The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-02-03
self as became the most successful gam bier at the Gulch. And, again. he was lacking in none of the qualities that made

town. lie was generous and open hearted: he mingled freely among his fellows and was always ready to answer the rude rest or careless oath Tn an equally indifferent and careless way. He drank deeply, until his boyish face became rcd and flushed and his blue eyes fierce and bloodshot. He was prominent mem- Der of .he first vigilance committee or ganlzed in Calayeras county. and cooly tied the rope around a fellow gamblers neck. who had taken another mans horse without as much AS saying by your lief. He was full of pluck and cool determina- ton and very skillful with the revolver. When in quarrel over game ot cards. Kentucky Blll'' addressed him in way that reflected seriously on his mother s good character and standing in society, and Monte Bob" responded by making thai individual it subject for the coro. oaer. Lone Horse 6uieh Was unanl- nous Tn the opinion that he had fully proved himself d gentleman of honor. and from that tune oa ne became more popular ;han ever.
 1 ike many others. Monte bab. Was very fc,leent In regard to his ptst history lie was frequently the ice .p.eni ei lcltcls bearing al eastern posimark. some were directed n tAc weak. ucrsous htnd pc culiaf to women oi advancing years who haze met aakc with great sorrows and disappontnents: the rest were directed Fl the round. graceful hand ui l school g}r But Il Was Il noticeabie ract vouched for by the postmaster, gentle n .n ot gnquestlnned ver .city. that Man- j. rh he al k. lat tcrs carefully. very seldom replied to the letters received. But as the postmaster had been a heavy lossr at Bob's faro bank. and though the latter. with oharac- ,efistc generosity. had returned larger part of the money won. these statements m regard to his neglect ot his prvate eor- rcSPeHdenee. were re eyed with d marked gam ot allowance On thc other hand the agent of the Wells. Fargo k Com pany express lnc. gcBt enln of eqaal standing ln the community. asserted that Monte Bob often seEt it.c sums oi money Ca t eeltain Ms. i4hn Hams in the east Fms statement V,ts ta ltlc be fore a crowd oi citizens Il tho Eureka sa- loon, where the tceslmony ef the pe-t- master n regard to ihc domcstl titltrs ot | well known basnes5 man wegcan- aereoing careful examination. The ua>ted agea, ot the src4, eNp.eS> com ptaY was d wafm adihyer ei ttfr Noath- fai gambler. and always Il la,ei tn ; evidence ot his hero fe iceRsa- qa.i- ,ies by saying And Hou may bel ycr boots. he sends that ,har money tp his old mother back n the states: aad ten ta aac he is the only saieo, in thls yer camp t..at does do l.
 \ large majority ot the camp acqui- esccd m this opinion. and the Lone Horse Guleh Xe1did took occasion to al- ludc m glowing sentences "to the filial iave oi Il well-knonn bu, yoaihtul citizen who every month sends ,o his invalid mother Tn the east one-half of his hafd- got oatninss; and the editor of the Hsp1|i ihercupon proceeded ;o impress upon the mind ot the yo.th ot Lone Horse 6,alch the touching and cnnohins lesson 10 be leaned rom the example oi ihl2 nGble.minded yoa,h.
 \, "thc youth ot Lone Hose Gulch," Y" above referred h. eoust>,ed of | h.thy aged one year. ana the hue h,other o. the pagan laundryman. Hop Lee. l, k very probable tha, they dld no, heed the II.
 Whether Monte Bob" ever suspected tina, he was the man upon whom the censor of public opinion in Calascras county. was dwelling in such ealogistic phrases We never knew. Iikcwi C all ef- forts to pry into his family relations proved worse than futile: for when ri- val faro-banker informed him tha, his brutal neglect of helpless and suffering family was the common talk of the Gulch. he responded by broadly limiting that If that individual would attend to the wants of his wife down in Frisco. his time would be too fully occupied for him to meddlc with the business of others. One thing remained certain. and ,ha, was that he was weekly the recipient of two let ters. addressed as above described. while the package of money was monthly de- posted at the express office.
 At an early period Monte Bob" showed that he was public minded citi- zen and deeply interested in the welfare of Lone Horse Guloh. When d wander ing printer. tired of working in the di,ches, oon,ended that the mining inter- ests needed an organ. and plainly inti- mated that he would readily take the management, of such an enterprise. Monte Bob" promptly furnished the means for the establishment of the Lone Horse Galch R9al3, and thereby won l. edier aud proptietors listing grati- ;aae. Aud. asan. when t was deter maed ;ha, tec spiritual welfare of the town W4s sady nee lec;ed and that q place Q. pa4h, worship Nas one of the prime needs. he was tie first ta head tie building suhscHpilon wl;h a handsome sum anG t was asserted tha, he would have taken ,he leadership ot the choir. had no; several leading church mem befs alter careful and mature deibera- ton decided that his professional duues were too pressing for him to accep, so delicate charge. But notwithstanding all these difficulties. he was often seen on a still Sabbath morning. in th,s rude place of worship. and his strong. sweet voice was heard to minele with those of the other worshipers. When the young i preacher fell sick of fever and after l,ug