Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1890-10-30
WOODBURY. n J, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 80, 1890

toned i'll luck manifested itself often
enough to keep him in mind of the fact
that man is of few days and full of trou-
1 bic.
The only COW possessed by the partners
choked to death on almost the last Of
their turnips; the chinch bugs made
merry with their discouraged looking
wheat, and a train on the Transconti-
mental SO frightened the team Of horses
that Blue and Partlow owned Jointly
that they ran away with a borrowed
moving machine and Mr.. Partlow, ruin
ing the former and endangering the life
of the latter
But all this was nothing more than he
4 expected, he said sighfully, and it was
therefore met with becoming resignation
by Mr.. Partlow. But Mr.. Blue, less fa-
miliar with misfortune, began to look
with suspicion upon his partner as sort
of modern and degenerate Jonah.
Shouldn't wonder" commented Mr..
Bits.
1t had been but lately that Partlow,
though feeling physically out Of shape,
as he expressed it, had ridden to New
Chicago on an errand of no interest to
us, and while returning had become
weak, i'll and delirious and, as he learned
afterward, had been found wandering
aimlessly about at considerable dis
tance from the way he should have pur-
sued, and faithfully followed by his old
horse.
Partlow had been taken in and cared
for by kind souls, and was now only Just
recovering from a severe illness.
He was ready to prognosticate more
i'll luck for the future
Prompted by what he had believed q
premonition, he had, before leaving the
double claim, given Mr.. Blue laborious-
ly executed notwithstanding power
Of attorney, giving him authority over
his claim during his absence.
And now it would not surprise him
much, he confessed, to find that Blue,
concluding that he had feloniously run
away with the raclzing horse, had in
dulged in some retaliatory measure. He
could not see how Blue could avoid en-
tertaining an uncomplimentary opinion
of him, at the very least.
e'The claims air jest over beyond the
I timber thar" he continued; can /
wouldn't be surprised ie''
His further forebodings were inter-
rupted by the appearance Of a little
squad Of horsemen, who came galloping
toward them out Of the timber, just
ahead
.'That's Ike in front The rest air
!. strangers to me-" he said gloomily.
s'Wonder what's up
like, what he began, as the horse
men reached the blackboard
Shut up" broke in Mr.. Blue. We've
n got a surprise for you"
Partlow doubled up a little closer on
the seat Of the blackboard. They were
half way through the timber before he
spoke again
Wonder what they're up tot he NUT
3 tered to Bits. "Mebby they're goin' to
hang me, or sump'n'l Say, Ike, hain't
done nuthn' an -
s'Shut upr' broke in the gentleman ad-
dressed
jest my reg'lar luck sighed Part
low. But hain't done nufh'n'r'
Y AS they emerged from the timber he
4 looked up to see the familiar outlines of
the shanty, on the line between the two
claims.
Instead he, wide eyed and open
mouthed, beheld new born, bustling,
booming Junction City, with its already
respectable showing Of houses and tents.
I There appeared activity everywhere
men hurrying hither and thither, more
shanties and tents springing up, build
ing just rolling in ON Il dcks, a new de-
( pot rising skyward-ln short, the spring
ing up of prairie "city."
s.W'y-w -I-how-where''-
Mr.. Partlow threatened to collapse.
Its part nv the surprise" grinned
Ike Blue. "You an me own half NV the
town. Morn thousand dollars worth
nv lots sold already, an more a-goin' all
the time. Prices risin' every minute.
Well be rich men yet, Ork, ole felleri''
ssI-1ny luck
''Has changed at last. l found ont
where you was very soon after you was
taken sick, but as you want in any
great danger reckoned on not lettin'
you know anything about this till
could spring it on you all at once"
I'll can't believe itr' faltered Part
low. r.
s'Oh, it's all true!"
''Rich--luck changed-I can't believe
my. sensesT' said Partlow, slowly II
reckon I'm losin' my mind OF sump'n'I7
He rose TO step down from the buck
board, and weak from his recent illness
and the excitement fell forward to the
ground.
His arm is broken in two places,
was the verdict Of the doctor who had
arrived at the settlement in good time
to be called to the cabin whittier Partlow
had been carried.
The sufferer uttered what sounded like
sigh Of relief
Things air all right yetr' he said,
weakly. Il hain't losin' my mind, after
all Tn still Oracle Partlowr'-Tom P.
Morgan in Philadelphia Saturday Night.