Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1895-10-23
A COQUETTE IN CAMP.

A sensation stirred the forest bound
depths of Isaac Carey's lumber camp. A
newcomer had put in an appearance at
John Bailey's house. The men at work on
the landing had seen that day as the train
stopped at the station at the Siding a
female figure alight and come up the
switch which led from the main track to
the mill. She was young, she was fairly
pretty and she was stranger who had
evidently come to visit John Bailey's fam
lily, and many conjectures were INDUCED
In by the busy workers all the afternoon.
Lem NARROW received peculiar shock
that afternoon. Driving his team down
the road with load Of logs, which he was
hauling from the woods, he had to pass
John Bailey's house. AT this place the
horses were always stopped to rest, and
Lem MARROW was considered one of the
most careful teamsters at the camp. His
horses were not tired out, but the resting
places were numerous and regular along
the route.
Az he stopped his horses at this point on
this eventful afternoon he was startled by
seeing pair Of bright eyes, which be-
longed to a strange face, curiously watch
ing him. A hasty glance proved that the
face was pretty, and to Lem 8 idea the right
sort of face, and Immediately the heart
Of the young teamster went through a
curious revolution. Lem NARROW had the
name Of being the most susceptible youth
in camp, and many an envious companion
would declare that che never seen the like
NV that 'er Lem NARROW fer gittin round
the gals"
Where the fair unknown came from
Lem did not know, but he could easily
find out from John Bailey. Suffice 1t to
say she was there and watching him, and
that necessitated recognition of his own
graces, at least. His horses needed all
sorts of attention Immediately, patting
and stroking their glossy sides and talking
to them in the tone which teamsters often
adopt to the animals who are almost as
dear to them as human beings.
That night as the crew Of workmen
gathered in the mems room of the big
boarding house after supper the talk nat
urally turned to the newcomer. Shorty
Black looked up with sudden interest
when her advent to the Bailey house was
mentioned.
"Was she a real purity sort NV a gal,
with black eyes an hair an red cheeks?"
he inquired breathlessly in his thin, shrill
voice.
Yes, the men could youch for her being
pretty, some could assert to her red cheeks,
and one man could swear she had black
eyes and hair.
"Well, then, she's Annie Davis, Mrs.
Bailey's sister. I know her." responded
Shorty, with satisfied squeak in his voice,
"Tho dickens We do" responded Jim
Bennett, with loud guffaw. The other
men laughed immoderately also at the idea
of Shorty Black knowing the pretty
stranger who had awakened an interest in
them all.
Shorty Black was a sort Of butt for good
natured satire at Carey's camp, and sim
ply because he was SO small Shorty was
the only name he got Indeed 1t was uues-
tionable whether the men knew any other
name. He had the usual dull, uninterest.
Ing features Of the average backyoodsman
and was good natured, ignorant and plain.
Because of his short stature and thick,
stocky body Shorty was ALWAYS laughingly
used for an illustration for diminutiye
substances.
Lem NARROW looked I'M suddenly from
the rame of seven I'M in which he was tax
inc mart when Shorty disclosed his inter-
estino inteIlioence He listened more in
tentlv TO the conversation than to the
game after that and finally threw down
6is cards and 9 lowed he wouldn't play
anv mora that nipbt },
HWhat ve,ra roin to the barny, called
ont Tim Rsnnett - Lem set his can iaunt-
ily on one side of his head and sauntered
toward the door.
HNawp, no resnonded I'm icst ooin
down - tho b,acbsmith sbon r. 500 n Rill
Rogers has f1xed that sled runner that cot
hrnla today -
Once ont of sight Of the ouizzical oaze
Of his oomnanions Lem struck ont toward
tbo residence ~ .Tohn RaiIev r. wae
nothing unusual for him TO drop in of an
evaning to discuss tl,a affairs NJ tho Inn.
barring interests Ha was received with a
baarte welcoma bv tba Most and r;vcn a
saat Nv The Eitcben flre xyhera tho two
men feli to discussing tha hanneninos az
the dav R,it ali thro,,ch tho cn,varsat;on
Tar, cast fnrtiva ulances toward the sit-
tine roo,n whare Mrs. Ra,lov ,roe taltino
hns;,v ~ some Observation-Disclosures, tha in'
torest,nS stranSar whose acana;ntanoa
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erddaniv hroka nnt with aOh saw lam
Come On n tba room where th 60, ,yo n
folks IA. Wave rot q visitor to orr house, y
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an tha vonno woman whom .Tohn Raiioy
introdncad 40 inv sister. Lao. who has
come nm here in the woods 10 ketch a man