The National tribune., 1892-01-07

bad he war hurted, then leave him en- 20 back
en- finish skinin' ther bar, en- git ole Nance, fer
| I'd never bin so fer fpm my gun afore.
| ives jess got 10 whar thet thar bank war
highest, my head bout level with ther top. but
i conldntsee over et. wen all ter ouct, suddint
/ eZ light'nin' whizz! whirr bangii! kim er
dad d-burn'd lariat Toun' my neck! Kaintuck
| he gin or snort, he could see wat was er gOin'
on, en- who WIZ dOin' OF ct en- he jumpd clean
away from me-he hates er Ingin ez wuss ez
me-en ther fnst thing kuow'd didn't know
nothing! Ther dad -burn'd har-rope he'd chOk'd
me blind. / crowd dizzy all ter onct en-
| could { see nor har no more nor eT mole
Waal, wen kim 10, fer ther dad-burn'd
rope quit chokin' me 50 bad. en- thar | wuz. all
woun' mp en- thet thar lariat wuss nor er blue
bottle eli or spiders web!
TIED TIGHTER NOR ER SIGGEE
watts or goin' ter be whipped, ter en- old dead
| pine. en- thet thar dad -burnd squaw er dancin
rOun' me ez ef she war crazy, en- me 'thout
| emmy knife, gun nor dorgs Durn my rotten
| luck; POnt en- Bruce, yer see he'd liz out fer
thet thar painter, en- couldn't har me eallin' on
'em, en- thar war, fer thet thar ornery wOmin
| ter kyarye me up-ef she war or mind teT-en
l spcct thet wuz wat she 'lowd ter do.
How ther thing war did so suddint, Pm
dad burned ef kin tell en- ct makes me feel
ez Of war born'd idiit wen i think OH ct.
! Me ter be did up thet thar way by er dad
| burnd squaw. ct beats ther harnets' wat
| cuts so ornery en- ther mountings back en- old
| kaintuck! Thar. Clarss. rite en- front or me
stood thet thar womiu, jess like she war
she-grizZly wat he'd lost her cubs! Her eyes
war er snappin', en- she pulled her har, howrd,
/ danced roun like luuatic, all ther time er
| slngn' her OutlaHdsh gibberish, wich /
couldn't no more ouderstan' then CT blue-gee
On ther woods. WAL, Rrter er while she kind
| o quiotcd down, cause ez how her jaws gin
| out, specs; then she comminccd ter talk ter
me, not emmy milder en- her vice. fer she war
now howlin' agin, but she quit cayortin roun'
me so spry like. In course | didn't onderstan'
her words; he'd no call ter, her signs war so
| plain thar war no needcessity ter know wat
her jaws war er tryin' ter tell me.
"She made me ondersian', fust, thet ct war
| me eZ he'd killed her husban', en- thet she war
| or goin' ter eat my heart fer IL. Then she
! lowed she'd followed mo MORN two moons ter
| cit holt o me, er waikiki on my trail tell her
babby he'd died, jess cause she couldn't gin ct
| cnny milk, en- fer thet, she war con' ter rOs'
/ my liver, en- then leave my bones on ther
| pcrarer thar, jess ez I he'd LEFT his'n, meauin'
her husban'. Thet away she gin ct ter me fer
morn 10 minnlts fore she started en- ter cut.
| Fust she jess iabhed en- jlbbed me all over with
! that dad-burn dull flint o. hcr'n, tell begin
! ter feel kind o faint like, she'd bcd me SO
powerful, yer see. How / di wish en- pray
fer them two houns 10 kim, wich kip caIIin'
ez long q | he'd strength!
WHEN SHED GOT TIRED o. JABHIS' ME-
she started en- ter dance and cavoIt roun' me
agin; but she soon gin thet up, en- then / seed
her stop all Of er suddni, eZ ef she war thinkin'
wat ter DO next. en- arter er minnit she COM
| minced ter pull er arrow Outeu her quiyer, en-
/ then ! thO't sure 'nuT / war did fer, en- he'd
| bout gin up; but when she draw'd back her
boweu let ly, Ell knowd WIZ on'y hit en- thcr
/ shoulder war sartain she war not Teddy ter
| kill me jess yit, en- / still he'd hopes them thar
/ dOrgs might kim. But war nigh bout dizzy
then, en- | couldn't see no;hiU'; everything
war black aforc me; Jess thcr lass thing
| members wuz hearin' thoT bJyiu' o Pout-
] ] kuow'd his vice; thcn ] never knOwid
nOthin' more tell thet thar brandy o. BOggs's
| bruuged me TO-"
Dick then suddenly became silent, and gazed
/ intently at Cariss. who, with banched cheek
and eyes filled with teats appeared to be look
| ing into vacancy. 50 terribly had the horrid
recital worked upon her gentle nature.
At last Dick spoke after he had been
| attempting to read his wife's thoughts, but
| had failed:
THAR. little gyrl hev tole yer all, en- ct
/ pothers me ter see yer TUX on thetaway; watts
did carn't be undid, aud we-uns muss soon git
/ outen hyar."
Clariss did not reply. but with n sigh she got
mp, aud, throwing a beaT-skin over Dick-the
| FIRE was out nOw-she laid down on her bed
4 and cried herself 10 sleep.
In less than a week Dick had so far recoy-
/ cred from his wounds as 10 DO able to move
around and commence preparations for his
i departure He first went north 70 where he
| had cacEed his furs on his last disastrous trip,
aud. taking them to the Agency store at
/ Rayado, converted them into cash, and bartered
/ for sufficient provisions to last himself aud
/ Clariss on their projected journey across the
/ Plains to the Missouri River. lie then turned
homeward with his well-laden burros accom-
/ panied, Of course, By the eyer-faithful Bruce
aud Pont, not forgetting TO make a detour 20
/ the spot where the squaw had vanquished
I him, IA order 10 recover his pet rifle Nance.
/ lie found it intact as there had been no
| storms To rust it. The boar-robc aud the bear
/ had been deyoured by the wolves, as had been
the unfortunate squaw; for he could not resist
\ the temptation OF going To the cut bank, 50
/ full Of hOTrid memories, and he saw what was
/ left Of his antIgonist-only few bones bleach
/ iEg where she had fallen in her endeayOr
TO AvEEGE HER WRONGS
All this required about 10 days of his time,
aud, on the evening Of the day he arrived at
the cabin, he and Clariss took their places ut
/ the huge fireplace. but for the last time
/ Presently Dick reached from "A hole i'm the
/ chimney couple Of canvas shOt-blgs and,
pouring their contents Of gold aud silver upon
the bear-Tobe that covered the pallet at the
side OF the JdHlD, anu aShtu IlaIlss 10 uGIp lln
I count il.
This was indeed mental strain to which
their brains were entirely unused, and great
beads Of perspiratiOn stood in groups on Dick :
! forehead rs he cssayed 10 collect the refractory
$50 and SO pieces into something like sym
metrical piles Ciariss. with her def fingers,
/ had better success So she arranged the smaller
coin. which submitted more easily to her gentle
touch; aud after an hour aud a haifs hard
work. by the aid OF dead coal and a piece of
brown paper, that lad served is mission as a
wrapper for a new pair Of shoes for Clariss that
Dick had brought from Rayado, they succeeded
in adding the values Of the several piles, aud
they aggregated the large sum Of five thousand
eight hundred and odd dollars, an immense for
tune for people Of their class. sufficient 20 take
care OF them. back in Kentucky. if judiciously
husbanded, for the remainder Of their natural
lives.
The severe labor ended, they betooIS them
selves 20 bed, worn out by the demands that
evening had made upon their brain, where
golden visions in their literal Interpretation
danced through their heads.
The next morning, a deliciously charming
morning Of the young New Year, Dick and
ClaTiss
BADE GOoD.BY FOREVER
10 the rude cabin which had been the scene, for
nearly six years, Of so much JOY and misery.
Dick was mounted on Kalntuck, who too, like
his master. had completely recovered but was
terribly Scared: and Cariss on her favorite
pony. They left tire mouth OF the great canyon
/ inst "a the sun bcgan 10 tune the crcsts of the