Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1877-11-10
SETH

lace .'alc ana AtaN N-tNt'l Win "taIl-
ness. his corduroy suit dusty and travel
stained his worldly possessions tied up
in the smallest OF handkerchief bundles
and slnng over the stick resting "n his
shouldrr-nnd natural ' his first appear
uncr attracted some attention among
the loungrr, about the shed dIgmlic't by
the title ui .dcput.' | say ''natura..y,'
because arrivals upon the trains I" Black
Creek were So scarce a, IL be regarded
as Curio>lties: which again nigh. be
said 10 be natural The lines to the
mines had been III existence tw" moI th~,
since the English company had taken
them in hand aud pushed the matter
through with An energy Startling 10, and
not exactly approved by, the malcrity
Oi good east lennes>evans. Alter the
first week or 81 oI nrrivais-princiralIy
VI c!sh and English miners. with an
occasional lrI-hmNu the trans had
returned daily to the Creek without Il
passenger: and accordingly this one
created some triilInG sensation.
Not that his outward appearance wd1
partIcu ,,rly Interesting on suggestive Ui
approaching excitement He wa only
Il i;td ct nineteen or twenty, n working
Engii-h-cIIt arb. and wkh Il short.
nwhward iiguic ami i troubled, h"mc.I
Iucc--a luv, 50 humr.y AMI troubled. III
tact that is ha,i-Dcwi d.rcd look was
almost pathetic.
Ii. advanced toward the shed hrsta-
t!ugh and touched ms cap - il hal! in
clun-. courtesy and hat III tiim!
nrpr.I "Mr-trr>. l." said. 'go"d-d.ty
t. Nou
The company heStlrrrI themselves
with one trrorL and lii" rou-hr>i and
mr,t lac"nIc lave him Il bric, '''r""i-
day
You're English, saita g"od-nstUrrd
Nr.>hnan, ''ar : Nnu. my lHd
"Ay. me~,cr." was the reply: i m
tr" Lancashire.
He sat down on the edge OF the rough
pat urm. and laid Ius stick and bundle
doAn III u SOW. wguricd fashion.
Fro Lancashire. he repeated in a
voice as wcaricd a. his action "tru' til
Deception cuui-mnes thcer. ou,I know
III name on EN- hA no doubt. In
same company owns them as owns
these.
What, SAID an outsidcr-"L Langley
an them
The boy turned himself round and
nodded. "Ay,' h" answered, them
That was why CONN here comm t"
get work iro' fro' hi0."
He !alt, red in his speech oddly. and
even redeemed a little. at the same time
rubbing his hands together with 4
ner' ousnvss which seemed habltua! TO
him.
"Mes,cr Ed'ard, / mean" he added -
''th Young mester "a IS here. he"r1
as he liked Melika. au'-au. comm.
Th. loungcrs glanced Al each other,
and their g.nEce did not mean high ap-
probation ul the >penkrr'e lnt"liertIia!
powers There was a lack "t practical
ness in such faith in another man as
expressed Itself in the wIstiu! hc>ltaut
voice
Ibid he say he'd give YOU work -
asked the first man who had questioned
him. the Wrlshmau Evans.
NO dunnot think dunnot think
he'd know me il he seed me. Ineer
wur 80 many on US
Another exchange OF glance,, and then
another question: "Where are you
going to stay
The humelv tace reddened more deep
y, and the lad ; ewes dull. soft. almost
wumanish cye--rti,rd themselves t.
the SPEAKERS. Do YOU S"D" nnH
buoy ,,,,u.d ho l"ih".y t. TAX me IN
bit. hr -tid. unit. ha' tonne to earn
tn wage To- pay wuuIdua wrong no
mon a penny ~ had trusted me
There wa, manifest hesitation. aud
then some one spoke: Lancashire" JA"A
might.
.Mcs;er." SAIL the lad to Evan,
''wou.d you m"ind >prakin word tuI
me ? h:, had = i"n- tramp, an I'm
tagged loikr. An He stopped ami
rose from his .r,,t with u hurried move
meat "Who's that thyrr - = comm.
h.. demanded. ''l-na II III young mes
ter
The some one in question was Young
man ou horseback, VINO II that n mamrni
turned the corner and rod. toward thv
She'd with = ,nnSr rria. allowing hi
h~rs" to ..hnusc his own pace.
"Ay." sud the had vi ii Al artua
trrrnvr in his excited yuic"-''it him,
sure cn"w, and aDh back on his sat
ag,in As i; he found himself scarcely
strong enough IL staud IL ha moi
eaten iHu'H '"i t''o III '''''' "'' "'
s..ld !" F-FA''s.
There VS. not man on IN" platform
WI" "'4 H"' ''ih'' some 'i'S c"' pas
Ht" al tie approach "' t't "''N r''''''
ne 'A>I WAT ~ '"f "a u" e"'' "''e''''
. sinking h"iiIhd 'le m'u"lhti- >'r'ae'
rather t. ta>r ur,d- in showing what d
hanA,",nr and d.Donnairr Young fellow
w w.t. !" -''"''S A'".''S ~" '''7 '"''
tt'" AMI S'i"hS T'A''''i' Inquire am
,"n','l''- up L" EF'','f "F'H'''''-r T''
"r'Eh' n'hF' n" 'a'F '''e "h- QUE - ~
t"'h'h'o'r'u WIZ" sentiment "P'''''" 1"
+ hS Sr"'ia'c i"f 'he 'iieF, eN'>I'"'' :"
r"''h 2"h'i'i ana uh>o Lea '"I '''N9
h"i 'he voice thAl AHirc-'"H 'he 'l''
was one 10 D" ."'r' "''l1"t stunt II wa:
:" clear and ght-hrarted ana frank
( BOYS. SAID he, 'go"d-eVenInT L
+ Y"A-fyans, II Nou could spare NE
minute
/ Evans rose AT once.
= H. speak l"H'"t. ne Shld I" lhe 'a'
a. his side Ills w"rd would y" iUrthrI
! with Lan'ashitt .'h'N imam ihiht W"hi".
I he went To IN" h"r>" Nii", an" ''""'
there Tor few minutes taking IN II
uuderton", and then h" turned 10 th'
. stranger and bechoned. Come here.
he sad.
! h" lad took ms bundle and "OcN"'
the summons. advancing w'th an aWs
ward almost trembling step. suggestive
! al actual weakness a We'll as The eN
tr"mlty "i shin"Ni Reaching the tive
men he tDuCUrI his can nUmbgE ant