The Penn's Grove record., 1894-06-08

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or "camp," far up in the Rocky Mount
aims.
1t had grown in six months from on
log cabin to a town Of a thousand in
habitants. 1t was a rough, unpreten
tious town, both as regards its building
and a large number of its citizens; Blu
under the duck suit OF the miner Their
are more honest hearts, more noble ant
generous natures than will be found ii
almost any other calling in life.
1t is a noticeable fact about q new
mining camp that the most high-sound.
ing titles are applied to the most com
~mon.looking structures; tho cheapest
place always has the graudest name. Fol
instance, the Delmonico restaurant was
the worst of all the eating establishments
in Pyrites, and the Windsor Hotel Of,
fered the poorest Accommodations of anY
hostelery in the place.
The cleanest, most home like eating.
house in the place was Mrs. McGuire's
restaurant. Bridget Mcclure was q
lively, bustling Irish woman, with o red
face aud hair shade lighter. She was
popular with 1.-The boys" as she called
the miners who patronized her place.
"We can always get plenty or III forks
at Mrs. McGuire's," was the usual sem
tence of praise bestowed upon her es-
Enlistment.
"Chihuahua" Brown boarded with
Mrs. Mcclure. He was a quiet, retiring
sort Of a man. No one knew much about
him, except that he once had som min,
ing property near chihuahua, Mexico.
There was another Brown IN PSrites, Sc
lie was given the sobriquet OF ''Chihua.
hua,' to distinguish him from the othel
Brown. He paid his board promptly
and ives highly esteemed by Mrs. Nc
Guire, who sometimes spoke Of him a
''the widow woman's friend" on account
Of his once having loaned Mrs. Mcclure
$500 without security, when the good.
natured Irish woman first started in bust
ness. Now she was beyond the need o.
financial assistance, and was doing
ilourishing business such a large bust
ness, in fact, that she had been obliged
to send to Denver for additional help t.
wait upon the table. The ''help" duly
arrived upon the stage and created a sen.
sation in Pyritcs. The first general dc
Fcription was given out by the stag,
driver, ''Fairplay Bill, to a deeply Inter.
ested throng of listeners at the Silve.
Bear saloon.
''she cum up on the stage along sid,
of me-" said Bill" ''There was thre,
girls for the dance hall, besides. Wher
we got to the first station, at Turkey
Creek Canyon, she asked if she could
ride on the seat with me; she did SO ad,
mlre the scenery. l took her up beside
me on the box, and you never heard q
girl go o. SO about the color of the skv.
and the trees aud rocks, and the wild
flowers bloomin' on the mountain side.
She pointed out things to me about the
scenery | never see before. I never see
a girl so gone or scenery. She really did
enjoy it. l got so interested, hearin'
her talk, cum purity near slidin' the
whole outfit down the mountain, as | cum
round Dead Mans Curve. She's differ.
ent from any biscuit shooter ever l see.'
"Purty7 She's purifier than that nigh
leader o mine, but she don't put on as
much style as Kitty does, specially when
she's just been hitched up, an anxious
to so. Plrty2 Ever see 'em pictures
bout a woman raisin' up out the sea-
Ever sec that picture of 'Rumyo and
Julia4' She's purifier than either one Of
'em. I've cFrried many a hash Singer
In my time, but l never see one like her.
Most of 'em's got their hair cut short
and curly, an act fresh. She's differ
emit; long hair, blacker'n q dark night
In the canyon; big eyes, roses in her
cheeks; she's a lady, that's what she is.
could tell that first time I see her.
This was how Doris Ware came to
Pyrites to be the ''help" at Mrs. Nc
CURES restaurant. 1t was not strange
that the business of tine restaurant in.
creased. Mrs. McGuire's new waiter
girl was very, very pretty, and a pretty
face is an attraction anywhere, but es-
pecially so in a new mining camp, where
women constitute q very small minority
of tho population.
1t is not strange either that many OF
Mrs. McGuire's boarders fell in love with
Mrs. McGuire's waitress. There was
quite a noticeable sprucing up in tho
way of general appearance among the
boarders. Two or three of ''tho boys
affected bright colored ties, and when
they CANE to their meals they were par
ticular about washing their faces very
fGDIssappIfs u, They seemed to PVT more than
hair and combed 1t back slicker
than they had been in the habit
of doing. ! All this seemed to have no
effect upon Mrs. McGuire's help. She
was as demure, retiring and modest a.
when she first arrived. There was one
boarder who loved the pretty waiter, girl
with the consuming passion of a secret
affection. He scarcely dare raise his eyes
to her, he was so difident. The hutter
of her dress was sufficient to cause every
nerve in his body to tremble. II she
spoke to him he was sure to put a lump
of butter in his coffee or sprinkle sugar
all over his plate during the ensuing mo-
ment of confusion. This boarder was
"Chihuahua" Brown. He was reserved
in his manner, SO quiet aud gentlemanly
that Doris was naturally attracted to him.
They became friends and gradually "CAi-
huahua' Brown learned of the past life
OF Doris Ware. Her father bad been q
'ran of wealth; he was a Spectator. A
bad investment had left him almost pen.
uiles'. He lacked the moral courage to
face adVcrsity and in q moment of des.
peration and dependency he blew our
his brains. The shock almost killed his
vile, a woman of a delicate, nervous
temperament. His daughter Doris rose
superior to the occasion. Sac supported
asr mother from the rather small wage;