The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1856-06-26


psroqoess-,eaPiu' ,n P@' no' !" spa, I" ma, ,
ny smaie, n''us' winch "'re ho' l" 9 oe "sp'Su
when 'he olg ONES "e' s'a''e' ineh so'ne'
tunes sho' m'sh' IN ,lau ~ an oPrssuh OF a
osniy c0o', of some o'ner Uu, looted 'enah. OF
snc ""ous' "h,'n' "h' '"e o,"s' went 'o'o 'he
irymgpan' ana was consumer without sauce or
ertemoay
on tne "hoT' was ho' uissa''sneV WIN my
company NOR praetica''y pieaSen whcn ! i"uhu
my privacy in'rauen upon oya stranger one
mght, on returning nome IRON WORK, ! ~and
man E'ng asleep on my bel w'ta ms nat oo'
and MS ace bnr'el IN ns arms ! STOOD ior q
hon'ent 10 admirnsoh nus cohoess' ana 'heh
stirred him up with plrk unf,l NJ awoke
VINO are you' pray asked
lie turned towards me snd sam ~ me-
Mr: Sm,th don't you know "ardner'
Ills cio'mS wer M d's"rucr' ana ms ace
hagesrd ana dir'y on' ! rrogh'sa MN NJ
iength' As man VINO lew weeks 'e"re' had
been WORKING IN 'he guly, but VINO had NE"
absent since that time lie began to tell
story oi now ne hnd gone win party 10 thc
ovens pigg'ngs Then Just discovered tie had
met with no luck at the Ovens and as he had
quarreiitd WIN ms party ne hau come Dack 10
stay with me !hls was h'ph'v pleasant and
satisfactory knew nothing OF Mr. "adner'
and was ny no means disposed 10 have ms 50
c'e'y thrust upon me IN TINS manner was al
II loss 10 understand why ne should have come
TO me. Tor had never held n'uch intercourse
with him. rememperu MN as cNllspoken
man. with whom J had sometimes exchanged a
word nut VINO had never shown disposition
to court any society beyond TINT OF the man
with whom he was working
however. wodd mol 10 10 infr nun outa'
once; the night was coming on ana he was cv-
identity TOO much htigued 10 go elsewhere ior
longing ne had soid ms tent ana everything
belonging TO II, having trusted rs he informed
me. entirely 10 my hospltalty gave MN 10
understand thai he was welcome 10 the sfciter
OF the nut Tor the night, hut That wished 10
work alone ana do not want company. lie
thanked me so earnestly for tins surly ofcr that
became bctter disposed towards him, espcc-
laiiy when he insisted upon making himself use
iul, and tired A. lie was set to work to cook
our supper There was, however, something
strange about his manner. tie never spoke,
unless IN answer TO question; AMI then his re-
ply was short and uttered in an odd, incohcrcnt
sort Of way, Tor which could not account
As sOOn ns the supper was over, he seated him
self in corner OF the fire place with his face
buried IN his hands. After q while, when
supposed he was falling asleep, a sudden shiver
passed over him. and he moved his position
without looking up, and doubled himself up still
mOrr. asked il he was cold, and he stared at
me, as though surprised Mt the question. He
was not cold, he said. advised him to turn in
he then got up. and proceeslci TO heap some
logs on the fire. after which, h. rolled himself
in his blankets. ! did the same and having
determined to turn away my sulky companion
ont of doors on the morrow fell asleep.
The next morning. rs soon rs ] awoke, t'ard-
ncr called to me IN faint voice, and asked me
10 bring him drink Of water On going TO
him, found that he was, in TACT, too i'll 10 move.
During the day'hs Illness incrca~si, and pro
posed to go to the government camp TOR doc
tor, but he begge me not to leave him. and
insisted that he should soon be better " seem
I'd To me that be suffered more pain of mind
than body, and the convulsivc twltching of his
isce as he lay with closed eyes in bed, was not
u pleasant sight 20 see. lie expressed his graf
itu'ic for such service as ] was able 20 render
him. and was evidently ansions 10 give me as
little trooblr ns possible; but when asked
him to explain what a''ei him, and to await HIM
self OF any knowledge OF medicine might pos
Ss', he would make no answer, ~ only say NJ
before. that he should s"on hr better
During the night which followed, ] was
awakened by loud groaning Inc oed ~h,ch
Gartinrr occupied was nt right angles with
mine, and as tn" IRE was Sun burning ! cond
-ee his lace from where lay He was evi-
dently struggling WIN -ne h@r'n' dream ''s
breast heaved "onvn'siveIy R"rg'ng n",'e
issued from fIs throat, AMI presently h. broke
out with cry OF Ned Ned several tunes
repeated. remembered that Gardner mate,
with whom he had been working be'"r NJ v"
.hr ynll- was wan commonly known rs
Long Ned, who ws4 believed To have been
very successful ms digger. 1h's man had
quilted the nelghborhod nt III" same time as
Gardner, and probably in his company
got ont OF he'd Tor the purpos" ~ waking
my companion; ard having IN candle ] -a~
the coovulsion- were renewed and that he pre-
ssnted oil the appearances of a man IN ~ -
He stared wildly abont him "a did 80 and then
recognizing mc. he sank back with deep sigh
OF relief.
"GardDer ] said where's Long Ncf
lie raised h's bead With scared look and
put hls hand to h'. face
ha' makes yo" "'s tha'' ne prcahs" CUT
No matter; do ask It Wb"re "a h"'
IL don know, he gaspfd
"" ~i'a'n NJ was p"' '"'"e W" Wv.
nnd snsp'c'"h ha' oecofr" 10 "r' "h"h "
fe''n'ned 10 s' ~ r'st a, on"
@Ir"k you "ardn'r' ! mus kn"" "ha' -'ne
reason on ycnr rroan'np ana crying "'' h !""'
s'"p such dr"n' a. 'F7" ""h con" 10
honest men'