Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-08-28
y he Grant County Hereld.
sketches Of the Light House.
BY MARK.
CHAPTER II.


Ponctuallv ct the hour Of nine, was Pi-
rrno Jack at Tom Frost's cabin. The
|sira to become the possessors of Dunn
IS aatteriug lead, had taken SO strong a
ia upon them both, that no time was
!. IN entering Immediately upon the dis
.sion Of the plan which was to effect it.
| Il say, Jack" commenced Tom, II have
mighty strong notion that it won't take
gc6 trouble nor much beatin' about the
+ uh to catch this ere bird, no how you
ian fix it."
whats your plan, TonG" broke in
Heel" continued Tom, without needing
ea Interruption, II can't let him slip
tlout hayin' a hand in pluckin' him.
Iss rum I'm, sure. l know the ground
Ike q book, every inch of it, and no man
parikes anything up there gifts anything
rs than ten strike, no how"
ITS all well enough, Tom,' put in Jack,
% talk about plucklh' the fowl after you
It lin in your paws. That's not here,
a there, now; want to know your plan.
Fits oil right, ! am in, mind that"
vt Your old tricks agih," growled Tom,
|atruptin' q Teller when he was Just in
the most interestin' part Of the prelimi-
Fanes You will never be nobody, nor
|O,hin, if YOU don't learn to deliberate a.
at matters and things in general, as the
PRIEST says, before you go to executn' 'em.
sag Piceyune Jack, won't you never learn
|o.hi.' {"
"Neyer mind your preacl1in'," resumed
Eek, sand leave your prekminaries OUT
Just you come right up to the scratch at
cce, and ON en- hand. Let's have your
Pan say, which you tdle me you had all
cut and dried, when you tipped me the
wink up to the Light House, to go out one
ade. That's what l want, and nothin'
'hortor. Come, out with it, Tom"
We'll, well,' returned Tom, ''if can't
hive things right, l spose I must take
I'm as they come. If You must know
what I'm goin to do, why / must come to the
pint at once. When Dummy tole me the
very spot where he spotted them diggins,
thought in a mint how I could ring EN-
out Of him. That's the game everybody
pays these days, and him who wins is the
lucky dog. The man what holds the big
s8t hand makes three times every pop
and folks calls him q gentleman. It's the
tnsest pole that knocks down the persim
mons; and its the dollars what makes YOU
most thought on. Everybody is grabbin
t;es them, and turnin' over and over IL
heir heads how they can g1t the bigges
lle Without dollars, you haint nobody
With 'en you are some puukins, can tel
e. Nop, / am nothin' but plain Ton
r0St-some d-m ragamufins calls ms
Nippin' Frost" Light Frost" "Hoa
rost," and | don't know what on cart
Sc. But let me gest hey the ''rocks," tn
yaller boys, them that's gGol
r sore eyes, and enough on 'em, then
m Thomas Frost ESQ, Mr.. Frost, Captil
rost, and SIGH like. There's heap o dit
renee, Jack, depend upon't.''
"Tom Frost, Tom Frost" INPATIENT
RED Jack, 'what on arth has got int
on! Are you crazy, or hev you drop Q
he critter too much? You talk like mad
-et SIGH things be for lawyers, and politi
ians, say, and let Teller into your plan
you're goin' to. If not, say so, and In
'tf to my cabin, fur I'm gittin cussed slee
oy'
Tom never could lose an opportunity t
1npGfy upon his favorite theme: the dis
meuons in society which the possession {
great riches too often make. However at
Sorblng the question under considerable
night be, or however hazardous or expo
SEQ to danger the undertaking, he coul
! not forego the pleasure of dilating to an
@nsth, the patience Of his audience woul
permit, upon this topic. AS he foun
SaekS patience about exhausted, he kne'
i would not do to indulge in any furthe
observations Of upon this delightful subjec
80 he resumed.
Ut must tell you, Picayune Jack, j
your own way to keep You in humor, her
So0 hey 1t: You know them diggins Die
I ), aud me worked two year ago Q
We mi, lIst over the branch, don't We y
w ell / does, hoss, answered Jack.
n Them diggins are right in range wit
u :; prospect; and when his miner;
S"nes a little further it viii strike an
he erivice which we worked