Show ungrateful SAM 11 WALKER it was waa the second day of december when then sam walker shot down donn st silver davis on oa the streets of paradise part flat and an hour later he would have been hung to A limb but bill for his crafty ways the ropo rope was already noosed koosed for h him tin when he asked leave to make a few remarks and this being granted he said this town of flat any fourth of july to speak of and jt it was way behind the times on christmas will soon eoon be at land hand and you cant even git up a decent dog fight to celebrate the occa coca 9 shun hum I 1 should think your want to allow olt off over city and Jack villo wo we do sam replied the man mho had bad charge of the affair but wo we halat got cot no lie chance youve got it right yere I 1 killed davis and hev got to be hung instead of hangin brimi glit me today why dont you put it oft off till lill christmas and make it a big biff thing of it be the only lim ilgin fur fifty miles around it was promptly and unanimously decided that sant sam walkers hedd head was level and that lie h should be saved u up P for christmas christinas lie ho was confined t to 0 a shanty fed on tho the best in tho the camp and every evenin evenings eve ninga gt it number of the boys made it a duty dury to call on him and help him to lo pass the time aa pleasantly as possible ile he to look forward to tho the day cheerful indifference and it was voted again that sam noa ono man in ten thousand and ought to be hung its as gently as aa possible As christmas drew near ho he sold said to his callers boys as im doln doin the fair thing by you I 1 expect ye to pet me S a lechle fur instance im goin to hang up m my Y on christmas eve some as 1 in n percent children do and I 1 hops hope I 1 shant be neglected lie he whom when the time came we tye chipped in and ranted 0 a purse of 1 ile aa a santa claus clau gift calculating that it would come back to us after th the hanging tho the stocking looking 8 was hung bung up up and the durso went into it and at it a late into hour it was resorted that condemned was sleeping nith alth a a childlike look on his face ace the next report came in at daylight with the report came the fight of the hole sam bad dug under the walla swalls of tho the shanty to regain his bla liberty it was wa A christmas day but he there to bo be hung filing and our purse had gone with him public indignation dig nation was go ao great that oll cal were stupefied for it time but after a while it was waa resolved that the next critter in this town who nho orter to hang will be stretched up so BO burned quick that nobody but hosack will git any lun full out of fit UPHELD D BY X THE COURT the plaintiff in the case was a 0 tenderfoot mho pave gave his name as n hobson globson Il and he be took the witness stand with his right hand blind in a sting sling and proceeded to relate how hour rii ell parker pulled a gun on hint him in film white wolf saloon lind sent a bullet through that arm ito he bad not as he solemnly swore strom given the slightest provocation for the murderous assault im sault ho appeared to be speaking the truth but ell EH was not at all worried as ho he took the stand in his own defense in the fust place said he be the stranger pt ranger and me got into a dispute about grizzly bars and ho he called me a fule I 1 might hev draped on him fur that but I 1 go ahead said the judge then we got to about guns and nil knives and fights and lie he aez he h e kin make me arav crawl I 1 in two that was a bluff which none ol 01 0 you would take but I 1 swallowed it and millet bass bajek back but you shot him ye 1 I sar barkely tInly did but it was waa fur sun thin alse IL lie ho looks look me all 0 over r lit in it a mean n pan vay AAY slid and bez IZU ell do you ever drink on rare aez I 1 then this Is P a rare occa Khun bein i ns 01 lla its tile the day before christmas and ill ilsk ask the bartender to set act em cm up 1 what lie he said gentlemen and lie he winked at the bartender and the bartender set up tho the stuff what stuff asked the judge may I 1 never breathe arin if it witter water ruith ba but water I 1 ketch fd rny my breath two or three times and then pulled my gun and Ill prisoner la Is honorably discharged shouted the judge and aind a dozen indignant men were urine firing at the tenderfoot as ho he turned the nearest corner |