The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1876-01-01

to himself. Armstrong was very mad.
But there was no one to be mad at but
! Armstrong himself, SO sell number two
! res in for rough lecture:
'Now, Armstrong. vau al> nice
specimen YOU ri,k YOU feel You
dead hca, YOU infer Wen. | need
not repeat al the hard things he said.
Like King Richard he found within
himself no pity for himself
But mere words were not sufficient.
1t was a time for action. But Arm
strong never once thought OF shooting,
drowning, hanging. or any other iorm
OF suicide. lie was altogether to orig
NAL as well rs too sensible for that
\ CT he was resolved on something real
and practical III the way OF rcformatorv
punishment. lie felt the need of a self
imposed decree of bankruptcy, that
should render the present failure as
complete as possible, and prevent sim
liar course OF toolishncSs in the future
| 80 the broken firm of Armstrong X
sci, went forth in meditation, long and
deep. Some of his thoughts were al
most too deep for utterancc. Bat final
! " he stood NV the dusty road. along
which the great trtightng was, cons were
! haulin% supplies TO the mining camps
up the Sacramento. ONE Of ihcs..
wayon.. drawn Nv six woke. n, oxen
vaS ;,st r,ss;ny. Sn,r- sn,r su,r ~
slow urrgular suc,cs.,on ,',,r ,h,
| keen singing reports of the long Mis-
souri, o>-whip. G'lang, g'Iang! wo-
haw, shouted the tall, dust hcgrimmcd
,;d.Ion, .,l,n,., 1t tho Lrrl cn firm,
vnndrrinn ,v.hot !, thunJ.r was ,ll
th,n .,n,, ,,,nh,s o.I,;nr ,h,r,
\,Ny. When \rmstrono s,,v ,hs lnry
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v1.rnn' H.. ws.,1lrn y;,iS ~, ;J,., So
We S5nnIrd :" ,,,'r 'I,;yr, T., I',n,. # w.,
uish, hr uI,o>>,i 10 vali. IN fine ro,1
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siru!g, s.,i, 49,, ,,',>',;' ;,,,,>;, m
firm. N.ru &c, risht into the middle OF
thut road, sir, AMI walk in the dust. be-
hind that wagon. all the way t. the
/ Packers Roost, OH the \uha River.
w hat. with these clothes on:' Yes.
With those clothes on 'Whv. it is tii-
teen r.;c>. and dusty all the way.
$50 matter. sir: take the road. You
squand>rcd Your money at three. card
ui,nte, and III teach Won a lesson
.G'lany. g'lang. dravlcd the driver,
| as he looked over his shoulder, with a
curious mingln. of pity, contempt, and
wonder on hi, dusty face. More and
more spitefully Swapping Tie swinging
whip, as the slow paced oxen toiled
mile after mile under the heat of
September sun. And there, in the road,
trudgcd ARMSTRONG behind the wagon,
slowly, wcarly, thoughttully, but not
silently. He was a man who always
spoke his thoughts.
Il his serves Won night, Armstrong.
ANY man whY will .uol his money
away At thrcc-card monte, deserves to
wall, in The d.isl.'
Et VIII spoil those clnthes'
( w ell, tont YOU deserve it.
The dust i.ls my eyes
'Nes, any man who garhblcs all his
dust away ;t thrcc-carl monte, de
! serves to hafc dust in his eyes, and al
! kf!i dlstat that.
The dust chokcs me-
y II rio lt my ,n.u ,xbn will Lncl