Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1888-1899, 1891-11-19

ways elose rnouthed TELLER. pard Gu
Pat he called 20 MeBirney, who Wa
hshing ~ little stream hard by. Pat
hSed his r"i letwesn two rocks ana
rame over
What do yss want7 NouTl spho.I
the hate ! VS. lookin Cor livery min.
ute. he said. vita . goosl.naiurea
smile on his Fuund. norid face
say, Pat asked Ien. lid Norv
ever tell yoa ~ youT woman whether
he had any friends where b. hailed
ftumY'
Faith Va. be tonid Matte tibet he
bad lost bis v iis. aud had wan rirrul
livin' MD her mothers sister IN kan.
sas Thet's all be liver ,ould. Coz the
Psor mon's not much an the talk 81
a. ~ all after which msagcr tnfor.
nation. Fat returned 10 his hshing-ro rod,
saa was soon busy pulling aut some
handsons dcnisens # the mountain
ssrram
HIN aud Jack smoked away in silence
fnr several minutes and having summed
and aired themselves iur half hour.
they aross to - NJ - MrBirney shaa.
~ to ssr how Morgan was getting
along
Who's that coming doWu N, trailr"
asked Jack. pointing down the gulch.
where . dim ohiert uas nloving iuto
sight
Rlsss my ole sock. n Kin Tell yr''
answered Hen, stappipg by bis com.
panions side and following bis gazs
dcwn the gulrh Maybe some one
over frsm the canyon
/ Its woman said Iark leslie.
With some excitement al bis discovery
hes, pard, ns woman. picking her
way over the r~-ks down the odd
trail
hless nv shirt " "A aint'" rvturned
Hen shes tendsriesit - rocks an
mines W hin tell Nv the dainty way
she's drawn this way
she "a young and pretty girl. an.
nnune~d Jack, ~ the ohi~et drew
nearrr and pard shes drvsscd in
style whatIl ~ dof"
iiadnt ~ h~st drap sartrr he-
Y hind this towlder tfl she passes
\ part Nuu an ms aint drrssed ~ %
/ H. sesu IS .i,h rrreter AZ ven gal
"lts NJ ~ ~ hide nov fur she's
already spiei a.. said Jack ''See'
I shr - turning from the trail aud coming
Y dirr,t fur ~
I stranger bad lrf' The I'D trail aud Wa
coming asruss The rncks - meet them
\ When ,hs We near enough they could
-cr that she was very Young. with .
I graceful slender form aud a lovely
farr lighted ~ ~ q pair ~ intelIi-
1 Feut blue ewes. while hsr heir was the
/ c"loF - the sun l,eams that Kissed the
I eternal SHOWS up IA the distant rssaks
- the Buyktrs She was dressed ~ =
dark. bscvming costume fashionably
4 though plAinly made, aud carried .
small wallis In ous hand
/ She paused hyforr the men. and. IN q
sweet low voice. asked
y this Windy camp
/ lack and il,n stossd hiushiug he fore
7 the fair creature like Two great bash.
+, fuI sshoolboNs However. Jack Nas
the first 90 recover his presence ~ lnind.
aud he answered
ls.. ana am, this 8. NJ tnAy camp
And Hen Thomas. Who had not .~eu
- fair a Eirl from che haunt, - civil
tfatiau tor tive wears recovering hia,-
s.,f uu hesriug bis cnmpauiou's tamil.
isr yuier added
Nrs. misc. wat.s Irt ~ IL most III
its gone over tbr mountains a. the
rarvuu
Ia either 81 yau kuoN mar bv
thr name ~ AlsNaud,r Morgan asked
the sirI
lur acu exchanged sguihcani
TlauerN. aud each ssrmrd 10 ts.ssrrh
~ other mutrlv o. tell hrr the sad la
trnigvncr A. last Jack said kindly
. hs relative ol your.. miss
w. BE- q my father she replied
- ana Gracr Morgan. aud have. since
py ppnr mother death. i've vrart agu.
lived with my aunt Ia kan.as But /
grw tired - eating she bread ~ 10.
pcndrnce aud have comc % -evk nv
father Ab,ut two months agn had
letter from him, and be- - 4 b. would
Ne az Ninds gulyh this summer. - /
came to him nut iu 10 burden a.
him. fur can teach school wash fpr
the miners ~ 10 something shr .aid
,tss rfully
"Miss Morgan sald Ia,s striving
=" render his 'nncs steady. rdunt ~
scsrr.l for have bad news fbr yau
Trace Morgan trsmbisd slightly and
her face lr,w very white
IL j. dead she uttered. haarsrlv
Nut quite so hal a. that Mis- Nor
kan IT, had trouble with bad f~l.
low, vhu shut him NOur father 4
alive set W their ~ that little shanty
Among the cesiars. aud Jack pointed
Ia where Mciiirusys little cabia could
bot family - seru. enmsshed a. n was
by ruyks and evergrevns
Thank t.a.i he liyes'- cried she. aud
she started a. - toward the 80 hin. 200,
he staggered - fcaFfuiiy that Jack
hurried ~ hcr side and begged her "a
accept BIZ strong arm
Iraer Morgan gave hin surh = tender
luok II sweet gratitude from her blue
ewes a. honest Jask never forgot AL
b. lie and with u softly spoken
Thank you she t1ak his offered
suppurt aud walked >oi,grly away. Pom
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