The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1872-04-26

ions grew silent he grew active. II
peered ciiriously out upon the road, an
seemed intent upon the outlines of I'll
hills. He arose and stood wiz: his fe,
upon the steps, and looked ahead an
behind and close beside the track. II
who long since had put him down a
ity presented for new amusement;
Ever been here before?" said the dot
tor.
| "You betr'
.sOh," said the trader, ''lived here?'
II rec'n spent ten thousand dollar
not mile from this ere spot
Looking for it?''
The big man bent his huge figure be
meath the curtains and lOunged back int
his seat, drew long breath. pushed bacl
his hat and remarked:
"I'1l tell you all about It."
go ahead" said the doctor.
"I've heerd you boys talk for abOu
six hours. Now I'm gOin' to talk SOM
myself; but wouldn't unless this er,
there aint nothfn'--nary thlng-in gri
nOthin' but luck-jest luck.
81 come out from MissOury TO Cali
forny in 40. They was flush times, ant
money was as plenty as water, and plen.
tier. But a man couldn't make nOthin'
and after two years hadn't much mOrt
money than I've got now, which the same
amt much. But while l stayed there
spent more. had more fun and more
fs.r1,s =,
CalifOrny. And then. it was not nat raj
in such cases, things begun 10 go bad
with me, and times to git close, and i'm
50 | came down through Arizony and
them parts. In Tucson, iii two weeks,
win ten thousand dollars at pOker-luck.
Then just stopped short. / laid low for
about four days tell got chance, and
then came on this Internal country with
my money. l had mind TO stop gamb-
lin and try and git a living like some
men I've heerd of-honestly. l knOwed
a mans luck didn't giner'ly do him a
good turn mOre'n once, and concluded
to go back on it i'm time. l got down
here to Cruces, and some fellers persrlad-
ed me to come out here into this internal
hOrnado and dig fur water. A passel of
lis came out here and found swale -"
Here the speaker crowded out again, and
for some minutes was engagedin looking
for some feature in the land
scape.
II thought seed the place. said he.
rs he resumed his seat.
Where you left the money! said
HE doctor. -.--T.
This thing I'm tellin' amt no joke to
me-" he quietly remarked presently.
- Both of you fellers has said somethin'
smart now, about the last pile ever had
or am likely to have-and the next
smart thing propose to say myself. As
was sayin,' we found swale~ where it
OOked damp. Me an my party. we dug
m dug. There aint no man knows any
,etter'n II me how to make a hole i'm the
.rOund. learned that i'm Caiiforny. But
We didn't find no water. Aforc we was
through We dug all over this cussed des-
ert. and finally swallered the fact that
hadn't no more money
''Is that sO?'' chirped the medical
nan. |
wait till | tell you. D-n it. it rifles |
ne to think of it, thumdered the speaker.
That want the wust Of it. AfOre that |
nissable diggin' Ihad gone-and married. |
he WAS the pOOtiest thing in Mexico. l
ell you amt never seeu no wOIhiui 10
ut me sence, and she es-gentiemen-i
he been dead fourteen year, ana that |
he wust luck ever had.
HIS listeners were Silent. liner was a
ndden change IN tile voice and mood of
he speaker, something In his tone
which told OF a memory which had lin
'ered for fourteen years hungrily around !
he one bright spot of love in wild and
eckless life. His very profanity, to him
MY meaningless habit, had In II touch
f the pathetic: Our lives are full of loves
nd deaths. This man had only one, but
lad taken the place OF all. l.
The story-tellcr cleared his threat and
'ent on:
" Well, alter That l went down to the
ettienieIlts ag'fn, ana after that the guv-
lent sent some people here, and they
ng and bored all over the country, and
pent thousands dollars, and didn' lind
o water. The whole thing looked like
AL lo6. and folks made up their minds to
. without water. Plenty Of EN- didn't.
his ere road hes been the end o many
mule, to say nofllin' OF other people. |
IND now what do you think they tell me /
santa Fer Why, they say man
aiiied Jack Marvin, feiler that never
ad no luck, a KIND OF animile which was
'uthiess when sober and mean when
rtlnk, come out here last summer and
adIggin, and struck water in
lXty foot. lie has a ranch now, and a
NV ment contract, anu vile and babies.
congress CIV nm all the land in sight.
nd he's s0oer, anu makes money. Aint
nat i'ickE Il
Inc speaker seemed irritable, and
rought down MS great INST with thump
pon Ilie scar oeslae MN. /
,Why yes, said tfe doctor, every
'ody KNOWS liia. we II reach Marvin's
amen about hve O'Clock. wish l was
mere now. =;
S,,ehI men s2ine!lInes grow preIernat-
raiiy comHuficative, ana the speaker
oiltlnned ana 40 you know =, what !
11ne on no"n @ mere lot: or 20, DON'T IN wen III
!, sh you. aause ! III a Iooi; tnere peo-
le Una. sls,. gra'eyaIus anu Ih,ngs where