St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-10-15


bank count o ten thaousan' dollar,
snes your'n, an not b'fore.' Then b
grins hull lot thinkin' haow I'd he
hustle . constable spell fore got 4
II, Ws-al. men Molly talked It over
io+ n finally concluded th't I'd hev
go summers else ef I ever got for
handed; SO. one day. we says good-b,
daown in the medder lot, an pulle
out fer Caliiorny.
Sence then I've ben knockir
raound all over tn kentry, tryin' on
thing n mother. Purity hard luc
most o tn time. tew-but les fore
come hyar located . claim: me =
mother Teller. over in Colorado, On
worked it some. It didn't pan on
none. so we had = try somethin' else
an hyar come, leavin' Peters e keel
up work on tn claim. him havin' jol
clus by. Waal, tn other day Peters b,
sold aout tew . Boston comp'ny fe
twenty-five thaousan'-au' my half,
what l went e Brownsville fer
That's ALL
Hen filed his pipe, said GOOD uiRht'
and went out. whistling softly.
by Jove:" said the boss, ITO hea,
him tell 1t, In that easy way Of bis. with
the cowboy lingo and the occasional
Yankee twang, you'd think IL . very
commonplace affair. don't know
what You think Of il, but think Il de.
cidedly romantic. and I'm glad it,
turning ont 80 well. Hens an honest
chap. and deserves all tho luck In the
world. The girl must b plucky ono,
too Hum! hum!' And the boss looked
ut the ceiling and blow smoke rings In
. pensive way he sometimes had.
Thore wasn't . man on the ranch
who didn't hate to zee Hen 60 and who
wasn't honestly glad at his good for
tune. Even the misanthropio Posey
svinced not . little regret a. he said
good-by to him when. the morning
after Thanksgiving, Hen sat on his
bronco all ready to start for Jersey.
the railroad town to the east Of M.
IL was . beautiful morning. almost
like spring, and Hen couldn't have
wished for . better day to start on.
The last Rood-by sold. he Strengthened
up. snif1ed the cool breeze, looked to
see that every thing was al right
and with IN ''Adios. boya," waa o6.
waving his hand in ACKNOWLEDGMENT
OF the rousinR cheer we gave him q he
reached the top Of the hill across the
creek.
Jersey was only twenty odd miles
away, and Hen expected to arrive there
at noon, In time to get his dinner, dis
pose Of his bronco and make the two
o'clock train east There was plenty Of
time. % he let his horse take its own
gait and gave himself up to his own
thoughts.
Not . living creature was in sieAt on
all the broad plain. Hen and his horse
were q much alone n il they had been
On the open sea Human hsbitation,
between the IL bar" and Jersey, there
wss none. Hen dismounted and laid |
his ear to the ground, listening intently |
for few seconds Yes. there it was,
that dull. whispering. indistinct roar.
which the plainsman knows and fears-I
the voice Of the coming blizzard. The
horse heard it or felt Il, and turned his
head toward his master. WINNING
softly.
On and on they went, Pokey. alive to
The situation. pounding along ut his top
travelling speed, steady a. a clock. On
md on came the storm. covering horse
md rider with snow - finc az -four
until they locked like ghosts. Hen,
leaning back to get his overcoat, lost
The direction, but he had full faith In
Pekey. and knew that the little animal
would do better without any plotting.
l
oes were like Jumps Of ice-worse,
hey had hardly any feeling left in
hen His ear and cheek, on the side
'Gposed. 70 the storm, were getting
tipped Well. he would soon strike the
tage road, Ana then. II he had not mis-
alcuiated, there would be only i've or
u miles Il
'Great Scott!''
For Pokey had given . sudden high
cap and stood still. painting. Almost
nder his feet lay . snow-covered OBJ
Set with queer look about il Hen
sAned down from the saddle and .
arned II over. It was q dead man, {
olding tight in the stiff right hand, .
hip such as stage drivers use.
Stage driver. deader'n Tom Je1Rsr.
n Drunls. likely. an fell OF: poor
ass:" But there was NO time to stop y
I'D investigate. In another second q
okey was turned to the left and pound e
g along up the stage road. a
A dark object doomed up suddenly as .
10y shot past. and . sudden thrill sent v
e sluggish blood coursing through
ems veins He halted and turned
,key's unwilling head on the back :
urse. i;
Sure enough. IL was the stage; but :,
ere were no horses attached. Hen :,
Il around and reached the door :,
indie. A cry-a child's cry-came :,
on within. Hen tied Pokey firmly !.
. wheel. found the door again and h
tered. -
Thank God!''
Il was . woman's voice, and Hen :,
most tainted to think that It's owner ~
ould b In such . terrible predica- -
mt -
oh. SIR, have you como to take ~ q,
~? The driver fell OF, I think, nj
the horses broke loose, somehow, "a
we're almost froken." ~
len could zee her now. Il wss . -
mig. Good-looking woman. and abe -,
ID. tight clasped to her broasA . -
Id about three years old Neither 81
. clad for such awful weather. ~
lens heart stood still for . moment -
hat woman and child remained here -
rs almost certain death. ltmiRht la
aays before help could reach them, q
even II aid could come to them to-
now, they would have frozen mean