The weekly Arizona miner., 1879-04-25
Pov. RTT yo. ToA2.
HAnDsHms OF THREE Iouso ZEN.


 lage, surroun ied by picturesque hills an granite mountains, aad poised about 0,CC feet above the level of the sea. IL was Ii. capitol of Territory situated not far froi the southeastern portion of Californii The cash of the three young men was Tim. cd. while their dignity was unbounded; an how to maintain the latter without betr". ing the former, was, among them, suile' of serisss and frequent debate. B1ardin was expensive and messiag, If they had do their own work, undignifed. One o them had a weaknes, for the tidd e--he call il A violin another htd so i'd p1stry "n .i brain, and spout one half his leisure n ments committing the works of Shake p,are to memory and the other half n Nii. Iy gesticuI lting. and forcing the fruits his memorizing gpoa his innocent and iIn i'd companions. The last of the trio had tenacious memory for tales or stories, and prodigious talent for ofIs mating them. WAS dangerous for either of his rompani' D to hazard the most commonplace remari without its being pruvokingly followed, not interrupt " some story, intended i' be illustrative of the snl yect, but generall, having no more relatioa to it than the az nies oi sick pup to the Tram ng oi a Ne" Constitution.
 In this village of white houses was sI solated, dilapldaied old lUg cabin lG ;windows had long ago ceased To Oe a targe for the an nbitiUus youth to test his aini Ndeven a centre portion Of one of th frames remained Co Ieii the curlOus visis"i wht; siZeu panes Unce protected the Inmate from the humnis If lhe weather la Ub of thsIr evening walks the trio came uPa this log cabln. No si.uner dld he oi iL Shake,Uerian prac.iy.tIes behOid lts wier aspect. than he became Cap,iyated by D. deserted and haUBtcd appesra-ce. l. struck m Il Iituue, aLd jerking bis he'' about SIX inclics downward and tiIc s-n' amount forward, wh.le n eyes stuck 0, with tragic stare, ciutchcd the leit ear tNe fiddler and pulled it towards hon. l thoup4t ne had the fiJoier Fuuna the nec' This is n. meant SIS reflection on tL size of the ear. Then his ri ,ht hand De- out Nntb tbadexterily Nhich would have bee credit 10 au educated pugiiist, and gsa'. ing inc tale hend by Ihe sniri collar, brOu1L the heaus ot ms cUmpnh. ons in close proA' innty and whispered ID their cars. NH his Jeff haLu he took r,et ln the hduie ear. so as to allow his month tO approao. the ear of the other
 In these trag,c attitudes they stood for whine. lstenin5 10 tse stranse nnlseS ai' pecur far music of the winds, as they sWelie' in and out of the cabin. TWnlght had Te ce,cd. and darkucss aimOst prevailed, as l' single nlc, they entered to prospect it' CT mensinn, and discvmiOgts. With the eX ception of aiarining n couple ul uais, nutL ing of consequence interrupted ther eA plorations. The electric !iod winch ihrob,' in the brain of the ShaKesuerlan studei and whici he whisp rrtt to hIs co'"Iam VAS. that that the deserted hut before ih-i was the place. aJuye al o'heTs, b $ suit' for their future home. He argu that iL decayel appearance of the outside, lhe d. nal influence that poryaued Wlthin, ah the dilapidated condition of iis surr"un' inus but enhanced its merits. 1ha very a. mospherc in which IL stood was heavy Wi. mystery. He maintained that Inc iidd.e could mako all the crazy noiscS, am demoniac soul cutting shr.eks on his Ca gut apparatus without toEtunu@ a sniieriui 1righborhood. Then turning Go tar ma of inpumerable tales he sad: "lt will b' i,.,k suited to your morbid imagination. Ia every dark nook, in every ancient eSb~e" in inc horrid gloomness of the tireleSs fir, nlsce YOU will always ind something i' scl.aie your wonderful fancy, and we .ha nave a fresh stock O ghost stories, and funn anecdotes, having as many points as thri' o,. toaru,ber uail. And 1 wilt like it; f,i I,x fine slightest effort of the imagInaIioL can turn it into dungeon, aud by the great ,st exertion pf fancy, l mlghi ? ssib ' change il into a decaying castle; and thi xouIl materially assls, me in better ap nrecia,iug and under stan -ln { Ihs w'rs. O. h.' i.Imu,o,ts, bard" He did not gIye as on' ,,t inc cardinal reasons that in all iikeiy hood there would Le no rent tV pay. No did the otLers even hint at ii. Each un' wss satisfied Una, the plsce was just suited to his psculisril.cs. But iIe'e Is dar' suspicion th-t the ungivcn reason sas th' s.nower behind the throne that yielded th' crsst,St influence in inducing the three young bachelors 10 occupy that house O desoiauon.
 Mex, day they took possession; some o the windows they boarded up; others l...y L..env,i. Tae hut Sas oiNlVided in to three rooms One. they Used for [ eitchen. another for a bed room, eating r,o,,, snn sJuiy-roum. Studics con s,.,r5 n spouuBg Shakespeare, ndding ane ,tory telling The IhIrd ruom was u"oe rup,cd. They u'''d it f'f passage. IL Wal dark. the wie,i, ws b-,ns boarded.
 They lived in harm.ny uaui the close o' tA. inst meal The ShakrsIcrisn s'ude" had not finished masticating his l~s, m"uu' fu, ~hen he aught up bis cane and wake ,nut ng the housc with the digiity vt thar rate city alderman. and assumed thv ar d one who had just dane OGe of t-e moot mag pauimous ui sVtisn>.
 He leit left ihe dishes to be washea h! one or bo.h, uf hls messn,etts. He dis iikrd praise. and dId not encourage e;lhe' ia expressing their gratitude ioNa'os h'ni for hls cansidrrate lntentioEs
 The only time tbe Tale-hcnd vas eve' kpoNp to cut shutl. of his own accord, one of his sturie,. uas. when Ice n"tlc d ihs sudden disSpp. arauce fl his male From thS .rroe of uirty cd -h.s Not iD ee outdoaC in b,s generosity. hl dr'Pped ti'e remaiadrF os sn iinsirst,Se story he had .oummcuScd s,d while pslengss fitted oVvr his lace he ,.....,,,,,u ti,e nttut,T. in trctnuloss tone th,t he had almost surgiiirn an important e,eSsemeni, Ec bad msde ~Ha Ar. h'. NIT
 He sad no more: but hts anxiety l'