The Van Buren press., 1895-09-21
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sefrk6s 4. tiSsor.
I Ma never t5sen out Of my native
1t8t8, andWas a. green young fell
~ tfeA ~ ever went west 20
f6~ 40 4 lln inc country when the
6ff4pidated bus eropped mo at the
Adof n 6f|<kf Iete's, the only public
Y 9s;s y, \ 43,ll ''vs''S's mining camp
4te pf6dfletuf canre ont 70 greet me
IKE Il l6f1 - brother; so cordially,
Fl TUT, III ia not dream that the
HfIif FhIcnf sar him exchange with
H4 dtiFt6<ss the Inter tumbled my
t6d indy pet bag out q w
f5l1{. uaSl glHf for the. I'LL
lkd Y6ufe state of Mnine man,"
f 6sid W f6tth ffiendIIness. "a he
f1flttd q NV shoulder while 1
Wk6t6 my haiIIc and address in his
NfiIky fS8I6tef YEA good .stntc to hail
lk6ii, ItttIi YOU, y5itft he continued.
41tlxfIy 4 ~. man has made his for
t71se Fl tIisse ptfts The west II the
IHet fby zielsg y6une fellows every
tIf7I6; 6lid (6uIdn't have struck 4
fEft6f tai Il 5ou'd hunted the couu.
IN bvEf. Ply b)ft's ebitf' to boom, my
ta5Ii taTIi 4ky--nfIa I ybu'fe8 here
3dzt III III ~ hold y6u hat for the
nEv Eveo}fiei4 u drop their money Into.
fd6so 1 dfafJ IL sdfflcthlhg befofe YOU
26 into IfYs he asked, as he
fkscfied y&to d row Of bottles
lst'ldefI did yott ,sayf Hifnl TIN Just Qstt
III bldef. 1jltt here's sttie ptfdp IN
NM 8tdtIkf ltY Yuh WORT take
I{5IhihFY WtI have d cignr t.
fdIt,ltd Aftes subpaf, atiyway. Here's
tesI ii4ySt1; : " me me ssrtsz 4
va ubh't eeltit 4 k6Jd hiH6 6itsI m thu
bIk4elt liaf HI the vest A dlstisc
tldd wa aftefwdru quite willing 10
tbs H6bI5sf: aiid tjie tF#F5, WITH tte hiF'
ST fbdd feiioushit tiiut pefvnied the
Nf62 {. slik ~ Ia: tettsf spirits than had
EH5A sIhts ieavihk ltine. / had been
I 4 llttlIs ! l!' 9sMailsIe " ~ ryysflls | A
HHy f1i8 0tE Ef1k ~ mp v40tu ef4t4&J
didhst exfert to htd thlhRs as had
bsuh used To theii: But II this. was the
fbdaiAhd.fcnHy Style oi The vbst, |
''s y XXX sssjIsya II III ilisail ss1t' ! X
ttfdfe NJ knew thy nafns, | had Hat
tefihk offers u GsrtnetShips " mines
MA 6aftie funIsts Abefoie 1 Neklt tk seetl,
KfHi Slhauiariy enuuah. the considetn.
SI1H akItHd WAs seldom more than tue
&fs hundred aJAluts | shqas plneeA Al.
Rsle'a h6hbA i6t AkM kheplhe The
HIktt | htfited. e
@@as silBtt AAltfvint 10 have thes.
Mh6g t6 ihes but ! 'hadR' 7 quite made
u Nv mind whether / wanted 10 be q
63ktlelHAh ii 4 iniNet, Then Bill
ShHhks took tiih Als the guleh to see 4
kbiu ihihe Ne was developing Tor Us.
q iie tdid tue III the gfeatest cohh-
dentp Hs had inan sinkifg a shaft
ahd exnecled to strike II rirh any day
Tbe Ahhit 1 fouhd 10 W hole III the
GlH6 TIL Ns. big As d Maine .welA pNt Of
WhiUh isiii's in6n wHs lusiiy throwing
ehuxeifAis bf ebay and gravel
dHh't want to Talk you into any.
thing aEAihst ycut will, said BILL rs
St kRt Aostn oi tke brihk III the shaft
nbNk h xouve made up YOUR riihd to
liiu eattie business ! Alnt Roih' 10 say
Il word against II !
iHk Klter all, inining WAS the thing,
Nil tAld fhc returns we're, 50 much
blVtef Ana plslcker than stock raising.
Hi Vi{diit MAiit ihe t8tAlse any chances
III losing iAAy little stake either, and
nhbNiAn't 1 Ask me to. put \ cent into the
asISs Shtl( III sSW hSw itiWas eosne t6
fs sllMx wsASs n ''.#taHs s4s''s4 4
NJ sNlked for Hn hour, while my
Ni>sp0ciive paftner pointed ont Aht
dM skafts h,ia tunnels aio1 W tilr
NM MIA nuinea the fabulo,& nkhoNiitS
tiaif oMAei-s Mad taken but of them. I
kIlbu,fht ~ 4 little queer that thU4& n
lii More being IN t&Ne the,
N nAraAs 10 ask " &eA NJ lan AZ \ pSt y
Ia but Ms talk 81 heads, Drifts, rocls4
" piNchNQ soMh and othesumiAsing
m ssessR oM nSmin Mls
MlS,e M Nam, hoheN MAnYer and
hibthetlN regard Won my conHsenee
u / shssek his Hand Warmly
NM 4 hsSt Min h rete's barfvonn Nrd
n M ssn. " my ossn room, S 4
Asi ohtexe6 u iettes that some one
k3M poled hssoAgh the crack over thdS
Nm Arsraoea on the floer. saw \
" ~ xsAavxscA ro rae ard tore IL open.
i1lNss waftten On 4 seleg1aph blank,
w (NSux sete or sif v SssssiSs, ana read; I
.dIk VA Thes S'e lasinv YOU for : sacsvris
Nj 4 k.nd hAd III chedOnt of the 1Are
N Il Ana aulted ny hbA \ S6tM not
NM been more &stonishe}l, nor more
~ trk III tkhlte6 4 Asif didn't know
w ISl.ssA VI fAks cafc ii my own NffaiisI
NfwA& THAT senderfcot statiHh aesealt.
/ tdeM Very wella newcomer, like
InSsen, rat Iately frSR me east. 4ha
VA Nj Ill s,isj lsr 1t lter Fdte& We
M abDtst the saino 7arre. and had
y Nj 4tiits 4rieHaN until he notsced
Al NJ Nchumulyn A waSgetting with the
A1Sissses of &lss Risfe. witA zwhom he
IN pefs littls tosaos
fthraA tha lester IN my pocket and
slFsca on to give the fciioN !, ise 81
~ mind.
NS'liSA b 5u fiseah by tl,stge I de-
nsSndca. ~ i sStfoae INTO tafe little
B{Sti3A sna tiikeN the letter on his
II koozse 4 ~ He quietly, sneerineiy ".
4 (Aouxkk for = moment
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