Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-10-14
CORA, The OCToRooN
BY MISS NJ. z. BRADDoH.

pos'lre To every variety of weather.
The elder of the two is the first to
SPEAK.
well. Brown" he says. with sigh
of WEAKNESS, nearly year gcuc since
We set foot III this dreary diStl,ct aud
no good done yet"
lie younger man shrugged his
shoulders us he removed his pipe from
his mouth and knocked ont tie ashes
OF tobacco upon tire rough stone hearth.
es. Il year. Il year" he muttered."
and no hope Of return yet. W hope
OF justice being done to the innocent.
and punishment and confusion brought
upon the guilty."
Brown" sud his cOmrnicn. edo
you remember or first meetings.
Yes we met il the streets Of San
Francisco; both penIilcsS yet both
determined to conquer fortune and 10
ring from the b0"ris o. "it irlthcr
earth the gold Wtlcl should eil.t.'." is
TO achieve the purposes ~ nHr ITf'o."
"Gou remember He formed a c.lnce
acquaiitancea. "I3jcA alterWard r,peiI-
ed into Friendships"
ut did" anSa cIed the other man.
but 1t the same time We entered In,0
a singular a1rce:.ellt. We rtsOiL rd
that whatever our past history might
be. it oaolld remain buried ia oblivion,
30 long as We dHcIt together ii the
wilds Of California. We agreed that
neither should tell his companion the
secret If lis life, CT tie purpose which
he had t. accomplish IN the future;
that even pur I4n1e ShoIiid be unknown
to each other, and that though living
together upon tie footing OF friends
and brothers, We should address each
other inc. ny rs B.)|n and Smith.
eS. tfl!- WAS DlIr BOND /"
we further resolved that We would
spend the last dollars we possessed III
the purchase Of set Of implements,
and that We would penetrate into the
lOnellcst tract III the continent. into
reccs5ts never Visited by the herd OF
gold d.2grrS, whose laDors exhaust the
soil IN districts Wherc the precious ere
has been found. We dctrrm ned to
search for Our prize where none bad
sought before us, and we resolved to
brave every hardship, to endure every
peril, for the several ends OF our lives"
We did"
"At san Francisco. we picked up our
faithful Sambo yonder." said the man
known rs Brown, looking to the negro,
and We got Il bargain"
because poor sodmDO was lame, mas
81. Very few gentlemen Will buy lame
nlggers."
"Lane or not we found you a treas
urC, S.uuDO. and between us we soon
cOntreed to cure your lame leg, and
made YOU as sound as tine best ct us"
Yes" cried tine negro. grinalng
from c.tr to ear. You old, maosl, you
did Kind good mdsaH, SdAipo never
FORGET
We'll, Smith, after eight good
months LABOR IN this district we find
ourselves"
'.iD1ut rs well off as when we came
here" answered the other; we con-
trlyed u find Il little gold dust during
our list month $ work and that hats
enabled us to pay for tine supplies we've
LaG II III the nearest village, and to
kn.o ~ the War all the time; but be-
y~Iti that we We had no luck Whatever"
>1lie; therefore my proposal IS that
we 1--we ttuS place tO-nIOrrOW ut day
bre,N- and Try Il fresh district"
l',i,. 9 e9 oi l3c man Who called him
Sell ~tnith, ap,tr>,rd 1T this proposition,
huI 100 negro lnlerposCd with an ex-
claiIdtlon 81 terror
! - II nebl'rr 90 tomorrow, maSSa,"
he cred; scuse poor Niger what
ought 10 mind his own Business, but
surrey m;tsaa viii nebber so to-mor-
row u
Aud why not tomorrow" asked
"Eeeause tomorrow Friday; massa,
Fridaa h,rS uutuc1N day"
An mtucE} day, Sumbo, is it?" an
sWcrci this master: "Iaith, | think
every daN has ite.l precious unluc!ly TO
us for Tire last c,-at months"
The negro Shook hG' Woolly head,
and showed two roWs OF white teeth.
Friday berry unIucky day, mass;t,"
he said
But" answered Brown, laughing,
If il : IN unlucky day for leaving this
place, suppose it s gust as unlucNy for
staying and doing another turn at the
plckaX.'
Don't know that, mass;.," said the
negro, but Friday berry umlucl>y day"
II tell you What, them" continued
Brown, suppose we take SamDo'S adj
vice. for once Ill Il way, Smith. and put
OF moving to new quarters till the day
after tomorrow. We can spend to-
morrow in digging the ground about
that little creek three miles to the east
Of this. You remember our passing
the spot once on our way home after
hard day s work"
''Pertectly. a miserable, unlikely
looking place enough: | don't fancy if
we dug for tWelvemonth we should
ever get any good ont of 1t. However,
we've wasted So many days that we
can't grudge any more, 50 I'm quite
agreeable to stop"
SO be it, then." answered Brown.
"Samho. Get our tools III order before
you 20 to bed, and be sure you call ear
~ tomorrow morning"
Tie two friends flung themselves
down upon 4 couple OF rough straw
mattresses and the negro brought out
a mean pf dried rrlSS and Wit hprp1
leaves which served him as 4 bed. and
upon which he Land himSe f down after
carefully preparing tue tools tor the
mornings work.
The two djggerS. before they lay
down. offered UP a short but hearttul
PRAYER, that Heaven would be pleased
to Smile upon tlelr honest endeaVurS
and hess their aharS.
During the eight months in which
they had dWelt III that drearv region
they had never once failed IL make tujS
suppl.caton and fruitleSS rs Their toll
las been hitherto taelr talth has never
They still trusted that a divine and
gracious Providence would, i'll due
time reward their efforts.
vt daNhrcak the next morning. the
three men set ont and walked IL the
creek 1T which they We're to work be-
fore they eat their rou-n breakfast.
linen after offering up another pray
er, they took Their spades and pickaNeS
ami went ID WORK With good Will.
But The day Wore Oh and no result
attended their laherS.
The negro, SamDo. worked untirinr-
~, and cneered his masters toll by his
merry song and groteSque caperS.
1t grew toward evening, and Brown
proposed that they should collect their