The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1882-12-09
SACRAM EN- TO.

It was and odd name for girl-Sacra-
mento.
So the girl thought as she stopped
down beside a springat the foot of cot
tonwood tree and laziiy dropped her pail
into the water.
1T ought to have been given to boy,
If it was fit name to be given to any,
body" she said, quite sloud. "But I'm
more boy than girl anyway"
This last was added very bitterly, as
she looked at her brown. rough hands
and her bare ankles, aud thought of the
"boy's work" she had to do. ...r..
And it was hard to believe that this
was the best kind of life for young
girl like Sacramento. Here she lived
alone, for her father was down-'at the
canon all day The garden work she
had to do, and the care OF the cattle fell
upon her. 1t was not often that she saw
any person but her father, although now
and then, in spite of herself, she came in
contact with the rude men of the mining
camp up above.
Yet Sacramento had her dream, one
that she scarcely dared to own, " but il
came TO her often as sho went about her
work,
She knew that down at Santa Barbara
aud in the towns along the coast, and
far, far away across wide stretches of the
continent to the great East, there were
girls who lived lives very different f. ON
her life; and she dreamed OF such q life
for herself
"Oh, if could only go away from
here!' she cried out, almost as one cries
for help. If I could only go down tc
San Francisco and go to school there fol
a single year! All, if only had five hun
dred dolllrs!"
Suddenly there was step-not of 1
man but Of horse-on the bank behint
her, and then some one spoke. Sh,
knew the voice without looking up. l
was Pete Larabee, fellow who livet
down on HabnemRnn's plantation, tw,
miles along the trail! He sometimes rod
by. He had not heard her last words q
all; yet, strangely enough, Lis own wer
Il repetition of them.
Five hundred dollars, Sac" said he
give hundred dollars in gold! by
want to earn it! Theirs yer chance" an
he threw down TO her a bit of pape
srumpled into a ball.
She picked it up and, slowly unfold
ing it, ran her eyes over its contents.
$500 REWARD"
"The above amount will be paid for il
formation leading to the arrest, dead c
alive, of Walter Somers, who has worke
for some time past on Maxwells ranch,
Said Somers is about eighteen years oil
and Eve and half feet high, rather goo
looking, with light, curly hair. blue eye
aud light moustache. When last see
he had on a black slouch hat, gray bus
ness suit with Ii Il, flannel shirt, al
boots with red To- . marked with Il
makers name.
The name OF the ulty sheriff WI
signed at the bottom of the bill. Sacr
mento, having slsAced it Though, ,lookt
up.
"He's been stealth horses" exclaim,
Pete. "Got off last night with four
MaX'll's best somewheres. That iewal
won't do much good though. Tie Reg
la orall lasso him an' string him up lol
Ter the law'll git started. They're hevi
meeting nov up at the gulch. t.
ye, they are mad, They'll make qui,
work ef they keioh Linn. Yer fathe
there. Ye needn't look fur him ho1
afore night mecL."
/, Then, after a word or two more, I
, man rode on; and lresently Sacramen
took up her pail and, with the sheriff
bill in her hand, went slowly up t
bank and across the trail toward I
house, thinking very seriously about (
p five hundred dollars all the while.
1t was some hours after this, and
afternoon sun was going down behi
the tops OF the mountains, that Sac
mento, having finished her housewol
was preparing TO sat down on the poI
u do Lsr sewing, when she was met