The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1883-07-27
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cioSe-hsteu lot' Tic hiiScr! goes oii "i'h-
out cessation.
MINER DINNER
1t is near IL O'Clock. There stands in
a cool corner OF the claim and carefully
shielded from any stray, hying pebble,
black bottle. 1t Is nearly full OF
whisky. 1t is most welcome ut this
hour. Poison it may be, but draught
from the tin cup brlghtens up and makes
all things new. The sunshine Is more
cheerful. The pick deScends with M
creased force ami host OF new day
dreams start into being. 1t is high noon.
The sun is over our heads and the shad-
owS are at their shortest length. One
of our number trudgcs YEARLY up to the
reservoir to shut OIL the water. so soon
Is It's HOW lessons we truuSe OH III wet
ovcralls or heavy rubberS to our re;pec-
tive cabins. We are now ground-sluc-
inc AT or about the year 1860. when
miners generally had abandoned ''cab-
lining III squads and each man Kept
house by himself. CanS"--grncral in-
compatibility OF temper, temperament,
disposition and habit. The sober miner
found II uisaSreeapi'r'o Ave permanent
~ with the spreeihS miner ana the
miner nice IN MS aohieStie economy IN"
particular aDcut MS iooa soon became
tired OF a companion VINO never aired
ms piahRet anu d'di care whether pls
Dfeai was hSht OF neaVy' sweet Ga So'u.
iruugil? 10 our cablilS' we pick up me
drieu lwigs IN our PAIN. lhcsc are 20
klndlc the dinner ire. Dinner Is very
mucn IKE breakfast, pee1' or bacon'
bread tea, dried apple sauce. he oootS
are kicked OH anu ihumpen mo Il cor
her. Inc temperature II up u" th'sI
holch tha! INDUCES per'llraiioii Wltio9t
any cXertion ut ALL anu the ugly little
Stove hi'thcS ~ ho.ter SUI. VIC ''' uowh
10 me noon meal III ihei''ii" cohuilihi
ana rise rom IL III inc same s'a'e. I'm
nef Is eate'i' the incoming Is o'er'PicA'
sio'ei, scraPe, pi.' ' "T: "'iIA DOW ,I":s
anu prop up si"ices shPpeu rom tneif
supports between anu cioch
SNOWY -Wnilc cio"" iiso> o'ci "is,a"'
peak 10 the eastward. IL seems IKE
great nank Oh snow against tie plue SKY
an" the longer We LOOK al IL inc iartoer
we seem 10 peer into 'le translucent,
ciear-whiie "epths. IL rises over tslat
peak 1T almost the same hour every az
tefhoon anu isaimos, OF the same shape.
IL Is inc cohuehsG. VaPor Oh the snow
meitlh@ Oh the niSher Sierra s"h''nitS
e'2ntI-s,N hiiics Instant. IL Is iinpoainS
IN It's silent impefceptinie r.S'iiG' us
wonderful whileheSS' us majesty It's
distance IL seems Il III pea Vi snowy
spieh"or Tor iairioS OF some sort o.
eihere'ti DciiS 10 Dask ali" it'ei III. ~
seems I'd oe ioohsh2 GOWN III sc"rii' MAJ
III pity III us lo'ir Weac', miScrap"
worms Oh the du't. ieebly picking III
Dit Oh mother earth muddy, w'i ana
feeDiy sIiirmihE IN ami about TINS hahk
Vi ulrt.
THE DAY "ohn '"'Nh'
A ! o CLOCK mere are lo''@er p'IH's
IN our laD0rS. liner. Is more i''hIh4
on SiIoVe'S anu more frequent @i''.''E' wv
our tiinePiece' the sun, ~ ne SINKS IA
he western heavens. ne ahau"" q!
the hill opposite crecpS SLOWLY d"Wn 10
side. IL Is II cool. welcome shadow. me
strongest worker secretly welcomes IL.
Though ne Is Il horse Oh II man III.
muscles Also leei the.eIec's Oh ire "hH
day labor. IL Is more IN MS s'rp.'S
VIII IMAM ms nody Wlich keeps niii
swinging me pick. we Hr" II, guy
pound l" WORK liil . o cl"ch' h
Douy Is more or Tess .irc" ~ ',o,h'
put II Is not the c:'pachy oi tae 300! iof
iapor that liNeS tiie 'iiic' II Is r"H,p''.'
stupid custom. Inc St"se Is 'l'e '''',''
physical strength not Tor ,He weak
est b'it the H;r"n%rTi, inc Srca'' ptawhs
armed: D'g-boncu iierculcS oi our COM
pany u"eSn ieei IL maen. ne mn,
walk l'ree miles aller supper 20 we ,;tI
store; play cards aud drink wnlssI ,lli
20 CLOCK anu men WIN n.''N '' INV Nv.
be up fresh for WORK next morning w
a;3o clock. ms Is III i9oo. IN i"o
ne siowe" IT, however; an, II, ~: '''.' ~
Wl age was Ten Years ; ;'"''" ', ol ~" ,h ,,,'''