The Delaware farmer., 1883-12-07
HONE.

j, and authors have written. John Howard PayA
has immortalized it in song, and the writer's o
!, other lands and in every age, have tndeayore
to inculcate into the human mind that which il
inherent in the breast of all beings, from tn
. lowest savage to the highest cultured Caucasian
Tom Carlton fully realized this when, five year
' ago, he left his native town in N-=o on a busi
+ ness trip to San Francisco. Stopping one day
, in his travels at a mining camp in the San Joa
quin valley, he was surprised to meet an ole
lrield-Or at least what remained of a former
bright and promising youth. Ten years age
Tom Carlton and Walter Bradford were chums
IN their native town. Waller was then a bright
boy OF sixteen, promising, ana apparently con
teuted, but in few months he took the western
fever and determined to go there. He went,
and Tom Lad not heard from him Stree, and
now he was surprised TO see his former friend-
who was once a dandy-bare-h bare.
armed, bareleggcd, and with a Digger squaw
Tor a companion, panniHg for gold in this place
Tom resolved, if possible, TO know his history.
Approaching the spot where he and the squaw
we're standing dividing their find. he accosed
him: walter Bradford, what are you doing
here?"
Walter started, and, when he could speak for
shame and confusion, stammered out: "Tom
Carlton, I'd have soon thought Of seeing my
ather who has been dead sixteen years"
! Slowly WALKER came out OF the gulcA aud
took his friends hand.
"Walt, what have you been doing the last
ten years, since you left home? am sorry TO
see you in this coalition, am. indeed"
CO. Tom, have been unfortunate if YOU
Will listen will tell you. You remember when
lett home. Let's see, that has been ten wears
ago. Well had sixteen hundred dollars to
start with. went to Omaha, and from there TO
Ogden with the intention of going to Boise
City, Idaho While at Ogden ! changed my
mind and Joined party going TO the Black
Hills. On the route out we were met by gang
OF desperadoes, who outnumberd us, and
with the rest was robbed of all my money and
other effects. Arriving at the Hills we were or.
dered of by the United States troops, and so
thoroughly ywas it guarded that we were com.
PEELED 10 60. We resolved, however, to make
an effort on the outskirts of the reservation, aud
set at work. We were unmolested for awhile
and would have made good thing, but one
night we were attacked by the Utes. ard YOU
better believe we fought like demons, but all
my companions were killed. and l barely es.
capped with my life. After wandering about for
some time aually reached Cheyenne Here
hired to a catte-herder, and after making little
money left for Frisco, where I wandered about
luul my money was gone, and then stampedcd
or tins place. where nave been for some time, !
,arely ekeing out miserable existence. Now I
'ou have the principle parts Of my history since
left home"
Well Walt you have had hard time, sure
Y. Don't you intend to go home soon?" S
" Home! have no home since my mother
lei, and besidei had, shall never get money
naugh ahead to see Delaware again.
" How did you know OF your mothers death, I
thought you had no correspondence"
81 have not. l saw the announcement in the
LFORD CHsoNIcLE at Cheyenne; DR.. Carey.
former resident of Milton Delaware, takes it.'
All, yes l know hIm; a fine man. Wen in
'alt, you remember little May Belts? She is
ne lady now-you used TO admire her; and
ere are other of your friends should think
lu would like to see."
al have no friends Tom. and NAY can never rz
anything to me now. / did once think some.
ing Ct her, but that was long ago. o, Tom,
y indeed an object of pity and wretcheduess."
90 l am your friend, Walt, AMI to prove that
mt you to leave this country and go east"
Il ] can't"
Il But you can" sad Tom, pulling out his note
ok, and taking a|ban, check therefrom, and
ing It up. " Here is my check on the Mpr
ants and Exchange Bank at san Francisco.
t your clothes and 90 with me in an hour"
8 Tom, this is too much. ] have no clothes,
] could do nothing east. have no character,
references"
I'll give yoa reference"
Walt was persuaded by Tom at last. and par-
company with his partner, the Digger sauaw,
lett the San joaquin valley, perhaps forever. =
arriving at San Francisco the friends spent &
evening at the Golden Gate Eotel, where Z
Y held their last interview in the west :
Now Walt" said Tom, " am gong to trust 2
j. I know what you once were. Ten years 2
dence with the class with whom you have =
,ciated IS not calculated to improve a mans z
racter, either mentally or morally. I have
IN you a check for five hundred dollars; go to -
bank and draw two hundred en- it, and get a =
It on New York for the remaining three hun :
l. Go to a clothing store and purchase two
s Of clothes, and throw those you have on =
~; buy a second-class ticket for Philadel- Z
a, and You will have enough remaining of =
two hundred for incidental expenses. Here
from me to Messrs -- =
81.
a position as salesman. Goodbye, don't de. y
m me mike Vnnr way IN fNun rnars L mill