HE DIDN'T OFFER ENOUGH.

Inangahua Times, Volume XVI, Issue 20227, 22 April 1891, Page 2

HE DIDN'T OFFER ENOUGH.

Senator Blackburn was out in the I

Indian territory hunting. He went into Shelby ville, Kentucky, a few days ago, (says tbe • Kansas City Times ') to tell the boya abouc it. He said that one of the strangest things to him was tbe Indian's love of whisky. He said :—" You fellows all think that you like a good dram, but you are nothing to an Indian. I'll tell you what happened to me. I was riding along by myself when a great big Indian overtook me. He could talk a little English, and I could talk enough Indian to pass a few lemarks about the weather. He seemed to be such a pleasant o'd fellow that I took out my flask and gave him n touch up with some old Kentucky whisky. Well, that Indian bright;:?ipd up like a now dollar, and in less ilmu two miuutes wanted to trade for the whisky. At first Le offend me a deer lit. had killed, but I wouldn't .ttko it. Then he threw me a pair of mocassins, but I woudn't trade. He c-ft'jrr.d me his rifle, and I ic fused tint. And finally, gentlemen, tbnc copp«T-c6l.ojre.d jiiebriftte offored-jne ljis horse, saddle, that half-pint of whiskey. Did yon ever hear of a man that fond of whiskey f " The crowd thought it was wonderful, but one fellow said : " Say, Joe, why didn't you accept his offer?'' I " Good Heaven, man," said the senator, " it was the last half-pint I hud."