The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1890-03-19
AN ARIZONA IDYL-
TEE BRIEF ROMANCE OF THE RISE AND
snISEr NINE

>HlNE AiNE-
Wake up. Hump yourself. now. It's
time for MS 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 bis eyes stupidity. 1t was dark.
Through the open door came the yelping
and bowling of a pack OF coyotes. and,
in the west, s0stened hy distance, the
drowsy whistle Of a reoeding train
Whats the matter2 You amt been
bowlin' up again, ! hope ?" he at length
inquired, with the reproachful Miniature
always consequent upon an unwelcome
awakening.
"No, haven't been bowlin' up" re-
piled the other, Indignantly then, low
erjng his voice 20 a whispcr, added The
returns has come"
That 50 ? who's 'lected p dreamily
murmured the man on the cot, as he fell
backward and gently glided away to the
shadowy realm OF slumber
who's iaikin' about 'lections? The
returns from that assay of the Rise an
Shine has come she goes 400 ounces
silver, So gold, per cent. lead, ard a
trace Of copper"
1 -Four hundred oun-'
ssh, Yen want that greaser in the
next room TO get onto it7 Get inside
your pants and come out to the corral
where we can talk about il"
No further eoaxing was needed, and
the two we're soon standing by the corral
gate. The only light visible was at The
station and all the rest OF the town vas
silent and dark. The camp fires had died
ont, but the outlines of the freighters'
wagons could be distinguished in the
gloom. with their animals about them,
trampling and muDching, finishing up
the vestiges Of last nights feed, with sn
occasional sharp, squealing neigh, as
some mule avenged q long standing
grudge by giving a comrade surrep-
titious nip and cut on the vague expanse
Of barren plains, the coyotes howled
with the mirhIess derision peculiar to
them and kindred prowlers Of the night.
What we've got to do" resumed the
frst speaker, in low voice, is to slide
out 10 the mine as fast as the Lord'll let
us and locate the extensions. | had q
sort Of feelin' them returns would come
tonight, so l stayed round and got the
postmaster TO omen the mail, and when
got through readin' 'em seen him
lookin at me mighty sharp, and it's my
belief he looked over my shoulder and
read the whole business. If he did he'll
start some ore right out to squat on the
extensions. and we've got 70 get out there
and fool em-see -
This very explicit statement partly
true. although if had been the attraction
of faro rather than any piemonition that
had kept Bob Watson out Of bed at such
an unreasonable hour, and il had been {
mere chance that had led him to the Of
| fee as the postmaster was delivering th,
mail in readiness for the early mornin,
stage. His companion, however, did no
attempt to rob him of any of the glory
all minor considerations being lost in tbs
refulgent prospects opened mp by th'
magic figures-40o ounces.
"who'd although that rock had s.
much mineralin it ?" he remarked, as h
threw the blanket over his mule.
"who'd although it2" inquired Wat
son in tone of the most intense sur
prise. didn't l say 50 right straigh
along? When We first broke into tn
ledge, didn't ! pick up chunk, and
scrspin' of a little of that black stui
with my knife, didn't ] say right theI
and there, This is the straight goods, o
I'm sucker?' Didn't use them yer!
words?"
Well, mebbe you diu-I don't re
member; but if you say "a. why, it stand
to reason YOU did" replied the pacifi
Fam Price. az he proceeded TO cinch hi
mule into apparent convulsions-onl,
apparent, however, for the mule is al
ariTul animal and we'll skilled in counter
feiiiug the sgony engendered-so tn
psychologists ssy-by tight lAcing-
Daylight found them well on The va.
to the mine, and as they proceeded the!
consulted as 10 whose names should b
used in taking up the various extensions
eve might let Mrs. Hawes in on on
of them" suggested Price. a little timid
ly f; 'she pears like decent kind of
woman, and can just knock the sock
off n cook stove"
"Can If you want to- replied Watson
sarcastically might help you ioni
some you don't seem 10 be meltin' tn
old lady very fast"
A deep drawnsigh was the only answe
made By Price, and silence reigned be
tween them until small, irregular ex
cavation was reached, where a notic'
tackled to board, planted in pile o
rocks, announced to all comers-distinct
| ly. with due reference to the lines ant
points Of the compass-that the grouns
Immediately adjacent thereto was com
priscd in the mining location known a
the Rise and Shine-the property Q
II. Watson and E Price" The two part
ners at once set to work and staked of
about a quarter Of mile of ground OF
each side Of the original location, ant
Watson, after great deal Of writing
chewing Of lead pencil, and profanity
aids to mental exertion which he Away
invoked-produced the proper notices
claiming it IN behalf of various distan