Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-12-25

nlOuHIeu q quickly SpFdnR IotWarV.- SD
eth gang'H be ready, Is'pose9"z half
shrieked the others as he followed after
Then coming closer; he continued,
while the two ponies Hoped lazily owe T.
the prairie. in course tn thing hez
got.ter be put stop to-"
I An Zeb's bein' sick, too, makes it
worse. Thar he is at Mangers cabin on,
ms f6xch while all tn fellers are busy
seem ter their cattle an things. He
s'poses his claim is all right speshullyi
at this time O. year, right, in dead win
ter an q blizzard likely ter come up
any minute. But all to once he looks
over 'cross tn prairie an what duz he,
see but smoke comm from tn chimbly
Of his cabin. Some pesky claim-jumper
thinks he's got a bonanzy; but don't
yer fergit tibet they'll be some mighty
interestfn' fun in tn nighborhood Of
tibet cabin ter-morrX' !
1t was an intensely cold, still and
painfully clear winters morning when, {
according to programme, the. knot Of
settlers gathered at MangePs for their
proposed expedition. .;.l1 ~..,.,
? Cit on, fellers,n called the leader,
and all swung into their saddles. AS
they did so pale figure rode from the
stable. .... .,5...-'......-..... r.
.. "Why, Zeb, you're not goingr' .ex-
claimed Mangel. You amt well
enough ,
Eyes, lam" replied that individual.
.i"Its my funeral, an I'm goin' to .hev' a
! part in it, --t a..'. g.. atsr#ie 81
know what day it is, boys?"
suddenly asked bEangel. :. ....-
T d" saturday" responded some one /.
not that; but OF IN year. It's
New Years.. AE.. .....r...5~9g o.. .,-.se
n "Ah! then this ercs a New Years
call, said Zeb, and hcilaug!ed in a
|. feeble kind of way. -raH.,.o y,nl.117 d
p The Others Joined hiF1v and "a Il thought
of happier New Y ear days passed in. the.
old homes, far from the praiPics. .,.:.i
Zeb see4nea most pqpSiye of all, and
did not look M until the leader sudden
II reh; aSEe6: - ia eSis18 <topmne o4hins
wonder 's'1nI tsET HtIAoo7Si ?
p A'geTraa5 gray mist hid risen ihtb& the north and
I, was rapidly 'ayproat6hihg. The Hen
knew that it meant. the 'ttfrib1e' b1fzzard'
T; n, which neither man nor Beast is jsurt
4 az aristenca zen HZldo''Id 1nt tB :
yfjtiTtSf11lS S45U 15tGa 10. .9dsrj ~ =
al lit4ti'4hfyrWeieIaPPrq4chliiln3g the house 4
and hurried ga, .,fi,,,.,,, tt. -, :
III n. fHl!er Is late, gittinI' up, noted
.onetas the, LITTLE, calyaca6e drew nearer.
ui "sHby, hes gomez, said 9Zeb, ~
afraid they amt nobody. ter home. ter
Feeeiver our call. ,, -. .+,t-f
The blizzard's first feroe breath struck 5U
them EN- as he spoke, and before t6ey,couh
dispOpnt the fine, featberY. flakes of
sn9y we're covering thein coarse seats,
p .sTf.L ~ .i..sT.t=.; no neon 81
~, L }hey.ye gene out in this storm
zeb began. 20 t''",i a
Its tn end of en-, completed a COM
panion; but lets hurry. boys. Hustle \
n IN an we'll warm a little an skip fer
home .........r -. "a
- tfhley nteedeed no urging, and in. a mo-
meln nltfr all were ,huddled. around. the
earthen fireplace which did duty at one 4
eng OF the! eabin for; cooking. and heat
ing Purposes .Zeb; began pickingyi up
SONG, papers,to hight a FIRE, Suddenly
he stopped, and, faint and weak as as he
was f flroqpT his regent Illness, he looked
almost ghostly in his trepidatioial, a.. I
;.lllidT7.-7dlidT7iany Ot-you-f eliers bring
this -here2o he asked, slowly, and with 4
terrible distinctness.. - 4
q All shook their heads orowdine around
to see the object in question which he y
held in his hand. 1t was a country I