Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1880-05-27

this did through mr. robbev. Reed. I
then returned to nv mine 81 Fall Greek,
telling she Reeds + shpuld return IL six
weeks. ea
AT the appointed time I mas again at
the ranch, and found that aIi was goiag
% well. The ditch wns completed, che
house and barn had been tenced. also
that the greater part Of The ience about
the one bondfed aud sixty actes had
been pot up and ne old fence made ns
angbt sen COW .ont Aafed ~heep,
au4ed well 10 be dug. walled W aaa
1hoq.sed 10 fbeiore .hey had heen using
] water from dltchl. hired another man.
and stout girl to assist MRS. Reed. left
orders fof En- addition 70 Be built To- the
house, and The whole 70 be well painted.
then returned 10 mine. say did these
things, and 80 did, but no one knew
il, as ali was done through Reed,
When winter came, and The mines
we're buried in know, | went down %
my robbers ranch, and went to work
there with will. MR.. Reed Did nat
think it strange, as she knew her hus-
baRd owed me 9 large sum Of money,
which was to be made out 1t the ranch;
besides, I charged regular wages
which was but right. She could but
know that her husband was rather inr
dolent, and doubtless suspected why I
desired to be on the ranch and see that
work was pushed.
We plowed and planted the whole
quarter SECTION of land besides dong q
vast deal Of other work, marketing and
the like. The ranch did not look like
the same place.
The next year all the ground was
fenced and brought under eulIivation.
Fifty head OF cows had been nPufchaseA
and two thousand head OF sheep. with
many swine, and fowls Of all kinds.
Chinese were put to gardening. and two
herders hired, one 20 attend 10 the sheep
out in the hills and mountains, and the
other 70 look after; the cows and tn milk
and make butter and cheese for the
market. When the Cinnamon were not
busy at gardening they were made 10
work about the house, orchard an6
grounds. Thus all was pot in shape,
and my robber was made 10 become .
very industrious man.
/ frequently visited the ranch, and
the next year began TO gctbaek my mo-
ney. Mrs, Reed was very happy wo-
man. II was her nature 60 try TO get
along in the world and make money,
and all was now going on TO her satis-
fpction. Her parents lived but Eve
miles away. frequently visited them,
and they were often at Reeds. be-
gan TO have good opinion of my rob-
Der, as he was now industrious, and was
in many respects fair sort Of man.
Now that be had got start "a the right
direction, he seemed TO be anxious 10
90 ahead. He began TO feel pride in
his ranch and niI its belongings. and
took great interest IN every thing. I
bad not found il necessary 10 keep
Kempf over him, after The first year.
All was going on so well that in an
other wear or two Reed would have been
able 10 pay me every ceat be owed me-.
when an accident happened 10 bin.
While going home from Nevada one day
his team ran away, throwing him ont OF
his wagon against tree. crushing N his
skull and instantly killing him. ] was
in Fall Creek when I heard that my
robber was dead. | at once went down
10 the ranch and maFsied the Widow
not right away, you must understand.
for she thought great deal Of Reed; !
comforted her and took care Of things
ON the place until a proper time bad ex-
pred. e ail''a - n1 t 'tf
Now you know how / met my rob-
Der and how I got my revenge. To
this day Mrs. WaIdow does NOT know
wheR and how FIRST became acquainted
with her first husband. She still thinks
Il was at Cold Water. Michigan. In
stead Of three hundred acres in Nevada
County, now have three thousand
acres in Oregon. s..-...,..ts....
Jacob is fine fellow, and I think e
much Of him as lbsUgh he were me-
own son, almost, although / believe |
am somewhat fondeF Of my own boys.
Perhaps il is because ] think they hare
better father than the man that Jacob
called by that name. jacob has six
handred and forty acres Of as good land
as. can be found IN Oregon, and Il -
well improved and stocked. | have
done Ell Tor him that would have done
had he been my own son, and ~ that !
have agaia had my revenge and carried
out the Law according TO my own no.
tIons.-DaH De Quiyie.