The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1881-03-26

sslooa. 10 iroas II whivA . hasv rrssa
harp freshly paiass,t. swWss ervssis-
ea es images a kss aarnaar of sasay
Voices came hastiss aass A .srea.
smea u sleaeat pervsied the ale in
Trent a tA.ep.p asors Eatsriae. tsss
o thrps@ ~ ppinstss Au we're snakias
and detssiaxs IN. vetess ias,,atiy
kssh,ds wek thamps th.s hIk-t snd
s,aety ft.sses we're ses dawu on bar of
t4brs rerVv rttnevs ssrv etst 90 us.
! stE sSFVSfeeiaG GESTURES asste Ne Csts
wk sf.s sd ~ CEN that wv we're EaxIish.
ss~es Itt.ksll Pp.As'l up In the bsF AMI
sstsd e Ne psaSvsa wss ias The bsr.
spvprr saebly replied tia, " was in tho
h'tgk rwpmg We ka@eked 60 the assf.
n sharp yesvv bad~ ne enter Iiet@rW n
coal iFv sat . thta.tyatared. blars.eyv,l.
ltshsshtirvd tstshmta. wha aruss aai
greeted lItstsu andy We wss tall.
aad hts face ws. tvmaFkabls be the
grvat bessdth Il thg isws aud the heavy
spttfvasss II the chin I VA. Intro /
dasvd. AMI Haskell stated my ease
briefly. lls saii hs wanted ma &c
comFade, AMI sigaittrs ntly added thai
was IN board With Mrss Carter, and TIM,
she Ma IN great asvio. macy. Gravcly
Mr.. nsasysn replied .Mr. Wai.sa.
yoa may vvnturr Tn w,rk with Ne. Has.
kell. Twill zee the underground b,.s,
AMI. Ne he !. q friend II mine. think hc
will cou.sat. and add your name Ia the
payroll I tcok leave II my friend.
AMI walked up the mountain to the slab
house.
"l worked steadily In the mine.
Slowly grew tn love Anna. Two years
passed. Anna's mother looked on me
~ an elder sau. had becn appointed
tn take charge Of the miners engaged In
Withdrawing the pillars ot an exhausted
boundary. I expected tn bc promoted
ON the sucrcs.tul completion III this
work. Then my future would be secure.
] should 10 q mine manager In a t.s
years. 80 confident vas ! II snccrss
that Anna and I arranged To 10 married
on her birthday In the coming fall. The
Appoiasmeas IN oyersss The wsshdrAsin:
u the pillars wss actually my ruin. N
curse II sll cat with some Il the miners,
n Who we're robbing tho nearby pillars
!. before the distant ones had boon cut out,
70 and they complained To the Molly
/. Maguirvs. The society demanded my
q discharge HON the manager. W
10 promptly complied 9Th Tho demand
= sent ., oacs 10 ponavAn and asked
4. him u vas The intention Of Tho Mo''!
70 Msraires 10 drive me from the mine. %
q. Il Sould bs allowed to take my picl
q. and earn my bread therv. We hal
cr stormy interview. Finally be suggcs'c'
IN that apply To the manager next morn
or Ing lor . room"
~ Watson sat silently In his chair tor 81
,t. instant. Then. calling Tor fresh cigars
IN we lis them. lie unused Tor tew mir
q uscs, and then said; "lnrredible q.
he may seem tn yoa. ] trusted n'm ate
having coved him. applied !or
n. room the next morning, and had on
IN directly on the man gsnS~ay ass'gns
%. 10 me. Fred Haskell had almost ~
H.. ished working out IN old room turtle
dy down the gsnsvay. when hc nni,hc
tn. 10 was 10 loin me. Until thss ume
The wAs 10 work alone: Willie wAs the
In eleven yesrs old, and from 9 doo'tesl
ne, er had rssen to 10 . mule driver. U
| drove on the main ganGway. Ito usua
> " brought me my empty carr. :.
ser "Oue day. shortly sfssr my sroub
'r,. With noasvsa. ! walked 10 ths cn,rsn'
,ds n my room With . bundle 81 picks ~
xiv drills thai wished 10 send " The blac
BY smith shop. intended W wait un'
ine Wtlljs passed and Ask him IN take the
the 70 the shop los ne. Sss6ding waltz
I within the entrance Of my room. l to'
me. NY lamp from ny bead and hsa9 it
tho he vail. Thsa, Isaaiag aeaaest y
nks coal, looked down The eaagvsy. J
r. I dovn he great underground avenue
by SkouRks I saw shs dim outline q a6g,'
ark elidise sssalshily from timber 10 timb'
oil, I lot siehs al Il Immediately, and sm
and Ing 10 myself q seeing oae IT my Wei
nth skosss. I IN 4 nine and smoked. Az
A cav The figure 30 faint and dim In
Q 70 gloom that I could sec Il only BY ssra
Incc inn nv eyes, 6is In and out among
the iimbers, then spring lightly on there's
inc. bed and walk cautiously. lightly alol
inps Win . issh, ~ II light had burst on
90. b,.;n. I realized that had been q
,oks demned By the Molly Maguires, q
nied that the figure ! saw was their exc
and toner coming 70 kill me. Istepped b
man to my lamp, blew II out, and gra.pin
rncd pick, stationed myself behind the
and set 81 timbers 1t the entrance Of
the nom and waited. Nv only saliva,
Iser. Was To kill the man lurking behind
ar, ,;mhers hslov me, Standing In
8 .es- gloom Of the entrance to my No
Ris- driver after driver passed land nels
and they nor their mules saw me. The