The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1893-08-04
CHlQUITA.

Duheu RiOoHlilJ l@rph Nv uho ram HS " icii
aslant the cactus growth and chapparal on
the red soil Of the mesa.
From the saloon within came the rattle
Of dice, the chink Of glass, the rattle Of
coin aud the murmur Of deep, hoarse male
voices. The Rough Diamond was u most
lucrative and fourishing institution In
the little railroad town Of Picture Canyon,
on the line Of the Union Pacific. 1t was
one Of those places which. at that time,
sprang up in night and are deserted in
day along the line Of the great road.
Indeed, they followed the track, and wher-
ever track laying ended temporarily there a
town was certain to spring up-almost AZ
II by magic
There were thousands Of laborers, rail
road men, engineers and speculators With
them came peddlers, storekeepers, and last,
but not least, the great army OF gamblers
and saloon men, Some Of these towns
were located In advantageous situations,
and finally took on solid growth and
prospered. Others, having nothing to jus
tify their existence save the presence Of
the army of railroad employees, vanished
utterly when that army advanced farther
and farther on It's mission of conquering
space and time and binding east and west
together with bands Of steel,
Herries was attached to the engineer
corps Of the road, and had been for some
time stationed ut Picture Canyon, n city of
some 5000 inhabitants, mostly males, and
which was neaNy month old, 30 antique,
indeed, that an election for mayor and
common council was being agitated by the
more enterprising members Of the commu.
nifty.
Harvard bred. delicatey nurtured, nc
customed to oil the reilnements Of life
which wealth guided by correct taste may
give in an old and settled community, the
rude surroundings of his present life had
at first disheartened Herries, but being, at
bottom, man Of good sense and pluck
and possessing a splendid constitution, a
magnificent biceps, standing six feet and
over In his boots, the man who had been
Yale's especial terror as fright tackle"
and who had filled his seat in the varsity
eight with more than credit when the
blue crossed the line ahead Of the crimson,
ou Lake Quinsigamond, would hardly
without complaint, even II at times his
soul grew weary Of oaths and liquor, mad
dened men and brawls, and bacon and
muddy coffee and hardtack. Indeed, ht
grew at last to like the wild freedom oi
his life, US all men will do in time, and ht
was fast taking on the exterior Of genu
me frontiersman when he
Whom he met Chinuital
Chiguita was sprite. She was the true
daughter Of rocky canyon and desert mes,
"a genuine child Of the Sierras-and I
woman withal.
Her reputed father was an evil eyed OH
Mexican named Ramon; ostensibly a herd
or OF other mems sheep; really gathere
Of other mems coins
Chiquita kept house for him in tumble'
together shack" on the outskirts of tn
town, and here entertained her father
guests
Poor little Chiquita.
She was brilliantly pretty, with the rc
rose red flushing her olive cheeks, he
white teeth flashing between ripe, dewS
crimson lips with glorious brown eyer
ander heavy arching brows, and shaded b
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