Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1884-02-15
4 sflftt Story.
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been living on credit. | was Is, strong
and we'll, but did not know how tC
work. In the little back room of the
New York tenement house 10y the
way. the landlady seized my clothes
for rent) | considered my future.
had Inherited a great faith In relatives
from nv father so | wrote to seven.
received SIX polite notes telling me &c
60 the work. and the following letter
JcSssB. Ro. Coz. JACKSON Ranch Deal
Nell. Ia, your cousin Jack Your father onct
gave me money to come West I've took NJ
band got a comfortable home, no sty lie or frills
but good folks TO live with and healthy grub
| We got The best wife YOU ever see and seven
Youngsters The city ant no place for q
trIendless girl. Wife wants you to come. She Il
be n mother to you. Come ight of. | II mte'
YOU At Denver.
Inclo>ed was check sufficient to
iefray expenses; SO | started. Denver
was then only large town, and the
depot a barn-hke structure. | got
out Of the cars and stood bewlldered
among all the emlgrants and their
bundles. Some one touched me on
the shoulier-a roughly dressed,
broad shouldered man, with long
blonde beard and big blue eyes
Are YOU Nell:' he said.
Yes; and you are Cousin Jack.
4 knew YOU he said, as he led the
way. 'by YOUR, black clothes an,sorrerfnI
look. an them big blue eyes, like Vel
fathers as two peas. Wen git toe
shadder outer EN- when we git nome
Yer father Was mighty good man
This ere's dry country, We don
waste water.
Comforting me in this kind, rough
wav, he reached his team, big. green
wagon. drawn by two Wild looking
s,eeis. which | afterward knew TO be
brouchos. \ fat, blonde boy, abou,
-. held the reins.
That's Ted said Cousin Jack. Ted
this is Miss Nell, your cousin; give
her a hug The fat boy solemnIy
obevsd
After this he seemed 10 have spec.
ial Claim on my affections because he
met ME first. .l.ck's wife VAS jolly
plump woman. with brown eyes and
curly hair She always had baby IN
her arms and another At her heels,
She sdored Jack. | never knew them
to have q quarrel. SON grew tt
love the life at the ranch. | liked til
Oig, ns!:fuishsd house. ::s -a::1so
and comfort: its pleasant, healthy at.
mosrhere loved the children, the
hou.ehold pets; Shep. tie sagscious
dog; Thai. the clever cat; the hens
and sheep; the horses, Dolly, Dot and
Daisy, that did the plowlng and mark,
citing at Denver, IL miles away, anc
sere so gentle and Kind ~e used tt
ride them without saddle or brldle,
learned that cattle grew f.t on ths
drv- looking grass and gave the best oi
milk. | learned 20 love the broad
plain. and the glorious sunsrt, aud tc
watch the distant bands Of Indian:
with half fear. half interest. | helped
Cousin Mary. se~ed, cooked, kept III.
bouse and children neat aud lifted
many burdens from her weary should
ers. We were so happy. The child
ren and | took long walks over the
plains. and Ted and took many ride,
on Dolly and Dot, and in the lops
winter evenings told the children
stories Occasionally Harry Whit,
came over TO visit us from his ranch
five mile. away. He lived with hil
old mother; he and Jack were des
friends. Harry needed u wife, Jacl
used to say, ~inking at me.
One day Jack went to Denver fo
supplies. lie went alone, and comini
home later Than usual, Ted and | ano
BABY Name went out TO meet him
Jack looked sober and guilty, an,
seemed III and ease II be ever dranl
should have thought him intoxicated
In the wagon was queer shaped heal
under "a horse blanket. was sure i
moved. When We got behind III,
barn Jack said, sheepishly, avoidin.
my eyes:
Well, Ted, calkerlate, I've 60
u'thing in that there wsggin that'u
asronish yer marm.
Little Name pulled the blanket OF
the heap; she had been peeping unde
it all the while she was IL the bottom
of the wagon. There lay a human
being. Such an object; short ant
squat dressed in queer blue blouse
with flowing sleeves, wide trousers ant
queer wooden shoes. He had smal
black eyes, a shaven poll, from whicl
depended IA long thin queue. Hi
countenance was battered and bruised
his clothes torn and bloody.
There was q row down to Denver
said Jack the Christian folk stove i
these ere heathan's winders, tore thei
houses down, an killed half Of 'em.
cleared out as soon as | could. Whe
got half way home | heard q nois
back o me, and out crawled this thing
| was so dumbfounded | couldn'
speak. He thought | was going te
send him back, an he fell ter cyir
and jabberin' in that yap of his al
cIingin' onter my han an kissin' of i
1t sorter turned my stomach. tol
him ter set down, give him some crack
ers ter eat. covered him up an told hir
he could live with me- What do 70
s'pose marin III say?
'Oh. Cousin Jack, | said, 'of cours
she will not care. Your home is a r,
fuge for all the wretched and unfo
tunate.'
Now, don't Nell he said, turpin
as red as rose, and busying himse
about the harness. The Celcsti,
looked at US soIemnly; Name toddle
up to him. He looked at her curiou
ly, but did not move.
Get out, john, said Jack, 'yc
needn't be sc'red any more; we're
home
He got out stiffly, and, to my su