The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-02-27

and rest; and l certainly have no
objection Solicitule may havs its
charms for some, but | prefer hui
man company, even though it be nothing
better than runaway Mexican sheep-boy.
To be honest, there's something in tle fel
lows face that like, his voice is low an
mu zeal, AMI his smile very sweet and via.
ming. | know that the average Greastr
wonld have no hesitation in killing man
for the hun lredth part Of the 'piunder" |
have; but thi' boy looks honest, and, even
il hs wersn't. | haven't much fear OF his
knitting me at night while Swipe5 is aronnl
anil in the daytime l think | can take care
Of myself
Dec. l0.-Juan is certainly rara av'
Mcxicana. He washes himself tvs or three
time, a day. AMI has stretched A blanket
across that corner of the dug out where his
he'd Is, behind which he makes his morning
and evening toilstsl Whoever heard of the
like in n Greaserl
Dec. 1.-Two inches of snow on the
ground this mornin, AMI six now; wni
blowing, too, like Dakota blizzard. Very
awkwarlly cut my loft hand a day or two
ago, while slicing bacon; not serious
wound, but enough to incapacitata me from
| holding rifle; and as Juan doesn't know
ons end of a gun from another. and Wa are
on our last quarter Of deer. our meat diet
must be confined to bacon till my hand g,ts
well enough to allow me to hunt. Juan has
| quietly appropriated u him elf the cooking
and dish washing. AMI shows himself so
delft ami capable that l am seriously think
inS of proposing, when the buys come back.
tina: he be employed as permanent cook,
IN. I
| job
Dec 12-StiIl showing, and hals-leg deep
on the ground Wind still continues and
| the snow is drifting badly Juan will have
TO stay here a whle now, any how a the
snow is too deep for travelling
n
90
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tle SERIOUS more io'd g'he thah haN
thought possible. NOT more than ten day
raoionS leit ana II a ina" doesn't com
pretty soon, 80 'na' we can get ouV 10 I'll.
cow camp we may De run pretty close
ohall pun ourselves on hait-raUioh', any
now 50 as " US sure: by the way l won
uer where i''ha Is maven seen her Tor
over a wees Alh not at all alarmed about
ner' sue mas 100 inucn sense 10 get sho"ea
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'h' hisuer us spirit rise rs Is good
me meme a the In mans say.
DEC. % -ChrlStha' Day Iine tae noy'
we're u nave use" oaT"' ou1 n'aV'l only
NiO"s "uT'o O'eJ "'o u I''i' storm Na'
as general a. " s'eHi' 10 nave oa'h, am
49, - .ba,.,a,1,o ' 'se. .hes my pe
go ~, '' INC
o'el'n ue Museie'' anu III WORSE hN' even
man VIC aie
Du'n vas ny rug "oou1 t-it 'ne morning ny,
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ap'os'.o, nau ISL ie insFe arc oiIS
Of bacon left
Jan. l.-Snow as solid as ever; no signs of
'haw' Bacon all gone, and only about
two pounds OF fl ur left \ happy Nav
Year, thl'! As it the fashion t. ",wear
or on New Years, | tank I'll sw 'ar off
from ever getting into such another scraps
agalu II ever get out OF this one.
Juan Is as lignt-hearted as ever. Whsh
/ SINK into gloomy nj, he VIII snusslo
| GOWN oy me- pun my hands away from my
race, iaugh ana chatter In his funny brok'n
EaSiish' Or sprlnSins INTO the mldiie "f the
h'of' ana swapping MS myers II 'e ca'ta
neC'' dahce Tue ooiero Vii all the blue devils
are drlYen away Ana YET, poor fellow! |
neara Nun soooing as II bis hH2rt would
break, ast night oehin1 ms curtain, when
ne thought wa, asleep ureaSer OF not II
'o pun '"i'u@" Inis All tlsut' he never
''a'os ihI asa'" Il can aaop1 MN as