The Nevada picayune., 1885-03-05

ben QluMt Hkc to see II sO.
 We'll, Reuben worked harder'n l ever see a man work before, an by June. he'd dug that we'll you see wonder, and people used to come miles to get water, for good water was even scarcer last summer than 'tis this; an I noticed pale. timid woman coming for water and driv- ing the worst looking pair of horses you eyer see. She used to draw it up by the pailful, an set it in the wagon, an then she'd get up in the wagon and empty the pail into a barrel. couldn't tear to see her work so, poor thing, she weren't poren't twenty-three or four, an I was glad when I see Reuben helping her one day, though she wa Int anybody you could take a fancy to, as you can some folks. Bat after spell I noticed she did not come anymore, and shlftless, unlikely looking man used to come for water. Reuben talked to him often, and one day, after he went away, Reuben says to me: Sarah. says be, the young woman that us ed to come for water, is sick Cant you go and see her, today
 Now, did4t want to go a bit, but see 'twould displease Reuben if didht, so I put on my sun' bonnet and went over. Their claim was next 10 ours, so 1 walk ed it easy. And such sight when I got there. There was that poor young thing on miserable bed, white and sick-looking as ever l see anybody. The little shanty war bare and dirty, and the crops worse'n ours. l put my lead in the door, and she opened her eyes and glared at me.
 "sI've come to sec yor.' ] said. not knowing what to say, l was so taken aback.
 "'Well, sle snapped out, Hook at me if you want 10, l aia't nc great sight, am I?'
 Did you ever, ia nil your life? l was tempted to snap back, but l remembered Reuben, and couldn't 30 says: I thought mebbe l could help you.'
 "'You car't she says, little more civil, nobody can;' and such a hopeless voice l hope I'll never hear again.
 My heart ached for her, so ! says: Yes, the Lord can.'
 "Well,' she says, 'mebbe he can but he aint done it since cane out here.'
 Thinks I, yoE're regular heath en, if there ever was one. But then, ] couel lded it want mite worse for her to say it right out thsa twas for me to think it hun ared times, only l was afraid to say it on account of Reuben; and me a professor, too. I didFt say any more then, but I tell you I did a lot O thinking. l went right in and made her cup O tea, and fix ed things up, aud after that l used to go every day, though sometimes she wouldn't speak to me. But Reuben heard from her husband how glad she was to have me come They sent fifteen miles for a doc tor, and he said twas malaria she'd brought in her system from Michi- gan, but I knew 'twa'n't anything O the kind; it was homesickness and one sight of her mothers face whould have done Ifore for her than pounds of quinine.
 Well, in contrast with those poor people our lot didn't seem half so hard, and l began to see how sell fish ] had been, shutting myself up and plying pyself, and thiaking O home; when people like this Mrs. Peters was suffering for little friendly aid. I disn't feel very sorry for Mir. Peters; he was lazy, I thought, aad shiftless but Reg. ben talked to him a good deal, and I see that his place 'gan to look a little more ship-shape, and better yiotuals come into the house, and sometimes something for her; but I never dreamed Reuben had any thing to do with it, more'n to ad' wise and encourage him. One day when was getting ready to go to the Peterses Reuben pointed tc our rotto and says: Hadn't you better take it to the Peterses ,anJ lat tbam Eeap it a sDellp