The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1894-06-28

"kSEELING AT THE ALTAR GAVE THANKS TO
OVR CREATOR
the thieving rut1ans. 1t was i; long.
heart-hreaking hunt. and as the days
went by. and our provisions gave out.
and nearly every spcck Of powder was
clean gone, my partner got weary, ami
haggard and cXcitahle, and his face
got lean and sunken, and his eyes
more shiny. tc wouldn't eat any
more and l triel to cheer him. bu,
couldn't. We walked on, and at last
we made up our minds to turn back.
And as we were trudging along. weak.
and tired. and hungry. and barely able
to drag the weight Of our ri:les-for 1t
was Il difficult rlat. d narrow Indian
trail across pass In the mountains
we lighted upon a spot where water
fall had laid the rock, quite bare. My
partner was the first II see it. and
gold lying in little heaps and piles of
shiny yellow humps in the quart bed
of the water. l tell you we weren't
long in splaShing into it. and soon We
had sackful> of rich ore. and tons more
to come. Then We came to think that
there were only two of us. and that
one OF us would have to go and fetch
help while the other watched 10y the
find. | wa, the stronger. and It was
decided that | should 90 Go" to the
first station on the plain and get two
or three fellows that We could trust TO
help us. an my partner was to remain
tn guard. 1t took me three days to
get down 10 the prairie. and two more
to c me back again. because | had to
do it on foot one way, ana even on the
road hack my mules couldn't trave
very fast. because it was all broken
ground. and often | had to go round
Tor miles. But at last | got back to
| our mine. and found my partne: vat
ing there TO- me.
is it true he asked. Is the ore
gold
Its the best replied; we've
struck it rich this time
He threw up his arms and turned
his face squarely toward the sun, "a
! though its light WASH as bi light As his
sudden fortune.
THANK God" he cried out. Now
| I'll have IN rney enough for Marie Gle
maton' And then he commenced the
hymn which you played for me.
so here was the man who had
wronged Marie. and he meant to pay
her with money!"
My boy hadn't wronge1 anybody, -
Mr. spence brokenly interposed.
| Evil wasn't in him"
| Il am telling you what thought and
what | did" MIR. Ca>well continued.
and not what was true. Hear me out
/ believed that my partner had scpar-
ated me from Marie and that he had
uOne it by means of some Gastardly
conduct. in eXpiation OF which he
meant to offer her wealth the procee is
OF our mine to the creole belle
was madden, q / was not und r self
restraint at all. tseized Il pickax an
| struck him down.
You wretched assassin of my boy
cried old Mr.. Spencer, and he threw
him-elf on the American.
\ baby might "a we'll nave attempted
t. crush Il giant. Mr.. Caswell put him
back into his chair. easily and gently,
and restrained him there, while say.
ing:
Wait till | am done. Then l will
F., submit to any punishment you may de.
eide to int,ict. repented nv deed a,
once and lifted my partner to his bunk
| n our cabin. He was white As sheet
except for the blood from the wound
and his teeth ratified and he glared at
me and muttered something. but he
didn't know me anv more than Adam.
| His wits were clean gone. | was peni
tent enough at one. knew him by
n me. but he had never told me of h .
home or relatives. and SO | colldn': IN
form his friends-even If I'd had the
courage to. ! got for him the hes
| care that was TO be had In the region
and the wound in his head healed. bu'
his mind rem .inad a blank. | sen,
him to Chicago. 70 the rest doctors 70.
that sort Of disease that money coulC
procure. Eut they co8ld do him n
good. l went and secured our partne :.
ship claim anu did all that was neceS
sary 10 be done for both of Us: and al
along, when the gold and the money
came rolling in. took it a! and put i
down for both + us. one share for II.
and one for nay poor whites:
partner. said 10 myself, ons
GAY shall be able TO tire
ont ii he has an: heirs or relatives
and though he cent en- 10y much of III.
wealth that belongs 20 him. they vii
he able 70 reap the benefit o. il. Year.
went on like that. ard l built Z nous,
in Chicago. SO is 10 be near ny po2l
partner. whenever | could. A.. tn.
time passed he Frightened up lit le
anu the docto. held out some hope
He said that the Sudden sight Of some
thing belonging 10 his former If.
might help 20 restore him 10 his Ole
self. Didn't I know where 10 find hi
relatives: Nc Nor any dear friends!