The Hope pioneer., 1886-08-20
BARNEY's MOTHER.
RY HERpERr ". co11rNavoop.


RY HERarnr W. co11rNavoop.
rCouyrishted. 1886. by g q McOlure.l
Far mp in Northern Michigan, where tive
roads meet in O desert of sand stands q
tall pine tree It lifts its proud head
prautlly and looks down In jlsdain oyel
the great area of blackened stumps and
scruboaks
Alone In Its strengthl Last of the grand
army of noble fellows that. years ago. held
the storm at bay. There is no defense pos
hble now. No great branches, rugged w1tk
life and strength. to defy the north wind and
tear groan from his throat No friendly
pines to bend down over the lumber camp
and whisper Its secrets to the Others The
wind sweeps savagely over tho place Ths
snow drifts and whirls over the stumps and
loga The victory of the storm is complete
The old lumber camp has fallen. and is now
only q great heap Of logs and rotten timber.
A dense mass Of briers in summer, and
gnow drift In winter alone mark the build.
ing placea
The sturdy old pine stands on guard. II
has grown thick and twisted in its struggle.
The top is heavy. The trunk has bent lit
tie under the great weight it has carried so
brayely. It shakes itself like a rrim old
fighter .t every aiena, of darrer The
-, 80 xL.s =. NJ
woouusns a4 nas aeve, a. .oucneS !. a%,.ua ~ .ao
savage 1ores5 nres nave leIG IL uAplackeneo-
What inspiration has nerved 1t for such
conflict? What does 1t protect, that it fights
with such desperate esrnestness?
A. +h. fo.t ~ ~ to. cav. .~ no, ~
Az she 1ooe OF inc Iee some @ ~ nus 70. e.
the rough tablet thus formed 1s cut rude
croes, and underneath, in wide, struggling
letters. the word sBarney.s This is the Sc
cret that the stern aid monarch puards One
49, 49, . s,s--. -. ~ ~ 80 49, L.et,s
'onoel sOuly nelvos =. ~, ~ 'ne Du0u'o ~.
An olo zimmerman 1olo me inc 6oory one
stormy night in camp. He spoke between
the whiffs from his pipe The lantern just
lighted the lower part of his face. leaving
the MINER nort,on IN tho .b,dov Now and
VIC oppe1 poA olon - Vne nn"uo". w" "uu
then, as tne wlnd piew louder Dlas1' Re
paused to listen, while we drew closer about
the stove.
Years and wears before this wild tract had
heen covarad with ,,iro The lumbar oann
,hot no,y 1ias l., r,,,ne 80 ,.,os a-1
'Nu ~" .aoe ~ u.ns wee ne"
barney came wandering lh1o camp one
night, CARRYING his entire fortune in can
vas bag, O little, freckled- faced Irishman, "a
green as the pine needles No one knew
Where bo come fro,,,-no m. cared r. woa
stont and hands We're naeded THAT waa
enough Ea Nvaa 90 no nm nv The
sx wom]d slin ont nf his hands - md M one
could tall where his h1nws wn,n1d fall Il
ia n wonder thar he did nos Xii himsslf His
hrioht GOOD rature Eent him in comn t.
did M nood to tbrenfen hi him He aI,y,vs
looked m with a sn,iie and said with his
cts meseIi that,s little o,,t of tba work
sor ri ret ma hand IN vatNaniv Give ma
timen-and he did cot hi, sh.rd n 5 afrar q
fashion arlast ~ '
In those davs r. wa. cn.cornarv IN n.s. al,
rhrauoh Tom@h injt,et,pn pass par az
in fnrG9ga fnr I h rouRn BAR
good -naturedlv II seemeG imnossible to
make him anorv nv indnca bin, tn S@ht Ha
took ali rhe hard iohs Observation-Disclosures A.
last one nieht they made hiIn anaTy md
his ANGER was so terrihla iike the fusv ~ oil
GOOD natnred men thot tho bows a:ye ~ .ot a.
naiIv fri~htsneI 'n"' 'De IVY "'Ao "''-
Twas noliced tbat Rarnev kant hi. bao q,
c1othino carefn1lv tied m 'Evapy ,,ioht +ba Ta
bovs saw hin, fnmh hI1no ehont " tha hao ' as
II to assure himself that sone va,mahls Log arra a'
Once thev caupht . o,imnse of r. Rarnev
Law in his bunk With 6is hack to them hnt
fHJo Hnht ro.,an1ad "a, S oaGn w Gon' NV
studded awav nj it. Ieanina * on3 f9rrn con me
oealed as far "a possible hv 5is ore.t hand
After a time he e mt If csrefn,iy hack and
One ni"it when Rornev want ont; to ,vorb
at the st,hi, Iont NJ et aenv ~ ou9 49, w i Muk
anS 10 onen.I ~ o"Tn No. NI1. mens 70 .ne punA
over the h,anEotss EroT,, tha eoant onHIao
tion Of clothino little ri,t "fraM,ad n;ot,rs
fell to the fionr Rnrnev's tre.s snrs evfdenti1
held "a bi~h % eentin ato , treasure eVloen'y
Rrony6t to tha 1ir,'t ~ ,,,+,,ro r,.d
tn he IN oid foshiasi isnSi tIe ti plcouae provsa
s.o. W. ue al 1io-tasnioheo bin-Gype OF an olu
beantv Tha drass mas nra mnAeu leu GUY ~, stt, o. a
-alI hnnches ona ,nioi1os "AI ~ ns 1snas
hands worEsworn ;ntn Safor. nirx E,ers ;.,era
ola sned in 'front.' 80 tbnt thau d.a,. ~, Mere
lion Auh,a oeo ~ "t;th Sney GSm 'ns e aIven
erabt eG co1or %n.'e .hp zap WI Win tlono4 OF some
nling benentb II o6veyad az " haaI ,,'h;aSi,
s,o iant fo,,..o,S' ~ ooxeeu me neau, wIlcn
n,sheG tha 80, a,,t - - 80 ;ts 49, nanu . nau
tack ba,d .ha 1,;..ra uo ~ VI .gs reguluL curve.
aHow,s that fer r ao, "'sh sh hausp ,ouS no,,.
That heat al tba 10 n,d bsas9 90 eI oGys: Hons tSa
hands, viii yeys ~ 6'' oA - '1ein
Before he con,d s,v .nr ,,,ore tho a,o.
onened md Earnav suy yaI1 1nx oie ene e+.a u1o5
IN snrnr,sa u ~ ~ If mdaAeu II; Ie staros9
his aIaa u.anIaraa az Eae,. - - us pohn. "hu
CAUGHT sight Of the LITTLE niotnra h. :nsan Az ne
ike tiger caneht JncT apG thrsu NC
~, Sos nj ~ ~ acH anu 1nIeW MN 70
Barney tbrnst i nto 1is len nonSot lion eacH nd nan
The bors nnI,ed nj hi,,, aa,ot gip NJ 49,,
clothes hack into tho hao onG oftsr poS Sbnre cne
study got o',t ~. Sne Dash "uu ~. snois
to cow a,aa+ ,ani.a. au 'nreau, m auo
side of his vest Ths bovsp w.t"bed ~ hin, onu IL
silence 1vh;1e 1,ot aroyy,,ad 80 n h ~
where he Law bsthino hds tbroat atTo sh Iuna' I'
sene oil IL tbs y at uaInin h,s oelGaO WIN Kero-
$500 ~, S1o saeao uiesai VI Cne camp
cona IL anGe. innIap passed M away as eashy as II
with n brirht sn,i1s t.It,s m.e tis moh az ,ass
liehH l H"A' Us no neiu 'ne picture up TO the
Hs went IN =. +.,, ,ho,,4
vvos varv o,I 80 se ahn 11ou' Sue o!9 laGy. Sne