The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1884-02-08

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started ~ = onc. ..i'i, 80 ~ sa ~.
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The bed wa warm eno,,gh MA ~,
enough. But Il and ~ snrronnd;nrs
were terribly fouyb for one likc MIN X
his condition. The pale face amid ire
shaggy blankets. lii M ~ 4 fallow
candle burning n I can. fbe saddles
ropes. kettles ana fools scatterej
around among the bushes upon tie
earth floor-all together formed 4 scene
weird and impress;ve.
Al the man had said .;ftle Jobn 49,
delirious and talking a hjs home ARA
associates away back n Ohio. buf most
Of all his mother. piteouslv beccino her
10 forgive him for deserving her and
never 10 believe him gnilfv
Beyond this brief hint there was Moth
ing Ineligible ~ his sayincs. Now
and then word II pity 81 sorrow was
spoken ~ .ome one III n.t 4 ,-orJ ~
hope. until suddenly Bill Lewis quietly
but firmly AMI cont;dert;alIv u.
marked:
Y Pards, that YER Kid must be saved.
II you fellers have a mind ID turn IN
and help-well an good; but, anyhow.
that kids goin' 70 DO saved for his
mother"
Il was thirteen miles east over The
range 70 the nearest cabin. The sum-
NIT was nearly fourteen thousand feet
n height. and mon Il = storm Va rag-
inc. The spurs ~ fhe north ana west
were utterly impasSable- The oniv wax
out was down Tia onlch ~ the same
route over which thev had recently
come IN. Although b. this trail there
would bc NJ storm there was worse
There were slides nrecin;ccs ana aim
culties innumerable. Resides. Il would
only lead into the broad valley ~ tbe
(unnison. The RANGE must "a ~
crossed "a the ear before 4 Railroad
town could be reached, Or the advan-
taoe. n shelter ana me,l;cal asfenJsrc.
secured They believed the boy would
die before morning. How. then, could
be be saved?
Bill. seeing their questioning looks,
answered them;
See here. partis: the bow Ain 4 near
50 sick IS W think he i. Hes tired.
wore out. an tcctotally DISCOURAGED:
but he's Young. ain't burnt out With
vhisky!--an In NV opinion = more
homesick than sick. I've seen them
fellers before. II W. Kin make him IN
derstand there's chance q bis gittin'
home, he'll hang on 50 we kin Git him
home. Ill rig litter on Balaam
(jal,sam was hills burro). an we'll
take him down the valley 10 TAYLOR
Creek. A couple o YOU fellers kin
then cross the range by Brush Creek |
trail 70 Copper Creek. an git more fer |
lers thar, an meet me an the kid on !
the summit o. Red Mountain. Tiers |
an empty cabin at timber-line on the |
west o Red Mountain, an meet me |