Feliciana sentinel., 1892-06-11
A MOUNTAIN ROMANCE.
The Loving Fidelity of . True
Hearted Girl

The Loving Fidelity of . True
Hearted Girl
One rainy day IN the early winter OF
1882 found myself bag and baggage on
the railway platform at Grand juno
%;on. Col. AS the train lessened IN the !
distance / took survey OF my sur
roundinss. Not a tree, not spear OF
crass.mud which looked as II 1t might
senrulf one to be some time dug up as
On nrLnown fossil-not a side walk vis'.
ble except now and then the uneven re-
mains of a brick pavement fast resoiv-
ing itself into its original clay. Inc
town Law some distance away from the
dcrot, but from rny platform island l
could sec good number OF muo shan
ties, a few frame buildings and one SOL
itary brick stood under the shelter-
ing caves for a moment and asked my
self what fate it was that landed me
here
had been travelling through the
west during the summer, and now on
my way here I had stopped to see one
who was my Oldest and dearest 1rieno'
the wife of the superintendent OF a
mine on the hendwaters of the White
the discomforts of the journey after
should leave the railroad. but l found
no words could describe it as vividly as
afterwards felt it, and I heartily
wished myself safe in the luxury OF
Pullman and speeding eastward. How
ever. 1 pulled myself together ana
went to the agent to ask when the
stage would leave for Meeker, and
found 1 could not go till morning SO
giving a small boy a quarter to carry
nv grip / gingerly picked my way from
brick to brick along the causeway tha'
led to the town proper. The sun was
lust beginning to struggle through the
woterv mist in the west and colorec
the cloud a delicate rose hue and lilum
mated the blue Book cliffs and sent
beam to the far distant points OF th'
Grand canyon of the Colorado towart
whence the Grand was rolling It's swift
turbulent and clay colored waters
The next morning as / entered tn
hotel dining-room 1 heard:
..wen. if that ain't the darnedes
scheme. Dye know that mine wa
salted for all it was worth ana 'he
thew run a lot of suckers in here an
loaded them all they could carry Haw
haw."
II believe the Tin Cup mine upon tn
White is bonyfdy."
"Oh, yes, guess So They sake OF
pay ore right along. Renfrow is
pretty straight feller and wouidn +"
any salted concern. I'm going along u
to Meeker to see about n claim. Can
run in any gum game on me.
With this the speaker rose, ana
lieu of napkins combed their oears
with their fingers and brushed Il
crumbs from their vests. i had dl
covered that they would be passenge
on the stage which would take me
Meeker, and wondered if they were
be nv only companions on a fifty mi
ridc-not that l was at all AFRAID,
they appeared to be merely shre"
pood-natured, ordinary business me
but began to feel the want OF sou
woman's conversation, for l had oe'
months away from friends and nome.
The morning was clear and pleasa
and the air bracing as we dragged
hor;ouslv out north through the almt
bottomless clay road. There were
other passengers but the two men a
mvself, so / turned my attention TO
scenery. To the right across Gra
river rose bare and rugged peaks "n
suggested desolation instead OF er'
deur. Away TO the Wese Wei o"> -
metrical outlines of the BOOK Gil,
while the great Hog Back rose tow
the north, and about noon we began
ascend it's rugged slopes.
The two men had eyed me curtou
Mt first, and then began talking
mines and the various arts and tr'
of the unscrupulous to outwit the gu
HE terderfoot. But gradually u
overcame their apparent dimoehce
Addressing D woman, and began a
true American style TO want 10 kf
I'll about my antecedents, ana 40
all INV reason for taking such an
usual Journey When l told tnem l
r,rcted to visit Mrs. Renfrow At the
c,p mine one whistled expressr
.rd said: you'll be likely TO stay
all winter
uwhy?'' asked. -,
BECAUSE If signs 30 Tor any.l
there is going to be an eVerias
snowfall before long.
I Glanced at the sky, and 70 my
practiced eye there was notnins
u.ual It was clear save Tor a sou
.7;.r summer haze which hung owe.
she face of nature. So l laugneo
s.;.a wasn't afraid OF a little snow
Il was late at night when our
pnntinc mules drove up oe.ors y
psssed ioy . hotel at Aeeks.