The Press., 1886-09-16
HER OWN FOLKS.

Good news from home is always dear to, our hearts when we are far from our loved ones, and the bearer of sucli uBws, though a stranger, is made gladly welcomeit tor ouri hearts and houses. A man travelling on horseback in the, Rocky Mountains hadI the pleasure of being a messenger from home to an isolated female he found in s cabin at which he had stopped for a drink. of water. ' %. 1e'l"iF 1dF .Heifp 7oglAi
 "How de doP she cried ioyously..s Light off, can't yew IF ..n ,i,s,, ,sr
 "No,"' said the traveller, q want to make the next camp before night, and must. hurry on." ''7i" ' s"' -iZ o' 'e'sTt'i o'h
 "La, you've got plenty o, time. d My manll be home purty soon, an we'll .hayla some supper then. Where you bound feFS"',
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 'where you from P'',,, r..'i 'i . '. , ''it, "ii,
 "You don't say so 2"
 HYes, ma am.n H,'g4v+55l ..sy, fs4NuA
 "Why, we're from Injeanpy opr own selves, me .., sn' my man hoth; What, natrEtt
 "The western part,s t45t a.isr es~ 1..,s "So're we. What place fs t,ns Au. sa'
 "Clay Banks" 3dJ -u1ai4 tlr. sB,D.gs
 "The good land You. don't say 80 Why, we're Clay Bankers ourselves lived there ten years. Wish't the Lord we was back there this mint stid o' 'bein' stuck out here in this country. I'd ruther have garden patch back in old, Knjeanny nor own this whole tarnal state. But come, light off My ylandlr'To think of any ono from old Clay Banks fidin' rightap to Our door. Why, you must know lots b,foIks, an some of oprown kin like as not. Ever hear of the SAnhIhy yfbhns ?"''"
 "No." rr Y .oAe '.'sutsara
 "They're own cousins to me- Bill and Jack was well known."' ' .e H"t rn'a f1i
 "Yes, think so," said the strabger rehectively. "Seems to me lately heard of persons of that name being sent tortbs penitentiary for life. "n' '"hil .IH
 "You don't say We'll, that's Bill an Jack out and out, and I'll bet hdss on iit But they aiu't no jail goin' tothold them long they'll be out O there qtickeF'n A dead sheep kin shake it's tail Ever hear of old Dad Bitzer back there I" -''hio1
 "Why, yes he was ridden on n ral just before left for some tricks of his" k" s'
 "Hooray for Dad He's own kinaOf ourin His wife's my sister" l'''"ni so
 "Why, they say shes worse than he. ''..
 "Ill bet on it 1 Aunt Jane they used to call her. Whats become of ,her?'' ''i
 "She's iu the penitentiary for life. m sA
 "Well, Tn swear I'm glad Aunt Jane's pervided fer. She's sort o' kickly 1, an nevFr'd be abie tu make her avn fvir'. Didn't happen to know Hen Dixihi, dd yep 70 f..H. r.' t" Nin ilh
 ''t.know of him he was iri ont d Gay Banks by m"h year ag ". 'l i4l-'
 "Hs was li'sa wonder we ll,iutGeh him ont here, then He's own folks of oun, bein' my thai's brother Dixon X our name." -'-E't V" '"slb't
 "Is Sam Dixon, the horse thief, any relation to you ?" '- .''" hi'h'|
 "What So Sam has taken Co hoss stealth has he ? We'll, I declare didn't know Sam had sand for that. He's my mans youngest brother. Did you know Hi Jackson ?" a'." H ..- .' '.' a1h,
 "I used to know him before he was hung last fall- - ".' H-s .N.,t k'ti"4
 ''Great grief Lookee here stranger, can't you light off and stay all niBht2 Why you know our hull family like n book. You seem like own kin folks. .. 70"