The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-10-05
S3NCY JONES' BABY.
A california Gulch story

A California GuIch story.
The wi 81 came bowling bowling down
the mountain side, and with hollow moan
rushed through the canyons. The tail
pines tossed and bent their heals at each
rude blast of the storm Masses of black
clouds hung like funeral pail over The
mountains, and ihc rain poured down in
torrents.
Rabbit Creek bounded down its narrow
bed, carrying all before it, wbirling and
writhing like a huge serpent, taking its
way with rapid leaps, bearing on its foam
ing bosom a mass of rubbish. Grent logs
and stumps Of trees, caught from lhei
resting places on some hillside. we're borne
on till lost to sight
Now and then euice box came floating
der, telling of disaster to some poor miner
further up the gulch On swept the rush.
ing waters, taking in their rude embrace all
that crossed the path Of their fury
Sudden and awful had been the coming
of the storm, as il delay had strengthened
its power and given new energy to it,
fercepess. Then came The change from
warmth to cold--from rain TO snow--an'
soon the rugged hills were piled with huge
drifts. The whirling masses were borne on
and scattered. The trees were heavy with
their burden, and when some blast more
rude than others stirred their branches, the
grateful limbs lifted their heads and tossed
about with joy at their relief.
The town of Rabbit Greek stands unshel
tered on the hillsdes, and its unprotected
state had been exposed to the fury of tn,
storm. The small rude houses were rookie,
by every blast till they trembled on thciI
slight foun dations.
In the principal bar-room of the town
were gathered the greater part OF the mali
population. 1t was a large room. Will.
tables scattered around Its sides in tint
center stood a Iii ,rd table, the boast an,
pride of its proprietor, and he had Often
been heard 10 say
''See that billiard table? 1t cost for
tune to set that ere piece ut furniture up il
my saloon" And then as surprise all,
whder was depicted on the face oi his rs
teners,the owner OF thtt "ere table would
give the astonishing Information mat sli'
was packed across the mountains on /
mule"
In the corner $1,000 the mammoth Stove
and alongside of it pile of logs, for ample
were the heating accommodations of "al'
mchenz'cs saloon, ana the larger part ~
the crowd were gatherea around It's warn
sides TAXI. IN its cheering neat. In
smiling host ruDicund couh'ehahce Shoh'
ike new brass tea-Kettle' as he rushe'
around attending 10 the wants OF ms pa'
rons. lie nnai'y addressed one OF th'
crowd near inc s.oVe WIN:
say, JAKE: us started IN good. You
were IN luck; II you hau been DAY iatei
you would have had to come over on snow
SHOES.
Inc answer came IN voice Singular!
low and sweet. Tor the person spoken TO a
JAKE was man OF great SIZE ana as h'
$1,000 win MS pack 10 the stove, MS heaVl
coat almost reaching the noor, he looke(
ike giant. Ihere was an indescrlbabl
ar OF Iehnement ana grace ABOUT the man
and the face that looked out from III
oroau ,Drimmed nat was one handsome AM
yet sad
II 1t Keeps on IN this way long, we shall b
blockaded for couple OF weeks.
One or two OF the crowd here gave ,hei
opinion as to the ell noes Tor a hard winter
but their conversation came to an abIup
termination as the door OF Inc saloon open
ed with rush, and in came figure which
at FIRST, oked like mass of snow, but
by dint OF much shaking and stamping q
feet, it finally assumed the shape of man
who, a. he pulled oH his heavy coat, di'
closed to the crowd the well known fea
ture, OF the only doctor ON Rabhi; Creek.
A run OF salutations greeted him froI
all sides. for DR.. Holmes was man re
sPected by Cd and young. lie had pale
refined face, with the slarpest OF grey eye
looking out from Jet-black eyebrows, an
people said, when the doctor got rilet
those gray eyes snapped and glared, givin
the person who met his di pleasure som
insight into the character of the man the
had to deal with.
After the doctor said "How are yo'
boys" he turned to Mckenzie and Gale
for drink. when his eye caught sight
the tall figure by the stove, and then came
"Why, Jake Morse, how are your
The same low, sweet voice answered
First rate. Doc, no are you Come q
near the stove. and put some warmth in
your homes Who is sick in town? It's
bad night for even doctor to be out