The Morning herald., 1877-11-07
kmy's Exploit.

When Harry Dean told his love to Am,
pobert5, and asked her to be his wife, sh,
tIl not hesitate in her reply because hi
possessed few worldly goods and had his way
n the world to make. He was young
ktrong, energetic and manly, and she pu
sr hand in his, knowing that she was safe
b his keeping. And when, after few
@onhs of happy welded life, he broke te
.r tendarly his purpose to follow the great
t;1} of adventurous spirits that was sitting
w.u,l the new westcra Colorado-the
&c, lIills-she astonish4d and pleased
M by saying that she would follow him
4 ,lra il his fortunes. lie fully appre-
@tal the love and gratitude that won this
decision from her, but, witllal, he did not
knew how f3rce was the battle she wagod
Nth her terror at the thought of turning Lee
EEK on that pretty Ohio village that she
b}d ever known as home, and whore she
hdalwAys felt safe and cortentod, to enter
Non new life away from civilized haunts,
aDd among fierce savages, rough miners
ard adyenturers.
| The Deans, however, were soon settled in
teir new home. Hurry, with his quick
bIgmcnt, had forstcn that, in consequent
|c' The great rush to thn new diggings, aud
r. new towns that would spring up like
P&3ic in almost evary. ealch and on almost
Every hillside, lumber would be IN article
atIJ il demand, and he therefore invested
n" greater pert OF his capital in the ma
f1nery necessary for building o mill. The
pill was soon built unler the spur of IIa1y's
F@tless energies, its site being at the foot of
wooded height, whore, with little labor,
rapid stream was fettered and made to
'FIly an ever active motive power.
Aarry's next thought was Of a home
Cf AIS bride, and the first product of the
n'l was shaped by his own hands into II
primitive but comfortable dwelling. Ho
ullt 1t IN pretty little valley, half mile
'S''nt from the mill, because this spot was
fieitered from the obsery alton of struggling
FVagos and adventurers.
AS the Deans were the avent couriors OF
'lNzat'on in this rsgion, the mining ranges
' mining towns being in the bald and
numbered heights anG grlches several
'I.e' distant, they were not annoyed with
FyM9 VISITORS and even Amy had lost
'eN Of her carefully hidden terror at this
F"' wild, exposed lie, when months
USED and she ha, not caught even q
linpse OF IN Indian, and the few miners
no Venturod SO far in their prospecting
ere so kind and gentle in their demeanor
4 'he sweet-faced little woman, whom
Py OF them would have died In the defense
but that which satisfied Amy most OF all
''n with this wild, lonely life,. wos the
c' that Harry was prospecting far beyond
7 Widest anticipation. The demand for
L product of his mill, at prices chat fur
PPS'led him very large profit, was greatly
F1ond his ability to meet. Els energy was
p'lllng and from early morning until late
lne evening he toilea with his hired help
lne mill Or away in the woods.
Amy's old terror of danger to he- husband
MS a. exposed life from prowling bands Of
''''ans would occasionally return to tor
en' her, though she always kept tho fact q
'.'' from Harry; end when, on such oc-
,'ons after q day OF ercruciating torment
n"r' her husband ret1rned in the evening,
~ She would promise herself never again
give way to these fears, and she
''nlol'y kept this promise for week or
one morning, after Harry had left her
vi a atender kiss and his happy assurance
w. II MS success in business continued y
" months longer, he would be able to
"oVe her forever from these wild sur
:. '''l'Ss' she returned to her daily hc;,;o
''sS very cheerful anI with " Joyous
n'' AS the hours flew onward, and it
I midday, her spirits grew
lter, her stem rnerrier and how s,,o ,no.,