Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1886-12-16


night, and moment later the broken
down anim,ls dragged their unconscious
burden into the center of the town.
"Hello!" exclaimed Hank Potter, in
amf cement, "What have We here? A
woman by all that is holy. Here, you
Stevens aud Campbell, and halfa dozen
others, come lend hand. Move this
poor critter into the shack"
She was lifted tenderly by rough but
gentle hands and laid carefully upon
rude couch in log hut near BY.
"Auy doctor in the crowd2" called
out Potter, coming to the door Of the
cabin aud looking over the curious as
scmblasc.
"lIere, here aud here" answered as
many embryo physicians, each Of whom
had diplomas, if not practice. Potter,
who seemed to be . self. instituted master
Of ceremonies singled out an elderly
looking man, who evidently had the ad'
vantage Of age, if not experience, over
the others, and together the two nieu
entered the cabin where the woman lay
still unconscious. In about fifteen min.
utes the rough miner appeared at the
door, and informed the crowd that the
passenger was all right, but that the
doctor was going to stay with her little
while. That night the baby came
Potter announced the arrival Of the little
helpless stranger to the rest, and said
that both mother and child were doing
we'll. "But its my opinion, boss, that
, its the same old story, and |, for one,
would like to whallop the scouudrel who
a would take advantage Of a purity little
!, critter like that ar innocent girl in the
shack"
In the meantime the happy mother
J. had exhibited, with becoming pride, to
|e the physician who attended her, the
h wedding ring on her finger; aud the
r doctsr, by few questions discreesly put,
y. soon made himself master Of the story.
u, Hank Potter was given the substance in
~, ieta,l. and lost no time in communicat-
q, ing il to the crowd outside. While they
i, cooked on 10 amusement, he bounded
=, into their midst and shouted at the top
=. IF his iungs:
= "Whoop, horsy! it's al right boys; the
!, kids geuuio', and no mistake. Let's
!. give three cheers for the first baby born
in the gulch, and then we'll 90 ia the
Z" nealth offus over thar and set 'em up for
'e' luck"
t. The strange conglameration Of human.
led ,y broke into shout that filed the
'.v valley from pit to dome; . shout that wal
- .choed back 10 hundred reverberation.
p' rom the distant peaks. The great
i'll hearted animals actually fashioned rud,
Of .rudIs from willow b. ughs, which they
IL. ent a. . present to the enterprisin(
-. ,oongster who had consent to be bort
" among them. That day and tho follow
we NJ night the gulch went on epree
vu A. soon - the mother was able, sb'
raj made it known that it was her desire 70
IND Ill who wished to come and soc her BABY
-, 10Y. How the rough, big bearded mel
" rowded around that little child, oul
10 .sked il he might kiss il, another If b
e! night lit it, and The third the privileg
fal i seeing it led from the bottle. Col
.s "a haudiab was thrown BY the rougl
., miners into the little ones cradle unit
" !. was almost smothsred under the ye
b low nuggets. One poor fellow wanted
I'd, aear it cry; and whom the baby pipsd y
aod be miner wept, saying that he had nt
aeard sound like that tor yeass. IN
next day Hank Potter, Bart Stevens "a
40" two or three ethses vsra sppointsi
med committee 70 deliver the 5000 to u
ues mother and child.
,ksd "This hers's al your'n," sxclaime
,,..a the first named. - he scrapsd and pAws
@ while addressing the lady, sand ils 4
p'oe the youngater in the boz over yonds
l.sk who belongs 70 The company now, }.
uu KNOW. Take il, mum, With an o
,.ed uiuen blessing, aud keep il far The b
H.. tu No keSU wv UoVW8o " WIZ - SeA1
w hisself; while he nussin' and kiski
't'es' around we'll do the right thing q
was work il fur hin" ayieg vhisA ~ rosI
aucou,h creature, with . snapicioo
aa.a moisture in bis eye, hid IL bal
- leather pouch containing The dust .
ooeI nuggets at the fest q The blusAil
bad wespiog mother, and with the oh
wss hacked avkvasdly ont The roon. !
mere induasrious father, alarmed aad ftisAt'
nj, I'd II the ny&ssioas dinppssaaes ~
good wife, sought f6r her sverywhess
e"s'. vain, and Anally, aitR videspsead
> ~ quiry. learned Of hsr vhesmboaaa
The made al possible spssd % EAes q
|, for and when hs arrived there = ~
happy reunios tos The lisals fani|
'o'' Whas eafsd - tae 10 y - oeaIl
over The mother prsssaesd Nm viii -
'ched. ing big boy. Who ~ ucrtA aaeste
], and fond father than II ~ ga4 - -
!. ~ Nevertheless, NJ yosthfal -
-. svidsstly bosa vith ! opl1oA -
oess his nouah, = ~ peoaA ooG -
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