River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-10-08


cOnquering space and time and bind
ing east and west together with bands
of steel
Herries was attached To- the en-
ginecr corps of the road and had been
for some time stationed at Picture
Canyon, city of some five Thousand
inhabitants mostly males-and which
was nearly a month old. 80 antique.
indeed. that an election Tor mayor
and common council was being agitat-
ed by the more enterprisinC members
of the community.
Harvard bred delicately nurtured.
accustomed to all the refinements of
life which wealth, guided by correct
taste, may give in an old and settled
community, the rude surroundings of
his present life had al first disheartened
Herries- But being. at bottom. man
of good sense and pluck and possessing
a splendid constitution. a magnificent
biceps, standing six feet and over in
his boots the man who had been Iale's
especial terror as right tackle" ami
who had filled his seat in the varsity
eight with more than credit when the
blues crossed the line ahead Of the
crimson on Lake Quinsigsl mond,
would hardly finch at the hardships
which other men bore without COM
plant even if at times his soul grew
weary - oaths and liquor. maddened
men and brawls. aud bacon and muddy
coffee and hard tack Indeed. he grew
at last To- like the wild freedom of his
life. as all men will do in time. and he
was fast taking ON the exterior of
genuine frontjersman when he
When &c met Chiquita,
Chiquita was a sprite She was the
true daughter Of rocky canyon and
desert Mesa genuine chi Of the
SierraS and a woman withaL
Her rGputcd father was an eviI-eve 4
old Mexican named Ramon; oSteusi bly
a herder % other mems sheep; really
gatherCr Of other mems coins.
Chiquita kept house for him in tum-
bled .ogether shack. g" on the outskirts
OF the town. aud there entertained her
fathers guests.
Poor little Chiquita-
She was brilliantly pretty. withthe rich
rose red flushing her olive cheeks, her
white teeth flashing between ripe .,i,yvv,
p
under heavy arching brows. and shaded
by such long. curling lashes as would
make ones heart ache. especially the
heart Of froutierSman, in whose life
female beauty i a rich and rare event.
Many n dollar had Chiquita's eyes
and liz brought u old Ramon's sheep
skin pouch-and still he was athjrSt for
more gold
II was Of this IIerries was thinking.
for he knew Chiquita. and it was this
which. thinking Of il. drove him out OF
the warm and cosy barroom tthe only
place he could possibly stay. save in
his cold and cheerIesS tent. and forced
him q cool his heated brow in the cool.
wet wind which blew from the mouth
Of Picture canyon
He was reused by Il voice. a deep.
slow plain>man's voice. addressing
him:
''Paulue~. vou air a good one for
tenderfoOt, leastways I've s0rter
tackled u you sence I seen the way
You whuTp that ere cowboy chump.
and bclteU him with his own gun. some
tenderfoots amt got no sand. but you
have. En- III not see YOU double-teamed
on ef kin ne p il. she's I'm FUN Texas
which I'm known A. Black WaNy
Jim
why. what's the NATTER" broke in
Herries on Hack Ways harangue, as
he turned and regarded closely the tail.
athletic figure of the man beside him
The Texan jerked his thumb over his
shoulder in the direction of the bar
room In thar" he said in low
tone 1 heern Omethia'-abOut-
alb ut-you Chen
'Lhiquita2~
lhet'S it, rsrst You've called the
deal It's jess shcut THAI ere little