[Susy.A Story of the Plains by Bret Harte]@TWC D-Link bookSusy.A Story of the Plains CHAPTER VIII 30/37
His pow'ful fightin' style didn't suit us peaceful folks, and we thought it rather worked agin this new 'law and order' racket to have such a man about, to say nuthin' of it prejudicin' quiet settlers. He had too many revolvers for one man to keep his eye on, and was altogether too much steeped in blood, so to speak, for ordinary washin' and domestic purposes! His hull get up was too deathlike and clammy; so we persuaded him to leave.
We just went there, all of us, and exhorted him.
We stayed round there two days and nights, takin' turns, talkin' with him, nuthin' more, only selecting subjects in his own style to please him, until he left! And then, as we didn't see any use for his house there, we took it away.
Them's the cold facts, Brant," he added, with a certain convincing indifference that left no room for doubt, "and you can stand by 'em.
Now, workin' back to the first principle you laid down,--that we'll have to UNDO what we've DONE,--we don't agree with you, for we've taken a leaf outer your own book.
<<Back Index Next>> D-Link book Top TWC mobile books
|