The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1895-01-22
THE FAIR INVALID.

TWAS just about half hour afte
tho arrival of the evening stage, an
the ceremony of meeting that inst.
tuition having been religiously oil
served by every citizen of the cam
White Hawk was now engaged in it
usual evening ps.stimes--trying T.
beat Faro Fairs justly celebrate,
bank, or to get ahead of the highl,
interesting stud game of Messrs
Mike Hennessy and CLAUDIO Dupont
or to drink all the visible supply O
whisky in the three saloons which
furnished the camps solace in retail
quantities. The games were goine
on with their customary early even
irg Driskness, and peace hoveret
over the camp.
Singlefoot Sheridan came dowr
from the to be valuable claim he had
located upon the hill next to the old
Red Ruby shaft with more haste
than usual. His peculiar style of gait
was particularly accumulated by his
obvious desire to make some degree
of haste as he trotted down the hill
with three or four muddy drills MAX
ing reddish marks on his shoulder
and down the back of his shirtt.
Whatever else might have been said
OF Mr.. Sheridan, it could never be
faithfully asserted that no did not
at all times look like a miner Of
Woodworking tendencies. ..
Mr.. Sheridan charged into the
Double Eagle, Mr.. Fairs popular re.
sort, and trotted directly over TO Mr.
Dunn, the "barkeep, whom he at
once engaged in a quiet but ami
mated conversation.
Wonder what ais struck Single.
foot?" remarked Wabash Hicks, toy.
ing lazily with his glass. Reckon
he's been findin color up there?''
he added, with a jerk of his thumb
in the direction of Sunset Hill.
Color, nothin," replied Large
Briggs, so called to distinguish him
from Skinny of that ilk, with good
natured contempt. "Why, he's only
bin two r three weeks sinkin, an
you're fully ware O. TIL fact that
Singlefoot hain't no real hurried
workman, more especial when actin
like he is, as is own shift boss an
workin force"
Both men laughed and went over to
the bar, where Singlefoot and Dunn
continued to talk interestedly. Dunn
to them, and they came up
to receive the news.
'Twor djoost loiko dthis, said
Singlefcot Importantly. "Oi wor
coomin down dthe back trail whin,
all of suddint loile, Oh thinks t. me.
silf, OH go down t. Johnny Nc
Afee's (him that's in Mixyco, d'yez
an
We'll, go on" interrupted Briggs.
AN amt Oh as fasht as Oh CAM"
retorted Singlefoot, indignant at tho
dea OF being obliged to cut his lines.
AS Oh wor sehin, Oh fought Old 90
Town dthe ould thrail t. Johnny's an
'woipe a coople o. dozen candles. So
Oi wint.
Oh wor walkin oop to dthe dure
Shin Oi runs oop agin q mon-an
stranger chap.
Says he. Does dthis house b'long
: youse?' Says Oh, ut does not
says he, 'Misther, Dim playin in
lar-rd luck. An thin he goes on t.
ell me about how him n his sisther
vor roidin frim Tucson overland t.
silver City, an is sisther wor TUX
'ad doom dthe thrail by Johnny's
0 Q TUX up quarthers doom there"
This was interesting. A woman
as always interesting to people in
White Hawk, and this one was par
lcularly so on account of thefact
hat Singlefoot described her as be-
lg young and quite good looking.
he news of her arrival spread rap s
lily, and when it was also reported Q
nat the fair stranger and her broth
: had nothing on earth but their I
othes and the two little overwork-
bronchos they were travelling '
18th, White Hawk rose as one man. g
Here wasa golden opportunity and
10 which they could not and would a
it permit to pass to show the chiv- "
ry of White Hawk. A small dele y
.tion, with Singlefoot Sheridan, by 6
yht of discovery, acting as spokes. T.
IN, went out to Johnny McAfee's a
bin with q large supply of all the
tables and drinkables the camp Il
'ordcd, and the assurance that the II
'angers were to make themselves u
much ut home as possible. and L
1t everything in White Hawk was n
,irs. It was disappointing that the
u was unable to receive them, and d
|&1efoot spddeuly became more y
II ~ on account of Z