The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1873-03-13

leverage lB aid of Ifngres.. Iag Colo
ue aud bad been ranging 50. down tbe
san joaquin valley, running out the lands
and worn with struggling through quick
.aud- sud .louEbs. hsd sought q shelter
gladly Irom a peldag rain that set 10 81
uiah,aI.
The cabin stood near the foot ola sleep
where four shepherd, dwelt,
whose sheep aud lambs were now eH-
seonccd within she corral, which 200 pro-
teelcd them from the cold rain, Three OF
the meu were inside Of the hut. coaxine
an obstinate fire into "a blaze. The fourth
sat alone near the door, the bright coal iu
bis pipe shining like a fiery crc. The
Colonel was soon engaged IN series of
yarns in which had 40 particular inter-
est, and SO left thom and stood ia the
doorway
Look, as itit was going to clear up. sir.
Efyou alu't got much rcgard for truth,
that's 50.
How easily be 'coppered' my sentence.
Young feller. kinder Thought yon said
that for want Of ,untbin' to say. Look
al that pi'lu" o'cloud,; don't they lnok
wet
/ was obliged 10 coutes, that they did.
We'll | said so because ! wanted It to
dry mp 10 let rs go ON.
That's more like Il p'r'aps
Yen must have very lonely life here.
We'll, it ain't exciting, hut folks can
be as lonely IN a great city a- anywhere
here on the plain.
But it's time to turn IN. Come, Bruce,
and here a dog that had not seen before
answered his master, call and followed
him into the room. As they came TO the
light thought recognized the dog Ga
grandson OF the one aderward learned J
and on scanning the old man closely
found he was Five, my old mining
friend
Why, old man from Tuolomoc, don't
YOU remember me;
Can't say do.
Don't you remember our camp in early
days, and Sam, and Brannan. and Bun
yam and me:
4 cloud Of recollection seemed to pass
before his eyes, and at last he exclaimed,
Is it possible that you're the little un:
Yes, am,
Well, this is surprisin', to say the least,
am glad to see yer. lIow's all the
folks,
IN talk to YOU tomorrow, old man,
it's too late TO spin yarns now; aud we
all rolled up in our blankets, and soon
everything was quiet.
Still, dark and rainy was the morning
when at an early hour we were aroused
by the sound Of voices, and conquering
a disposition for one more nap we arose
and made ready for the fragrant coffee
and biscuits, appeared by the busy hand,
of Wacks who sang to his toll.
Five silently swallowed his breakfast
slipped quietly from the house, opened
his corral, and followed his sheep cut to
pasture The air was filed with the
blcating of hungry animals, and the baby
lambs frisked gaily along after theil
dams, lending their feeble notes to the
chorus. | went ont, TO, and soon can't
up with Five.
Old man hardly expected 10 see YOU
again, and here.
Yer may say that. 1t is funny to mC
sometimes.
Where have you been all these years?
Shifting.
In this country all the time:
No. Seem you made me kinder trem
bling like about the gills, aud brough
back old times; III tell YOU where Nv,
been. After you left the diggins, strucI
it rich for while, aud a good lot of dus
in the locker, and I'd STEER on home t,
see il that mother.in-la~ hadn't died ,anC
how nv babic. w4s And wen
down to Frisco, and went homc b,
steamer to Providence but didn't ful
much Providence in it you bet. Nobod,
knew mo there. which ou,t ! knew ever,
one. supposed had changed iu then
wear. | wa. gone I wouldn't break il
upon my wife, 50 went to hotel anl
cast anchor. Very curious man. ,hcl
thought me a.kin' question, boat every
body.
Did YOU dud your family
found her married 10 another teller.
I Did they think you dead;
+ suppose 50, didn't send aBy dis
patch while was gone. She wa, ricI
aud happy they said, aud had "a goo,
husband --but The mother.iu-Iaw hBdn'
vet peggcd out, | couldn't help feeling
mean tilI heard tho last; but when
found -he wa. a Iiyin' With EN-, didn'
make 80 more -igh.,
hut your childrcu-you surely mad
yourself known to them
Not o.. the road are. There wa, oul,
one cared for, my little Maggie. 10.
bluc-cyed aanin', and / found where -h
PLAYED 10 The park, and spoke 10 her ON
day. knowed her by ber sunny hair
and shc hsd a lililc dog on the end Of
d.