Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-04-29

people and the rustic. but policeman
Genes up and asked us who we wanted,
and we told him the name Of the firm
Jim worked for and he explained how to
get there Bill aud me started out and
crossed the yiaduct believe that's
what it's called, big bridge over the
railroad tracks, and when we got to the
other end and walked around bit we
saw the sign up and we crossed over and
went in There were lots of men work
ing there, and Jim was standing up talk
ing to "A girl who was a.writing like a
When Bill saw him he
walks right up and shoves out his hand
and says he in a loud. CHEEKY voice;
Hullo, ole jim. how be YEP
Jim just looked up and then jumped a
yard and grabs Bills outstretched hand
in both Of his and then he grabs mine.
a-talking like politician all the time.
He excused himself for a minute and
reads little more to the girl and then
he introduced us To three or four people
and got his coat The girl turned
around and commenced hitting a ma
chine and Bill went mp and took off his
hat and his long hair fell about his face
and he said
That's one Of those typewriters, amt
it. miss
''And the girl looked up and smiled
awfully nice and says, Yes, sir and
then Jim came along and we left. We
went out. and I'll be switched II could
see how jim could find his way around
with all the wagons and people and cleo
tric cars. but we got on one OF them
trains and rode for about half an hour
and then we got off and walked up q
hill A pretty little house stood up
above the street and we went mp. for
that was where Jim lived. The house
was fixed up in great shape, and AS Bill
and me stood there kind Of awkward
the curtains were showed aside and a
young lady came in She stood for q
second. and Jim just said "my wife.
when she stepped forward with the
sweetest kind of smile and taking my
pard's hand and says:
".Tms Is Big Bill. know, and Jake. |
am glad to see YOU.
bill Iust looked all broke up for a min
ute and then he turned to Jim,
mo wonder you married. Jim, says
he
Jim and his wife just laughed, and
while they were enjoying themselves q
little child came into the room and ran
up TO his father, and he took him up IN
his arms and kissed him and then sci
him down on the floor, and he ran ovel
to where iIill was sitting in one Of those
big chairs aud climbed mp in his lap, and
Bill held him like he WAS glass, and M
was pleased IL he did feel foolish, ant
the kid ran his little hands through thu
big mans beard and long hair, anC
I seemed TO enjoy 1t Immensely. aud pretty
soon Bill turns to Jim and says he
| You had better take this, Jim.
amt used to handling such lambs.
Jim reached ont for the child. but h
clung close to Bill A flush of prid
comes into my pards face, and he looke
up and said.
whats the kids name, Jimy
But before Jim could answer the bo
said Bill just as plain, and the big fel
low looked up first at Mrs. Jim and the
ut her husband and he read the answe
in their faces, and then he pressed tn
child close to his bosom. and two bi
tears came into his eyes and fell on hi
cheeks We felt at nome right away
and that afternoon Jim got carriag
and drove US all over the city and out
the fort Bill looked awful happy 81
ting on the back seat with Mrs. Jim, an
the kid and Mrs Jim laughing softl
and talking merrily while her husban
and Bill spoke of when Jim was up her
in the hills We staid there for thre
DAYS. and Jim just showed us all the bi
buildings and took rs mp to one OF thos
swell clubs and introduced us aroun
as though we were millionaires instea
of poor sheep herders, and a reports
gave Bill great write up too.
about month after we were down
. Omaha we saw man from the ranc
riding up. and so we went over TO see VIII;
, was the matter, for ii was on Thursda
aud we thought something was up. {
, had a letter with black margin frol
, Bill and he tore it open and II was frol
! Mrs. Jim, saving that Jim had been take
. suddenly sick and had died Well, 81
| Bill Just took the letter in his hand an
/ turned around like one that's paralyzt
! and he walked straight over yond
! under that pine tree where he and III
! had laid so often and threw himse
down on the ground looked after Il
i sheep. and at sundown drove them .
/ up here into the corral and then Shep al
!. me went over, and the dog. when he sa
4 Bill lying fiat on the ground with b
). face in his arms, gave one long al
, agonizing howl and began licking Bill
face and Bill reached mp and pulls Sh
! right down by him and said awful SC
n like.
4 Your hearts broken, too, amt
q Shepg .
: u He Law there for long while, and I
!, moonlight came out from behind I
: clouds and bathed the hills and the VI
: leys with the soft light, and II fell mp
! Biz Bill. lying with his head on the dt
and sobbing to himself It was alme
!, morning and the moonlight had dt
- away and the eastern heavens we
= tinged by the light OF the rising sun a
ia a soft wind stirred the willows there
- the brook, and murmured through I
q pines. when he arose and come over NJ
= to the cabin was so dead tired thai
, md slept all night, aud when he open
a the door was Just getting up.
~ Jake. he said ! have got to
10 down To Omaha
Because. he said, You know J
vsaa nrptty cNtravagant aud he did
a gel much of salary and wouldn't