The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1874-04-03

gathered L-r few effects putting thel.
away cat of sight. | found nearly a
tH"Tsai-a collars in dust. which | pUr
away, intending 10 send it TO the girl,
mother, without her knowing from
whence it came.
The morning after the funeral Ken
tuck woke me at an early hour and
risGed for Journey.
Where now" a,kpd. rubbing utv
eyes. for II was hardly daylight.
'''ar,iHer." said he. I'm going for
vengeance, Tie a-Jh aint hi. enough
for we two-you know who I mean. 7
shall find him. though | search every
Eulch and every ravine. and foIlar every
trail. and hunt every corner Of this ere
world. | shall scent linn ont. no matter
how deep he may Lurrow~
we are orr last meal together with
l't5.e talk. After which took from its
hiding place a belt well filed with dust,
forced il upon kentuck He accepted
II with many protestatiOns. We pressed
eacL others hands. bid him God
! speed, and he was gone.
Spring gave way 10 Summer, and
| Summer 10 Fall. The Winter rains set
in. and in due time the hills were again
drc.ed in their green carpets. variegated
with beautiful wild flowers such as the.
tropics and SeGui-trUpicS only produce.
While Others followed off new mining
/ excitemenIs, ] stayed by the old claim.
satisfied 10 let good enough alone. The
| pioneers of the Bar LETT one by one. and
! strangers came 10 take their place. until
! tie population had almost completely
/ changed, and the incidents Of the wear
! before were almost Obiiterlted in tie
many new tragedies which had taken
| place, the result yT the early chaotic
! days of California life. Not word lad
| | heard ofIiy partner since ne took him
self away Il year before.
One night i was awakened by a thuu-
dering at NY cabin door Opening it
! encountered a man holding the bride Of
mule, which showed the effects Of
hard riding.
is yer name Sandy: asked the stran-
ger.
That is the name / am known by"
answered.
'.Wei, l did lit right iist the first
time. Praps yOo've a pardner.'
Il had Il partner" | answered. '.but
where he Is now the Lord only knows"
That's jist where yere mistaken. for
I reckon ! know where lac is. and that's
Nl.GL DElti-S AliC lltTt 1uE. 1iu So. he
list put a gamblers lights out over at
Ophir DigginES, and they're on the pint
OF strinGin' him up, when lie aXed to
have yer sent fur, as how you could ex-
plan matters. as how this ere gembler
murdered Il sister of his'n. So bein'
friend vino had been on the tramp with
him for MORN two weeEs, from camp to
camp. jist volunteered 10 hunt yer up.
2.
to be produced. Now. list take this
mule, and I'll look after things while yer
gUne-fur it would be Il jsrned out
rage 10 hang a man of Yer pardEerS quail
ities fOr iiSt putting a gamblers lights
oUt-and he been mUriieTin his sister.
IL took bat = few minutes 20 prepare
for my journey, and 1t was not long be
fore / was mounted and gallOping on my
way 10 deliver kcntuch from the Jaws of
death.
| arrived at the point of my destina-
ton and reached the place OF trial Just
as the prisoner was being brought in l
worned myself through the crowd to a
place near the raised platform Of Judge
Lynch. When the prisoner took his po-
sition, he was asked if his witness had
arrived. Kentuck looked over the crowd
face frightened. and in an instant was
nj his side, and his broad palm was in
mine: and he said:
Just in time to clear me or see me
swing. Well. i can't say as / care-a
greGt deal which, only I'd like to fulfill
that ar promise | made to Ju!ia-and to
jiSt look into my mothers eyes once
more.
/ responded to the demands Of the
Judge, a large raw-boned man, who had |
served in the capacity of a Justice Of the
Peace in the State from which he hailed, |
and consequently was elected TO preside !
over all trials of this nature. Ispoke as
follows:
May it please the Court, and gentle |
men of the Jury, am the man sent for |
to not only testify in behalf of this pris- |
oner. but to give Il detailed statement !
of the whole sad proceedings which have |
led to this fatal catastrophe.
then related all which had occurred |
in reference to the Park Bar affair; |
read the statement left by the drowned /
girl; and warming with the subject, l |
drew a most vivid picture of the betray- |
al and ruin of this girl, which resulted |
in her sad death, and asked each man |
who had loving sister, 10 take the ease |
home 10 himself. and say in his own /
heart il he would not meye ont ven |
geance TO the william who robbed his |
home. ] was not long in stirring TO a !
perfect furOre in favor of prisoner: and !
when | ended we were both borne in /
triumph to the nearest saloon. where /
everybody drank and shouted and hur- |
rahed, until the DiggiHes was a perfect /
pandemOnium.
For two days We remained AT the Dig I
gings, to show the people we We're no |
cOwardly asSassinS; and when the eX- |
citement had entirely abated, we re- I
turned TO the Bar by stage. Arriving 4
in due time, we found kenrUch's new I
friend gloriously drunk, occupying Ken
tuck's bunk, but everything in and .
about tine cabin well taken care of.
Little remains to he told. John Dun
can. alias kentuck. soon prepared him
self for Journey back 10 his Old home
to fulfill the promise made his sister. | I
divided with him my capital, amounting .
TO several thousand dollars. The claim 4
and cabin We gave to our new found /
friend, paid our devOtiOns 20 the grave /
of the murdered girl. and lett for san 4
Francisco. where we arrived in season I
for the Panama steamer. kentGch sailed /
the next day for the States, while / /
hunted new scenes in the crowded 1
streets of the metropolis. And thus ter
minated the partnership of two as firm .
friends. but as complete contrasts. a /
ever went TO make up the variabieness
Of the world.
Five years passed away. and / trOll-d /
back 20 Parks Bar. 70 visit the sccues Sf /
my early California life. Hydraulic had !
taken the place Of placer mining. and
the face OF the mills had all been washed
away. The old cabin had been repaired,
and a garden and fruit trees gave il "a
hOmelike appearance. / looked for the
grave OF the murdered girl, bur was in
formed by an old miner tfhIt the body
had been disinterred. placed in costly
casket, and taken East by a man who
claimed TO be a brother Of the deceased
and from the description i knew it to be
M old partner. Kentuck. He had re-
turned for his sister. and conveyed her
back 10 the home Of her childhood. 70
sleep meath the weeping willows IN the
land Of her birth
\ very good hit was made by one Of
the defeated candidates. in the British
Parliament. 4 gentleman approached
him with. We'll Mr.. how do you
feel.' We'll. said he. = feel. ] sup
pose. pretty much a. Lazarus did AS
Lazarus did, said the first speaker.
How Is thatE' Why. said b.. -'i.az-
arus was licked by dogs. and 20 was l."