, 1874-10-10

How Ono OF Ttlotn Silvou a Ntncr.n



HOW Ono OF ri,otn s,lvoa a nlil,cr,a
E,ifc.
Fran, The San Francisan Gofdtn Fri.
WAi1o my friend Clyde aud inysotf wero out In
tho hills bnck Of tito aollon Gato rars tagi
wock, = jack rabbit canto along. and stopped te
III / l,ad thought to bring my rovo17cr along
no would lave jack OH toast Tor breakfast to.
morrow" I re,narketl.
" Not with my consont," Ito replied.
"What roason cnta you give for not conaont.
IA rabbit eavod my lilo, md l,ayo not killed
ono since, md noyer will kill ono agaiu."
- How did ho snat1ngo to sayo your llfo?"
' %ahrso Il yGars. mr.. 1go & Was living II Monann. A
,nand for silver roo1. owned an intorost In IN
u lead that Ind 1eon nunk Oh so foot Thinkinr
tho timo Ind como 10 mako 1t available coti.
cludod to go thero and get aomo orc, and t.ayo it
tested. ula 80 nnd roachod tho place j,tat in
hatlstorm. I lighted my candle, wout to tho
bottom, and went to work. l lad not boeti ttero
moro that I've intnuteH whom I hoard noise tint
sounded Iiko cannon. Tho rock over ny hoatl
ahoos' and IN = monent the SHAFT bchind mo
ea9cta., Yon can imagino my foe'iugs bottor ltla,
eau degcr1bo them, when l found n,yaolf bnriel
allyo. I trombio oven at tlls distant GaY
whon ! think OF that moment. Tile roof
9f 3ls!, tic shaft vas rocks aud. when thoy calno
ss @ treue @ as eSe ere 90 M ts aoSs ni % Sa f
eoniA 90 to ze1caac myself. knew thak 1t ro-
i'of did not como from tho outside must por-
tsu. no ono Know ! had gone thero. A road
ran past tho mouth Of tho ahaft; but 1t waB not
attention by calling nevertheless. Shouted at
Intervals all aay. Tho following morning
commenced calling again mud all day, Whenever
thought hoard q sound, I shouted.
when night eamo again all lopen Of being
great bitterness to my autfcringa. owod quito
4 large ainouns Of money. and, al,ou}d my fato
romain unknown, my creditors would think
I had led to dcfeaud them. aud my name would
bo Btigmntizcd.
NJ will not dwell on tho agonica endured I
am sorry cnnnot forgot thom.
The morning Of tho fourth day OF mp in1-
priBonmont heard Homething crawl into my
Eravo. lighted my candio mud SAW rabbit,
nit him / closed 1t to prevent Lis escape. saw
in him food to appeaso my hunger, aud my hand
was raised to Kill him, whom Thought occurred
to mo tAat prevented the blow from descending.
had two 1lsh-]ines tholF united length would
reach r, to Tie road ttook oil ny shirs,, tore Il
and and on Ss 70 to slino. de fe woro 'Gsofsa1 oas
gold watcl,.chain; tied IT OIL to tho
part ot tho line that would ososa tho road. I
thom my condition. aud tied thom On to tint
part OF the line chat would bo outside. then
tied tho ond mado out Of mr. shirt around
Jncks neck and lot him out. Ho Boon reached
the end Of tho limo, and I knew. by the way ho
WIS pulling that ho was making desperate at-
tenapts to escapo. Soon tho tugging stopped,
n1.d knowing gilawing to be Jacks chief accotn-
pllshment, l thought llo hf.d cut himaclf looso.
About hours Afterwards I felt thu line pulled.
then somo ono called; tried to answor, but tho
hoasse noiae mado died In the cavern. I then
pulled Tie lino to ahow I was not deal
"Al. grow Btill again, and know tho nar,
nad gone for asslstanco. Then ca,1lo tl,o sound
Of yoices 7. pulled in tho limo, and il brought
mo food. Ittooh nll tho mon who worked in tho
shaft nino hours to reach mo.
IA vory large pino troo TINT stood near tho
shaft Ind bcon tho caugo Of my misfortune. Il
had boon dead a number OF years, and tho etorm
had blown it oyor. Tho terrible blow It struck
the ground had caused tho cNyo.
"Jack had wound tho l1uo around bush, and
tiod himself 30 short that ho was imprisoned out
nitio rs accuroly o. / had bopn inside. IIo was
taken to town, put in n largo cago, aud supplied
with an tho rabbit lolicaciea tho markot Afforded
Lie, howoyor, did not thrive, and tho boys, be-
loving that 10 4pincl In thought voted to rot
him froo. He WAS snkcn back to his old gird1iug
grounds and liberated.
To not only aayed my lifo, bnt becanln tho
bcnofactor Of all tho rabbits in tho neishborhool,
tito miners refratniug from shooting any, foar-
ing 1t might bo him."