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

ANNA CAKrGR.
I Vas walking in Chestnut Street, In
NE great mining camp on the carbon
sv. 4 hsd been crowded by the dense
,Srmg from the sidewalk into The street.
4 sN1ying horse was ierked back on
- launches by nv ssis. IN active
1uvrs spr~ng from the saddle, and BE-
IN ne ssoea Henry wa,os, With out.
avtehei hand. Ciasping palms, 20
ed Of each other ior an instant.
{Nsa he said, =" am very glad to 600 you.
Ma b not q place tn greet each other
~ q thirteen years separation. en-
Z the Occidental Hotel I VIII walt Cor
,m there this evening"" The pressure
dour hands tigh,ened tor an instant.
= lesped "a his horse. I saw the spurs
n1rk into the animals side, and, with .
esAs leap. the horse. bounded up the
IN % q gsllop.
That evening Ne din~i together. Al.
n supper, drawing his chair nearer n
nins a. though In need III aid or sympa.
-. h, In u low voice Told mo u his lie,
Syoa remember that I len the Sandy
N coal mines, where we worked tn
nGAsr. because saw the spccters Of tbs
vshh miners Who we're killed 10
- sangway by the explosion Of gas
~ vsnt into tho anthracite regions.
~ refused work st tho first mine
ssppsd ut. and I decided In walk ove'
- mountains To anathsr mine. lstsr,
Don my journey through the WOOD
civ In the morning. Walking briskly
VA al the summit VI the divide b!
ma. I sac o column Ut susoks risin,
esu The valley, several miles to III
s>sA d where I was standing. and
,sv h marked the location ot the mine
0uvmias NV walk, I descended Oh
Nurpa timbcr.clad mountain Hank
sspsly. AFTER walking . low hours
- " an irregular cottage. made b
an1As oak slal,s, with The rough bar
noDm, upright In tks lean, rocky sod
boual enclosure. The cottage an
avppsding fence were covered Wit
- hight With many flowers.
VBAAlen path led from the house
obnRs moss.grown rock short dissans
bsos side. Directly beneath, In u
~. stood the plant Of . great Mn
Whlsrsd around the mine building
~ Irregular rows Of shabby house
81 yell knew were foul With smcl
- eosl dust. A railroad terminate
= - breaker In . couple u tracks 81
o1mes Y. I heard the voice Of wcm'
dAging an old English ballad. turn'
6As QpiMter the voice came from al
Q9a graceful girl walking from Z
49, down the path. She had . waite
b1Dkst In her hand. 4 desire To boa
sa)As house made Of slabs took pos. :,
- ot me. I grew thirsty, also. X
-, I shoulderssi my sack Of tools .
slksd tapidly to the rock. The wom
- not see me until l was within
~ Of hor. To my surprise, ! saw
ing and handsome woman who }
Z intelligent face. i Was no Ion
Nlssy. I spoke respectfully to B
ukiag the name Of the mine below
NM was . quick look Of alarm in
~ ewes ~ she looked st the can
~ that I laid carefully on the 70
= raised her eyes u my race WI
- heard my question, and snswe
- pleasantly. ] asked her nal
49, Carter, she replied. The
- Il ! could get ooard ~
srs house. %ck;y sns 100
-. hef eyes n',ea VIZ" m ueSs as -
ned: ~ nave no ianeL. ne .s We;
would ask her motne. NV
I'D with them, adding ttsnkly
~ we're very poor, anu we mnH1I
mem aor my oS az wo.'. -
- heiP TO tnem. We " w: '"
-. Her mother was . 'nll.
eoan OF about iorsy.nve, SVlue
ssfy shaken. sns SAY IN . ' ~.
80 ~ An open window ne'
p1caS 0ussed ~ peg Up.
vs gray. inere wa was IN. On s s"'
aes. She impressed me as
sat'y wailln9 10! tnc CC@..s
!. She listened ~ my tcqusSt'
e1neto her daughter said: ne
= With us If you desire y, ~
: pleased look s sns gar. 's'o
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