, 1885-06-28
the uppe extremity or the tramwa,

watched the Jars loaded with lime an
cement stone come slowly up the steep
incline drawn by big cables and a sta
t~ionary engine. As the sun rolled down
behind Woolsey's common, weary miners
came out OF shafts leading into the hill,
and trudged homewa-d. When they
had gone Doolan said.
Mickey, If you'll ride down ON that
into the Glory Hole I'll give We TIL little
horn.
I'm do il, said Mickey.
A good deal of hard work was neces-
sary before tho big hook was loosened
from the ear.
Jump in" said Doolan.
Mickey vaulted in. Gripped tightly
in his grimy hand was the little horn.
Let her 20, Doolan."
Doolan sturdy little shoulder moved
the car slowly along. Nearer and
nearer 1t came to the brink of the in
cline Inside sat Mike, Frightening the
horn upon the leg Of his pantaloons,
and holding it up admiringly in the
rays Of the setting sun. He was uncon.
scious of the fact that his ride might
mean n journey into a far country.
The car trembled hesitatingly a moment
IN the edge of the descent, AS though
conscious that its freight was alive.
Mickey looked up and saw a dandelion
blossom in a cleft of the rock overhead
nodding him a good. bye in the evening
breeze. Castinga quick glance into the
yawning gulf of blackness awaiting him,
he tegan TO realize the danger of his
undertaking. His white face appeared
above the edge of the car, and he
shouted in terror:
stop her, jack
1t was toe late. There was a clang
of iron wheels: the answering clang OF
iron rails; a mighty rushing sound, and
the car shot down out Of the soft May
twilight into the darkness of the
cavern.
"Halloo, Mi-i-c-k-e y-y-yr"
Doolan's shout rang through the echo
ing rocky chambers, and died away in
the dim recesses Of the Glory Hole.
There was no answer.
When the miners found Mickey half
an hour later he was lying beneath the
car, which had turned over in its fear
full flight lie was unconscious, and a
thin riyulet trickled down his white face
and dyed the stones a bright crimson.
Clasped Tight in his nerveless hand
was the little horn.
He's fearful limpsey,' said Doolan.
See can he stand
Willing han0s lifted the insensible
figure to IFS feet, and wistful eyes watched
the feeble knees give way. They laid
him m thu bottom of a cart upon a bun
die OF straw. The little procession
wound slowly up the old ONT road,
through the defle in the rocks. Doolan,
refusing To ride at what he considered
the expense of his friends misfortune,
walked behind the cart. tho solitary
mourner. As the cortege passed Stumpy
Field, the gray-headed billy goat came
as near as his rope would permit, and
shook his head dehantly until the cart
disappeared in the gathering gloom and
stopped in front of the Finn shanty.
A railway train Numbered around the
turn, waking the echoes in the little
valley, and disappeared down the grade.
Mrs. fogarty sat meditatively smoking
in her back doorway, and listening to
the frogs chanting their monotonous
song around the torders of crowns
pond. Doolan's rooster nestled closer
to his fayorite dominick upon the roost,
and Michael Finn, ST., enterei Grants
saloon, called for his usual glass of
beer, and had . cents added to his ac-
COunl ou lut uDOT u the lCt~DOA
The schoolmaster had been sent. as
being the one best fitted to break the
news, to waylay Mike on the road.
Michael said he, ''ye know the
good book says ye'l lie CROWN up in the
mornin like tn grass in Stumpy Field,
an in tn ayenin yell be cut down
It's we | knows it. replied Mike.
There's addy Duffys COW givin' eight
quarts o milk last Saturday, an now
she's in tn bone yard. Is it givin up
tachin' ye are, an goin in tn insurin'
business
No, Michael; but you re by -"
"Me by interrupted Mike, Selling
the schoolmaster in his vice-like grip
and peering INTO his face. He saw
the hesitation there. He saw the trem-
Uhng lip and moist eye Dashing the
schoolmaster against the fence, he started
on a run Tor the shanty. But the fierce
ness of his passion burned to ashes
when he Jaw the white face upon the
bed. He sat down in the little room
and watched with hungry eyes for some
sign OF returning life. After hours of
patient waiting the watcher was re-
warded. 4 faint flush came into the
wan check The eyelids trembled and
slowly opened. From beneath the COW
erlid the boy drew the little horn.
Feebly lifting it to his lips, he blew a
strain so faint, so far, so broken that it
sounded to the friends in the outer
room like AN echo from the calm land.
Bending his ear close down to the pallid
lips, tile father heard these words:
"Fader-that's-th the - 'Swate by
an'--by.'"