Show TIlE SAFEST PLACE Good Reasons Wliy He Didnt Leave Jail Opposite the stage station and hotel was a shanty with a sign of Jab over the door and I strolled ovei 2 omi there and asked of a man sitting at the door and smoking a pipe Can I take it that this is the county ailYou You kin sir he promptly replied Not much of a jail No sir but its a net county you know Any prisoners inside No sir Im the only prisoner and they allow me outside Wheres the sheriff or jaier Gone off bajntin And left you all alone All alone Im purty comfortable however and my time will be out in about six months But I should think youd runaway run-away I said as I offered him a cigar cigarThar q Thar to he queried in reply I I go to Grass Valley the boys will hang me fur hossstealin If I 1lang hosssteain I go to Ridge City theyll hang me fur i stealin a mewl Over to Euchre 5u Bend they want me to pull hemp fur robbln1 Bin White I might git up asa < into the mounLins but the durned II Injuns would try fur my scalp The 1 safest place fur me is right here and i I haint sayin a word My friend would it hurt your feelings I feel-ings if I should ask why you were sent here I Not a bit sir I killed a man I You did eh But how how I How did It happen I was sent Ito I-to jail fur a yarinstead of being hung hungYes 11 Oh they didnt keer nuthin about the killin and gin me two hull months to walk off in As I wouldnt I go the jedge he said it was contempt of court and sent me up here fur a I yar so he could have the use of my I cayuse and guns free gratis Dont happen to have a new deck of keerds I with you eh Sorry to say I havent I I was in hopes you had The jedge will be up this way tomorrer and Id have the keerds all marked and play him the best three out of five to see whether I drawed pay as a jailer or scrubbed along as a prlsonerSt Louis Republic |