, 1869-06-06

ser WIN were present IN fact, the repast over,
chiitnfs rad!atel non lhe two lady PASSENGERS,
upon tse he.a eoad 1noy
inc tbs: !. was ilue to "a tuin u, offered TO snor
oo5r, Vii have to camp out here ny The nre a.
Ettl aSyou cal, i" Bhc nddcd. "Ior shaf ANT ou1
&C Our III :.x~ey which, ms dear CT, latitude. Of
course, TO the stronger ponou Of ~.
- ,,r ss;s +. IN sssSa ssfsssy
tnan se crowded 1ogsthe1, Whispering hnlelet-
ins sng sna esenn5ng IS sdsps9a = snr pft
u hostess and her singular companion I fear
thst even bnstled that 'ubeclle pafa!ync, VINO
Win the sercne Indifference Of the pazt In h4s pss-
sionlc4s eyes. upon our wcroy soanSlA u tos
midst OF An exciting dt4cusnon tae doof opcneo
Hutno apparently, the sane Aiggics who
Jew hoars hssore nad uasned upon Us Her eyes
wee doMneass ad :, % ne hnaf an ins sr aI3o o
sne seemed 10 hare Left bcntnd hef snn H9nk
tearlcxsress which had chaHned u moment b,
torr Coming nc she Ioo sne n sm 1w tow s11U, ~
blanket atsF her Shoulder and RaJtaf. III Na
al ne 7me % {oo eoya :. rsTe ,f ~ sot1es ie.
sa,idS withercd hand in her own and 1nrned he9
ewes upon 1he dying nrc- An instructive feeling
sast tnis wss only ptenonhozy to more sooaasa,
previous curiosity, Eep: Ms silent The ratn sstn
6ent upon the roof; wandering gusts OF wind
uau, aL IN 'uli Of tic elements Nisstes za.idenlJ
utted up hr1 head and throwing her hair over fttt
SHOULDER, tr1reI her face upon The group aad
lis 1ne1r any Of you that knows me :"
Therr vas III reply.
~ hlnf as4n! ! hved ~ ySis Aatyssine IN ~ - -
nehtt 70 know me- kept the Polka Saloon unfil
came To I've with jim. Thats SIX years ago. Pez-
HIS absence Of recognition may haze d.seoo-
md Il was some seconds before she again spokc,
aee sss1 oss 7Sn .ss sf ,ioasnt son. o. you must
have lno.n me-. THERE'S no great harm done,
wha1 M VS. 9oos g0!5nS n: h,,s to sa ~ w
Of hers IS she srose-"used to know me,
n .ou ditnr and spent heap Of money
I oo ne aas sAsn Z ne ss!s spsst o ~ ii, y ~
Jim came into my back room, sat '!owa oa mS
sofa Ike a. ga see him IN that chair. IN nerer
heap, aad Eever seemed 70 know whit alel him.
caused q along or his way 2, lIie.tor ;i;a va.
Gtt letter. and couldn't last long anyway. They
nA5tsed me 70 send him 70 Frisco to the
hospital ioz be - 10 good 70 "a, one and NO 4!d
bssy, y hus III ssid sSo vas nea then. Tor xsa
pCGu11Y Will Gy34YEVEy-&EOI4clQEU IKE FN1f6tellt
Eir- came U ees mp-ana sold ous my busine2x
ess I + =! o} fFsVe1 ioa *, ANA eFsassf
! WIN voman's intulttre tact and poetry, thc
had ~ she apoke slowly shlsed hes posl1on 50 as
j 70 tzing ths taute cgu7s Of The ruined ma b. b.
I snadow behind it-as II she onered Il Is q tactt
aEolo9y for her actions Slen: and e1preraon-
smiiten with tho Divine tauaaesholt, 1t still
| tt1Etche2 IN Invisible nEm around htf{
hidden IA me darkness, but stil' holding hts
| ali was long tune before could get the hang
| OF thinRA about ser, luE was used 70 company
ard excitement couldn't get any woman to
with the Indians heteanont, who'd do odd }obs for
| me, and having eyrlythiug sent trnm the Sor1h
Foit, Jim md managed 70 I *oHy through: 7 Ins =
IS he called Jim. Nc when he'd su
aTss III saes ~ ,Sa sss' saa i dn yos seem
Lonely afleg shat hut The LAST time he was here
he sald, 81 he opened tne door to go; Do .ou
yet ard m honor 70 his mother: but not here,
MlgrteA, not here y and thought ho went away
| saI-anh-oui And here MiRzles' yoIce and
head mese somehow both lost completely IN the
.Tae folks about here sse vs.y ktnd, !,
nc9a the Fork used 10 hang around here, unsl
they found they wasn't wanted, md the women
ar klna-ani aon1 eall was pretty Ionely unti
when he waSnt 80 high, and taught him % beg
1or his dnn4r: and taen thArs Polly-tAat.s tht
SRe sssoie of " evenings III, ner az
and 90 dour feel lke Is was the
onl! living being seoas he ranch And Jim
anG aet coming nus al sulss INTO INTO tss IL resS ire %
Why. t'oys Jo7 would admire to see how much he
Knows for aAn hfc hin. Sometimes bring
n Il he knew en-; and times, Then wore Sitting
here alone, ead him those things on the walL
Wny, Lord!"saIa MFegiss With her frank laugh.
The house tna winter There never was such i
tns mai to whom you hsss aeToted W your W yoat1,ul
"well, you eee," said Aies,ea, ri. would b
age OF his being helpless And then, TOO, II we
we're man and wife nov, wed both know ta7s
aBus you are young Yet and attractive-'
"lt's getting Late, :" said NlRGles, 0r3yelJ, md
ssts sae Saafet ef nsss
herself down beside Jtm : chair. her head pElowce
! on the low stool taat held hls feet and spoke nc
each sought Our blankets IN silence; and. pres
| emily, there r2s no soau1 IN the long room oui
the pattes1ng Of tie rain upon the root. and the
heavy bstathtng OF the slecpetH.
Ii vas nearly rosrlng when I swoke from q
troubled dream- The storm had passea. tns
wtniow The Ipll mun lldng Itself over the solemr
pines without, iooscd Into the room It touched
The lonelt ngure in The chair With an infinite com
nsseon, aud seemed to baptiLc with shining nood
| the loWly head Of the woman whose hair. a2 iI
she sweet old f:orJ, bathed tie fec: q
n sns ST e1tae & @
Ills elbow between them and his passengers. With
satagely- -pat1tnt eyes kcepinG wnsch and Ha1l
And then | I'll, at.eep, and ONLY woke at htoat
day, nitE TuhA NJ: s.sndlng over ne, ana "A
aboard ringing tn nv cara
| Coffee waa whiting for us On the table, but Mig
| Plcg wHs gone We wandered about the house
and fingered long arter the hozaes were harnesscd
wished 10 avoid formal devastating. and hal g.
left us to depart a. we had come. After We hae
helped the ladies' into the coach. we returned Il
the house Md soleHln1y shuoS hands Will
the pazalJttc Jim, Is solcmnly setulnS hlr
rack Into position aFtcr each hand.shake. Thet
room, at the sfooi where M1gXtes had sat, ant
slowly took pns fea.5 In the waiting coach. Tht
whip cracked, end We *efe on!
But as we reaehet the high foSd Dlls deXtcrou.
aad the stage stopped with 3erk. For there, on
little cm1cnce beside the road, stood AlS1les
her hair ryInE, her eyes SPARKLING. her white
handkerchief wa7t1E, And her white teeth 1asn
tag last "rood tye." We waved cur hats Ia re
tutn-' And then Iuha Bill. - u fearful OF f1rthe
We sank back II OUT eeats We exchanged not
word until we scachcd the North FORK and th
staEe drew Ut II the 1ntepcndcntc House. Then
the Judge lendtlG, VIC walked lnto The hA1-Eoou
ind took our pieces GrRse!y at the bar.
"Arc your slEses charged, gentlemen. =" said tn
Judge, soleulnt taxing OF his whlte hat
aWsA. iSen heres to 1va1., Con B.as
Tcrhaps uc lad Who knowa: