Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1877-06-07

nave nOtnlnT against any Vi yOu,
quietly replied Joseph. The journey
thus lar has been very pleasant and
agreeable 10 u.s.
but you hang off-you don't speak
to as y persisted Jack.
i am sorry If have incurred any
mans iii will. feel friendly toward
you all.'
sOh, you do, eh % sneered the Texan,
feeling that he was losing ground.
well, it's my opinion that you are q
|sneakp
Jaseph's face turned white, and the
men saw dangerous CLEAN in his
leyes. He seemed about to speak or
make some movement, when a soft
voice from the wsgon-called out:
Joseph, JosephP
A soft light came into the mans face.
The Texan noticed it, and, slspping
Joseph's face, he blurted out:
'Ifye amt q coward yen resent that,
A boyish figure sprang from the
wagon and stood beside the lone man.
A small baud was laid on his sheRider,
fapd q voice whispered In his ear:
Bear the insult for my sakep - >
/ There was o fan minute In which no
one moved. Joseph's face looked
ighostIs white IN tie gloom, and they
tc0aQ se6 nln trem pie.f-
r. .He'sA coward, just as 1 thought =
Isaid the Texan, as he turned away.
The others followed him, some feeling
ashamed and others surprised or graft
i fed and by and by the word had
reacne1 every wagon thatJ osepn ana
JosePn's orotner were cowaIos.
Ae4t morning, wnen the wagon
trsin was leSdy 70 move, the captain
4 passou nesr SosePn's wagon on purpose
tto Say. a..
~ tnere are any cowarus IN this
ftfain, t1sy neeaut I tfasei Win US any
tult
i N Mas = eiuei in1rsl. JosePn YVES
Jnalnesslnk MS norssss hiu .ne oro.uet
d Tas stoNlng away tne cooklng u'enSiis.
4 tths aess : tssn ? .iacs gre" WINE
r.. gr se'ce caiieu
log5 . s,..,.s,,.s..s,u -,
t.aS, : 1,i = NY ~ so7opn' VIC Il eo on
laiUoc.
ine tis.n ln9Seu On wi.nout ane,n, ni
So,ne VI .ne seiu nuuse,s ,,, 'aus sIa. so smu
los,ngi auu e.nsls iGs.iu, "a. ~ 'iIa. ;no wv
wouiu oe putcheied py the tnuians I pe.
lole .ne uay was over. Wneh Tue
WI. w'Vt.0ppee ttaI @ wagons 49, eo & ~ e"es
,ua. ny seSmeu W tHisoi .u"n
ian1, 1osepn uloVsu aio.g on .he tiaii,
nls taSg Stsln s anu ualk, aaa aa so Suss
WIN ms ,nougn.s tha' ne uio not near
the eonsolng WORDS:
NeveI .niuo, 9oseilni we are trying
W no .isn
dna. sisns, " nen lne Wagon .la,h S y,
sne solu huu'eLs Hent in.o canp, .neS
couiu no. see 1he zone wagon, thougn
Ina1y oi Tue men, ashaneo Oh tneil
eenuoct, ~ tookeu ,ong a9d earhes.ly ioi m
y, u; Iney nao seen taoisns siar On,
anu ,ney kuew Inat tne ieu uesils
Wouid pounee ooWh upon Single team
, Us soon as Iney signtea ~.
DaIk ness cahe, ihiohignt caDe, sna
tne senlineis hearo nothing put lnt
stamping OF tne norses ana the nowh
oi tne cov0tes. Az TWO o'cock tne re
Ports oi rines ana the nerce yenS OF Ia
dians noaieu up through the niue val
ley, ana the camp was aroused IN
moment. :.
Ine aeVlis nave Jun pea IN on JosePi
ana MS brotner! Whispered one OF ths
men as ne stood ona knoli ana pen
MS neaa 70 iIsten. :.
6ooo nun lCoWards nave no nusi'
ness out mere ! gfowled the Iexan.
Inc nrst speaker Wheeied, struck tn'
ruman sieage-nammer DioW IN tn'
Iace, ana then, running Ior Inc horses
crie1 out:
Come ON come on!a A dozen -ol u
can De spared ior tne rescue!
Sixteen men swept do ~n the vale!
ilke INC VINO, VINO. Inc hring ana the yeii
ing continued, proving that the mai
VINO nao peen .csileo coward wa
making heroic nght. In ten minute
they came upon the lone camp. maa'
Ignt as Gay oy the burning wagon
rity ieet iroui the ponnre, anu heh
meo IN oy circie Oh oancing, iesping
nownng savases, was J0sephs Dr0tner
ssanolag over 1osepn's oeao Dody
Inc goiu hunters hesrd tne Fop! pop
pop! oI Tue poy reVoiVer as tney OURS
INTO view, ana the next moment tne.
we're charging down upon the demons
using S4e anu revolser win terripi
enect. IN Two minutes NOT i've IA
aiah was in signt. 1osepn,s Dro!he
stoou over ihe Dody, an empty reVoive
IN ms manu-. Inc men cneeleu Wlioi.
as tHey iooheu arouno, put the 90.
q looked up INTO their Iaces without ex
! nilatloo' @ sulprlse OF glaaness:
hhsre were tniee oead lnoians Ds
sue tne wagon, Siileu Wnere the neh
cominenceu, ana the eorPses IN iron
OF Josepn.s Drothef numbered NOR
thap tne VIc'ims oi tue sixteen men.
F1oseph oauiy hurt asked one {
. tne men, as he haiteo nls morse Desio
the 9oy,
..He rs ueao :! whispered the Whlt
'de54 ooy'
ne IS God forgive me Ior the pal
tQek iast night
II q 9u caiteo nm 9. coward Y eriea It
IS sephs Drotner, and you are to blam
= drena dne,a ,hana anu ha .aiele @ anu .s mere "
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