Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-04-17
AN ARIZONA IDYL.

time for us to skedaddle"
The sleeper, thus rudely brought back to
the cares and SORROWS of the waking world,
sat up on the edge of his cot and rubbed his
eyes stupidity. 1t was dark-through the
open door came the yelping and bowling of a
pack Of coyotes, and, in the west, softened
by distance, the drowsy whistle of receding
train
"Whats the matter9 You amt been bowl
I'm up again, hopper he at length inquired,
with the reproachful Ill nature always conse-
quent upon an unwelcome awakening.
'No, haven't been bowlin' up" replied
the other Indignantly; then, lowering his
voice to a whisper, added: 1.-THE returns has
Gomez
''That's 500 Who's 'lectedln dreanily muir
INJURED the man on the cot, as he fell back
ward and glided gently away to the shad-
owy realm of slumber
"Who's tallSin' about lections?-the re-
turns from that assay of the Rise an Shine
has come; she has 400 ounces silver, $45 gold,
3 per cent lead and trace of copper"
''Four hundred ounn-
"S-s-h You want that Greaser in the
next room to get on to it, Get inside your
pants and come out to the corral, where we
can talk about it,
No further coaxing was needed, and the
two men were soon standing by the corral
gate The only light visible was at the rail-
road station; all the rest of the town was
silent and dark. The camp fires had died out,
but the outlines of the freighters' wagons
could be distinguished in the gloom, with
their animals clustered about them, trampling
and munching, finishing up the vestiges Of
last nights feed, with an occasional sharp,
squealing neigh, as some mule avenged
long standing grudge by giving a comrade
surreptitious nip; and, out on the vague ex-
panse Of barren plains, the coyotes howled
with that mirthless derision peculiar to them
and kindred providers of the night.
"What we've got to do" resumed the first
speaker, in low voice, lis to slide out to the
mine as fast as the Lordll let us and locate
the extensions | had a sort of feelin' them
returns would come tonight, so / stayed
round and got the postmaster to open the
mail, and when / got through readin' 'em, |
seen him lookn' at me mighty sharp and it's
my belief he looked over my shoulder and
read the whole business. II he did he'll start
some one right out to squat on the extensions,
and we've got to get there and fool 'em-seep
This very explicit statement was in the
main true; although it had been the attrac-
ton of "faro," rather than any premonition,
that had kept Bob Watson out of bed at such
an unreasonable hour and it had been a mere
chance that led him to the office as the post
master was distributing the mail in readiness
for the early morning stage. His companion,
however, did not attempt to rob him of any
of the glory, all minor considerations being
lost in the refulgent prospects opened up by
the magic ilgures-four hundred ounces.
"Whod "a thought that rock had so much
mineral in itP' he remarked, as he threw the
saddle blanket over his mule.
sWhod "a thought it2n inquired Watson,
In tone of the most intense surprise
didn't say so right straight alongl When
we first broke into the ledge didn't pick up
a chunk, and, scrapin' off some of that black
stuff with my knife didn't | say right then
and there, This is straight goods, or Pm a
suckerP Didn't l use them very wordsf
''Well mebbe you did don't remember;
but if you say so, why it stands to reason
that you did, replied the pacific Fam Price,
as he proceeded TO cinch his mule into appar-
ent convulsions-only apparent, however, for
the mule Is an artful animal and well skilled
In counterfeitng the agony eugendered-so
psychologists say-by tight lacing
Daylight found them well on the way to
the mine, and as they proceeded they consult
ed as to whose names should be used in tax
ing up the various extensions.
ave might let Mrs Halves in on one of
them,n suggested Price, a little timdly; "she
pears like decent kind of a woman and can
Just knock the socks offn a cook stove"
''Can If you want tor replied Watson,
sarcastically; "might help you long some;
you don't seem to be meltin' the old lady
very fast"
A deep drawn sigh was the only answer
made by Price, and silence regned between
them until small, irregular excavation was
reached, where notice tackled to board,
planted In pile of rocks, announced to all
comers-di distinctly, with due reference to
lines and points of the compass-that the
ground Immediately adjacent thereto was
comprised in the mining location known as
the "'Rise aud Shine the property of r..
Watson and Il. Price" The two partners at
once set to work and staked off about quar-
ter of Il mile of ground on each side of the
original location, and Watson, after a great
deal of writing, chewing of lead pencil and
profauity--aids TO mental exertion which he
always cyoked-produced the proper notices,
claiming it in behalf of various distant rela-
tives of the original looators, not emitting
the aforesaid Mrs Halves, who had the first
southwest extension duly credited TO her.
After the completion of this labor they
breakfasted on bacon, coffee and crackers,
and the assayer's certificate was examined
again to see IT, in the Disseminating light of
day, its characters still possessed their magic
power. The figures were unchanged plain
no one could mistake them "Silver, 400 OF.
gold, $4J; lead, per cent. copper, trace
And as they smoked thoir pipes, each, ac-
cording TO his taste, reared aerial structures
of wondrous beauty, and If those of Price
contained apartments specially reserved for
the occupancy of Mrs. Hawes he did not feel
called upon TO advise his partner Of the fact.
1t was decided that they should at once
take out few carloads of the best ore, ship
It TO the reduction works, and, with the sum
thus realized, they could open up the mine
properly, and either sell or work II them
selves, as they saw fit. With this aim in view,
they therefore returned TO town TO lay in
provisions hire three or four men, and en-
gage teams to haul the ore to the railroad.
Watson, being the more energetic of the two,
charged himself with all these duties, while
Price, lettering about in an aimleSs sort Of
WAY, was, by some magnetic influence, guided
&C the tent Of Mrs Halves. This lady was a
t1-ie daughter of the frontier-small, wiry,
sharp as to features and voice, as well as In
her management of the affairs OF life and
trade.
Open air life has many advocates, but 1t
cannot be denied it is destructive 70 the COM
plexion and 10 the other beauties more especi-
ally feminine. But what Mrs. Halves may
have lacked in the way of velyety bloom and