Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1881-03-31
wHlSKEY BOB'S CLAIM.

and study bis situatlo ana Whas
was best to be done.
Here I be again, the same dern-
al fool az ever. ruined by whisky |
after maxim piles of money; Just
d. serve it. What a doggoneo
i.ck.ss a human can make bis Sell
with whisky.
Taxing up his pack, Bob toiled
slowly up the ridge under the trees
until he came to the top. where II
fatteued out in the level places aoo
slight dep. essions. Birds were
singing and flowers blooming
around him and, as be sat down
60 est, he heard, to bis astonish
me t, not very far of, the clear
swe t voice OF female, singing
Peep caution sly under the
youpg pine tree, there, in little
open fiat, sitting on Q rock. was
the singer. 1t was a pleasant pic
ture to lo"k at for a lonely mana
tall, shapely, buxom young girl,
with light, golden hair, blue eyes,
aud very regular, pretty features.
| She was dressed In a short calico
diess, with m ,ccasAins on her fee',
and a sup-bonnet thrown back on
her head. Her hand rested on q
long Kentucky rifle. She was a
representative of the better class
Of Western girls, who we're contln-
uuliy in those earlier days arriv-
lug in the mountai ) of California
from the long trip overland, e,ni-
grating in families from Kentucky
aud ether States.
Whisky Bob listened to the song
with delight, aud gazed at the sing
q, IN admiration +; and tbeu, with
his pack on lis shoulder, coolly
walk. out into her presence, and.
putting his pack down not far from
ner, sat down himself. Then she
spoke to him:
We'll, Mister, who might you
be, that walks into a young lady's
drawing-room without knocking
even OH the bark of Il tree"
Please, Miss, I'm called Whis-
k, 3 bout prrsprcling.'
N miss about it, Mr. Bob,
please. Nv name, for sho :, is
Nell Green to all friends, aud t.
other well, I've a shooting i'on,
said the girl, aud continued 'Y"u1
name Of Wnisky is > bad one
y .uug man, aud [ reckon show.
you are beng ruined by com juice
r l. that SOP
Well, Nell, that's fact-bu
rather rough said Boh, who sav
The girl haG half smile on hel
! face.
Now, Mr.. B b-wi.hout th
Whisky it seems to me, sait
Nell, 'ye're throwing yoursei
| a,way, and there might be some
thing better for yer, if ye'd seel
I. IT. a. d she locked at him with al
, exp, ession OF some interest.
!, 1 kaow it, Nell, if l could onl
do it,
e Got no folks, no family, to keel
s ss for your sad Nell.
II Marry one,' replied Bob 'neve
n had. / toted myself and pack al
# this ridge to jet seek my luc
oEce more, and quit the corn julc
Is and reform. | said to myself, Bob
i if ye could only meet woman
'e anywhere in these diggins. an,
stake out claim where she stood
it would bring ye fresh luck an,
ye might turn over q new leaf, an,
be somebody once MORE An,
here, sure enough, I've met YOU
'Ye mean right, Pm sure sal,
Nell, softly. But down the trai
ID away yorder / see my folks ar
tr coming along, with their fixing
+ aud plunder, pau, mau and th
d rest OVEN. must put out, stran
:: ger, bat Mr.. Bob, let me say
= kind word to ye on parting from
Y short acquaintance. You say
woman brings ye luck every tim.
. Now | just hope I'll bring goo
n fortune to yer, and you may tax
:; your pile out of this ERE spo
:, though can't see where it is. NJ
oT Bot, said the girl, hesitating, &
ye do not find it, and act up 10 ye
good intentions about the cor
!: luice e-welt, then, Mr.. Bob, IN
= folks are raising log houses an
she'd fixlngs Gown on the openin
,e ut the foot of the creek, away ther
!; you can see a freak in the tree
;; We MT an to locate.' Aud walkiu
.ss up to Bob, she put her hand O
y his shoulder, and Mr.. Bob, if y
,e raise yer pile yer can bring Jest
,s little piece of cold down for Nell I
At remember she brought better lii
to ye.'
20 He took his rocker and put it
to running order down the ridge by
As As little pool of water, fed by . sma
ld stream, where he could bring hi
ID dirt and wash out for half an hou
ID ID and then pack down more, whil
s, m the pool was filling with wa,e
: again.
Next he went aud rolled ava
the rock where Nell had been al
}, tiDo and SiuCsno bv tho l,r ot,