, 1890-02-06


some Of them starving, | believe,
My friends aud had been meas
urably successful. SO much 80, In
fact, IA to have little fear of starva-
tiOn That threatened so many ot ouI
less unfortunate nCighbOrs. Money
would procure food at sornc price.
The stage made occasional trips,
and those who could escaped from
the hill lls by that outlet.
Not far from our claim we had
sheltered ourselves in u mountain
cave, whore we had resolved to pnss
the winter. We were comfortable
enough, and had stored provision,
for future need, and then had con-
| siderable money remaining.
81 don't think the Black Hills are
| what they are cracked up To hc,
Jim, said Ned Chandler ono day,
| III mldwintcr, grim smile playing
over his rugged cOuntcnancc.
Not getting homesick, Ned, |
hopc?" said |. "You know we hope
To- find "A bonanza in the spring.
| was not " cheerful at heart rs
| pretended to feel, and at that mo-
ment would have given up all my
| interest In the lead to have been
! placed back in my NJ ich.gan home
~ had left II nine months before.
"Jim, l'm gOlng tD yet out of this
in the spring" declared Ned. 81
don't believe there l. guldcuDugh In
| the Black llillS to make n dozen
mon rich, much less the small army
who have invaded thtm.n
And | was ready To say amen to
that.
Our stock Of provisions did not
last us We expected. There were too
many calls upon our charity Tramp
miners, disappointed, ha!t-s'urNcd
/ pro-pectorS, with whom we were
| forced to divide before half The
winter was gone thinncd our harder
| to attenuation.
oncmorning IN February l shall
never forget the tinc--a ragged,
weury-looEiug, haggard man called
NJ our mountain cone, logging for u
crust of hroid and shelter. Ned and
| | were there, Dice having set out for
| the village, two miles away, to pro.
cure IA few needed groceries. The
| man was bearded and lOug-hairCd
ana lur iruIu prcpOS-c~Sl OF
course We admitted him tp our TO-.
| treat and listened to- his story Of
| vain search for gold amid the hills.
81 have bvvu most unfortunate, ~
he concluded in II tpmuluus voice,
| ~ rulnc among the first with three
| friends. They arc all dead, and
| have been almost ulUd from want Of
| ipId and from sore disappointment,
. Fool that | was tu leave the good
/ iurn that | had in Kansas to seek
ny fortune ~ 'lilS "'I'itSt'' IHG'WU' :
wy pour VIZ u'iu '.!p'' Gna,, !
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seventeen dollars would take m"
20 tllcnl, but ! might as wen ask Tor
ihe moon
NY tcart was touchcd. nt once
put my hHhd IN my pocket ana
Grew out my wallet Money Wns
hccoiIllnG scarce with u, now, and
our hr',cr "u- low, hut | could not
'''t the poor man suilGr., placed
~ IN his hahd ana babe him return
l" Nnll7is "lI To MS Wlie ana lhhe.
Heaven bless you sir!' mur-
INJURED ihe man IL repay you
inc moment rrd'h nome: can
GET money thtro ! ana SURE
~ hc StAHgrryd rom IN" cave he
ran upon Dlce 'r"hrr, VINO had r.
'uthGI sooner IMAM we lad expect
ca ihe wv" men looked mt" elrl
H'heTs eyes hrhl\er put our ms
hand ana "'Iccd IN" -h"lud,r OF
t't tramp, shaking MN turlouslS;
80 we meet again., h'n'ucKy
sinke!' Missed l)lcc, ms lac" now
wl!lte WIN suppressed passion.
You h"nr'd IN, once ana 7W"rc
10 Sst tN'h' am g,ad no" to-
meet you, Jein Slaynorc"
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