The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1888-12-28

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~ steep slapss Z m4st ave bosa m-1aea-
az
wetarvs aak-i q oach other ar = ma
ute witheut sp~aknF Thea the mAa s4ad
~fm - elad ontf'
D o. urplied 10 wunan-
.C9ase uou IN tau IAN ali abcut h. and
yuuu - Il b. coat fcuet Agfeal via
M"
-No h. xcuL sHnaei garvts' Hen
~ fetrh WITH m knd he'n tel yua 20 ycr
fauc ttzf ~ utter b. ashamod Of gcueiffs
"Isna-4 family IArr Inquired
sCoue up - the cabin. rcpltcd The uaa.
The chndrens fsces wore an amused IN
prc.sian ttroagh the dirt They snsmsd "
b. abuut seven. niue and tueive yuars cd,
respectively. and soap and oomos and
towels were ARTICLES unknown u them
Th-y snickorod among themselves - NO
approached. And The Oldest Sad 70 he
faiher.
Nam Vas a-soin' this ume. fur suah"
"Shrtf' was the br.of command Of ths
father.
bad ana nan !. always A-fussin',"
added the sccond oldest
Hiram. you shot exclaimed the mother
n she sst dugsn beside him
The father and / sat down upon a log al
the door, and while he was clearing bis
voice % begin. and reaching out for a stick
10 white while he talked. the woman sud
denly broke down and sobbed out;
Just look around and SEQ how I've had
90 live fur the last fifteen years.
"Thar's them as lives wuss replied tho
husband.
What hev VIC gotr' she demanded,
starting up and looking around. You
could tote our goods on yer bark We've
iist squatted we're, and we don't WI
nuthmk."
Its agin the law to own niggers," he
calmly observed.
"Niggers' What do we want with mig
gers Niggers would starvo with US
Mc'uns IS niggers nun"
"WeN he's a muol some day"
The children cheered
"A muel, Some day OH vest A real,
live mu-eli And a k%erridgel And Wen
feed him on slivcrs aud splinters! That's
bin the talk fur the last dozen years, and
whar's the mu-elin
"Muels is high, Nancy"
"KinI wollop him, dadT' anxiously in
quired the oldest Guild.
"shetrn called father and mother In one
voice.
cts like this, stranger continued the
wife after wiping away her tears. 1--WE
don't CAT along. It's all his fault. He's
lazy, and he don't keer fur riches. He's
allus gwinc 10 do suntbin', but IL never
comes. Ycre we squatted when we got
spliccd, and yere we are today. Them
young iuns has growed up like heather, and
I've forgotten al | ever knowod. I've got
clean pushed out"
MANS a-bawlingl' snickcred the old.
eat.
"Shet!n exclaimed the father as he
reached over and cuficd the youngsters
head.
81 purfoss that we hevcn't got rich, .
slowly replied the husband, "but tain't al
ms fault. Wasn't | cLaw'd by n BAR.
Didn't fall fum "A trecl Wasn't the young
'uns down with the measles and thiugsF'
But you hain't used me right sobbed
the woman. LOOK at thcscduds-thc best
| hov! I've worked aud toilcd and saved,
and what nave ! got for IL! who he ! but q
ram.shacklc squattcr's wife. a-hcyin' chills
all summer and goin' b'arfut in the winter.
Where be we and what be- wci'
The children set in and began crying with
their mother, and the mountainccr drew his
sleeve across his eyes and whispered:
"Stranrcr, talk TO her soolhin' like. She's
powerful good-hcarted, but liable to spells
She's got u spell on just now
perhaps things win soon mend" | said
as the woman controlled her emotion a little
"Whar' did yc find me, Samuel Jarvisf'
she suddenly exclaimed.
al yer pops"
AYES; at N ypop's, whar'I was hrung "
like a lady. What did you promised"
Heaps, | rcckons.n
$50 you did / was 10 how mucls, anc
kerridgcs, and'niggers, and silksl Whar' be-
theyfi
"Wc've bin misfcrtunatc, Nancy. TIL,
stranger will fctch with mo that o mai
hain't to blame fur his misfortunatcs
Cqme, wife, take Oh yer things"
"What furln
ITO stay, Of course. Sec them vou,,t
'ups awecpin', an sec mo a usxin' It O.
ypu."
"You said l could go II / d!ir't like you
style.n
I'll was only %funnin', Nancy"
Mas a-gcttin' the upper Of dad ~ snick.
cred young Hiram.
"Shet!' called the father, getting in n
double cuff this time.
Z" Well, | might stay on account OF the
children said the wife.
YES, they are pore things.n
" And mcbbe you'h do "a turn better"
- will, Nance-durn my buttons IL I
don'tl'
"Rut tho stranger must fetch with me
that I'm a-doin' it TO please you and the chill.
dren."
Yea" | said, ''your duty lies here. You
must not desert your family"
Ma dasn't 60, and pop dasn't lot hcri'
called Hiram from behind a stump, and
then we went inside. w had a tfamaclrii NJ