The Yazoo sentinel. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1878-1916, 1891-08-20
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recline Ia a rustic armchair constructed
by the combined talent aud executive
ability Of the firm, We were greatly
astonishcd by the sudden appearance o.
Lanky Jim, our next neighbor. rushing
toward us with mind aud body greatly
agitated by some unusual excitement.
Without saying word, putting and
blowing from oxcrtion. he seated himself
on block. Resting hia hands upon hi.
knees and craning out his long neck, he
at length gave uttcranceto this one word
''Jeh0sophati"
"What Is Il, Jim2 Indians9"
Indians nothing Jc hose. phAt
Wimmeul as | hope 10 i've, aud bearing
right down on this camplr
As at that time none Of the gentlcr sex
were known 10 have penetrated within a
hundred miles OF us, we very nearly
shared his establishment. Neither Tom
nor spoke a word, but am ashamed
TO confess that our first thoughts were Of
our shabby costumes, Clearly, TO be sure,
but coarse and fearfully frayed.
Fright from Arkansas, probably re-
marked Tom. coolly.
"Mormons,n suggested.
''Bet your life, no. Quality folksm
insisted Jim.
We had no time for further conec-
ture, for the party, consisting of two
ladies and gentleman, were now in
sight, and the younger Of tho ladies
surged ahead OF the Others aud came
down upon us at q dashing gallop. A
! girlish figure, at that time and in that
place, she seemed like vision of celes.
tial beauty, with her golden locks
streaming IN the wind, her cheeks
blanched with anxiety and her eager
blue eyes fixed upon the central figure in
our group. Oblivious Of all else, she
sprang unaided from the saddle. and
casting her arms around the invalid, ex-
claimed, ooh, father fatherw and
burst into tears.
Annette" said Mr. Holland. looking
up TO Tom. who stood near him, "this
is Mr.. Hamilton, the gentleman Of whom
! wrote you, and whom think you
should show some gratitude"
80, Mr.. Hamilton" she exclaimed,
show can ! thank you2"
zone deserves no thanks for simply
doing ones duty, said Tom.
Annette was Of that golden age, half
child, half woman, and the assurance
that Tom regarded her act as caprice of
childish gratitude, silonced her own mis-
giviDgs.
The elder lady was now introduced as
Hollands widowed sister, and the young
man fastened with vigorous handshak-
ing, to introduce himself as his son. and
to declare his everlasting gratitude to
Tom and me.
Mrs. Belden, the widowed sister,
lady of great intelligence and of that
quiet, self possessed repose of character.
as lovable as it is rare. now explained
their sudden appearance, When they
received her brothers letter announcing
the accident they were very much
alarmed, and both Annette and George,
who was home, spending his vacation,
were determined TO 20 ut once to their |
father. They had not telegraphed him
because they knew that 1t would take |
several days for message to reach him
from the nearest station, and feared that |
be might attempt to move further east to
meet them.
During their short stay Tom and did
little work. II was our one bright holt
day for years. Always leaving one to
caro- for our crippled friend, we took the
visitors each day to some new scene in
that grand and romaatic region. Now
il was majestic waterfall that had sung
It's weird song for ages to the rocks and
trees of some solitary gorge; now O cas-
cade, dashing down thousands of feet,
from rock to rock, foaming white as
drifted snow; and sometimes 1t was to
look down stupendous chasms, or to be-
hold somber depths of forests, or climb
the snow-seamcd SUBMITS,
How dream. like was this episode in
our hard miners life But it was brief;
for short time sufliced to make the in-
valid sufficiently strong to be removed
10 his eastern home.
A year passed; ayear Of hardship and
.oil to us. Occasionally letter came
from Holland, always referring to his
'tay with us, with expressions of gra {
tude for our attention. AT the close of
)ne letter he wrote;
"Many thanks for the rare specimens
II Pleurotornaria Taggarti received.
ind they are mentioned In Hayden's re-
bort of 1875. Was unable to visit Col
,rado this season Indeed, do not
know whether shall ever dare TO visit
NY old haunts again, unless accompanied
~ my daughter, for since my unfortun-
tie accident that young lady seems to
hink that | am not to be trusted far
rom home without guardian.
"By the way, Annette wishes me to
SIX Mr. Hamilton if he viii be kind
'nough to send her few Of those tiny
blue, sweet-scented arctic flowers, such
IS he gathered for her from the summit
Il Bellevue last summer
A month later, Tom Hamilton to S.
;. Holland:
'sCAMP SKY-HIsH. Sept. 10.
'Respected Friend--I take the liberty
o send you by express the antlers Of an
TX, in the velvet, for a specimen of
which remember you expressed de-s
ire when here. The weArer Of the horns
vas shot by the writer few days since
n one Of the little parks on the Mount
4 the Holy Gross.
81 send the flowers as requested By
Hiss Annette. ] scnd also for her &C
,eptance some specimens Of peculiar
ose-colorod CRYSTALS from Crystal noun
ain, near thu head Of Rock Creek. These
re called amethyst by the miners. but
her are not very valuable, being rare
MY because Of their peculiar tint.