Oxford eagle., 1892-06-02

ccod vas the sight % laAy's face a.
the landlady came 20 meet me and con-
ducted me TO little upholstered half
story room under the slipping roof. But
cared for no ~sthetic surroundings as
did for the familiar booking and bill
tovy feather bed covered with a China
Rose patchwork quilt Every bone
was aching from the rolling and Iurch-
ing of the stage over a muddy noun
tain roai-
Sleep came 20 knit up the ravcIled
sleeve % carr and only woke when
the landlady called me ~ say that the
burro train Of provisions was 20 ac-
company was nearly ready. II was with
tisnay thought Of an additional ride
Of twenty miles On horseback after nv
experience % the previous day won
dered peevishly vh7 nv friends could
not live in civilization or else not expect
me % visit them As I came DOWN
stairs met my friend % the day before
and ne said well. good-bv. I'll bet
quarter you don't see Meeker in four
months
The ride was the pcrSonifcatiou Of
mouo,ony. The trail lay al0ug the bot
tom % narrow canyon ard only now
and then eoula glimpse be caught Of
some prpmiusa, peak above the ragged
side walls
A. nn-Dn a little incident occurred 20
vary the monotouy- Que of the men.
stopping - straiEhs~n the pack on a
burr1. was kicked of a little shelf only
four feet down. but his face. after had
done u mp in court plaster. was a good
plan Of the battle % Waterloo. sh..
patches being in the form ot a great A.
with the snnl<en r,,ad II Ohain across
the bridge - his nose
All the discomfort If my Journey ua.
forgotten in the overacwing euthusi-
asm ot NV welcome. Over and over
again did My Margaret n hal
called her in oldtlrne school dav. rush
in from her little log kitchen u ask me
II there was anything she could do 70
ease my aching bones As I looked
around the little rOou1s. unplaSser-d
saw. with grout dug from aeixhhorinx
hills. began 20 appreciate the decor
stfv- possibilities ~ dotted swiss and
red ribbons. but then Margaret could
/ End beauty ~ utilizr cn.the blsaLs-t of
desert islss- Prom my seat bv the
same window could see tho log mine
buildings on the opposite slope ut the
yaleh and the day shift coming out like
bees from n hive AMI scattering TO The
various little shautisS dotted along the
side Of the stream A. I looked Mar
garrt came and looked over nv shoulder
and exclaimed There's John and
then why. what can h- th. natter
FOR just behind him. on an improvise,i
stretcher of PJn- boughs. four men
were carrying another, 30 stiff and still
II did not seem A. IL hs could b.. living
Margaret said Help ne get bed
ready. and by the time the men
reached the ds.5< ~Ith their burden a
bel was stripped - mattress and
sheets, and they had laid him upon is.
while John said. briefly An accident
to the machinery He = not dead but
I dou't know bovx badly hurt
We soon found enc arm and one leg
broken but M evidence Of other in
jEry- Mr. Renfrow. with the assist
an~s Of two Of the men who. through
many year~ Of western life. had learned
a rough sort II surgery. set the limbs.
" hIle sh@ women waited the result ia
suspense. Through the long night W.
watched beside the poor fellow for
some signs ot consciousness. and
toward morning were rewarded hyrsss-
iug him ep-n his eyes and recugnize
Mr. Rsnfrox
During ths weeks Of nursing which
followed we wunrn had not much time
- think II weather. but nv friend az
NeelSer had bs~n true prophet aud
the feathery fakes bes-an Ia fall during
the hr~s night after my arrival and kept
u mp steadily for a uc~k. and trail and
canyon ansi side slope Werr covered
with white pail
We were n securely shut mp from ths.
outside world a. IL We had been walled
around with aGamant While ones
synPathics cannot ffy round the world
with the click Of the electric needle. one
naturally seeks for subjects OF interest
IN the hEmdrum life around and 81
began to stndy cur charge a. SAT- beside
hira day after day. not that be seemed
a difficult subject or wrapped in any
mystery, but aS he lay there swathed
I IN banslaSes he seemed 20 be inteutlv
thinsing- Oas day ne abruptly asked
how long since be had been hurt told
him three weeks. He turned his head
away with deep sigh and said no more
for few minutes. Tten be asked.
Bout how far i IL 70 Cairo. III. ~ I
said did not know exactly. thought
nearly thousand miles.
Wish | was there be i~rkeJ out.