Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1880-06-25

OF ner sex. Near the ranch on which
Parkhurst first settled lived widow
with an only daughter. Somehow or
other they did not prosper, and misfort-
une at last overlook them in the shape
of Sheriff's sale. Parkhurst bought
the place and gave it back to the widow;
and, though it was said. at the time that
the good deed was promoted by the
daughters good looks, the report is null
lifted by the fact that soon after he left
the neighborhood and settled near Wat
sonville.
Parkhurst's ceibacy was not enforced
by poverty, as the neighbors very well
knew, for, being of a saving disposition.
he had amassed comfortable fortune OF
some thousands of dollars; that is,
comfortable fortune inasmuch as it was
sufficient to insure him competency.
In course of time he rented out his sta
ton, and went into the embarrassing
business. After raising quite herd OF
cattle, he sold out of that: business, and,
being sufferer from sciatic rheumatism,
he sought less laborious avocation, and
went to raising chickens in the hills back
of Aptos. In this last occupation he
continued for some years, but finally
yielded to his rheumatic troubles, sold
his ranch to Portuguese, deposited tn.
proceeds, or part of them, in the Bank
Of jacksonville, and retired from active
life to live on the interest OF the money.
Near the Seventh House. out of Wat
sonville, is little cabin, and there. dur
ing the latter years of his life, Parkhurs,
has resided. He was well known to the
townspeople and those on the surround
ing farms as quiet little elderly gentle.
man. of about 60 years of age, badly
afflicted with rheumatism; not given t.,
talking much, but apparently contente,l
to live unnoticed and alone. This rlleu
matism was the natural result of the ex.
IRENE exposure and hard work to which
he had been subjected all his lifetime.
The winters SHOWS in the woods, tho
years passed with his face turned un-
hinchingly to the wind and rain, and his
general carelessness as to results, played
havoc with what must originally have
been constitution of iron. His rheu-
matism grew from bad to worse, until it
resulted in the whitening of the mem
hers, and he grew almost helpless
Then, as if his ills were not crushing
enough, he became afflicted with g. can
cerous tongue and mouth. This was his
death-wound. SO to speak; and, feeling
that this world was slipping from his
grasp, he very quietly hired q man to
attend to his needs; and, telling friend
that he was going to die, directed him
what to do with his belongings, and
waited patiently for relief to his suffer-
ings, which had now become most acute
That relief came on Sunday, Dec. 20,
when Charles Durey Parkh,rst, reputed
native Of New Hampshire, voter Of the
State of California, aged 81, departed
this Life.
With his last breath Charles Park.
hurst, the daring driver, the fearles.
fighter of highwaymen, the strong lum
herman, passed out of existence, and il
his place was found something gentle,
and more tender. With the death o
one who was always more or less mys.
terry, was born one that shadows the
other into utter insigniacance. The
dead man was being prepared for his
last resting place, when the astounding
discovery was made by those fulfilling
IAo Ssu Ouco I0aL the Cay DeueALu tueH
hands was that of q womani With as
constituent at deception so marvelously
carried out comes the sad thought Of all
she must have suffered. 1t is useless to
waste time in coniectures as to what led
the dead to take UP the cross of q mans
laboring life, but whether from necessity
or phantasy, the certainty remains that
in the latter years there must have been
many dark hours when poor Charley
Parkhurst longed for little of the sym
pathy which is accorded to every woman: