The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-03-07
sTACY's GIRL.
The Simple Innocence Of Natures Ohild-A
Story Of the San Juan Mines.
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Story Of the San Juan Mines.
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The Colonel. think, was the first person to
propose to her. He did it In the oratorial
style for which he was noted In the camp and
was promptly refused, much to his own and
the boys establishment. believe the Judge
WAS the next. but as he had fortified his cour-
age with lsrge quantity Of whisky his
breath was strong enough and his words
thick enough to ensure speedy rejection. He
WAS considerably mortified at 1t and was
never able to explain the cause OF his defeat,
but when Mexican woman drifted into the
camp shortly afterwards and engaged In
washing for the men, the Judge tried his hand
again and was accepted. 1t took him
month to get loose from the bonds, and he
swore he would never give any darned f.
male crltter chance to hook him again."
and he carefully avoided all Indian squaws
and homely senoritas who occasionally pass
through Mineral City. After the Judge q
dozen or more OF the boys offered their hands
and fortunes to "Stacy's gal' and Jared In
precisely the same manner, while old Stacy
himself quietly chuckled and "bet on his gal
every trip" as he afterwards explained.
She had come into camp q week or two pre-
yiously to the greatest surprise Of everybody,
including her father. Old Stacy good many
years before. some eight or ten, had loet his
wife, and 80 great was his grief that he could
not be Induced to remain longer 10 the place
placed hts daughter-his only child-in the
fashionable female seminary OF the State. pro-
yided her with everything that was necessary
Tor her comfort or happiness. and then struck
recent loss among the excitements and priva-
tons OF the frontier. Stacy was one Of the
fortunate few out Of the unlucky many that
enter mining country, and In q few years he
vas possessed 81 properties yielding him an
quartz. He regularly correspondent with his
daughter and kept her supplied with pocket
money lar In excess Of her needs or require
mente, but he never went back on q visit, and
with high honors che determined to seek out
her long absent paternal progenitor. With an
Independence and courage, the wonderment
Of the boys. she Travelled across the plains,
Into Mineral City on horseback. the first white
woman Ia camp and the object Of the shy ad-
Grafton Of the men.
It was some time before the boys could
stand their ground and face her, instead Of
9campertDg away at her approach, as had
hitherto been the case; but the Western
miner le not long ~ getting accustomed to
strange things, and 1t was not over ten days
after her arrival that the Colonel inundated
himself On the altar q his affections. En-
Outraged BY his example and unterritied by
ms unceremonious defeat, the boys one after
another tried their luck though, as I have
before mentioned, with no better success.
Stacy was partner 81 mine 10 the Ajax
mine, IN which there we're three Of US inter-
eeted, and as we were doing considerable de-
velopment on the vein / was of necessity
much In his company, and. consequently, In
that OF his daughter. She was very pretty
8iri, with dainty. 1encale ways Tar more De
hitting house on walnut street than rough
mining camp; put she loved ner father with
m earnest, clinging affection that would not
listen to her leaving him, and 50 she con.
t!nued 70 reign queen OF Mineral City Gil
! don't know when It was that was I'M
duly aLtracted lOWardS Neilie. Lnlnk " was
when she asked me 70 call her thereafter by
that name. she mace the request SO 1nno-
ts ot 90 Sar ana 90 ag 9t
man Dy blrtn ana educauon, ana such klnd
Ilend 10 ner. IL W0uio pe ever go mucn nicer
1Or me 10 say Nellie, lnstead OF MISS stacy,
which sounded 80 formal, that came very
nearly a0dln9 otner words 20 Inc name tnat
our short acquaintance would not lustify.
N 1IuHi tnaI spent HoeC oI my evenlngs WIN
Meme, ana so ,i1.sa OF an AFTERNOON we
IooK oenciols nttle raMples together on Inc
3A1T - aASO 80 M10oA
min& tn6 valley or Gallon OF the Uncom-
pe0ere. One evening, as We were returning
nome. We stopped e 70 T p on the rock.crested
summit OF mineral roint. lew hundred
!eet below US lay tne nttle mining camp, its
109 caplns iooklnE uoupry picturesque 10 tne
EaInnelIg 9ioaIe. ne plue smoke was
CURING from dozen cnlmneys as the men
prepared tnelr evening meals; ana mere ana
there over the various Trails, Dlue-shlrted
miner. with pick ana arllis acroes his shoui-
0ef. came sLrluln9 nome. Inc sun SINKING
ponln0 inc asatcn MpouL L 100 miies ols-
10y, cast RreaI iOnR snauoWs across Inc sur.
EO9nolng PEAKS: anu veli ,ea1 Inc faVlnes ana