The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1890-10-24

! dying bed he gave me the instructions l
am now carrying out It was the one
wish OF my fathers latter life to be able
| to take the Eastern trip to Rochester to
meet the other two members OF that
party you have told Of II was on his
mind great deal
when my father died he was one of
| the most prominent men on the Pacific
slope. He had figured in all the great
! political events since 1860 and occu-
| pied many positions Of public worth
! He became early interested in tho
fisheries of the northern coast, and
! during visit to those grounds was
taken captive by rowing band of In
! dians and held for over year He
| finally succeeded in making his escape,
but was in tho mountains for months;
| at last, and by the morest chance, get
] ting 10 the coast again, and SO on back
TO San Francisco. Ho became a cashier
In bank, and while in this position
married the daughter Of the banks pres
ident 1t was not long after this before
my father found himself president of
the bank. which 3 the largest insti-
tuition OF its kim on the Pacific coast.
II was then that my father began his
public career, and he continued to rise
in worldly station until his death came.
l am now one o< the officers of the
bank OF which my father was for years
president, and have large and pressing
interests to oversee, yet | have left all,
FOR a time, for the sole purpose Of fol-
lowing out tho wishes-I may almost
say the last wishes-of my father, Rela-
tive 20 this trip to Rochester and the
hunting up of the other two OF that
original little party OF forty years ago.
/ have some nementoes with mo that
father put aside for those no expected
70 meet this year at Rochester, and now
! am afraid that We will have 70 unite
our powers in an effort 70 find 10 Of
the original party"
just then violent stamping was
heard IN one Of the little state-room.
one side of where the narrators and
their small body of listeners were
seated Then two or three SHARP kicks
came against the-door, followed by:
"Consarn it! ef ! hadn't got sech. In
fernal tight boots, Jest I 20 down to
Rochester in, ] wouldn't hcr I kick tn
Internal legs off'n me wken l wanted L
put them on"
Then there came great bang. with
Thar. by goII''
immediately thereafter a taIL Ahhn.
straight-haired old follow esaned the
door Of the rOOR from which the noise
had come, and, minus collar and with
enc tTouser leg caught on the top OF his
boots, he stood there in the dim glare of
the oscilIating light, and looked with
oeWlldernent towards the wondering
ones about tho table
Ken any Of you fellers tell me sf
I've ben a droanin'?" he inquired, after
= moment or two had passed
II don't believe we can, uncle" said /
one OF the number.
"Hev you fellers ben tellin' yarns?" /
he again asked, without much attention I
to the answer he had Just received
The little old gentleman ventured 20 1
say that they had been considering ]
some old-time events.
Then I amt ben dreamin'; I knowed 4
I was awake. Say, which one of you /
was a tellin' thet last story?" no asked,
and upon the young man acknowledging 1
that he was the one. she old follow said:
Put 'er right thar, thon, for 1
knowed your dad, ;" then turning towards
the group he inquired:
Now, who was IL that told sh' first
yarn bout those three chaps?'
The little old gentleman bob5ed up,
prepared, by his former surprise. to
havo almost any thing happen.
Then" CALCULATED the old fellow,
his disheveled hair and sparkling eyes
indicating much excitement IN be !
clubbed and skinned fer q sneakin', /
wild-eyed ratJlesnake, et / amt ther
missin' link I'm one of ther same |
crowd thet separated at Detroit away
back thar in ~, an I'm Jest on my
way-M'linder n down L Rochester
{ shake hams all Ground ag'in. BY
ther great whale that eat up thet felIer
Job, but this is er coiRcerdonce."
After further expressions Of surprise
on the part Of each, the tall old man
was calmcd down sufficiently 20 tell his
story, which was follows:
wall. boys, / jest went back 4 few
milo, an set right down on one hundred
and sixty acres of as fine land as lays
out doors; an thar I've ben a settin'
over since, except when 1 was Cettin'
bout = cloarin' of all tn timber,
pullin' out tn stumps, an fencin', an
buildin' house an barns, an doin' tn
hundred things thet como in feller's
way on . farm. OF course, l got me a
vito, an she's right in thar now, a
hstcnin' to every werd / say. She's
smart woman, too, / want 70 tell you,7
said he, slyly winking at his hearers.
Wall, as TO happenin's Of any sort ot
consequence, guess we amt he'd none.
/ am thorough mossback, ye see Hev
been one for forty year, an know but
little of any thing else.
'As 10 forum, / hev thet farm, with
all thct's on it; an thet seems TO be
about all l ken handle. An for thot |
matter, don't know but what ! hev all
l really kere about I've got ten boys
an six gals, an cf he'd 4 million they
wouldn't be satisfied. So, when l go,
thar'u be only tn farm, an thet won't
be sech a great thing fer six teen Z fight J
over. Otherwise nay say thet the world |
he used me toler'bls we'll I've never
won't Z bed hungry, as | kin remember, |
an hsv always he'd good shelter from
tn storm. Take IL all Ground an nv !
story amt very long, nor does 1t sparkle
with thcr diamon's of soul-stirriH'
events; but III tell ye what ter do.
Wen all go down an look over OIL
Rochester an see Of she hes any marks |
of familiarity; an then adjourn back L
my farm, whsr I'll regale ye with hard |
cider, apples, dOughnuts an grand
children An III show ye what I've
done in a forty-rear time with genuine
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