The Red Cloud chief., 1885-05-22

softly something ther could not hea1.
but which they felt most be words a
comfort that were sorey needed,
Il Was Erastus thai broke the spell af
last He had been the 6rst 70 rs And
had gone out Immediately 70 feed and
rub down the horses: and returning
had entered just in time 10 hear Mn
Fz-.ols speak of the title 70 the claim
Ten he, too. remembered M rumof
which they had heard. aid knew that
il vas true. and understood all that II
meant 10 those VINO had been the only
real friends he had ever known. and
his young blood grew hot and FOR .
mom-n he felt that he could Kill the
me who were the czus. ii so much
suffering: aud then there came . great
wave of affection for the friends who
had given him all the love he had evei
known. and. ssepping forward. he said.
in a tone Of voice that gave . weight 70
his words which his years would have
denied him:
Uncle John, II the land thieves
have gobbled this place. too. let them
have it There must be land some
where that they don't claim, and d
there is wen find it. and make . home
on it. I'm almost . man DOW. Uncle
John. and I'll help you; so don't give
mp. 1t viii be all right yet"
Yes. John. cheer up. We will ind
a place 70 start again, somewhere, and
all begin together" said his wife. IL
know. dear. how badly you feel You
have built the house for us and have
thought SO much about welcoming us
here that II Is harder for you than
for Us. who only saw it for the first time
last night
never knew it till just the other
day." sad John. striving to speak IN
his natural voice; they told me
when l bought the place that it wss all
straight. and the courts had decided
that nobody had . claim on it that
would hold but the settler; but it pears
that the rich fellows that claim it raised
q heap Of money and bribed ConEris TO
reverse the thing. The other squatters
got wind Of it and had q meetin' to see
about it. That Vas while was n Sac
ramento arrangin' with Joe fer your
comm. and l never knowd ANYTHING
about it till Bill Richie. who has the
next claim east came over Thursday
morn Ia tell me that another meetin'
Wa to be held that afternoon to hear
the report Of the committee that had
been sent TO Frisco to find out if il was
true or no. And 30 ! helped Bill to
notify the neichbors, and We held the
mectin' at Bills house, and the CON-
mi,iee was thar an they said We was
done for. sure enough; that COngris
had decided that the hui SuscOl Ranch
belonged u n few fellows that never
struck "a blow. nor turned a sod. nor
put up a shanty: and who never pad
nobody fer doin' il. but claimed it be-
cause some Spanish King or other once
pretended to give it - some Of his GRO
mes before there was any United states
or anything else on this continent but
bufialcr, and BARS an lnpns.
Il Us. To be proud Of my country
h& continued. ..and was fond of ssyin'
TIA, everybody stood an ekil chance
here; but it amt 80. Nobody don't
stand any chance except he is q rs.kil
and = coward into the bargin; stealth
'thout gcttin' in front Of the law. There
amt no doubt but that COngris was
bribed. Our fellows have even learned
where and when the money was raised.
and some OF the COngrismep and SEE.
a,ors who was bought to vote agin US.
but We can't prove nothing in court
fer everything works agin the poO7
man. who only van Justice. an lie
favor of the rich one that is -eckin t.
rob him Of his earnings; and if j, wasn't
L. 49,. ,-o a.l l.lA~.o chat r..rhk
II. left wus OF if their husbands and
fathers WIS killed. there would be =
fight before some Of Us give up our
claims"
This allus;on TO possible violence
frightened Martha Parsons. What il
the sQuattsrs should resist and John
should b. killed? The thought almost
took away her breath, and she tried IN
cy-ryway to calm her husband whom
she had never before seen in SO violent
and bitter a mood.
He did not really mediate resistance.
however. Experience and observation
had laugh: HIM that those who could
control both the Legislatures and the
Court, could iring aids To their assist
ancc that made resistance by any force
which the sguaitcrs could command
wors. than useless: and after n little
while he cooled down and began io talk
If what was to be done in the direction
of seeking a new home.
Some Of the fellows are talking Of
goin' up into the foothills. above Sac
ramcnto. where they say thar amt no
claim of any kind on the land. and
where il is nos; as easy to grow grapes
and peaches an aprirots and sch as i;
is To raise corn an hogs back in the
State. II they would pay for the WORK
I've done on this place. or even enough
To get lumber for another house. W.
could Start agin up there. and do purity
we'll may be. but they won't Stcalin'
is their game. and havin' paid Congris
to declare stealth legal. 'spose they'll
go for everything in sight"
Mrs Par>on, p~rofe,sed to be pleased
with me idea of raising fruit which was
really the case. for she had already seen
evidences since arriving upon the coast
of the liberaliiy with which nature dealt
with such IF her products in this eli
mate. and could she have felt ahsO-
lutely certain that they could lind tn.
right spo, and get = claim which would
not b. wrestsd from them. she would
have fel; in no small degree con,en,ed
with the situation And now she Was
ready to encourage any scheme that
would help to reconcile her husband to
the inevitable.
The result OF further conversation BE-
tween the members Of the family Was
that Mr.: Parsons again mounted his
pony and rode away in the direction of
k'chie's shanty: and that thst evening
ado4en siuattcrs- many Of them accom-
panied by their wives. met >: the cot
tsge. were introduced 10 the Dew conn.,