The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1893-03-11

III boys? Why, they're Dig IeAeEs
now; Franks learnin' tn operators
trade, with Gracie's husband, an Fred,
he's workin' in q newspaper shop,
learnin' Z be editor. Ted's still goin'
T. school. but he's goin' T. quit next year
an learn machine-makin'-hea llus was
a great case f'r foolin' round machinery.
Fan? Oh, She little yit; she jes' stays
t. home an helps mother-mother says
she's a big girl now, an helps lot !"
"Are you working here?" l asked
him.
"Yep; I'm top man now an gittin'
my fifty month; but, say-don't ye
think it'd pay me t. git out o. this an
20 down in tn mines? This here's lazy
work, / b'lieve. Mebbe ye cd git me
job?"
| reflected minute.
81 can get you job" said; ''but it
may not be pleasant one. You'll have
to work two months for a dollar day,
or until you can show yourself able to
do miners work; then you'll get three
and half. 1t isn't good country to
go into, thoughts new and pretty
wild"
Pink was silent few minutes and
SCENE to be figuring.
IL reckon" he finally said, slowly
81 en- afford it, eff they's three an
half day on top O. the two months; but
dive think I'll ketch on, O. KIP"
4 / assured him / thought he would
and he added: IAN right-Pm y'r boy
en- go next week, when my month";
up"
So Pink left the ranch and went II
, work in the hills, in new mining dis
trict. Every once in awhile, -afte
that, l used to hear from or of him. II
| one of the superintendent's first letter
/ after Pink's arrival, he sent, by my re
i quest. few lines about the new man
II 1.-The new man you sent is dandy
, green, of course, but nobody's fool
t He's eager to work, and flies ut it lik
! it was fun. Evenings now he takes
hammer and set of drills, and goe
I over on the side-hill and drills rocks
to get his hand in. I wish there wer
: q few more people like him."
1t was not long until Pink was
miner, of course, and good one. tot
and as such he continued for the nez
e couple Of years, always in the sam
n place.
One day the man who had been super
intending the property dropped in o
q us at Denver; he was going to quit, 9
he had some property Of his own
Hook after, he said. And" he addet
"of course have nothing to say, but
). Won want n man to look after the pro]
Q perty you'll hunt long time befol
e you find a match for that red-heade
It shift boss, Pink Dyer; he knows ever
+ foot of the mine"
+ We went down to take q look at TT
y property; we arrived in the evening,
l. Pink was Just coming of shift b
n looked just as l expected he woul'
barring the deepening of the crow
!. feet and the lines about the moutl
), they were too prominent for SO your
5, | q man.
:, 9TH folks?" said Pink. ''Oh, they
all fine. Got q new house, mother q
n tn kids have, an putin on heaps
IT dog. Minis got three young uns NOT
le an Grace's got couple-don't it see
E. funny. though? TIL twins, they
e gittin' on tip top, an Ted, too. a
a Fan-why, s'pose she's q young Lao
(, by this time. No, / hain't never bet
Is back; Pm goin' the twenty-fifth, sur
v. this time, an no foolin'."
t. did not tell him of his coming pr
k motion; 1 wish I had, for he new
knew. Late that night-it must ha