Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-12-30

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Oh, l tell you, she's grit; no end o.
mettle. So you see I've struck a bowl
der, and Il gets me bad, because !
meant TO see the parson through with
his well here. and then go on To Frisco
and get married. Now If you'll help
me through, and get me into sand and
gravel again, and your man decides TO
settle in these parts, Ill guarantee you
a number one well, good even two
inch flow, and no expense but pipe and
boardin' hands. I'll do it by-some
means"
"Oh, no, colonel | said, struggling
with a laugh, Il couldn't allow that.
1t gives me great pleasure to advise you,
only it is very delicate matter, you
know, and-really"-I was casting
about wildly for ar inspiration
wouldn't it be better to 60 on To the
city, as you intended, and ask the lady
to go with you and exercise her own
taste in selecting u ringf'
My companion took astep backward,
folded his arms, and looked at me al.
miringly.
"Well, IL it don't beat all how a
woman walks through a milestone!
Now, that's what ! call neat. Why.
God bless you. madam, I've been Dor
in at that thing for q week steady,
plight and day, b~y-myself, and max
NY no Roadway. ltmakes me think Of
my mother. Robert she used to say
and she had a very small. trembly
voice-'Robert, a woman's little finger
weighs more than a mans whole car
cas-, and she was right. Ill be-de-
stroyed is she wasn't right"
Esculapius laughed rather unneces-
sarily when | repeated this conversation
to him.
Il am willing to allow that it is fun.
NY" | said, but, after all. there is a
rude pathoS in the man, an untutored
chivalry. Nearly every man loves and
reverenccs wolnan II is old fashioned,
know, but it has a breezy sweetness
Of its own, like the lavender and rose
mary of our grandmothers; don't you
think sol"
There vas no reply. l imagine that
Esculapius is sensible at times of his
want of ideality, and feels a delicacy
in conversing with Inc. So ! went on
musingly;
with such natures love is an in
stinct; and it is to instinct. after all.
that we must look for everything that
is fresh and poetic in humanity. We
have all made this sacrifice to culture
"a sacrifice of force to expression.
Isn't it so, my lover
Still no reply.
Il like to picture to myself the affec-
ton of which such a man is capable
for no doubt he loves this girl of whom
he speaks; not o fcourse as you-as you
ought to love me, but with O rude,
wild sincerity, a sort of rugged grand
eur. Imagine him betrayed by her.
A man of the world might grow white
about the lips and sick at heart, but he
would find relief in cynicism and bitter
words. This man would act some wild,
strange act of vengeance. The cultured
nature is q honeycomb, his is a solid
mas, and masses give us vi most pict-
uresque effects. Don't you think %,
my dearf'
And stiIl no reply.
"Esculapius"
81. arbarous of you not to-
answer I speak to you"
Possibly; at least, it has that APP
pearance; but there are mitigating cir
cuInstances, my dear. ] vas asleep"
Two weeks later the colonel brought
his wife to call upon me. She was a.
snowy, loud voiced blonde, resplend.
emily overdressed. At the first oppor.
tunity her husband motioned me aside.
Isn't she about the gayest piece OF
calico you ever SAW ne asked, with
proud confidence. Doesn't she lay
over anything around here by a large
majority"
"She is certainly a very striking wo-
man." said, gravely, land one who
does you great credit. But I am a lit
tie surprised. colonel. No doubt it was
a mistake. but ] got the impression in
some way that the lady wa a bru.
nette."
The %colOne's c-ntenance fell.
Now, look here" he said, after a
little reflection, Il don't mind telling
you, because you're up 10 city ways
and you'll understand. The fact is,
this isn't the one. You see, ! went Oh
TO Frisco as you advised, and planked
down a check for 500 the moment |
got there Now said /, Bob Jarvis,
don't DO things by halves; just you
take that money, my girl, and get
yourself "A ring that's equal TO the oc.
casion. don't care II it's "A cluster Of
solitary diamonds NJ big as "A section Of
well pipe. Now, | call that squares;
l,,', ,,,, MILL I.J II