The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-03-08

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walk, descended the rugged timber
clad mountaiu dsuka ohIiquely.
After walking . few hour. came Z"
40 Irregular outage, made ny stand
Ing oak slabs. with the rough bark
ON them. upright 10 the lean r''exy
soil, in . email inclosure. The cottage,
and snrroundins ieuce vees e"verei
vines. bright with many d"vers. A
we'll. beaten path led from The house to
Q huge moes7grOwn rock . short
distsncs tn one eide. Directly beneath.
iu the valley. st~d the plant OF the
great mine. Clustered around the
mine buildings we're irregular ro~s Ut
shabby houses. that ! veil knew were
E,ul With smoke aid eoal dust. A
railroad terminated at the breaker in
. couple Of tracks and Q hugh I. l
heard the voice Of woman einging an
old English ballad. turned u the
Quarter the voice came from. srd cav
a graceful girl walking from the house
duwn the path. She hsd . water
bucket in her hand. A desire I.
bard 1t the house made Of slshs
took possession Of me I grew thirsty.
also. Rising. I sh"ulder-d my ssck
Of tools. aud walked rapidly to the
ruck. Tho woman did not go me
until I use within ten feet Of her. To
nv eurorise, instead of seeing the
;.nor.nt d.uphter IF an Irish miner,
I saw . young and handsome woman
Who had IN intelligent face. wss no
IonRe, thirsty. l sPoke respectfully to
her, asking the name Of the mice BE-
Iow 90. There was . quick look of
alarm in her blue eyes ~ she Io"k~d
a, the canvas ssck that I laid care
fully on the rick. She raised her
ewes to nv face wnen che heard my
question, and aus sered me pleasantly.
But there Vas Q troubled. snxious lO''k
% her fair face that I could not u"-
stand. Her eyes turn~d fr"m m
directly. and. apparently unable to
rssi.t the fascination q! the esck.
rested steadily on it. The v"ice at
the girl charmed me. Seating my.
.eIf b. the spring. I endesv"red to
draw her into conversation. to have
the pleasure of hearing her v"ics.
Something had alarmed her. She ~ss
nervous and simid. and again and
again turned her eyes from ny fsce
| to the canvas hsg lying on the NOES.
grown nck. Sns declined to hs led
into talk With stranger. Finally
she picked up her water bucket and
walked irresoluiely along the path Z"
the house. I filled nv pipe And eat
smoking and looking 1t the busy
.ceue bel"w. / wished cnuld hoard
at the little hnuse Were the LaLs!s 'tn'
girl vent. aud 10 be free from the lie
lin the dirty houses. and vile surround
invs Of the mining toxn hel"~ me.
The afternoon was warm. tbs ar pure.
1.-The leaves Of the trees w+re dro~rily
ru.tling. and I slept ~as awaken
ed nv . light hand laid an nv shoulder
The girl stood at my eide. She eni'i
anxiou.lv. "Who are you? Wha'
are ycu doing herer What is c'n
ceaIed in that sack I" l told her m!
nsmr. that I was . miner searcaine
Tor work, and shat nv tools we're IN
the big. Il was evident that she dr.
MT believe ma. I opened the sscs
and emp,ied the tools ON the RruInd
A the alarmed. doub'fnl expre>si"s
faded from her face. ] a-k-d her name
Anna Carter. che replied. Then
a.ket.: If l could get bnsrd 1t hr
fathers h,use. Quickly she looked a
me. Her eyee fill~si with tears ~ sh'
repiied: Il have no father: he j
dead After IN i"s,an,'s pause ah'
added, The Molly MaRuirss kiIls'
!. him She would ark her mother if
might b,ard with them. adding 'frsnk
" that they we're very poor. and tn
money I paid for my h'ard would be I
; great help r. them. she also said tina
} she had feared was IN agent ~ tn
Molly Maguiree. sent to blow then
!; IN With ni,r'-Qlycerine. The r."
gil had thought my sack wa ful
If cartridges. becsuss / handled ]
carefully We went 10 the house
Her mother was . thin. wan woma'
of about E,rty-five. evidently grea'!..
shaken. She rat in . low srm-cha;r
nv an open window. Her thin hand
we're erased in her lap. Her hair M
I ersy. There sas 40 ahsrnt. iar-awn,
expression in her eyes and "n h.
face She impressed 10" - one Pstien,
liz waiting fss the GINNING Of death
, She listened {" nv rrq"est. and. turn
ing 70 her daughter. ssid: He cal
|, live With us If vou desire il. Anna.
? With q pleased lo.k the girl said Oh
{ thought it best. and showed mo
little room that she said was tn h
? mine. n" disabling that I could e
! work. | paid Anna t~o m"uih.' bar
in advance. and. promising TO be hscl
Nv dark. went down to the snPenn
D tendsuts Office in the viIlage. t
: nv great establishment. he t"id NJ
= the mine was tuIl-handed. kne'
he lied. I walked up the dinRy streets
, wondrrine What I had better 4"
|. Dropping into saloon. I met FRI,
|. Hs-kell. He wss IN Anders"nvi'I
. urison comrsde. Hastily drinking
} mug Of ale 10 had in his hsnl. h
. took nv arm. and - walked Out int
] the etr~et.
".Whom did you apply II f.
!. work ? he ssked. The euperiutend
, int I replied. Bless your inn"cen
, heart. you are oot in the Broad I'M
, rerinn or st Pittsbure. We mans.
. differently here. You must no tn
{ man Who ]. suprosed At the head n
! the Molly Mseuires Of thi. district
: He alone can employ you. The min.
? manager cannot, dare mot give work
, I wiil arrange matters for vou." t'ass
: ing through . tew eh"rt dirty etreets