Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-12-23
NJ GAME TO ASK"
A cHnisrxAs STORY.

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Spring 10 the death OF Autumn rsIoicsd
in waving green grasses and white dai-
siss and yeilsw dandelions. and after
that wore robe woven OF snow hakes
~ fair and pure as when they fell fronl
the skiss. until old Winter. to WHOM ,he
robe belonged. hearing the returning
birds AAk for the violets, gAtne''u ~
about him and vanished again.
In one Of them. the larger. In iront 0,
which WAS . neatly kept lawn; anu ~
the back q smAll hot-houss anu NINA s,a,
turs vegetable garden, hvss 'ihes
Guernsey and his man Mike. the ohs
an old bachelor, the other. ~ he ue-
soribsd himself. "a wildly man. 'nshA'
BE- 70 the Lord that sint her res. IL,
In the othsr-Ross Cottage they ,a.',u ,1
Il. for in rose-tims II MAS ecmP.e.,,!
surrounded ~ roses they nle' ~ ~
space In front aud elarnDsfsu.ts.TI-,
porch and up the sidss OF '.s
had lived quiet elderly eoupis 'or "..y
years. until abou, a month 9s,o' ~, G
story h II may %. U.s." ., % heaven
titls) begins. when they .ea' 70 a a.S,sn nv,
ON tho very same day. a. they m" o',en
prayed TO. loving old souls. ann -"
Rose Cottage waiuns 70. .,' a.,,,.J !"
"Jast as IA got eomior'ao,y s''.u. h -,
grumbled Miles Guernsey. ,sn
upsst again Other old men anu women
live till theyr a hundred. WY % sou'an
these have done 50, instead o, ay,ns |"
the early s.s of eighty = Ana 'n.'s =
no knowing who'll 'ake 'ne ep's uu.
Scmsoody WIN es. - =, O. "n,,..is I
I've no doubt-three kihas Oh an''A"'
detsst. -. ..;a ,,Ls
"Thrus fur 70, ooss, s,a ~
with an ominous ssaN. y, ~ G,
There was .onis'h'ns s'e a. ~, -
ssy insisted he ds'es'su' anu 'na' ,., -
an old maid. "A man, ne use. "
say. don't nsea ,n'''eS ',,,a 49, aronnJ
Pet names anu sn''u1.n , hs, = woman
MN 70 Keep n'M 80 =, ,hs noor things
does. Ot course .ohio OF Va. P'.,
cant help their ioriorn S''t' s
don't propose OF .n.y u' ~ ar ,hsy
or their parents eu' "p '.s
have invalid reia''ohs " ,s.s s ,s,a me-
I'm very sorry ,sl 'ns,a' rn, III ,bs sam. I
hsartisu symp.n'' ''''
don ! hke Gun. ,,, cam. nm. Io,e,v
Anu W sn. =, Ill nj. master the cot.
ss a.' sn,sS sdJiny with a sly grin,
o 49,. ovil maid an her
aa s" NJ. c,.,n.sv said something
.so.u ~. .n.h, An i. ashamed. and
~n'a =" ar, ,sason shs'n't set
sn'cn' I1' snM ~, - ., saycast;cally.
uowh: anu .ueu W. II, .or,. on s,c.ct
ana nov We NV @ hn, !, anv oi
e,snnng pets ! s"ppo' .,su,;..s I'm.
sns e ..i,,i rais,Y EN-. wiring their
Iio,s' PLar NhL.,"
hsek 10 ~ .';i lt;L. c,;,,lv
..i,~. i;.sI hsrs ten wears" re-
~. 49, :. In n.,c. and ouist.
,umeu ,uo u.s." III ,naia in ,hs fir.l
driven hetv y! su o,a .Jaali,I am
place. ana u VIII oe nu' Wa -
driven away oy ahosne''
VI g.s, =" a., Ia, mr. +. alile. Sur."
tAaae' 'n" 49,. NIL a.c,,,yi,.
said si'ke' o' s.s 80 ns,a ii,,l.
u IN ''''u
conn, an , .;,, from morning
"shs'h Pi's s"u as ,nns ami
Till night on, o, uhy % NJ" -, ,h. Jaa,s
shall be ooiiseu '" ''' "
and snffocate. u;,. .,h.,o
"Anyhow. sugses''' '
cant bs.no babies. ..,,,..;1 NJ,
"Thank Heaven iol nm T y -,
Guernsey. ferven'iy; 'noasn % yaa
know but what the GUITAR wo ,' IT,
eaa scare young enl'l.e. ~, - ,nnS. e IT,
faces ~ s"'
Miksl" nun. .o.,
"To-morrow. snr' sa'u "'N'' "'
but it's dreadiul' an, plv
"wsll go "-n.hiss, Nix -i.. ani
tomorrow morning AZ usyo.sa 's',,i H.
we'll stay . week. l never so" ,h.,.r.
the noise women hsNe "ne" . N
putting q house 10 rights ~ 'ns' 0"'
II; and II I can't stand u m,er We come
back. why, Ill pull mp stakes anu ~
for good. that's all.
"Yss, SUI" said Mike.
When Miles Guernsey aud his man
returned from the fishing excursion,
Miss Osborne and Miss osoo,ne
mother anu Ms' 'u,S 4. po.a Co,,scs
work were installed IN i.ose op''.ss, ~,
and. sure enough, tue mrs, -ounns VI"
greeted the ears OF the fishermen were
the pleasant tinkling OF the guitar and
=, scu.ilv nl.axant voice singing an