The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1874-04-03
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Early Bays at Parz's Fer.


- !. V. BISHOP.
| Thera never were. to ali outward aD-
! p.a!7i-Icrs two more di--inilar iudividu-
ais than luy partner and /. He was a
large, darS, UacouJh, iovial, OpeH-heart-
-. un"iucared diinomd in the rough.
]. 1.-THE. uuSo-iai uGcommunicative
young man. Of sandy complexion and
fiery disposition Educated for the bar.
! started ont in life with as bright a fu-
ture before me as ever dawned upon an
enthusiast. Ientered into the profession
| had chosen. with all ia" zeal Of Il hope
full. nervous temperament. : series of
di.apDpiutlnpnts. treuch-ry on the part
of those lt.ioIrI- my yrIest friends. and
violations OF confidence. revealed to ne
the depravity OF human nature and
sOurpd me toward mankind. To get
away from civilization. more than 10 ac-
cumulataa q fortune: / joined in the early
rush OF gold-Sael.eFs To the wonderful
land Of rIe Pacific. II Marysviile. fate
threw me into company with this man.
| Our opposite characters AT once formed
"a union, as oppc>i:cs will often meet and
| min.-le. / admired his open. flank,
| rough honesty, - c0HtrI-ted with tie
| polished knaveFy Of civilization. lie
saw in NE stripping for the protection
| Of his strong arm-thOugh protection
was something | needed perhaps, less
| tlian li.us"f.
TOE-t,.i, we paced our blankets
along ;jla ii1wery banks Of tif" Guba,
AMI dr5us 0f il prrs waters. clear a
Il. bat nov - ngIdy ana deiiIel
! will Iil- debris rf the thousand and one
mining claims. Together We slept the
| first uish5. ike brothers tried. beneath
! the protecting arms ~ the same syca-
| more. and watched the stars winking 70
! each other IN the cJoulisS- SKY. 1t was
| a new life and a Hnw worl to me, and
| although my comp psu.ol vas soon asleep,
| hDur- p1sSa away hrfsrr -'Gm5ar sought
IN, pya-iis Tar p.a." wss 50 stranrs;
| ia -il5..i B-Phars SO pIre. cool and balm:
ald FREE from dampacSs: tAe heavens 80
clear and riaHlia-S. !: seemed Hke some
f3ir- land ur bpyanoj's T-ai.nE: could ig
indeed ba real. giiat !, thousands o.
miles frotn ny hone. from al The sacred
eud-Erinaut- Dl mC c!I'E:HgsI bryioGI
and opening manhood. iay there ia the
silence. OF rla might. alone. with this JIa-
coatii sr-an-a-. When sleep egHa, i
Wa sound ani refreshing, and ti!c light
cr-pt out of the east and over the SierTaS
into the valley. without waking me.
Ny companion had tie COTE" boiling
and the bacon frying, when ! awoke.
aud a. ! rose up anj took in the full
sens. of the morning and The situation.
received the following salutatioH:
Il say, stranger, seein' were thrown
together, as il were, and slept under the
same blanket, partners. as it wer, what
name mought be cailin' you|'
Now up 10 this time, neither had asked
the other his name, or FROM whence he
came. Early Caiiio-nians were not of
tie ingui>itive class; nos concerning a
mans name or antrcedents.
Call ne sandy" / said. as arose and
approached the log Oh which ne was sit
ting And now, what name shall
call y0u. my athlete frieudI'
Wall. said he. they called me Ken
tuck. out there among the Rocky Noun
tiiins. and Is ] never Went back on the
State that Civ m.e birth, you might as
well cali me Jiat, partner
VERY we'll" said !, shall the firm
De Sandy < keGtucll, or hentuck 4
Sandy"
Let it be Sandy s, Kentuck, said he,
for the head OF the firm should he one
with e:ldication. Now ! dOn'J know
much about book learnin' but can hit
a bars eye Ut a hundred PAGES with that
ar rifle, ef i do say Ii. and he pointed to
his long Kentucky rifle standing 10y the
sycamore tree. SANDY { kentuck-
well that suits me. parlIer, and reckon
We understand each other, iist as if we'd
been partners for life. You come from
tie settlements. and have some cause
if I've got the right 10 scent-for bein'
riled in yer natur' to'ards the world.
| come from the Rocky Mountains
and the wilds Of New Mexico. Ny life
has been on the outskirts and none of
the pizeH Of civilization runs in my veins
| Tux a notion to you when saw yOu in
MarysyiIia an iiSt made mp my mind
10 fnllar yer track, fur ] see yoI were
not the nrn to eros ysIr trail fur to
decieye him what pas confidence IN w.
Sandy-r-I.3 -krTiucS. Naii. parlner,
give Us variist-I haint much education.
rs ! told yer. and don't know much
about writin' and sich !ike-bu5 this is
our agreement" and he took NY hand
in his great broad palm, and closed
around Il with an honest grip: and from
that moment We We're swOTE friends, rs
trae aS II that friendship had beea cc-
mented by years.
in due time, we reached Parks Bar.
stakpa oil a claim. a. hundreds of others
had done; ''StrucG it rich" built us
cabin on the little lat at the foot Of the
hill, Just bacl, OF the point where the
river made a sudden curve. and We set
tied down II a miners iifa
Six months or more had been woven
into the web of the past. when there
came from darysville another Of those
moral pesyilpnces. a gambling institution.
and opened at Madam Lies. There
was a new attraction 20 this hell"
which drew the miners from far and
near. y woman dealer. end that woman
young and goo Hooking. even beautiful.
The other. a biac!S-eyet, sooi-iooking
sort OF chap. with a cold smile -aner-
ally playing around his lips ike weird
shadow. and the devil was in his heart.
a. anyone versed in the study Of human
nature could readily discover.
hentuck became fixture ar this new
gaming table, though Ire luentiy he had
INDUCED but very ii5tie IN the miners
besetCiDg sin. Bat now his share OF the
dust WAS eIupJi-i IA night in the gam
blers' Golfers.
One night. coming home a. a late
hour. and finding ne awal-. il said:
Sandy. p'rap- you think your part
ner i rGunin' this business a little too
hefty"
Ianswerea thai 1T was only Sandy &
kentuch during the day. and that il was
none Of my business how lie spent his
evenings"
That all may do for talk. sid he.
''but the fact i, ! know how a man OF
your eddicaJion and reiinements iook at
these things"
answered tha- Civilization had failed
10 cure mankind o. the mania for gam
bling.
"WeH. Sandy. i a;u's tlle-uhat-you-
call il FOR iu,t the camblin'. I've bin
Yer parlue- forIlor'n Jhree-gGarTers Ola
wear. and pioa,yOf -Gmb!iH' places To 20
TO. bur you Know l diiu'J run on that
ar trail Bat. Sandy, I'm gummed If
l can explain 70 yca how il Is ROW. or
the curious fecl.I's ! sometimes have;
and TO keep away from thar ar gal, l
can'J-
And he pIJ in a big exclamation point
with his huge fist, which nearly demoi-
iShed our table.
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