Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1885-08-28
A STORY.


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tineI'' Reporter.
Inasmuch as Eureka is distant some &c
miles from q main overland railroad, the
town is seldom ever visited by tramps, but
q reporter of the SENTINEL while out for a
stroll on the range back Of the Eureka
Con. hosting works yesterday sat down in
the shade of q scrub cedar, and while
meditating on the view before him heard
human voices from the other side OF a
ridge near by. They proved to be those of
two tramps, as will be seen from the fol-
lowing:
What a measley poor country this is,
anyhow Let's go over here aud lie down
under q bush and wait for the day to cool
off before we strike the town for another
meal. Wonder what's become of Lanky
Bill2"
"Lanky Bill2 Why, he's up in Ideho
by this time. Don't yer know he registered
on the water tank inst this side of Winnie
niue? That's morn two weeks ago.
Bills a dandy, isn't hep He's only bin on
the road four months, and he was at Kan
sas City, San Antonio, Deming, aud all
the heightened places in California. He
never stops for nothing. Daddy Will.
Jams must have gone with him through
Nevada. Bill says he's got to get back to
Omaha before Winter, as he thinks the old
man will pass in his chips by that time,
and there's @ 160-acre ranch 10 the mat
| ter. He'd make a good 'un to tie to-"
"Yes; but give me The Unknown
He's the boss. I'm willin' to go anywhere
with him. Down in Arizona be played it
fine on me when there was at least two
days grub and some good clothes in sight,
but I forgive him. Both of us had Gov
eminent pants on at the time. When we
hove in sight Of an adobe on q ranch l
took off my shoes and stockings and hid
'em under q bush and tied my feet up in
an old gunnysack that / found. 'Thatll
touch the old mans or maybe a gals heart,
won't il 2 says l. You just lie low and
let me work this and he squatted.
| tackled the house very cautiously and
kept q lookout for dogs. There was q big
'un. but he was tied, and l naturally went
TO the other side. Thar / saw a woman
and q good sized girl. Good mornin'.'
Good mornin'. said the girl. Pm o
scout and got off the trail, > says l, and my
pony died for want OF water back some 40
miles, and my feet swelling / had to throw
away my shoes and this is the way / have
travelled for two days without anything to
eat Here / showed my gunnies. Did
you see them Apaches around here?' says
/, when l saw the woman getting
ready to tell me she had nothing for
me. Goodness sake said the girl, 'didn't
| tell you them Apaches would be comm
this way. Ask the man to come in !
saw / was solid. The old woman got me q
pair OF the old mans boots, and although
they were two sizes too big they we're just
right for that country. and then she got
me a big meal. / told her / belonged to .
band OF scouts sent out from Phoenix, and
| told her and the gal about the worst suf-
FERNS and Indian msssacers you ever heard
tell Of. The old man had gone off some
where and was not expected back till the
next day. Nothin' would do but I had 10
stay all night, but the old woman, who was
a sharp 'un, kept an eye on me and
everything / did. How I was to rope my
pard In puzzled me. Finally, about dark
when the old lady was scourin' around for
q candle to light ! steps out the back door
and not morn 9 hundred feet from the
spring was Unknown, bobbin' up and
down and lookin.' See here,' says he.
what in the devil have you caught on tor
Hush says /, and / told him Of my game
aud told him to work the same racket.
Pull out OF the game says he, and let's
move on TOO soft q thing said I. /
goes back to the house and sits down
aiongside OF the gal by a table. She was q
mighty fine one. and I told her lots of nice
stories about scouting. but my pard did
not for some time put in an appearance.
Just as the old dame said something about
time to go to bed l saw Unknown peering
through a window at me. He looked fu-
rious. Then came q loud rap at the
| door. The girl looked pale and the
| old scared, but l boldly went
to the door and opened it. There
| stood Unknown. That man. says he to
| the woman, : ia q deserter from the Army,
| and he's my prisoner. I've bin lookin'
for him three days, and SEEM light up
| here l picketed my horse down the canyon
and walked up You rascal says he,
L have something here for YOU and he
took ont q rope and tied my wrists to-
gether. He looked. too. as though he was
mad; but what could l do but keep cool I
. Madame. this man Is q deserter from
Damp Grant, and you are in no danger, IS
the Apsches have gone south. l Will re-
lieve you OF him tonight. But before
going will you get me something to eat,
and whatever the damages are l will see
that Uncle Sam pays you Cert says
the old lady, and you can bet the best IN
the house that night was Unknown's.
There was fried ham and eggs. cold baked
beans, coffee-a regular four-bit meal.
The gal stood off in the corner and looked
scared. I saw the situation was mine no
longer, and I kept mum. After Unknown
got his meal he told the old woman to
make it an even five and do him up q
lunch. We got the lunch and lit out, but
a madden fellow than Unknown appeared
when he tackled the house l never met.
He worked 1t fine, though. We tried the
same dodge further on, but there was an
old man TO deal with. and he wouldn''
have it,"
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