The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-11-28

down TO whippaw. hocrod 'om com,
in that night an | hid paw, an /
wouldn't toll 'om, the mean skupkI,
whar hG wuz, Then thoy jst grabbed
me-, Io1ed mo up ter the hOlior wnar
you'ns found me, lhoy tried tor at
mo tor toll, whom they tied up my hans
an cut my drosa waist oil, but ! never
sod word bout paw. Then they sod,
"D--ni the pesky gal; let's hick'Ty
her" an they did. Hou'ns know all
'bOuLit.'
"lho girl was looking out OF tho win
dow Rt tho river while shO was telling
her brief story. She was not yet fully
recovered from tho elects OF the whip
ping and exposure a few moments
silence, md anO sprang TO hur leat, her
iaca all aglOW, There's paw There's
paw sho screamed, pointing to q bent
old man slowly padding down thu
slreanli aud win tho swllInesa Of u deer
rushed uuI to tho hRal; aud hailed him,
Tho old boatmau turned 10 ahore,
and ~ lln tho bow OF thu buat struck
tho gravel tho glrl sprang in and fell
into the old mans arms, nearly upset
ting tho litlle craft.
paw! U, Paw
"'L,zl My Liz"
THAT was the greeting between father
and daughter, and rs the old boat
rocked on tue addYInr currnnt they
sohbed like children, Tho scene was u
very affecting one, aud lasted for aov,
sral moments, alter which the girl leh
her father into our cabin, when she told
him of our caro- aud attention,
"'Goi bleas yer, men! said the old
man teryentlY, Thar DO sum men lott
ia thor wurld VT, an old Jake Coulsou
10 glad he has met EN- He arose, held
out his hands to Us, which wo graaped
and shook heartily. but, ho con-
Iinuud, 'wo muAt be goin', Liz, Some.
Trims Goln' ter happen Ier-alghL l
wouldn't hoy yer misa it fur all the
wurld; an know God wouldn't
either.
ave couldn't persuade tho old man
that it was not sale 10 tako Lizzie away
ut that limo, whom flakes OF unow wors
in the air, but no WAS firm, and 80 was
tho girl. She seemed to have grown
strong since nor iathGr cGulo, The dar.
brown eyes fairly Deamed IN tho excite.
ment Of somo anticipated pleasure, and
h0r form became once more erect. sho
was beautiful Amazon, as shC stood
there on the river bank, juIt before en'
barking with hOr father, she came up
TO Doctor Wicks aud me. i can't sag
list what feel fur what you'uns hey
done fur INC, but it's right in thar IN my
heart, an KANT talk It out. II didn't
zeal thot paw and God had business tur
me, know I'd cry 1t out,
"lhers was a suspicion OF tears IN ner
eyes US she said these parting words,
and don't think that either DR.. wickI
or myself were less Affected, rs tue brave
girl shook our hands anu said goodbye.
The boat was pushed out into the
stream, aud with the current aud the
paddles dip moved away, as furry oil
snowiiakeI fell upon the brou2a'brown
hair OF the girl, and alightud upon the
grlzzled beard OF the old man.
RETRIRurIoS AND ROMANCE.
ut was some days later that We
learned from trappor going up the
river that there was terrible explosion
in Rabbit Run on the nigh. succeeding
tho day that Lizzie Coulaon aud nor old
father LETT the cabin. The trIpper said
that PheIan Parker's still had blown
up, aud that elk men, besides Parker,
had neen shaken to pieces that wero
helping to make white whisky that
night. Tho trappor dldn't seem to I'M
derstand exactly how 1t occurred, or the
cause OF tho EXPLOSION, but said there
was powerful smell Nv powder bout
tue place after the tlare.up.'
"'suthin' did happen that night"
said Doctor y icks to the, as tho trap.
per passed on. So that IS tho story Of
this picture which / have been working
on at different times for fifteen wears,
said tho artist, as he laid down his pal
ate and threw himself back TO gaze upon
his work.
"Did you ever hear OF the girl or her
father since the time they lott your
cabin" was asked Of tho artlst.
"Oh, YES, very frequently. Lizzie has
boon tho Niio OF my friend, DE-. Wicks,
for thirteen years. They reside now IN
California, but old Jake CoAson lived
only ioW monthS after he left US that
snowy day"