The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, March 09, 1916, Image 3
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VII. ? Art and the
Broncho
t By O. HENRY
[CopyrlKht by Doubleday, Psrc & Co.l
-itian^nnrru of t'10 w,1(*er"
ness hiul come a
III 9 w'Iiohc corona) /
t lofts alone are
jfcreWyi.?..iJfflr democratic, h n d
woven a cliaplet
I of chaparral for
~-J)r the brow of Lonny
Briscoe. Art,
whose divine expression
flows impartially from the linger
tips of a cowboy or a dilettante emperor,
had chosen for a medium the
Boy Artist of the San Saba. Tiie outcome,
seven feet by twelve of besmear
ed cpnvus, stood, gilt framed, in the
lobby of tbe cnpitol.
The legislature was in session. The
capital city of that great western state
was enjoying the season of activity
and proilt that the congregation of the
solous bestowed. The boarding houses
were corralling the easy dollars of the
gamesome lawmakers. The greatest
state in the west, an empire hi area
and resources, had arisen and repudiated
the old libel of barbarism, lawbreaking
and bloodshed. Order reigned
within her borders. Life and property
were as safe there, sir, as anywhere
among the corrupt cities of the j
effete east. IMllowshanis, churches, !
strawberry feasts and habeas corpus
flourished. With impunity might the
tenderfoot ventilate bis "stovepipe" or
his theories of culture. The arts and
sciences received nurture and subsidy.
And, therefore, it behooved th? legislature
of this great state to make appropriation
for the purchase of Lonny
Briscoe's immortal painting.
Itarely has the San Saba country
contributed to the spread of the line
arts. Its sous have excelled in the
sollder graces, in ttie throw of the
larfcu. the manipulation of the esteemed
.43, the '.Polity of the one card
'draw and the nocturuifl stimulation of
towns l'roiu undue lotlinrirv. Tint tilth
r erto It had not been famed as a strongW
(told of uesthetlcs. Lonuy Briscoe's
I brush had removed that disability.
' Here among the limestone nicks, the
I succulent cactus and the drought
parched grass of that arid valley had
been born the boy artist. \Vli3- he
eauie to woo art is beyond postulation.
Beyond doubt some spore of the aftlatus
must have sprung up within him
in spite of the desert soil of San Saba.
The tricksy spirit of creation must
have incited him to attempted expression
and then have snt hilarious among
the while hot sands of the valley
watching its mischievous work, for
Loony's picture, vleaved as a thing of
art. was something to have driven
away dull care from the bosoms of the
critics.
The painting?one might almost say
k panorama was designed to portray a
R typical western scene, Interest culmlA
noting in a central animal figure, that
of a stampeding steer, life size, wild
eyed, fiery, breaking away in a mad
rush from the herd that, close ridden
by a typical eow puncher, occupied a
JP^^posltion somewhat In tho right back
H^^Kirouiid of the picture. The lamlsca|>e
res< l.-.i and faithful
H^^M^'ics. Chaparral, mesqult and pear
distributed in Just ]iroporllons. A
H^^Anlsh dagger plant, with its waxen
as a water bucket, contributed
^HH^^^kheauty and The
b|^D^B'.ih undulating tirnirie, bisected
H M ' ' intermittent
peculiar to the
jnn^H rich green of live oak and
A mottled rattleH
a pale green
pear in the fore|ll.c
ul the flying clouds.
ry.
stored pillars in the
rj* near the door of
epresentativos stood
zeus and lawmakers
vos and groups aiul
, i to gaze upon it.
Many?perhaiw a majority of tliem?
had lived the prairie life and recalled
easily the familiar scene. Old cattlemen
stood, reminiscent and candidly
pleased, chatting with brothers of for*iner
camps and trails of the days it
brought back to mind. Art critics
were few in the town, and there was
heard none of that Jargon of color,
jM'rspeetive and feeling such as the
east loves to use as a curb and a rod
to the pretensions of the artists,
"fwas a great picture, most of them
agreed, admiring the gilt frame?larger
than any they bad ever seen.
Senator Kinney was the picture's
champion and sponsor. It was he who
so often stepped forward and assert^
ed, with the voice of a bronco buster.
P that If would be u lasting blot, sir,
upon the name of this great state if
It should decline to recognize in n
proper manner tlie genius that had so
brilliantly transferred to imperishable
ennvus a scene so typical of the great
sources of our state's wealth and prosperity.
land?and?er?live stock.
Senator Kinney represented a section
of the state in the extreme west?
400 miles from the San Saba connfrv?
lint the true lover of art Is not limited
by metes niul bounds. N'or was Senator
Mullens, representing the San
Saba country, lukewarm In his belief
that the state should purchase the
painting of his constituent. He was
advfeted that the Kan Saba country wns
unanimous in Its admiration of the
great painting by one of its own denizens.
Hundreds of connoisseurs had
straddled their broncos and ridden
miles to view It before its removal to
the capital. Senator Mullens desired
. re-election, and he knew the imi>orkf
tance of the San Saba vote He also
W knew that with the help of Senator
^^^^yuxMv^howaa a power in the legisBHnnHM^uould
be put through.
' Dili that be wanted passed for the bee
eflt of his own section, and he knet
Senator Mullens could render him va!
1 uable aid and information, the San Sab
j country already enjoying the benefit
of similar legislation. With these hi
I terc8ta happily dovetailed, wonder a
the sudden Interest in urt at the stnt
capital must, necessarily, be small
| Few artists have uncovered their firs
I pictures to the world under bnpple
' auspices than did Ixmny Briscoe.
I Senator Kinney and Mullens came t
I an understanding in the mutter of irrl
gatlon and art while partaking of loui
drinks iu the cafe ot the Empire hotel
"Il'm!" said Senntor Kinney, "I don'
j know. I'm 110 art critic, but it seem
to me the thing won't work. It look
like the worst kind of a cUKomo to mi
I don't want to cast any reflection
upon the artistic talent of your constit
uent. Senator, but I, myself, wouldn'
give six bits for the picture?wlthou
the frame. IIow are you going to cran
a thing like that down the throat of 1
legislature that kicks about a little iten
iu tuts expense 0111 or $u?l lor rubbe
erasers for only one term? It's wast
lug time. I'd like to belp you, Mul
lens, but they'd laugh us out of th<
senate chamber If we were to try It."
"But you don't get the point," snk
Senator Mullens, in his delibernb
tones, tapping Kinney's glass with hli
long foretlnger. "I have ray own doubt!
as to what the picture is intended t<
represent, a bullfight or n Jnpnnesi
allegory, but I want this legislature h
make an appropriation to purchase
Of course, the subject of the plcturt
should have been in the state hlstorica
line, but it's too late to have the pain
scraped off and changed. The stab
won't miss the money and the plcturi
can be stowed away in a lumber roon
where it won't annoy any one. Now
here's the point to work on, leavini
art to look after itself?the chap tlia
painted the picture is the grandson o
Lucien Briscoe."
"Say it again," said Kinney, lennin;
his head thoughtfully. "Of the old
original Burton Briscoe?"
I "Of him. 'The man who,* you know
The man who carved the state out o
the wilderness. The man who settle
the Indians. The man who cleanet
out the horse thieves. The man win
refused the crown. The state's favor
ite sou. I>o you see the point now?"
"Wrap up the picture." said Kinney
"It's as good as sold. Why didn't yoi
say that at first, instead of philander
lug along about art. I'll resign mj
seat in the senate and go back to chait
carrying for the county surveyor tin
day I can't make this state buy a pie
ture calcimlned by a grandson of Lu
clen Briscoe. Did you ever lienr of j
special api>ropriatlon for the purchase
of a home for the daughter of Out
e.?.i ? ? ? ?
..... ct. puiuuiits: well, that wen
through like a motion to adjourn, am
old One Eyed never killed knlfasmauj
Indians as Briscoe did. About whai
figure had you and the ealeimlnci
agreed upon to sundbag the treasury
for?"
"I thought." Raid Mullens, "tha'
maybe five hundred"?
"Five hundred!" interrupted Kinnej
as he hammered on his glass for t
lead pencil and looked around for t
waiter. "Only five hundred for a ret
steer on the hoof delivered by a grand
son of I.ucien Ilriscoe! Where's youi
state pride, man? Two thousand h
what it'll be. You'll introduce the bll
and I'll get up on the tloor of the sen
ate and wave the scalp of every India!
old Luclen ever murdered. Let's see
there was something else proud am
foolish he did. wasn't there? Oh. yes
he declined all emoluments and bene
fits he was entitled to. Refused lib
head right and veteran donation eer
tificates. Could have been governor
but wouldn't. Declined a pension
Now's tbe state's chance to pay up
It'll have to take the picture, but thei
it deserves some punishment for keep
lng the Briscoe family waiting so long
We'll bring this thing up about tin
middle c. the month after the tax bil
is settled. Now, Mullens, you senc
over as soon as you can and get nu
the figures on the cost of those irriga
tion ditches and the statistics aboul
the increased production per acre. I'n
going to need you when that bill ol
mine conies up. 1 reckon we'll be abb
to pull along pretty well together thh
session and maybe others to come, eh
senator?"
Thus did fortune elect to smile tipor
the boy artist of the San Saba. FaU
had already done her share when sin
nrrnnged his atoms in the cosniogonj
of creation as the grandson of Lucler
del ooa/?
a#s IDV VC.
The original Ilrlscoe had been n pio
neor l?otlj as to territorial oceupntloi
and in certain acts prompted by <
Croat and simple heart. He lind beer
one of the first settlers and crusader;
against the wild forces of nature, tFit
savage and the shallow politician. His
name and memory were revered equal
Iy with any upon the list comprising
Houston, Iloone, Crockett, Clark nm
Green. He had lived simply, inde
pendently and unvexed by ambition
Even a less shrewd man than Senatoi
Ivinney could have prophesied that hi?
state would hnsten to honor and re
ward his grandson, come out of tin
chaparral at even so late a day.
And so before the great picture bj
the door of the chamber of represents
tlves at frequent times for many days
could be found the breezy, robust form
of Senntor Kinney and he heard hb
clarion voice reciting the past deeds ol
Luclen Ilriscoe in connection with tht
handiwork of his grandson. Senatoi
Mullens' work was more subdued it;
sight and sound, hut directed nloiif
Identical lines.
Then as the day for the Introductloi
of the bill for appropriation draws nlgl
up from the San Saba country ride?
I.onny Briscoe and n loynl lobby o;
cow punchers, broncho hack, to boosi
the cnuso of art and glorify the nsnv
of friendship, for Lonny is one o
them, a knight of stirrui> and ehapnr
reras, as liundy with the lariat and .4;
as he is with brush and palette.
On a March afternoon the lobbj
dashed, with a whoop, into town. Tin
cowpunchers had adjusted their rari
suitably front that prescribed tin
range to the more conventional r iiy
nicnts of iown. They had con dc*
their leather chaparreras and tr .fer
re<l their six shooters und belts froft
their persons to ^^^rns of ti ad
dies. Among tho^^^^^fcmny, a ^ v_.t!
of\twenty-three,
^ 11
i- clous cow nouj- west of the MississI]
v pi. Senator Mullens had Informed lili
t- of tho bright prospects of the sltui
a tton; had even mentioned-?so grout wt
s his confidence In tho cnpuble I?A;iney
i- tho price that the state would, iu n
t likelihood, pay. It seemed to I.onu
e that fame and fortune were in li
' hands. Certainly a spark of the d
t vine lire was hi the little brown cei
r tuur's breast, for he was counting tfc
2.'i ,i hv.t a cans to future deve
0 opment of his talent. Some day 1
I* would paint a picture even grentc
^ than this?one. say, 12 feet by 20. fu
' of scope and atmosphere unci action.
* During the three days that yet into
s vened before the coming of the dal
s Used for the introductloa of the bi
' i the centaur lobby did valiant servle
s CoatlcHH. spurred, weather tanned, fu
* of enthusiasm expressed in blznri
* terms they loafed in front of the pain
t ing with tireless zeal. Reasoning in
d I 1 " * ?1 11 * A-%?
I UII.1UI i. .? w?,? , I 1117 CSUIUUU'II UUIC nil*
11 comments upon Its lldelity to natui
11! would be received n-s expert evldenci
r Loudly they praised the skill of tl
* painter whenever there were ears ne:
to which such evidence might be profl
9 ably addressed. Lem Perry, the lent
er of the claque, had a somewhat si
1 speech, being uninventivo in the coi
9 struct ion of new phrases.
s "Look at the two-year-old now," I
* would say. waving a cinnamon brow
y hand toward the salient i>oint of tl
9 j picture. "Why. dang my hide, tl:
5 ' critter's alive. I can jest hear hir
' i 'lumpety-lump.' a-cuttln" away froi
8i the herd, pretendln* he's skeered. He
'' a mean scamp, that there steer. Loo
t at his eyes a-wallin' and his tail n-wn'
15 In". He's true and uat'ral to life. He
9 jest hunkerin* fur a cow pony to roun
1 him up and send him seoothf back t
* the bunch. Dang my hide! Jest loo
' at that tall of his'n a-wavin*. Nev<
1 knowed a steer to wave his tail an
f . other way, dang my hide ef I did."
Jud Shelby, while admitting the e:
CI celleuce of the steer, resolutely coi
. { lined himself to open admiration <
j the landscape, to the end that the 01
.! tiro picture received its meed of prais
f | "That piece of range," he declare*
1 "is a dead ringer for Dead lloss valle;
I Same grass, same lay of the land, san
> old Whipperwill creek skallyhootln' I
" GmOSomJ^S
' They Loafed In Front of the Paintir
With Tireless Zeal.
< and out of them motts of timber. The
buzzards on the left is circlln' 'roun
. over Sain Klldrake's old paint hoi
| that killed hiss<>if over driukiu' on
hot day. You can't see the lioss f<
> that mott of el turns on tlie creek, hi
lie's tiiar. Anybody that was goin' 1
look for Dead lloss valley and con
i ueross this picture, why, he'd jest ligl
1 olf'n his broncho and hunt a place 1
I caiup."
Skinny Itogers, wedded to coined;
! conceived a complimentary little ple<
ti of acting that never failed to make a
1 Impression. Edging quite near to tt
t. I.I..IIIPA I... I.? 1 I 1 "
, II?- mmiu .I'lUiflllJ III Ilivori
* I ilo moments emit a piercing an
< awful "Vl-yl!" leap high and awa;
eoming down with a great stamp i
lieels and whirring of rowels upon tli
i stone flagged floor.
Jeeming Christopher!"?so ran h
i lines?"thought that rattler was a gil
u-ine one. Ding haste my skin if
1 didn't! Seemed to me I heard him ra
tie. Look tit the blamed unconvertc
inseet a-lnyln' under that penr! I.ittl
: Rubbing Eases Pain
, Rubbing sends the liniment
1 tingling through the flesh and
quickly gtopa pain. Demand a
r liniment th?it you can rub with,
i The be$t rubbing liniment is
MUSTANG
I IUIHCU1
Limivibn i
i i
Coo J for the Ailments of
1 Horses, Mules, Cattle, Etc.
Qood for your own A ches,'
Pains, Rheumatism, Sprains,
Cuts, Burns, Etc.
25c. 50c. $1. At all Dealers.
I ~
Putting Mlm In His Place.
John Morrison, nn oklerly Scot lain
had nn ancient vulet mimed Gahric
whoso [>ctulnnce and license of spew
went so far as to l*> Intolerable. Or
day at dinner Gnbrlol took the llbcrl
of calling something which his mn*t<
, said "a great lee."
"Weel," said the Inlrd, really ofPeie
1 ed nnd rising from the table, "this \vl
1 \ do no longer. Wo must pnrt at hist."
, 7IIout. tout!" rep\led Gabriel, pres
9* more and somebody would V been
m snake bit." S
a" With these artful dodges, contributed
,s by Lonny's faithful coterie, with' the
? sonorous Kinney perpetually sounding
II the -picture's merits and with the sol>y
vent prestige of the pioneer Briscoe
is covering It like n precious varnish. It |
1- seemed that the San Saba country
a- could not fall to add a reputation as an
le art center to Its well known superiori1
ty in steer roping contests and nchlevete
meats with the precarious busted
?r flush. Thus wus created for the plcIII
turo an atmosphere, duo rather to externals
than to the artist's brush, but
r- through it the people seemed to gaze
;e with more admiration. There was n
il magic in the name of Briscoe that
i?. counted high against faulty technique I
11 and crude coloring. The old Indian
-e fighter and wolf slayer would have
t- smiled grimly in his happy hunting
it grounds had he known that his dllctlr
tante ghost was thus figuring as an
0 art patron two generations after his
e- uninspired existence.
ie Came the day when the senate was
tr expected to pass the bill of Senator
t- Mullens appropriating $'J.OOO for the j
1- purchase of the picture. The gallery
it of the senute chamber was early pre- |
a- empted by Bonny and the San Saba
lobby. In the front row of chairs they !
le sat, wild haired, self conscious, jlng- J
n ling, creaking and rattling, subdued by ]
le the-majesty of the council hall. i
iC The bW was Introduced, wont to the
? second rnnilliw nml *?..
u lens spoke for It dryly, tediously nnd
g nt length. Senator Kinney then arose.
>k nnd the welkin seized the bcllrope preV
parntory to ringing. I
's Senator Kinney spoke for hour.
id History wns his theme?his mltito
gated by patriotism and sentiment. He
>k referred casually to the picture in the
r outer hall?It was unnecessary, he said,
iy to dilate upon its merits?the senators
had seen for themselves. The painter
x- of the picture was the grandson of
ti- Lucien Briscoe. Then enme the word
>f pictures of Briscoe's life set forth in
n- thrilling colors. Ills mde and vene.
tnresome life, his simple minded love
J, for the commonwealth he helped to upy.
build, his contempt for rewards nnd
?e praise, his extreme and sturdy indeIn
pendence and the great services he had
rendered the state. The subject of the
oration was I.uclen Briscoe. The
painting stood in the background serving
simply as a means, now happily
brought forward, through which the
state might bestow a tardy recompense
upon the descendant of its favorite
son. I
The bill passed without an opposing
vote. Tomorrow it would be taken up
by the house. Already was it fixed to
glide through that body on rubber
tires. Blandford. Grayson nnd Plummor.
nil wheelhorses and orators and
provided with plentiful memoranda
| concerning the deeds of Pioneer Rris|
roe. had agreed to furnish the motive
power.
The San Saba iol>l>y anil Its protege
I stumbled awkwardly down the stairs
| and out Into the capital yard. Then
they herded closely and gave one yell
of triumph. P.ut one of them?Ituck
Kneed Summers it was?hit the key
with llie thoughtful remark:
"She cut the mustard," ho said, "all
right. I reckon they're goin' to buy
Turn's steer. I ain't right much on the
pnrlyinont'ry. but ! g.ither that's what
tile signs added up. Rut site seems to
me. I.onny, the argyment ran principal
to grandfather Instead of paint. It's
reasonable caleulatin' that you want to
ig he glad you got the Rrlscoe brand on
I you. my son."
That remark clinched in Lenny's
nJ ; mind an unpleasant, vague suspicion to
u the same effect. His reticence Increased,
and he gathered grass from
21
the ground, chewing it pensively. The
picture as a picture had been huniiliatlngly
absent from the senator's arguments.
The painter had been held
: up as a grandson, pure and simple. |
' The hotel I.onny stopped at was near
j the capitol. It was near to the 1 o'clock
I dinner hour when the appropriation
^ had been passed by the senate. The
i hotel clerk told I.onny tlint a famous
artist from Vow Viirk lm<1 nrrlvn/1 In
le ?v *" *"
town flint day and was In the hotel.
tj lie was on his way westward to New
y Mexico to study the effect of sunlight
upon flit' ancient wall of the Zunis.
1C Modern stone reflects light. Those ancient
building materials absorb it The
lH artist wanted this effect in a picture
. he was painting and was traveling!
j 2,000 miles to get it.
t- I Lonny sought this man out afterdind
nor and told bis story. The artist was
|tt an unhealthy man. kept alive by genius
and Indifference to life. IIo went
' with Honny to the cnpitol and stood
there before the picture. The artist
pulled bis beard and looked unhappy. |
"Should like to have your sentiments."
said I?uny, "just as they run i
out of the pen."
i . "It's the way they'll come," said the
painter man. "I took three different
kinds of medicines before dinner?by
the tablespoonfnl. The taste still lin-1
gem. I am primed for telling the j
( truth. You want to know if the plc^
tore is or if it isn't?"
"Itlght." said I/>nny. "Is it wool or
I cotton? Should I paint some more or
cut it out and ride herd a-plenty?"
I ... . . - -
i i iii-niu a rumor during pic." snld i
? the artist, "ttint the state is nbout to
pay you $2,000 for this picture."
"It's passed the senate," said Lonny,
cv "and the house rounds it up toraor- i
j row."
"Tliat's lucky." said tlie pale man. '
"Do you enrry a rabbit's foot?"
) "No." said Lonny, "but it seems I
had a grandfather. He's considerable
mixed up In the color scheme. It took
me a year to paint that picture. Is
she entirely awful or not? Some says,
now, that that steer's tall ain't badly
drawed. They think it's proportioned
nice. Tell me."
There la more Catarrh thla section
of the country than all other diseases
d. put together, and for yearn It was sup,|(
posed to be incurable, poctors pre.
scribed local remedies, and by constantly
failing to cure with local treatment,
>e pronounced It Incurable. Catarrh Is a
ly local disease, greatly Influenced by con*
#r stituttonal conditions and therefore requires
constitutional treatment. Hall's
Catarrh Cure, manufactured by P. J.
[1- Cheney A Co.. Toledo, Otfo. Is a constlIII
tutlonal remedy. Is tiltn Internally
I and acts thru tha Illoodwn the Mucous
I Surfaces M t^e System. \One llundrflk
Dollars reg^^l tVoCFWME fnr *nf ca^^
that HaU a^ll^BjLcjAralls to
i Send for olr^^^^Hjj^BtlmonU^^^H
The astlit glanced at Lonny's wiry
Bgure uAd nut brown skin. Something
Jtlrred, nim to a passing Irritation.
"For a?'s sake, son," he said, fraotlously,
"?n't spend any more money
for paint \t isn't a picture at all. It's
a gnu. YoiVbokl up tho state with it
If you like und get your $2,000, but
don't get in ruput of any more canvas.
Llvo under it Buy a couple of hundred
ponies with your money?I'm told
they're tlint chenp-^-nnd ride, ride, ride.
Fill your lungs and eat and sleep and
be happy. No more pictures. You
look healthy. That's genius. Cultivate
i it." lie looked at his watch. "Twcn!
ty minutes to 3. Four capsules and
one tablet at 3. That's nil you wanted
to know. Isn't It?"
I At 3 o'clock the cowpunchers rode up
for Lonny, bringing Hot Tamnles, saddled.
Traditions must be observed, i
To celebrate the passage of the bill by
| the senate the gang must ride wildly
through the town, creating uproar and
excitement.
"Come on. boys," snld Lonn3*, urging
I Hot Tamnles into a gallop with his
Knees. with n whoop the inspired lob- 1
by tore after him through the dust.
Ix>nny ied his cohorts straight for the
cnpito). With a wild yell the gang indorsed
his now evident intention of
I riding into it. Iloorny for San Saba!
Up the six broad limestone steps clattered
the bronchos of the cowpuucbers.
Into the resounding hallway they
' pattered, scattering In dlsuiay those
passing on foot. I.onny, In the lead,
shoved Hot Tnmales direct for the
great picture. At that hour a downpouring,
soft light from the second
j story windows bathed the big canvas,
j Against the darker background of the
hall the painting stood out with valuable
effect. In spite of the defects of
the art you could almost fancy that
you gazed out upon a InndscaiK*. You
might well flinch a stop from the convincing
figure of the life sized steer
stampeding across the grass. Perhaps
It thus seemed to Hot Tamales. The
I scene was in his line. Perhaps he only
obeyed the will of his rider. His ears
pricked up; he snorted. Ixmuy leaned
forward in the saddle and elevated ids
elbows, wing-like. Thus signals the
cowpuncher to his steed to launch himself
full speed ahead. Hid Hot Ta
mules fancy lie saw a steer, red and
cavorting, that should be headed off
and driven back to herd? There was
a tierce clatter of hoofs, a rush, n gathering
of steely flank muscles, a leap
to the Jerk of the bridle rein, and Hot
Tatnales, with Lonny bending low In
the saddle to dodge the top of the
frame, ripped through the great canvas
like a shell from a mortnr, leaving
the cloth hanging In ragged shreds
about a monstrous hole.
Quickly Lonny pulled up his pony,
and rounded the pillars. Spectators
came running, too astounded to add
speech to the commotion. The sergennt
at arms of the house came forth,
frowned, looked ominous and then
grinned. Many of the legislators
crowded out to observe the tumult.
Louny's cowpuncliers were stricken to
silent horror by his mad deed.
Senator Kinney, happened to be
among the earliest to emerge. Before
he could speak Lonny leaned in his
saddle as Hot Tamules pranced, pointed
his ipiirt at the senator and said
calmly:
"That was a fine speech you made
today, mister, but you might as well
let up on that 'propriation business. I
ain't askin' the state to give me nothIn*.
I thought I had a picture to sell
to it, but it wasn't one. You said a
heap of things about Grandfather Briscoe
that makes me kind of proud I'm
his grandson. Well, the Briseoes ain't
takin' presents from the state yet.
Anybody can have the frame that
wants it. Hit her up. boys."
Away scuttled the San Saba delegation
out of the hall, down the steps,
along the dusty street.
Halfway to the San Saba country
thev cainned that nielif tuuiHmo
Lonny stole away from the campflro
and sought not Tnnmles. placidly eating
crass at the end of his stake rope.
Lonny hung upon his neck, and his art
aspirations went forth forever in one
long, regretful sigh. But as he thus
made renunciation his breath formed
a word or two.
"You was the only one. Tamales,
what seen anything in It. It did look
like a steer, didn't it, old hoss?"
Discharge Notice
On 20th of March next at 11
o'clock a. tn., 1 will apply to the
Probate Court of Chesterfield
County, for a discharge as Administrator
of the Estate of L.
A. Watson, deceased,
i ,1. B. Watson.
Administrator.
Feb'y, 16th, 1010.
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The Auditors' oflico will be opened for the assessment of
sonal property from January 1st 191ft to February 20th 1910. ^^HjH
All male citizens between the ages of *21 and 00 yct^^BE^H^^H
deemed Taxable polls, except those whe arc maimed or^^fl^^KHBH
causes are incapable of canting a support.
The Law requires f>0 per cent penalty added to
erty subject to taxes and not returned for assessmenBH^^^HSHBH^H
the February 1910.
I will be in the Auditor's office Jan., 1, 3, 4,
and 31: Feb., 5, 7. 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 1M>HUHH|
T. W. EDDINS, County
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