The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1891-02-26
DRIV FROM HOME

with nAlI tullo OF tue btfeAm In Iuu
hght, when l caught sight Of q canoe COM
ing down. II appeared to have broken
adrift, and a. the current Get Il directly
toward the marShy spot In front Of me ]
waited and watched with some interest
The craft finally drove into the reeds
and came to q standstill, and . minute
later mans head slowly appeared 10
view. It was the head Of . real live na-
tive-long haired. Sallow faced, high
cheek bones, unkempt whiskerS and yel-
low teeth The head regarded me with
surprise for . time, and then . body
came into view Its long arms, dun col
ored garments, talon hke finger nails,
stoop Shoulders and long neck proved
the presence Of . native ''cTacker." BE
gazed and gAzed, and a. he did not
seem inclined to b the first to break the
silence l finally said:
"Helloi What are you doing therel"
Stranger, I've bin driv from humI"
he replied, In voice % fun Of sorFoW
that ] could almost see burying ground
behind him.
He used . piece Of board 10 paddle the
craft ashore. A closer inspection re-
vealed that he was the essence Of sorrow
and dirt boiled down and eAked hard
He was dx feet tall. loose jointed, lanky
and evidently as lazy - he was long.
Had been sure that he was 1000 years
old I would have bet one dollar to . shil-
ling that he had not combed his hair or
washed his face for 900 years. He held
out o paw like q washboard, and greeted
me with:
stranger, ehl Well, old Bill Smith
bids ye welcome. Las mite he had q
hum to take ye to, and cheer to sot
out fur ye, and some pone and bakon to
offer ye, but this mornin' he kin only
shake ye by the hand. All Is gone-Gll
iS gone"
"Has some calamity happenedY" ]
asked.
"Some calamity has I've been driv
from hum, stranger. I hAin't got no
place to lay my head no more, 'cept in
that thar leaky canoe"
THAT'S bad. Who did it1"
"SeluthA, sah-and nobody elSe-driv
me right away from the hum in which
was born"
anu WhoB beAutnA
my wife-the woman who vowed to
love and cherish and support me. Mar
ried her more'n seventeen yeaIs ago, and
we've got Eve children. and last mite she
driv me from humr'
"You had Q fuss, supposed"
"Fursel Fursei No, We had no furse.
She jist lit down on me and pulled hair
and clawed, and said she'd stood Il long
enough. She drv me out In the cold
world, and went to bed In the canoe,
cast her Adrift and yero I am, stranger.
I'm wuss nor an orfun. Won't you 20
back hum with me and argify to the ole
womanf'
"How far IL it9"
''Six miles, and m tAke you up In the
canoe. Do It for me, stranger. Don't
stand by and see . husband and father
driv from his hum"
We got into the canoe, and he used the
paddle in o vigorous manner. I sized
him up a. lazy, good natured native,
and IL wasn't long before he gave him
self away"
"Ar' 70 . lawyer he asked a. we
drove along up the river.
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orter. Jist tell her that I look like .
man who won't live . year. Tell her
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