The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1894-12-28

more like young woman than Rover"
II am never going to grow up" said
Bushy, and she tossed her head and
shook back her curls that had grown very
now was old enough to take care of
herself, and her father had allowed her
hair to grow. So, instead of being bushy-
headed, she was curly-headed.
Il am sure wish you would always re-
main as you are, but fear you will have
to grow, especially if you continue to eat
as YOU have since striking Yellow. Pine
NINE" said Tom.
Boom! bang! boom! bang! boom!'
sounded suddenly. Oh the air, a queer kind
of drum. Bushy and Tom and Rover
hurried in the direction the music came
from. What can it be, wondcr?" muir
INJURED Bushy. Tom only smiled. 1T
sounds like real band you read about"
continued Bushy.
Hail to the queen, today,
She's the champion girl Away.
May she ever be our Bushy-
Loving. gentle, Tom-boy Bushy;
Shes the girl who's never cross nor mean
See what we give her, to show our love for
the queen!
Over thirty miners sang the words, &C.
companied by the funniest band you ever
the miners out of an old coon skin, and,
though it could not be made to ring in har-
mony with the banjo played by Shanks,
it went better with the old fiddle that
sawed out the tune of Hail, Columbian
Big Bill had whitfield flute out of
hollow stick, and Bushy's guitar, the best
Instrument in the band, Mr.. Sukott carried
for Bushy? The men picked her up and
carried her over their heads into a big
tent, where the grand party was to be held
1t was mystery to Bushy how it had all
been done without her getting the slightest
inkling of the affair. A throne had been
made on which the little girl was placed
Then, in mock seriousness, the band
stepped back and called on their queen to
address them.
Buffalo robes covered the floor, wolf
skins, bright feathers and red Indian blank
cts made the tent look as much like pail
ace as possible.
Bushy, ever ready for fun, assumed
what she thought a queenly air, and, wav
ing, her hands most tragically, cried, in
high. authoritative tones:
"Iy subjects be seated"
All the men squatted cross-legged on the
soft robes, and waited with some curios-
ity to hear what she would say.
1T is serious" she began, and every
body paid strict attention; II consider
that each and every one must pay a pen
atty for doing things in secret. There
should be no secret societies in Yellow
everything. Therefore, / demand that,
beginning with the end man''-here Tom
siggled, thinking Bushy was getting her
subjects mixed up with minstrels-
corrected Bushy, "Sir Tom may first tell
bis story since he disturbs the court by
untimely laughter; The, penalty for
*rong..doing in this kingdom is confess
sion Of sins. Sir Tom, let us hear from
you."
Tom DOTTED his sombrero and in loud
tones said:
'Your majesty, began about week
ago to think of a very little girl who
saved my life when the Indians scalped
me, way up in the northern. part of Col
orado. l was at Great Pine mine, and
this little girl and myself we're left alone
surprised us. I tried to get to the mines
for help, and this little girl, who was hid
den in a. hole in the bank, saw an Indian
shoot me, then stoOp and scalp me. She
fred her revolver and killed the redskin
and his three companions, then frightened
away the others by keeping up continual
firing from behind. the shanty. After
and, in short, saved my life. was think
ing of her, and thought we would give
you 4 birthday party in memory of the
little girl used to know"
Bushy's face had grown very red, for,
though she liked praise, Toms story about
herself was unexpected.
The other miners took the hint from
Tom. and each told of some brave deed
the little girl had done.
once" began q long, iank,- gray-headed
fellow, winking his eyes hard on the
boys, land the last blasting had been done
for the day, but somebody had opened the
key of powder and forgotten to cover it
again. The candle in my hat fell off and
rolled down a board until it appeared as
if going directly into the key. My heart
stood still, dumb with fright, but suddenly
a little girl who had been sitting on a
ledge just above the key saw what was
going to happen if the candle continued
to roll. and she threw herself from the
ledge down on the boards just as the can
die got beneath her. OF course the
boards broke and the little girl and the
candle got a great fall, but fully twelve
men and herself got out alive, when,
had she not done just what she did.
we would all have been blown to pieces.
So made the drum while thinking of her
today = .. :.
Loud clapping followed this. story, and
the Queen thought of excusing the rest,
but they clamored to confess. =. = Es~
Shanks shook. himself like a great New
foundland dog and said: "Once upon a
time the Indians surrounded our camp,
and it looked like we were all doomed to
die by their cruel bows and arrows if
not the tomahawk. We learned that SOL
diers were encamped not far away. but
how could we get word to them? There
was little girl in our camp, too''-the
miners all laughed-"and since the In
,lians supposed we had no idea of their
presence, this little girl offered to drive in
the cattle, as she had been in the habit
of doing. She drove in few, then went
back for more, and then pretended to
count them. and acted as If some were
missing. She struck out as if after them
his little trick was a success. She went
straight to the soldiers, informed them of
the danger her people were in, and, as q
consequence. the Indians were killed and
noIie Of us hurt. was thinking of her
when | fingered the dear old banjo so
hard. | hope the Queen will pardon me-"
The l,adre came next. 1t is strange, but
| also knew q little girl who did brave
things There was a. time one winter
that we had no meat. Il took nv turn
in hunting deer. The Indians were very
hostile, and / was captured, tied to the
stake, and thought surely I wstsea dead
man. What do. you think happened. This
little girl that Il knew rushed In and made
believe, that she was n Mexican Girl who
wanted protection from soldiers. She told
A big story how they were canning down
on the camp, and this SO frightened the
Indians that they fastened through a mar
row gorge, where our men were stationed.
The result is that owe my life to that
little girl, and was making oil the music
I