The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1875-02-01

THE pOsY OF SANDY GuLcH.
They cllllodthe place Sandy Gulch; It
was hard to understand why, for Il wns
full OF rocks, apparently. There was
not sand enough visible 10 acoiir PAN
hut then, pans in Sandy Gulcl were not
secured. There WINS q deeply bronzed
and heavily bearded set Of mon, heavy
drinkers AL; and there were no women,
at lcOst until Phmbe arrived. Slim Jim
WAS the autocrat Of the place; he kept
the New Orleans Saloon. Liquors were
dispensed Ia the front room, and faro in
the rear.
phmbc lived "a smart piece above
It, in rough place, hllf caiiyas and
hilf logs. What old Langsdale had
brought licr there for no one could im-
ngfnc, she had been the only woman on
ille ship when they made their weary
eix.montlis voyage from New York, and
Icw she was tlie only woman in Sandy
(iulcli. 3s9 W.
Phmbe was twenty -most girls are
pretty ut twenty, II they are ever going
10 bepretty; Phmbe had hazel eyes aid
rounded, rose-pink checks, and the
prcttiest pouting mouth in the world.
The Sandy Gulchers thought her a god
,less, and adored her accordingly.
Old Langsdnle took the best Of care Of
his daughter. When he moved his
claim he moved his cabin, too; md al-
why's kept near enough for Phoebe TO
lieirthe sound Of his pick. When tile
,liggings gave out in one place, the
taibiniwls "toted" to where they had
not given out. He never lacked help IN
moving his cabin-there were always
plenty II Sandy Gulchers anxious TO
4lcndillihnd; they even ginrreled about
II, aud Langsdale obliged them TO take
turns. You see, they called It "helping
phmbe. =
There were not many loafers in camp;
tlir people hid come there to mike u
fortune, mud could not afford to loaf; but
there werc q few, acouple Of Mexicans-
{" Grelsen," " the minerscalled theni.-and
two oi three Of the stamp Of Slim Jim.
They wore always busy enough 1T
night; in the daytime they hung round
the New Orleans Saloon, and they would
haye ikedto have visited Phoebe, but
old Laiigslale would not have IL He
borrowed d pot Of blaek paint and o
brush, md painted over bis door,
"NoucEl No LoArRl.s WANTED.
He thought that this would do, but
one diy he came home and found Apo.
doca there. Phoebe was sitting on IN
empty butter keg, the rose-pink in her
round checks deepeneda n little, and the
pointing mouth wns as smiling rs you
please.
Old Langsdale wls mad; he called
Apodocn out, aud pointedto tile notice
on the door Apodoca planted his feet
firmly on the ground, placed his arms
akimbo, aud gazed intently at the letter
ing for some time; then, tutning to
Langsdale, he said, IN Ills politest ac-
cents
slss No sabbee.p ~ !. as
You no read Il interrupted Langs;
dale.
I" Ne no sabbee read 1nglis, replied
Apodoca, taking his sombrero from the
bush by the door which caught the lats
OF most Of Phmbe,s visitors; once in u
avIiilA IA lint waQ taken inltifle if III elinunnl
10 ibe nav an,j liclsed nnlSr tle fable for5
,.sfe tcen;,,g - II m r II
ssWsII Y Ir;,l / Isa,gsiole I'lltfeai;t
for v.r. sNotirei'sl,.~hs st;il tl,is In
tln,nIe,inc tone, wl,icb increased in
vol,,me es l,e went one I. Nh loafers
wanted mint neans iiitl You sibtee
that siH
HSi sen6r !, te,,lied Apodoc,,. With n
,o,,,lo,'ii smile I'd after n nosi profound
NM Ia pI,o,l,e. bs ,,lared I,is somi,rero
I'm, j,;s head and walked aerpnely nw,y.
ni,Iiho,,ewl,;n NH tI,at hi sfI ketsl,
Kim, vera aoin . mi Tnngadals frown.
ineat pb@be
Syhy NINA ,lon', Name ma b, sa;d
IN. toSs;ng 'i Ier head. al conl,in,t teil
linn 10 rlaS5 ant !, ssf'Nii ~ - y
1ss Son reesn'f bayc loo, q, ,iraadtnl
,.gnei and sm;i;ne tboucl,ir Il he rsnl;si
an III, Z rsve L;m \ nlsasant wnri y
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