Rio Grande republican. (Las Cruces, N.M.) 1881-1914, 1888-12-08
Ana befars Nc. had ,l,ae 10 comprehend


: To- raa as4y. ak. that be Is tEinSias
from ihe tesI gi-l thai ever liyei- C5aldaF /
) safle NJ. Z Ale toek up zsiA sS.as ef
hese PArk-hire ehap,; there's plenty of
he,a visiting fi5f her. Lka5w, sH1 may be !
hes Re .z-.fSh, bs.t.r th.a me
)h Ton ior this Itst token Of Pria 4
iaxn-lailEh. you deserye, and viii &c
-feiit
Tsm muses. our herO in anlervie ser-
lenoes. As the sr,-ngai aS.hes ~ for a.
instant sai ryvsA;s 70 asru t1s fsEJ1rss q
those around i.--hii companions 10 "a for
these four ysArs-his mediss;ior. take AZ
o,her ,urp. Wonder RFn eve, get as
Wriakle-sAced and hG-ny- handed As -'SWeedy
Jansen. Asd BE j. two Years younger than
me II. al from dig. dig. digging, in good
weather or sSd, tnostly baa. and noshipg q
sighteser. That's the ~ay ihey hang on
for ssAss, s4Eask AsPss,7 assi never Esviia'
NIL :. s-exrss-:== ::7=!s=
lis ny opibfSa the gsme amt voriS II.
caadie The pine logs ebbei loE. oas b.
one use boys In 81 stjyipg their igL;
md Sarn..h AID crep. hs.Eeen their
blankets, shove aal beBesth him on the
" bank shelves Before Tom Yields 70 the
drOSAncts that is overcoming him. be has
nAds Up lis r,iId ia leave the 4iggiog, for
e,-s.l, s=d SEX employment eise~ar-rt- -.iaa
Pfsaciscs he has half decided uppn- To
morrow Re wsii prospeot On the
LADY Margaret This cain. the only
one viii say .heSinE " that he possessed,
he had gwen bis s~e>shaafs's name.
hoping that might brias il laek.l Tbgs
'l.usinE BE- fsIl azieeP.
To,a xole bright asa early, ere shs sun
rsing ever SS.its;re peak bad announced
the as~hiH= of Thanksgiving Dzy. Hrx x4s
in better state of mind thaR whtn he xAs
tnnsiag lhe aishi before For was mol this
the bright Thanksgiving noru And we're
not tie old folks 81 home ce.sbFsti z il
in truly New EagIsnd style: And shopid
he. ihe sbseni one. spend lhe dsy in be;nosh-
ihx his taie because ihe Goddess Of fcFssne
had failed ts select him as faHoritE. Re=
sides, bad bot bis sestsrn-a4eerieaee
brought him that greatest Of bOcns--beAlth :
He should be truly thankful, and with tina
rsaalIe. alter breakfast made quite merry
With bis vii ard the gocd-humorsd Irah
jokes of FA.iy OBrsn, be set oE up the
gsleh 70 the = Lady Margaret. He had
abandoned work few ~eeks before. upon
this claim FROM sheer aizeea-=Er-rat.
=, When be sst fund tee aoAs IN the Ftieh j,
bad prospec;ei 50 richly. that he kal
though, a, las, he vss Abau; ts reap ths
reward for his perseverance bot tunneI
dsiyea to Sroas cai The lodge had failed q
shox the cays,ed oEe. Prom the fect-wAI
10 the kanging-xalI he bad giyea ii !
thorough paH-ssst but 10 bis perplexty
tyr though the AsAt which be vas surs
came from this lslgs gave promise OF pay,
ing miro. Il had preyea to be barren.
| faR nerBihg hs proposed examining
turfsos cropping. and as be climbed up ID
hiii-side 70 the claim, wigh pick and shove
or his shoulder, he felt .Aa sane saseiaastpl
which hsd- made prospecting delightful
task when be Erss came into the range
wbeH Ae gOg % the mouth OF the tunns
which be haa driyen. .r0sn sheer habit mon
than anything else. be walked its lsagtl
back to the beeAss," and lita bi, Of cAndl
, that laid % shelf Of rock By is light
} examined tbs surface OF the wall" The
, he began s.ppiag BIT of tale with bis piel
! and while dliag 20 The pOiu; stuck in
: cryviee and when be put the strength q b
. muscular arm into play slAb Il ston
: dropPed down. Tom held the eaadle clos
10 the opening to see tho character OF II
/ rock and discovered thst what he though
q wss sail wa merely "slip" and thl
. the ledge continued beyond. There wss
r spark Of hope stirred up by this diseover
: and Tom SCI 10 work with vim, 1t vi
, not long before be had piesrd a hele a fo
4 or mo,s deep Ia the end of the tunnel, ar
Z on :he foOr there laid q1iis a pile Of d
II composed iron quartz that differed fro
o anything vet shcwa in the ledge. Dewa
= the spring 10 the guleh Ma = goid-p'
= which be bad ussd TO psoepect the ro'
e ~hsB working in the tunnel and gAIhe.ii
d up bis handkerchief ful. og tie ssest d
:. he bad brought down with his pick.
" carried j, down 70 the spot. Elpesiea,
X had laugh, him 10 uAa ihe= =.s=I Z =IIs.z.!
and soon be bad worked tbs d,r, do~n Il
" very small quantity. SuddsnlY biz E
! rested uPCna yello~ speck that trailed
u the outer edge Of the black sand II y
undoubtedly geld A few mere care
m turns Of the pan and more aeolorsr Drop
o in the sake Of the sAnd and be now {
70 served that halo o. Gne gold surround
at i'll Tom had struck at This wAs the ?
lrs streak Of the Lady MAFgAres. Il '
m with buoy Ar, heart, full Of hope. that
he climbed baek up the bill TO continue
nd work. Never had hn arm sCemsa
vi, possrftl. ard when few hours lAisv
en- concluded TO return ard tell his friends
ct. home Of his soOd-iuek, tine ore streak !
r. disclosed Tor VidIh that proved Il 10
Im bonanza
sK When Tom got back 10 the cabin
he found FaIsy, who Wns Ise spOrtsmai
nd the asIaEtst, e4asyfy engaged "a clsAniH
e.. wild turkey be had shOt that mefsi
ag !" Here's "ar Thanksgiving disass, :,
res shouted. as be saw our hero approaching
Ia. And csa est Il with ~ good Eraes
Al ever ate Thanksgiving turkey, 5
his Tnln. Ana La hid ihs starry Of ha IL
re His aiess companion rsio.eed wish !
nce and they bah ues4s 10 wesk with a
'ai- 70 kss up a dinBtr thSt should beht
on occasion, = Swsedy" hkd gone % the st