The semi-weekly miner., 1883-08-01

On Hofueback from WfsconSsn TO
C1IifOFn1E>

|Ke,io, how far II it to the next
tnvs."
These wo,ds greeted the esn u w.
w. DAVIS and family - they szt IT
sUpLey al their Ye45dence in Cbey-
eane, u. II.
NJ. Davis Loked out u tbe>open
d1<2s o. his dining rom. He saw an
unusual psetaYe. A fine, l1rxe sc.Ta
mare, With . yezr.iDx csl, At ber
side, was stancInx by the Sidewalk.
Cp,n the haaYs's lack sAt young
vGnnsn, sidswiss in = mans saddle.
-hs had On q nsAn's oao-brlrnmed
hat. ciose-G.tjnz blue and white
checked cz'ioo dssss, rough lace
shoes, and On oDe ft,t vas mans
stiSTup. A yeiI0v Yubb<r o,at was
tied up H. ind ihs saddle. ISs
young wc.nan WAS sUnbUITed and
tszvelsszined, tut ~, erect and iOok-
ed ~ II sbs was SbIs tn take of hef-
seii. She xas q zid of twenty of
TWENTY-FIVE years ~ age, having an
intelligent fare. with c:nD<Iy features.
Her hair, which wac brown, vas CIT
gnmsvhA. sGort and hanged. she
had fright, gray eyes, and straight,
bsncs1nIe EOes.
"Wbere are you travelling a5.'
ITO California"
"AIoDeE"
"Ye, alone, and camping out.
Where can find yDld grzs>"
Nr. and H.. Davis invited the
young lady to di.mount abd pSrtske
Of soane supp@r. She wasbed mr.
hands ard fare. rat down tO the
he tUS 81
war makioy.
MY home i. at Kinx.ton, Green
Lake County. Wisconsin," shs ssid.
where ! live with my father.
once spent some time visiting in
Southern California, but 1t was s1Lle
year. ago. have for several year.
thought Df starting 10 the spring and
making the journey on borseback.
and this year / made up my mind
that ] would 10 IT. have teen
eight weeks ON the road. Prom my
hsrne tn the Mississippi River the
distance H. 80 miles, il b. yJ acr1ss
the State N Iowa, a. / Travelled, and
tken 1U and more to Cheyenne.
have come over . thousand miles Oh
horsei,ack and alone. Today have |
ridden twenty-eIyht miles, but that |
is more than ] generally make. l
travel mornings and evenings, and
stob long while ~ noon. ! started !
with a aide saddle, but 1t made the !
uaYs's back soYe, 10 / traded II on .
for a mans saddle. At night ]
picket the mare and lie cInse 10 the |
picket. She can't move but ! know /
it. She got away twice, though. |
Once ! followed her afoot more than /
ten miles, and caught her in herd
Of thirty hnr>es."
"Wka. kedding have you in camp
ing out:"
"Nothing but that yellow slicker
and the saddle blanket. ! haven't /
suffered from the cold, but ] get |
awfuIly lCnesome sometimes at ,
night, when the coyotes are howl
ing?"
tramps?r
Not great deal. / 80 back from
the railroad at least two miles and
avoid them. Ono. tramp came
upon me in lonely place when
b I'D the saddle Off the mare, and he
began talking. directed his atten-
ton tO some eLniYrants Oh at dis
tance, and slipped on the saddle.
buckled the fore cipch and gallOped
off. But I'm not afraid. never
think Of danger and carry no fire.
arms"
How do you manage about eat
ing!"
"There have trouble. III don't
strike a station at meal time get
nothing to eat. Why, I've gone all
day often without eating-two days
It was hard it first, but
I got used To it. / don't want to
travel with enigrants; there's no
glory In that. ! have set out to do
his trip alone"
"WouId you mind telling me your
name""
Emma LarSOn.'
"Miss Enma"'
"Yes, sir. ."-Cyereland Lsader. |,