Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-05-01

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That vsnnw ve vusv In oasup ON Pan
tAse 9ssk vas 90 nsvsr 70 b foeRue
~, even By . minsE Who had blastst
rocks IN the hills and worked knee dees
IN the cold waters Of The valleys. Nc
e0s ~ MAKING q fair living, 70 say
nothing Of adding to the store which
vas 70 some day carry the possessed
| back TO the States and 10 wife and chill
dxen.
II vas not enough that times we're
hard. ~ weather Bad, and good share
q H. Dea ~, but ~ blanklaes cams
down from Thunder Bod and up from
Amt 0ally's Tovn aod nads thsmsslvsa
quite q homo anno0 - They vers
veil stocked With Whisky and gambling
devices. and mors than ons of our men
Who bad dug and dslvsd for mouths to
- . lev dollars ahsad sav II pass into
the hands Of thess hysnaA
WIN Riehasd Soith lost his dust and
raissd kick one Of the gamblers put .
knife into him 10 ssttle the argument.
Thst action stirred up The town. and in
The roo that followed four or i've men
we're killed and - many mers wound
cd After this AFFAIR the town vas
pretty quiet for . fortnight, and then
occurred ths incident I 81 out 10 ~
late.
One OF the best-natursd men in camp
vas man from Connecticut, generally
Known By the name Of Clock jones.
Wheu b left Frisco for the diQgings he
carried With him an old fashioned fam
lily clock, and for year or two be and
tho clock were "pards" and Travelled in
company and we're never out of sight Of
each oshsR. In this way he came 20 be
known By the front name Of Clock. /"
and Il fhe title did not please him no
one ever heard him object 10 it.
l repeat that b waa one OF the best
nasofed men IN oamp. He was never
discouraged, never out Of sorts. and bad
never been known to have q row With
any one. He bad money saved mp 70
feeufn home to his dear ONES, and Vas
only waiting Tor spring 70 open to take
~ departure.
AZ some tune IN the past Clock Jones
had been Q d1unkArd. Perhaps the
team and prayers OF a loving wife had
wrought his rescue. He had braoed
against the awful vice and none Of as
bad ever known him to taste tho stuff.
Well. 1t might have been curiosity
that one day led the man 10 enter the
shAnty OF ire worst olAckleR OF all. II
not enat, then he Vas drawn there. a.
rate h,s drawn her victims hero and
"a re before. He was man who would
mos t0och oArds. aud, ~ l said before.
20 had never seen him taste liquor.
And yee within half an hour aftor he
had entered that den b was WhoOpinR
drunk and being plucked Of his money.
Sevsral Of his friends made efforts to
ges him out OF the clutches Of tas
blAokleRs. but their kind words were
answered BY threats and cursee. The
man had changed from . quiet, God
fearing minor to q bowling, reckless,
bsavlina demon in thirty minutes. One
mp OF whisky had created craving for
. drink, and dram bad foll0zei
dram With frightful avidity.
We coaldnS let him 70 ON that way,
and finally q miner named Williams
vas prevailed upon to make another
effort. We selected this man because
At homo he was . neiQhbor of Jones.
and beoause he, too, had saved upa snug
little sum and would 90 home in the
spring. The two men. after a hard
days work, had sat together BY ths
cheerful Are of an evening and antioi.
patsd their return home. They had
planned how they would reach home in
ihe evening, atill wearing their old
clothes and long boards and rough
looks, and after an absence Of seven
Years no ono would know them a thew
walked the streets Of the village. They
would quietly approach their old homes.
and their knock would b answered By
lived ON hoping. He would :peak to
her a. q stranger, and he would be on
the point Of turning away when SOME
thing in vuice and gesture would tell
her that the ione.cons husband Vas Al Al
hens at last.
So they had planned. and neither had
been ashamed Of the tears which YELLED
no 70 his eyes at the recollection of
bone.
We sought out Williams and entreat-
Cd him 10 interfere and aave his friend.
and he walked straiah: 70 the gamblers
cabin. Jones had lost every dollar OF
his money and vss fioHtine drunk.
'.Coms, Clock, come away" ooaxed
williams.
IT won't. want moro whisky and Q
chance to vim my money back p shout.
Cd Jones.
"For your vifs's sake, come away"
sntreated Williams.
II I'LL you WON'T and IL you don't
90 away III XIII you I" yelled Jones, a.
ke hourished his shooter around.
Williams walked over and laid his
hard % hin friends shoulder and vhis-
pored:
and children r.
"CuI1o we ana 00lloro0, ana you
the maddenod man. and With that he
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