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"And you can always depend on a certain number of sore-heads to make fools of themselves here you could depend on it in the old days; it's worse in these times when everybody is ready to pitch into a row and clapper-claw right and left simply because they're aching for a fight."
There'll be sore-heads, an' they'll remember there's a gal in the after-cabin, which won't be the after-cabin enny more, for they'll all have the run of it, bein' equal; then all hell's goin' to break loose, far's that gal's concerned. "A bunch of men who've bin at sea for weeks, half drunk, crazy over havin' more gold than they ever dreamed of, or havin' gambled it away.
Two of these cynic philosophers, popularly known as sore-heads, foregathered one morning at Glenn's Ferry and began to discuss the management and the ditch. "Travis don't seem to have so much trouble with the water this year as he had last," the first ex-watchman remarked. "Used to get away with him on an average once a week, so I hear." "He's married his girl," the other explained sarcastically.
Twelve men, be they farmers or "sore-heads," had found John Lane guilty of something very like grand larceny. The case was to be appealed of course. Even the respectable two-cent paper delivered itself editorially on the verdict in the famous coal cases, with unusual daring. For the Post was ordinarily most cautious not to reflect upon matters inimical to "leading interests."
The offender remained silent and presently I finished my speech. After that Mr. Mecklin made them cheer and weep, and Mr. Mellish made them laugh. The meeting had been highly successful. "You polished him off, all right," said George Hutchins, as he took my hand. "Who was he?" "Oh, one of the local sore-heads. Krebs put him up to it, of course." "Was Krebs here?" I asked.
"Billy, who else is there with the Governor?" she questioned, anxiously, harrowed by that memory of her father's tone when he shouted the word "lunatic!" "No know! No can tell!" returned Tasper. "But why all the excitement? There's a crowd outside the State House, but all my reports say that it's still orderly. It's only the old 'state steal' stuff warmed over by the sore-heads.
The offender remained silent and presently I finished my speech. After that Mr. Mecklin made them cheer and weep, and Mr. Mellish made them laugh. The meeting had been highly successful. "You polished him off, all right," said George Hutchins, as he took my hand. "Who was he?" "Oh, one of the local sore-heads. Krebs put him up to it, of course." "Was Krebs here?" I asked.
We didn't advertise it specially for to-night, but there might be a lot of sore-heads if we don't pull it off." "Oh, I'll do it all right!" declared Joe. "I thought it was getting a bit stale. But if the crowd wants to see it I'll do it." "I guess it will be better," said the ringmaster.
That's the common talk and the common talk comes to me like it does to all others. That talk has smoothed things. Why not keep things smooth?" "Breaking election laws to keep sore-heads smooth? Is that your idea of politics?" "You cannot get me into any argument over politics, sir! I'm talking about the business of the state. I have found that I could do business openly in this office.
Some of the sore-heads are coming in this evening to demand their wages." "Can we pay them?" "Doc says he dassent; so I s'pose they'll quit. He should have fired 'em a week ago. Never let a man quit always beat him to it. We could hold the rough-necks for another two weeks if it wasn't for these fellows, but they'll go back and start a stampede." "How many are there?" "About a dozen."
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