New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-03-02

| lecture. But at any rate there could be no
| doubt of his devotion to her Since the night OF
| the ball he had been unremtting in those little
| attentions. such cutting wood, carrying water,
etc, SO dear to the heart of every true woman;
yet as Watson had said, up to the present time he
| had received very little encouragement from the
recipient of all these marks of respectful adora
tion
unexpected by the society of Arivaca nor was it
| known with any degree of accuracy whence she
came. or the probable duration Of her soiourn
among thcm-gossip. it is true, had it that she
was a Mormon en- route to Salt Lake, but this
report generally conceded to be the offspring
OF jealousy on the part of the other ladies'
tiowdy doc, Mrs lIawcs ?" said Price. he
sank alphabetically down upon a nail-seg just
inside the Hap of the tent. A slight nod was
all the response TO this salutation, and Mrs
strap. seemingly oblivious of the presence of her
worshpper. Il s'pose," resumed Price, after an
embarrassing silence; you haven't heard bout
| the returns of the Rise an Shine"
NO." replied the lady; Pm kept hnstlin'
around so't amt no time TO heer nuthin'"
She goes four hundred ounces" said Price,
| c0nfdentially.
In yer mind" retortcd Mrs Halves; don't
try for 10 make me blceve sech fairy stories as
them aire. Think | can't tell horn silver from
copper stain when see il?
d" | know You size up rock pretty close as
n general thing but this here ledge III the Rise on
shines din rent from the common run o rock
| there's lot o chemicals mixed in, with nghtnln
striliin' names, sot takes good un to guess ms
here ore-heres the certificate. too. Price had
forgotten that reading was not one of Mrs laEess
accomplishments, or he never would have been
guilty of such a fauNpas.
Take your ole paper an GIT" she cried angrily
I" | amt no time to waste nosin raound, hgurln
out such writin' as them assayers does-a fhia,
| dclfy lawyer couldn't make headr tails outn It,
We thought" said Price, as he rose TO go,
YOU might like to be in one OF tie extensions,
| SO we located YOU in the first southwest. won
| cost YOU nothin' for TccOrdin you won't DC out
This statement somewhat notified the lady,
| who thanked him, stating that she belleNcd ne
meant well, though, of course, she knew IL wouiu
| never amount to anything-and, in conclusion, shc
invited him to call around after while ana Get
| smack sumthin feat an Invitation MI
| Price NJ failed to accept.
| Every IDing progressed favorably with the TWO
| partners, the streak of pay-orc widcned as ,hey
| went down on the ledge. and they were enabled
to take it out much faster than they had an
| ticipated. Watson did the sorting of the ore, as
| he knew exactly the kind the assay iad Dccn
| made from. None but frst-cass rock was sacked
be worked when the mill was built. Even iTlces
| affair of the heart had taken favorable turn, hc
| having, so 10 say, struck soft ground, ana Whs
making rapid progress III the affections OF mrs.
| Nawes Whether there was any occult connection
| between the esteem in which he was held hN 'l'is
lady and the pile of Misunderstanding rock on
the station platform it is OF coulsc nposSi ;n
10 say. but it was remarked they lhcie'fu III
much the same relative proportion. ~ rns'h
two cars were loaded and Watson himself ac-
companied them TO the reduction works. 10 see
that no change of ore was worked upon 'hem 10
their disadvantage.
While he was absent on this mission, ll'c
brought his affair almost TO a ssttemeht-'ne
momentous question was propounded ana laN"i-
able reply Notwithstanding was lacking pui 'Hc
wedding garments. and the hrlde uDdcrt2"h 10
have them ready inside of three days. Duilns
this interval Mr.. Price saunterci about IN STATE
of bcatitude much easier imagined than deS'il,c''
On the afternoon of the third day succeeding
the departure of Watson. Price received a " i'i
gram, which. after paying LOT, ne oPc"'" W
found 10 read as follows:
Benson. Mop. lie Price. Ariyaca-Git mar
ried TO wunst; back TO nisht.-k "a'Soh'-'
At first Price did not exactly grasp the mean,
| ing of the message but little reflection sho"eu
him that the apparently cnigmailcal portion OF II
was merely Watsons way of advising INN 10 eN,
pcdite the wedding He accordingly repaired "U
once 10 the dwelling of his bctrothed, ana aif f
! acquainting her with the contents OF me as
! match suggested that they repair AT once 10 tie
| Justice of the peace and have the ceremony per
formed. But, much to ms surprs' MIS- cd, 'T Se
green caliker basted up. she said it'll take hall
a day to finish it. and them new shoes wos De
| down from Tucson fore tomorrow night:
never do. That fool Watsons drunk, and won't
be druv around by him nor no other man
ivin'-sabe. IF you CANT wait ana hey things
fixed up decent an like white folks, You can
vamoose Just as pronto as YOU want 10;
Price fastened 10 assure her that though ne
| must necessarily long to advance the hour when
should make her all his own: he doubted MOI
he would be able 10 restrain his ardor so that
the proprletes might ne onserNed IN , al INNS.
there am the ores turned ont much hettcr'n
he expected that 1t sort o ratified him an KNOWN
how much thought o YOU, an how keen l was
for 70 hurry up the weddin. he's Just rushed oiln
hit the wires lick SOS 10 help us out like
This explanation allayed the fears Mrs. Hawcs
| had entertained that some attempt was being made
10 curtail her independence-a matter upon Whicn
| she was gerry scnstivc-and she consented. after
while 70 be PacIed: Had rt scb .cr ydar'c si
| SYMPTOM of the malady called love, the frequent
outburss Of Feasibility on the part OF his prom
iscd bride might have aroused some uncasincsS
concerning the peace and harmony OF their welded
life but as is usual in such cases, he pad no hccd
to the danger signals and rushed blindly on his
| fate.
Notwithstanding the plausible explanation he
had given Of the origin of Watson IS message, be
was considerably disturbed by it, and waited up
until 3 o'clock in the morning 10 meet his partner
! IN the arrival Of the wcstbound express.
lie was terribly shocked by his appearance
more disconsolatc. woe bcgone-lookins specimen
Of humanity it would be hard 10 maglnc.
Faro" said Price 70 himself and his heart
sank within him.
Watson made no reply to his partners greet
| inps but dragged him away from the station INTO
the friendly shelter of the darkness
u" Did YOU git my telegram :" he asked whch
they were out Of hearing OF any possible ioi'erer'
"Yes. got it ., ..,.
NO. replied Price: you see, the lady didn't
exactly take TO the idce Wen get there To-
morrow. though"
T had n fcelin' it'd be Jest that way Everything
zone 10 hi Busted hattcr'n tortillo!"
Busted' cried Price; lyon don't mean to
| say"
Yes I do-that ore wouldn't pay TO work.
| There amt an ounce of metal in mountain OF IL.
| We cot to sell mule 10 pay the freight on II.
There was q mistake in them rcturns-thc assaycr
sent us the wrong certificate. ia oughi'r killed
| Kim hut | didn't-hc said he hoped We hadn't
been mi out any by it, and he gimme some Of
his cards TO throw round 'mong the boys. ThcrcIl
| Ill. air mt Ia
| hont if and begin TO heller for their pay. What
chews me up the worst, though, Price, is that
the widowl back out like as not now. You
rrver can depend a woman, noioW
" I,evond n deep sigh, Price made no reply TO
This dscouraging platitudc, and the two partners
| disappeared in the gloom. Watson immediately