Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1878-12-19
TEE FATAL SHOE.
DR.. E. H. Bliss in Waverly.

DR.. E. H. Bliss in Waverly.
A caravan consisting of dozen
mule teams, paused just as the IN,
round ana glowing with smo zen
red, sank down on the horizon Of the
level prairie. Around them on either
side for many miles the grass grew
tall ard rank, interspersed here and
there with great variety of flowers.
There was not tree to be seen, or,
ind ed, a bush ortwig. Witha great
show of activity, thepeople unhitched
their teams and built fire in their
portable stoves.
"Y-a as, that's my opinion exact
ly. This var spot about the center
of the great prairie is just the love
liest piece of nstur in the world.
You can't find its equal this side of
the Rockies"
II wasn't thinkin' about the blue
grass of Illynoi, jedge, when I went
for to assert that this ere was fine
picter, with the sun over there turn
ing every thing to crimson and yel-
low-perhaps there might be finer
scenes than this, l repeat
wal, C"onel Quenten, We will
leave that 70 Lie. Here, you, gal,
come here. What do you think Of
that grass over there, lookin' as if it
was burnin ?"
Think? l don't think nothiu' !,
ledge Long; it's far away, and l had
rather tend the bacon than listen to
yeMyarns.
aFtrsses 5 the way us with UhaJ gFl J;
she amt got so much sentiment as an
outcast Indian
Never you mind, jedge, when it
comes meal-time you wont forget to
get your share of corn-pone or fried
bacon and coffee either. Let alone
your fine talk about the prairie /;
that don't amount to much long
side of square meal. Now, does
it?'
"Quite right, Lie" said the
judge.
Decidedly" gruffly responded the
colonel.
The girl went about her duties,
preparing the evening meal for the
two men and her father, who, by the
way, was as blunt spoken and homely
as his daughter.
Colonel Quenten ard Judge Long
were quite original charactersin their
way. This was their first trip across
the plains, which they undertook in
the general excitement then reigning
about the finding of gold. Falling
in with Jonas Clark and his daugh-
ter, who were about to cross the
plains, they made an agreement with
them which, before the first dozen Of
miles out from st. Louis he had nigh
broken by proposing to squat. To
fix matters NOR, satisfactorily to
themselves, the two adventurers set
tied tie case by buying the entire
team, mules and all, and taking the
old man and his daughter along
"fsr boo" as old Clark expressed
it.
They were now one of a dozen Of
similar teams, whose shadows looked
like wigwams in the semi-dark-
ness that had now formed around
them.
After their repast the three men
sat around the camp-stove and smok
ed, and Lie did the dish-washlng.
oval, colonel, tie wear and teal
of travel is a tellin' on ye mighty
hard. How ye would like to be IL
Frisco, now, wouldn't ye, along with
the nuggets ye are supposed to pick
up on the way. There's no tellin
how long we'll be in getsin thar
though" he added sorrowfully.
The colonel had lived in the ives
from boyhood, and well knew wha
it was to share acomfortabie farmer
life, and sighed audibly at the for
mer's remarks.
"Ye kin Jest bet your bottom dol
lar | wish l was thar, hack in Illinois
where | come from. These here
wastes around, without shrub o.
tree, do not please me or Lie nary
time, and I'm sure
Whit his next words would have
been the two men were never Il
know in this world, for at the las
word old Clark doubled himself "
at their feet a corpse, while THU
puff of smoke cured up and disap
peared just around the corner OF the
wagon.
"Who fred that shot'' exclaim
ed the colonel, as both started TO thei
feet and seized the rifles.
rbore voc NOT an rnuch as a ShadOy