I think I would backvou as a where/ 1 ' The Texan assented to this most axiomatic proposition. “It was fortunate for me that the luck turned, or you’d have got away with me worse than you did with my friend Perkins, here. But them four kings left me a little ahead.” “ I remember,” said the Texan ; how much was I behind when we quit?” and he hauled out his pocket-book. “Well,” said the Cashier’s nephew, “I don’t know. You said you’d make a memorandum, and I’m not quite sure whether it was ” “It was,” said the Cashier’s nephew, ‘LS96O up to the last deal, where you wanted to raise him $500,000, but he 670,1 think.” “ No,” said the Cashier’s nephew, “it was only $2,570, for the Colonel pointed out a mistake of SIOO in it. ’ ’ “ ThaVg sa^ l“ I nephew said he had to go and introduce Mr. Perkins to the members of the Board of but he would see the Texan at a later hour, and the two nice young men hurried away. A few minutes after Mr. Perkins said: “Jemmv, I gllfififl Wfl’-Ye-shopKiiQMMttMfIMNNNMMNNHMKMMK' “ Keerect,” answered htsr companion • “I was afraid he was going to ring in some of your flimsies on me.” To make an equitable division they had to break one of the SSOO bills, and the Cashier’s nephew stepped into a bank tor that purpose. He reappearedin about two minutes, with an alt «^Ss l rW*Pl^ a 9^n d: “WJtf biiW —CkioapaTribune. * •