Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1889-09-04
The driver mounted into his seat,

and the old stage numbered aw ay.
Then Brandy Smith, with his hat under
his arm. advanced a step or twonearer
the child, and, speaking in as soft a
tone as he could command. asked: >~'
''Air ye lookin' fer somebody, sis?"
Yes. SIR" she said. am looking
for pap. Do you know him? They
said he was here, but / don't see him.
''Whut's yer pap's nameP" Brandy
asked. 1--WE mout tell you somethin'
bout him."
His names Samson"
''Whut! old Ike Samson!''
Yes, sir; only he's not old. Do you
know him?'
why, ya-as, we've seen i'm right
smart off an on. He ulster hang
round we're a good bit -
''Ihen he's not here nowp" she
asked.
oval, he's not exactly right here,
but he mayn't be fur Oft, you know"
do you reckon you could find out
where he is?''
Why, Dunno. We mOut."
Il want him so bad, and wish you
would ask about him and help to find
him.
"What do you want Nv imp"
Mothers sick down at the post,
and want to take him to her SOS she
will git well. She heard of him up
here, and left home away back in Mis-
souri, to find him; but she took sick On
the way and can't go any further, and
SO came on to find pap and take him
to her. He'll be so glad to know she's
come, won't hep
II dun-why. yes, Flow So" Brandy
stammered out. ''Leastwise, he ort
to be-"
''Ah. he will, too, for I know he
must be awful good. Mother wouldn' t
talk about him so much, and cry over
his picture and old letters every day,
if he wasn't the best man living. He is
good, amt he?'
Brandy stammered, hesitating, and
turned red in the face, but made no re-
ply. After little while the girl re-
peated her question.
why, sartinly, O. COURSE Brandy
said.
And you'll help me find i'm, too?'
"1as, we'l help you. Sam. you
stay here with the child, an the rest
of us'll look round little fer Ike"
Sam understood old Brandy's mean
ing, and nodded assent The others
drew away and walked some distance
down the gulch, where they came to a
halt.
Now" says Brandy, "you have all
heerd the gals tale, an We all know
old Ike. Whut We got to say to it?''
Fer a minute no one spoke, then
Jerry, stepping forward, said:
Brandy, you've allus been sorter of
a leader here, an I'd like ter. know
what you've got to say. yerself.'
Brandy stood for a moment silently
rasping his jaw with his nails.
Wal, boys" he said at last, "you
all heerd me a-talkin' up thar while
back East, didn't yep
They nodded their heads
WAL, I'll tell ye, boys. s'pose tina,
wife an that child'ud git a notion into
EN- to come a-huntin' me up out yere,
an s'pose bout the time they'd found
whar l wuz I'd done somethin' an the
iellers nd string me up, It'ud be purity
doggoned hard on the wife an gal,
wouldn't it?''
Bet it would!' Jerry replied; IAN
I'd be in for lettin' you 60 if you'd
stole ever cent O. gold dust in the
mountings."
''Them's my sentiments, boys" Bran
dy said, in conclusion. Now, what
do the rest of you say?"
J LET i'm go! Turn i'm loose!" they
all cried.
Then he goes,' said Brandy. and
the miners broke loose in wild chez,
that echoed and re-echoed through the
gulch and far up among the mountains
They've found 'im-they've found
'im!" the child cried, when she
heard it.
Il dunno" Sam said, "whethe,
they've found i'm yet, but they will
find i'm purity soon. He was here to-
day, and he can't be far off. Is youl
ma much sick?''
Eyes, sir; she's awful sick, and dom
know nothing that goes on. She JUS
talks all the time about pap, and begs
US to fetch him TO her,
Then she didn't send you up herr
after imp
mo. sir; come myself. l had JUS,
enough money to pay my way"
Il reckon you'd like to go back to.
night, wouldn't you?"
IF could 6ud pap would, for Tn
afraid mother amt goin' to live long
May be not till morning.
There amt no stage down tonight
an it's a long ways to walk
| "Oh, wouldn't mind that, if only
had pap to go with me. Do you reckon
they'll find him soon?''
''Yes, b'pect so.'
just then they heard the miners com