The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1890-04-24
AN ARIZONA IDYL.

I.t an an the edge of his oot and rubbed his
ives stupidity, II was dark-lhrough tho
ppsn door came tho yelpIng and bowling of a
pack Of coyotes, aud, IN tho west, soitened
by distance tho drowsy whistle Of Teeedlng
lrain,
WWhat's tho matteri You amt been bowl
In mp again, hopeT no NJ length inquired,
with tho raproaohfni IN nature always conse-
susnt upon an unweloome awakening,
enc, / haven't been bowlin' up, replied
hs other Indignantly then, lowering his
voice 10 whisper, addedl "The returns has
bone,n
"Thats vol Who's leotedf' dreamily mur'
bnured tho man on tho cot, % he foil back
ward and gllded gently away 10 tho hhad'
bwy realm Of sumher
"Whoa talkln' about lectldnal-the 70
turns from that assay of tho Hise an shine
has come, she has 400 ounces silver, eih gold,
) par cent lead and a trace Of copper"
"Four hundred oun'--
"Bs,hl You want that Greaser In tho
hsEt room 10 got On toll uel inside your
pAnta and come out 10 tho corral, where We
nan talk about H."
No further coAEing WA nseded, aud tho
iwO men were soon standing by tho corral
gata. The only light visible was at tho rail-
road stati0nl All tho rest Of tho town was
lfsnt aud dark Tho camp fires had died out,
bat tho outlines u lhs freghlera' wagons
pould bs distinguished Ia tho gloom, with
their animals clustered about them, trampllng
and munehlng, hnIshing up tho yestlges of
lsst tpIlhts food, with Rn occasional sharp,
suueal,ng neigh, a. some mule avenged q
long standing grudge by giving q eomrAdee
surfoptItous nip, aud out on tho vague on,
panso u barren plaluH. tho coyotes howled
With that mIrthlsss derihIon peculiar 70 them
mud kindred prowlerH oi tho night
"What we've goT % DO" resumed Tho nrHt
speaker, In q low voice, "la 10 slide out 20 tho
mine Oh fast nh the tordll lut us and locate
tha extensions had q sort Ut feellp' them
returns would come tonight 30 | stayed
round and goo tho postmaster % open tho
mall, aud when got through readln' em |
uoan hm ll1Eu' 40 mo mighty sharp And ita
my belief ha lODkul over my shoulder and
read tho whole business II he dli he'll start
some QUO right out 10 squat ou tho extensions,
and we've g1t 20 get th1roaui fool 'em-seer
This very explicit statement was Ia tho
main true. although 10 had been the attrao-
tlun u faro rather chan any prpmonilon,
that had Kept Bob Watson out " bed nt such
an unreasonable hour, aud u had been a more
uhano0 that lel him tl th0 onlou aa tho post
master was distributing tlo mail Ia readiness
tor tho carly morning stage companion,
however, dil not Attompt 10 rob him of any
u the glory, pll minor considerations being
Lost Ia tho rpfulgout prospects oponel up by
tho magic dguros-iuur hundred ounces,
"Whod "a thought that rock had 10 much
mineral la ltT ho remarked, aH ho throw tho
saddle blanket over hIs mule,
"Whod ~ thought itN inquired Watson
In tone of the most Intense surprise
1pidnt my 10 right straight olonal When
we nrft bfol,6 Into the lodge DIDN'T pios up
chunk, and, sorapIu oir some q that black
Stuif with my nlio, didn't ! my right thon
and thare, This 10 straight goods, or I'm a
suokorf Didn't use them very wordsf'
"Wen, meLbe you did, don't remombori
hut II you fay 30, why " stands 70 reason
that you did, d" replied tho pacific Fam Price,
~ he proceeded 10 cInch hIs mule into appar'
ont oonyuldons-only apparent, however Tor
the mule h an artfu animal and well skilled
In couutprfrlting tho agony ongcudored-to
phytIologifts sny-by tight lAclng
daylight found thoIn well on the way 10
lho mine, and ~ thoy proceeded they consult
"a rs 10 whose names should bo used IN taxi
ing up tho various extensions
"Wo might LOO Mrs, llawoa In on ono ot
them, suggested Price, little umidlyl "eho
Apsara Ike decent Kind N q woman aud can
iust knock the socks olfu % cook stoypn
"Can " you want TO- replied Watson,
earcnstlcallyi 'might help You long sonnet
YOU don't soom 10 be- mullu' the old lady
Vory fast,'
a deep drawn sigh was tho only Anawer
made ly Price, and allonco rrgned between
them untll small, irregular excavation was
rnaehed whore notoo tackled 10 a board,
planted In plo ot rocks announced 10 all
nomprs-disuuctly, with due reference 10
lines and points Of the eompnw-ihat the
ground Immediately adjacent thoroto was
comprised la tho mining location known ~
tho "'ltlBp and Shine, the property Of H.
Watson and T.. froo,N The two partners NJ
bneo set t1 work and sthkod on about quar-
Ter Of a milo II ground On each gIdo Of tho
original location, aud Watson, after a groat
deal of writing, chewing of lead pencil aud
profnnity-aids 70 montAl ox0rti0u which ho
hlwAya aoyokod-produooi the proper notices,
ulnlming II Ia bohalt u various distant rola-
tiyoa Of the original locAlUrs, not omlttlng
Tho aforeeaid Mrs llawog, who had tho nrat
houthwest extension duly credited 10 her,
After the completion OF this labor thoy
broaLfastod ON bacon, eoiI0o aud ornotora,
and the nWayora certificate was examined
npaln 10 800 II, Ia tho dllonohanting light Of
DAY IL characters ntll powosscd their magic
bowor. Tho figures were unchangod-so plain
10 ono could mistake thomi "Bilyor, 400 oE, (,
gold, ~, lead, por cent copper, tracoh
ADd aa they smoked their pipes oooh, ac'
pordnR 10 his TASTE reared aerial structures
pf wondroul beauty aud II those OF Prioo
pontainod apartments specially reserved for
khe occupancy Of Mira Hawos, ho did not fool
called upon 70 advise hIs partnor Of the fact,
Il wns decided that they should ~ once
take out few carloads Of The bctJ ore, ship
h W tho reduction works, and, with tho sum
thua realized, thoy could open up tho mlno
properly and other eel or work II thom'
hAlyos, a. they saw 40 With this aim In Wow,
thoy therefore returned 10 town 10 lay In
provisions, hire three or four mon, and en-
gage teams 70 haul tho ore 10 the railroad.
Watson, being the moro energetic OF the two,
charged himself with all those duties, whilo
Price, lettering about IN an almless sort Of
way, was. by some magnetic influence, guided
10 The tont 81 Mrs, HRwca This lady was a
arus daughter Of tho fronter-small, wiry,
sharp M " features aud voice, az well rs m
her management Of tho affairs Of llfo and
lado,
0pon Dir Ito has many advocates, but n
cannot DO denied 10 n destructive 70 tho CONF
plexion aud 10 the other beauties more ospoci-
ally feminine. But what Mrs, ilawes may
have lacked In the way Of yelyoty bloom and
youthful softnos Of contour WINS more than
compensated for by her yigor and endurance
1t was this latter trait, probably, which
had at FIRST attracted Fam Price Mrs llawes
happonod 20 arrive at Ariyaca on one Of
those red lottor days. or nights rather, when
what was known In tho dialects of that cos
mopolltan camp hs u baile, dance, or shin.
dlg,n was IN progress, and though sho had