The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1873-11-15

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A graduate from one of the best of
three OF four really good scientific
schools of the country, Charley Wey-
land at the age of twenty-five took his
way to the lar West His course of
thorough study had ended in his gradu-
alton as mining engineer, and now be
had resolved to put his theoretical
knowledge to some practical use in the
gold mines of the Pacific slope. With
poverty 70 spur him on, he felt an in
centive for haste and so rather hur-
riedly made the tour of the various
mines.
One day found him at place known
| among The rough miners as Smiths
Digging place that had been among
the first "worked" by the pioneer
California miners. After time it had
been abandoned as unproductive but
more modern appliances and processes,
taking the place of the primitive wash
ing" aud surface digging, had again
revived its former glory. But instead
being surface-worked by scores of
independent ad9enturers, stock
company had secured alfthe pripileges,
aud introduced the best appliance for
fock-working aud quartz working.
BY this company Weyland was offered
desirable situation as engineer, and he
at once accepted, Thoroughly conver-
SAINT with the theory of mining, and
verscd in the science of mineralogy, he
immediately mastered che work to the
satisfnction OF himself and his employers.
Sitting at the door Of his cabin one
day, he was surprised at the sight of
girl. Ept that women we're SO much of
a rarity in the digginss, but thi4 GIRL
yaune hea e.. 4 : ~ - "a fli "a
/ J.eas sauce, was ID sIrs ssing copfrasf rs liz
Fsnl wires aud uaedneated danshlArs
Ct the nlfiaers. with the young girl
was Q mat II fitty-a bent, grizzlcd man
as different from the typical miner as
possible, hut still wearing the rough
! garb of that class The girl, ton was
ci"sciy clad leaving, us Wey land was
Alrewd enough to see, whatever of
beauty or grace sic possessed no depend
ence upon the adjuncts of dress True
enough her cheap straw hat was set
co4ucttishly upon her neatly-arrangcd
brown hair, and a few bits Of ribbon
showed that she had brought into the
wilds the touches of civilized female
taste but her dress was of the com
moncst calico, her skoes were coarse and
no stockings covered the shapely sun
Drowned feet.
The man and the girl passed closer to
Weyland; and the girl, meeting his
halfinquisitive gaze. blushed slightly
as it in deprecation of any criticism of
her primitive toilet.
"She has worn silks and laces some
timcs," was W eyland's mental remar k,
land she'd be queen in them, if I'm a
judge of points of feminine beauty. l
wonder who they are 2"
The latter was easy of ascertaining
certainly, and Weyland promptly called
in the aid of Jack, his cook and man Of
all work, who was busy inside the cabin.
"Who arc they 7" he asked
"Why, that's Old Grip" was Jack S
prompt reply; "that's the oaly name the
boys has got for him-and the gals his
darter, Nell"
"Whcre do they live, and what DO
they do p
oval, Old Grip used to be miner
on his own hook, fore the company got
hold Of the diggings. Lately ho hain't
done nothing ofany count. They live =
hen Nell-down in the hollcr where
the discarded diggings is.
That was all that Jack know Of them,
except fiat the mans rcputcd close
listed habits had given him the char
acteristic and descriptive name of Old
Grip, and that the daughter was seldom
seen outside the cabin.
tWeyland's curiosity was excited, and
tho fair girls face had made an inefac
able impression upon him. A day or
two later he strollsd in the vicinity of
old Grips cabin, with half new
lodged hope of again seeing Nell. 1t
was cabin of the usual rough Sort but