The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1892-06-16
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ABSOLUTELY PURE
ABSOLUTELY PURE
A WHOLE MAN.

be wears bis heart upon bis sleeve, !,
bin steer clear Of the Mexican towns sn
their pretty senoritss. II he would kno'
any peace. let him keep away from th
cattle range. for the cowboys's Iests az
IS keen and cutting a. the spur, at tbei
heels.
Frank Robbins vas beginning TO flo
out some Of these things. But II you CAV
him whole decade be would not 10,
them out.
What the boy wants is tong ghening. sai'
Msr, Selby.
Mart was big and tough, and be saw n
reason why anybody but child or
woman should be tender
Hes a young colt that wants MeIicsI
bit showed into bis mouth, and then 10 b
ridden through the cactus
At Lucin's ranch the boys ioksd and ir'
rha'ed Robbins. bat 1t did not seem Il
toughen him. They cared nothing TO
whiskey that didn't scratch as it wen
down. and when he put water in his thel
called him perfect lady and laughed
loudly.
Stand their joaking, said Mart to Rob
bins and you'il get along better. They !
slwsys make it lot for man that dom
joske back.
Oh, don't mind it, replied Robbins
badly OVERRIDING bis forts to look uucon
cerned.
1t had been the same everyg h,rs he had
been in the West. He was one OF these
men who are never anything but tender
feet He simply would not take men ss
be found them, though they were perfect
ly willing to take bin So Aud the absurd
ideas ist had lodgment in his bead Chiei
among these were that he must have
friend "a chum- who should be a man
after his own heart. He bad been looking
for such y man for two yers. lie picked
him ont occasionally, but he never found
him to suit. This one was not temperate
and the other was not nice In bis speech.
There was something lacking in each one.
What want is q whole man, lie sighed
never could take up with these half made
fellows. But it is not so easy. Even when
| find a man that is temperate and intel
lec,usl be turns out to be selfish. Wbs'
would / not eive for whole man for
friend aud companion "A whole man.
He would not take up with Mart Selby
though Mart saw the young fellow sorely
needed friend aud helper. particularly
one who would tougben him, He kept on
looking for bis made,io,trder man, but he
never seemed to bit upon him. Few such
men as be was looking for are to be found
within thousand miles Of Lucin's. In
fact, at Lucins you would be at loss tc
discover 9 single man who did not like tc
take observations Of Old Asbbys cloth
and.paper ceiling through the bottom OF q
wbiskey glass, and il you heard voice
will give you my word OF honor that it ws'
no cherubs.
One day the boys outdid sll their othel
little mesnness to Robbins by getting him
hopelessly drunk. OF course it was nc
killing matter but be bad never been drunk
before; and be took it very seriously and
resolved to leave camp next day.
Mart did not like this. His heart had
warmed toward the young fellow, and ht
hated to see him leave the place. Finally
be resolved to go with him.
They sg eed between them that they
would not go on the range again. They
would go prospecting for gold.
And thus 1t WAS that they came to MAKE
the journey over the desert toward Deat
Horse Gulch. Now, as every body IN ths
country knows the wealth OF Dead Hors'
Gulch is great, but i, is very hard Il
reach. Miners who have lived ont thu
awful heat OF the alksli plain that lies al
around the buttes wherein the gulcf
makes its cash have come back With iul
belts. bot none OF them have ever gone
second time.
In suggesting this journey, Mart Selb.
bad double object. First. be wsnted t.
tougher the young fellow. and next. h'
wanted TO enrich them both. Mart knew
tbs, Robbins bad come out West TO msk'
enough money 10 marry . nice girl Wit
lived 10 Delaware, and be knew too, tina
the younq fellow had fonnd money max
ing very slow work.
From Lucins TO the great slksli plsiI
,b., Law before the buttes in which ib
gold vas hidden az long snd toilsom
Journey. But the real work only beeal
With The crossing OF the kali desert
White aud baked lay the dead land be
fore their aching eyes. The eye OF hesvel
J sboue down with most unrelenting fierce
ness No breath OF air vas stirring al,
= the whole wor wss dumb - dead.
Mart hsd counted on the journey beiu
hard one, but ptt 90 hard as this. II
> had not dreamed that the wsier woui
give out 30 soon. nor thst the horse
would sink down and die as they did.
Still they staggered on, their forms ber
under their heavy burdens, standing on
sharp and rs~ above the white earth. o
sbich their clearly de6asd shadows ie
With inky blsckness-
y In that eloudless. nisiless air disisre
seemed oct Of psught. for they travelled o
and on 10 sr5 the bu,ies, aud yet the
seemed TO erow 90 nearer.
Twas toward evening they reached
,ocl, lsle, ia the ses Of Alksli, and the'