Saint Mary's beacon., 1886-07-22

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time and many turnea ont and
smiled as the queer re i Il slowl,
by.
Before snow fell they ls settled
in = large town in the q 81 iii.
nois. where Biah secured ] rIace a
night watchman in &Inhonse
They had cleared nearly go from
their summers work - Mandy
said 'Twant best 60 be ri - arter
time for snow.
When spring came The = we're
hisehsd again 70 the - md il
was further on.
Going through Missouri Mandy
contracted the ague, and it shook the
ambition pretty well ont of her. A
stop was made in the western part,
and farm leased for one or two years,
as desired.
The first year Mandy was only able
to do her work by the girls help.
Crops were poor and they only man.
aged to pay expenses. The second
year things were no better, and the
ague still clung to her. 'Biah. she
said one day in early spring. 4 can't
abide these tarnel, slouchin Missouri
wimmin any longer, an shell shake
tew death if We don't get outen here.
Let's start on.
Biah was heartily tired of the peo-
pie and country, so needed no urging.
lr few weeks they were again on
the way with the same old outfit they
first started with.
Western Kansas so pleased them
that Biah took up homestead.
This was just at the close of the
war. Biah had tried several times to
enlist, but was always refused on ac
count of a slight limp he had caused
by one limb being trife shorter than
the other.
A young couple by the name of
Hyde located by them, and their sod
houses were built SO near that they
could call to one another from the
doorways.
There Mandy thought shs. could be
content, as Mrs. Hyde wokid teach
the children. She soon got rid Of her
lager, and SO passed two happy un-
eventful years. AT the end Of that
time she had begun to calculate how
much they would get for their place,
when they got their deed, and to plan
how to get to California without max.
ing another stop.
The nearest town was thirty miles,
aud they did not get there often, it
taking two days to 90 and come with
the mules; the Hydes' only team be.
ing yoke Of oxen. There were no
neighbors for miles, for it was near
the borders Of the Indian Territory,
and people were afraid to locate there.
Few days passed that they did not
see Indians; bat they were all friend
ly. Many squaw brought an ailing
baby to be doctored by Mandy, she
having in their first summers sojourn
cured a poor baby whose ignorant
mother was letting it die for want of
little proper care. So her fame as
a medicine had become widespread.
and was to be the cause Of their being
driven from their pleasant home.
One lovely June day, in the third
year of their residence. as Mandy was
stepping briskly about doing up the
morning chores, two Indians rode up
to the door. She greeted them pleas
antly. One handed her a piece OF
soiled paper and she read: White
Medicine come quick, or chiefs daugh-
ter die. Not harm. Send home soon.
Mandy looked amazed: Go with
those dirty witches-neverl There
was not an atom of fear in her make
up, but Biah was gone. and the idea
was not to be thought of. She told
them so as kindly as she could.
They jabbered together moment
then one of them brought his gun te
his shoulder. White Medicine must
60, or shoot.
Mandy began to be just a bill
alarmed. The children were STANDING
by, and she could see Mrs. Hyd,
watching from her door. HYDE anG
Biah were gone to town, for the frs
time in months, and would not b.
back until night. What to do sh,
did not know. She began to see sh,
would have to so.
Jimmy, run and fetch Mrs. Hyde.
The boy ran off and soon returnet
with her.
Mary began poor Mandy. 'thes
pesky varmints hev come fer me to 9
and doctor up q sick Injun ga