Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-06-04
Us M MuoH nuRr? WE'RE THERE MANY or TnIM?'

miles N tho trail, after that II Il lost In
that toriuuus rnylnr down which We rode
on the chase. Walsh u up There on lookout.
ana i'm ask W he run sec unythiug now ~
and calling To one Of the men, hruuinund
bids him Inquire All eagerly awnit The
reply.
Al last II comes;
''N1 dust on tl,r hack track. sir, hut souir-
thing that looks Ike II far TO The south We
back, but Il h too faint and fur 10 make u
The corporal IL the speaker. his resonant
voice contrasting strongly Win the feeble
accents ~ bis Immediate superior, the
wounded nrrgfnut
"ihen have s0mcihiag that must be told
you, lieutenant, something MlsH Harvey a.
ready has an inkling o. for she ms met
ANA known my dear mother, u lhls pnln
continue 10 increase and fever set ~ ! may
be- unable 10 tell Il later some " the men
thought had enlisted unde- az nli9a liru-
tenant, bat they were wthng. Wing u iuy
Rant name Ny father WAS chief ciiiccr ~
tic old Flying Cloud IN the days when
American clipper slips bst The world. Tho
gold fever seized BIN, though, and he quit
smiling and went 70 mlnlhE ~ the early
days Of son lrauci SEQ, AMI there when !
was little bog or ten be 1lei, having
mother With not many thousand dollars 10
mgc care ~ herself md me You viii
he spoke the last day u bis NE hud eYnu
then I noted how litile comfort mother
Few mouths after fathers death that Uncle
Fred. from being an occasional visitor, came
to lying with us an the time made his
home homie there ,hougli sellsn within doors
than mother. He was the Youngest, Il seems
" fhn family, 'tlt baby nnd lnd been
soon found why b. cnne Mother was often
10 ieura. Uncle Fred nlWhye hegging or
demanding money. rhe boyk nt nihOol iwit-
ted me hlA,ut my gambler uncic, though I've
10 Doubt their fathers gamhlai ~ much AZ
no. These were lust before the early DAYS
y the graf war that spflss = IA 10y, aud
vaguely nndersood Sometimes Uncle Fred
came home drunk and could hear him
threatening poor moiler nbd things went
was iuss ~ / WIS uwakaaei from aniild
sleep by her acr9nm. In "a insta Il ! flew
10 her reofil, rnfcldng w "a ram fathers
door. ~ the dim iish, ! saw huf living Isl
the bedside, mau bending over and chOk-
ing her. VIII All my strength slashrd W
the turn saved him H. sprnug to bis feet
With a. oath and cfy and RUSHED to tie
washsiAnd. ! hai uld ancle frrd's cheek
Vsit was long before mother could check
the How or the blood. li rDherpd hin. ~
course, ard made hin ptegHsly weak For
days amer That she purs.ii and cared Tor
him. but forhude my enusfiuE The rVoln
Men came 10 zee him insisted 90 seein9 hlm
and she would sepd aie 70 w bank hT
A. last be waa able 10 walk ont with lint
awful slash on nis ihins white fsn' Once
Nheu hN nlrs uul fiNrfu nv Nitt Nla nor
mind; had acted gniy 70 save ninthrr
How ciuid I suppose ilnli ihe lssaiiani ans
her cwn beoth0ff Then. htaiiy. with soils
aud tears she tod lt the story. how BE- hnd
Teen their ui0thrf'e darling bow Wild and
reckless was Lis souih. bow her Mothers
last thought seneel 10 b. fOi HIN. and bow
on haF kil.-4 fhr. ut UNn notlrf promised
90 take cart N poor Freddie and rhlld hlu
froiu eyefy 81 and this promise she fiipeat
pd 70 me- hiddtng ine hrlp Def Keep VI mud
10 eoncral ~ Ia a. J uund hf1 hrsiNtr'a
mlslf-.ils For few mpnihs fuiusa nsui
little better Uncle Fred 1'Ji Commission
81 fallfofnla regiment teHard the cl1sp ~
game nafs fears and frnuhc ! couldn't
understand Il 40 thea. bot ! 90 ngw. tufif
fred VAS aanDliuf Henia. nfaNihE. ~ i"T
vent unlsf iha hammer. ant moved
down 30 Sun ultep. nli.rf father iIad uurs
lnffsii.d nnl haI M b lifile pIoprffy All
iit1i r..1Df ffie nfWs ihHf Dude md Ind
itrrn dismissed. VI 90 nrHini ~ hfinL aud
gambling and nltaDpfpysiaiiou u funds.