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hostiles from New York was breakfasting with the Governor and me at the 

Cheyenne   Club�察  �and   we   were   explaining   to   him   the   glorious   future�察  �the 

coming   empire�察  �of   the   Western   country。   Now   the   Governor   was   about 

thirty´two�察 �and   until twenty´five had   never   gone West   far  enough   to   see 

over the top of the Alleghany Mountains。 I was not a pioneer myself�察�and 

why both of us should have pitied the New´Yorker's narrowness so hard I 

cannot see。 But we did。 We spoke to him of the size of the country。 We 

told   him    that  his  State   could   rattle  round    inside   Wyoming's       stomach 

without   any   inconvenience   to   Wyoming�察  �and   he   told   us   that   this   was 

because Wyoming's stomach was empty。 Altogether I began to feel almost 

sorry  that   I   had   asked   him  to   come   out   for   a   hunt�察  �and   had   travelled   in 

haste all the way from Bear Creek to Cheyenne expressly to meet him。 

     ;For purposes of amusement�察─�he said�察 �I'll admit anything you claim 

for   this   place。   Ranches�察    �cowboys�察    �elk�察 �it's  all  splendid。   Only�察   �as  an 

investment I prefer the East。 Am I to see any cowboys�拭─�

     ;You   shall�察─  �I   said�察  �and   I   distinctly   hoped   some   of   them   might   do 

something to him ;for purposes of amusement。; 

     ;You fellows come up with me to my office�察─�said the Governor。 ;I'll 

look at my mail�察�and show you round。; So we went with him through the 

heat and sun。 



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     ;What's     that�拭─  �inquired    the  New´Yorker�察     �whom   I    shall   call  James 

Ogden。 

     ;That    is  our   park�察─  �said  I。  ;Of   course   it's  merely    in  embryo。    It's 

wonderful   how   quickly   any   shade   tree   will   grow   here   wi;   I   checked 

myself。 

     But Ogden said ;with irrigation; for me�察�and I was entirely sorry he 

had come。 

     We reached the Governor's office�察�and sat down while he looked his 

letters over。 

     ;Here you are�察�Ogden�察─�said he。 ;Here's the way we hump ahead out 

here。; And he read us the following�此�

                                              ;MAGAW�察�KANSAS�察�July 5�察�188 

     ;Hon。 Amory W。 Baker�此�

     ;Sir��Understanding   that   your   district   is   suffering   from   a   prolonged 

drought�察�I write to say that for necessary expenses paid I will be glad to 

furnish   you   with   a   reasonably   shower。   I   have   operated   successfully   in 

Australia�察  �Mexico�察  �and   several   States   of   the   Union�察  �and   am   anxious   to 

exhibit my system。 If your Legislature will appropriate a sum to cover�察�as I 

said�察  �merely   my   necessary   expensessay   350   ��three   hundred   and   fifty 

dollars��for   half   an   inch   I   will   guarantee   you   that   quantity   of   rain   or 

forfeit the money。 If I fail to give you the smallest fraction of the amount 

contracted for�察�there is to be no pay。 Kindly advise me of what date will be 

most convenient for you to have the shower。 I require twenty´four hours' 

preparation。 Hoping a favorable reply�察�

                                              ;I       am�察      �respectfully        yours�察�

;Robert Hilbrun; 

     ;Will the Legislature do it�拭─�inquired Ogden in good faith。 

     The     Governor       laughed     boisterously。     ;I   guess    it   wouldn't     be 

constitutional�察─�said he。 

     ;Oh�察�bother� ─�said Ogden。 

     ;My dear man�察─�the Governor protested�察 �I know we're new�察�and our 

women       vote�察  �and   we're    a  good     deal   of  a   joke�察  �but   we're   not   so 

progressively   funny   as      all   that。  The   people   wouldn't   stand   it。  Senator 

Warren      would    fly  right  into   my   back   hair。;   Barker    was   also   new   as 



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Governor。 

     ;Do you have Senators here too�拭─�said Ogden�察�raising his eyebrows。 

;What do they look like�拭�Are they females�拭─�And the Governor grew more 

boisterous   than   ever�察  �slapping   his   knee   and   declaring   that   these   Eastern 

men were certainly out of sight。; Ogden�察�however�察�was thoughtful。 

     ;I'd have been willing to chip in for that rain myself�察─�he said。 

     ;That's an idea� ─�cried the Governor。 ;Nothing unconstitutional about 

that。 Let's see。 Three hundred and fifty dollars; 

     ;I'll put up a hundred�察─�said Ogden�察�promptly。 ;I'm out for a Western 

vacation�察�and I'll pay for a good specimen。; 

     The Governor and I subscribed more modestly�察�and by noon�察�with the 

help   of   some   lively   minded   gentlemen   of   Cheyenne�察  �we   had   the   purse 

raised。    ;He   won't    care�察─  �said  the   Governor�察     �whether     it's  a  private 

enterprise or a municipal step�察�so long as he gets his money。; 

     ;He    won't   get  it�察 �I'm   afraid�察─ �said  Ogden。    ;But   if  he  succeeds    in 

tempting Providence to that extent�察�I consider it cheap。 Now what do you 

call those people there on the horses�拭─�

     We were walking along the track of the Cheyenne and Northern�察�and 

looking out over the plain toward Fort Russell。 ;That is a cow´puncher and 

his bride�察─�I answered�察�recognizing the couple。 

     ;Real cow´puncher�拭─�

     ;Quite。 The puncher's name is Lin McLean。; 

     ;Real bride�拭─�

     ;I'm afraid so。; 

     ;She's riding straddle� ─�exclaimed the delighted Ogden�察�adjusting his 

glasses。 ;Why do you object to their union being holy�拭─�

     I explained that my friend Lin had lately married an eating´house lady 

precipitately and against my advice。 

     ;I suppose he knew his business�察─�observed Ogden。 

     ;That's what he said to me at the time。 But you ought to see herand 

know him。; 

     Ogden     was    going    to。  Husband     and   wife   were    coming     our  way。 

Husband      nodded     to  me   his  familiar   offish   nod�察  �which    concealed    his 

satisfaction at meeting with an old friend。 Wife did not look at me at all。 



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But I looked at her�察�and I instantly knew that Linthe fool��had confided 

to her my disapproval of their marriage。 The most delicate specialty upon 

earth is your standing with your old friend's new wife。 

     ;Good´day�察  �Mr。   McLean�察─  �said   the   Governor   to   the   cow´puncher   on 

his horse。 

     ;How're are yu'�察�doctor�察─�said Lin。 During his early days in Wyoming 

the Governor�察�when as yet a private citizen�察�had set Mr。 McLean's broken 

leg at Drybone。 ;Let me make yu' known to Mrs。 McLean�察─�pursued the 

husband。 

     The lady�察�at a loss how convention prescribes the greeting of a bride to 

a   Governor�察  �gave   a   waddle   on   the   pony's   back�察  �then   sat   up   stiff�察  �gazed 

haughtily at the air�察�and did not speak or show any more sign than a cow 

would under   like   circumstances。   So   the   Governor   marched   cheerfully  at 

her�察�extending his hand�察�and when she slightly moved out toward him her 

big�察  �dumb�察  �red   fist�察  �he   took   it   and   shook   it�察  �and   made   her   a   series   of 

compliments�察�she maintaining always the scrupulous reserve of the cow。 

     ;I say�察─�Ogden whispered to me while Barker was pumping the hand 

of   the   flesh   image�察   �I'm   glad   I   came。;   The   appearance   of   the   puncher´ 

bridegroom   also   interested   Ogden�察  �and   he   looked   hard   at   Lin's   leather 

chaps and cartridge´belt and so forth。 Lin stared at the New´Yorker�察�and 

his high white collar and good scarf。 He had seen such things quite often�察�

of course�察�but they always filled him with the same distrust of the man that 

wore them。 

     ;Well�察─�said he�察 �I guess we'll be pulling for a

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