The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1881-06-04
!, There; he has come at last!" Aunt

FGoof.a I tra&s H0shiAk sH ny matter.
Kun down and see who It is.n said Marv
Aunt Betsy did as Sid. was. SD. pru.
IDENTIFY shutting tho bedroom door After
her, On opening the front door, I she
saw, to her surprise, not one, but four
men waiting admittanee the Foremost
OF whom, aTespectsbly: dressed man, in
quired if Mrs. Pollarrack was at home.
just III ~ can ;. not SCI s:} y g.
down a minuteP The fact,is, sin Mrs,
!! has got baby; and a fine boy
1t ISL said Aunt Betsy, as she busted 4
chair with her apron. .30'
:" Heaven help her, rpoor tan3d'' ,ex,
claimed the stranger &" ',eus Il '7 TO-
"Good gracious, whateyeFisKe mat,
ter?' asked Aunt Betsy. i'i.r' + !. , 4,h -pr'
But for a few moments NO one an.
swered her; and'she felt = giddyj sensa.i
ton eresp oNerhsf All the o. StAiss three
men glanced significantly atl one All
other haI 10 fat.i! aGss1y,5 nj .
At length the one who first addressed
her began again, with an evident effort
to keep calm: my name Is Captain
Woody; l am agent at Wheal Splen-
donr. Mrs. Polarrack's husband worked
there" trr II M '4t5iJ'% 1I''Ii
=" Go on" said Aunt Betsy, 'leanap,
against the table for support; "LknoW
what is coming.1', 10 r;i1ls .g,c+~sq
"Poor Valiant" resumed the Cap
tain';;' IL would not have had IL happen
for hundred pounds. The men were
just leaving work; his comrades had al
ready climbed by the chair to the SOLAR
or upper gallery, where the ladder.road
commenced, when they heard q noise
planks on wnHatlley had been standing
had fallen AWAY with Polhrzscks They
shouted DOWN. but there, was no re-
Spouse and as the ground was CONSTANTLY,
breaking away from the sides, they saw
the necessity Of getting up as quickly as
they could. b It was fortunate thsyastart.
ed when they did, ior before they rene he'd
the surface the run !became' rehe ral,.
a and the bottom solar ard ladder vsss'
S''.A.cH "Wo4s ~ l5go ;,iTisN d5.I
"Whatever shall we do!A cried Aunt
Betsy. us there any chance that VII
liam IL not killed." .i22la'a5 o., r.
"None, I'm afraid" the Captain re.
piled. Whniexe run had stopped,
and we thought il, safe for q man I'd de.
scend, We Ut one down ia q kbAsi but
he could not gnfar. ID The sAaft iaeidked
for several fatAens; some timbe1,must
have lodged aerosb'the SHAFT, ana the
stuff accumiiYtsd Uvsr II ID NOV. the
chances are 4 A6ndied ID one aSsinst
the poor falloW.s hayiiaEs ,tsllendnSo the
aditt plat, and that too without being
killed he is more likely Is hss9 fallen
into the water in the shaft. I fear il !
s r1tl de tsEs q s|Ia! the shaft A a
p. inst then; they heard NM POllstratk
knocking with. schaaf against the door
in thsroom sboyS. .nsist'si 10 ,,ais =
%" The poo" darling" sobbed ~Aunb|
can N hi. ill., s as sss sp' ,,aa ,
III Is anytqlngs tne matter Apnt, HDesy!l
Who are those peeplA do1s1AaaizS hnai
why ianN William ApmeR' .sas,s,ss ,,,o{
- Hush, dear dent ,l be er dlisepp
,Wl9Am Is not canning, hOmA 1t0. night. n
asMOhltixnky4 did hSs gdfaavayaa7 tMs
tinepy seid Aaty; repso.ebialHt.i,, I'D
|, ~ .. ~, VA Sbased lAsis IBIS
fInAsst4rI sent Rim,';a't But come. noM; TYP
and sleep . bit, .thera!s a. dsas,n iwas TIRE
uepyaf hataahstha ststs.i 9mas 9dt 2ai nm,
! Mary answered With 4 SIGH sIhe
thought Of seejngahSr husband in thu l
morning bronght comfort andashe tel !
into aPleassnt 'sleep!sa - s1isot rss XXI
. "a ! as1t morning se SO, sgssf aat#aet !si'kktt
visitors came Il thS house s,a,ll Betsg,]
however, was up aarlys, and thoag hts4
fully engaged ~ eneighbor TO intercersf
them in the garden, that the noiyem b&sI,