The herald., 1897-03-07

bout 'tother fe,ler Std O. dwellin' on
my own condish, an hyer I was spittin'
cotton an my tongue too big for my
mouth. I jumped onter my feet an
turned ter make fer Bill an water, but
Bill warn't thar. duged my eyes an
looked agin-Bin warn't thar Jest the
same. I seed ther hole whar thar bush
'ud ben, but not a hide nor ha'r O. Bill.
While sot thar q moonin' with my back
ter him he'd yanked ther bush up an
struck out with ther canteen on the
horn O. the saddle. Ter be shore. they
war on'y bout drink left. but need
Cd thet thar drink worse'n I ever did
10 my borned days. / reckin atween
ther shock an ther thirst I must went
clean locoed soon arter. I reckin atween
'rnembsred wuz runnin' an calm
Bill ter cum back
When fuet GIN ter cum back ter my
self lowed war In heaven an an angel
q rubbin' Of my brow an a cryin' soft
like. Pretty soon the angel kissed me
an sed, My prince, come back to me.
fer I do love ye, though I didn't know
afore!' Lord. I reckin that thar kiss an
her crinlcly har a ticklin' a feller's face
would Nv raised ther dead. I opened my
eyes ter find my head in ther lap Of o.
little sweetheart Eva. which they suy
as the name means life. an sne bella
life ter me shore enough. When she
seed I'd come back inter my senses, X
sort O. TUX her back an she got rosy's
a pink an tried ter age of like, but I
seed happy LUX in her eyes an qulv
er of her pretty mouth an / knowej
she didn't low ter 80 back on what she
said. lay thar weak as a little child
tryin' ter size UP In my MIND ther glory
thet had come ter me, but cuddent
git a word out, an thought I'd bust,
fmA WnoknaQQ an thar
love thet war tryin' ter find venthole.
/ bust out cryin' jest like two-year-old
kid. Then she put her arms round me
an cuddled me up ter her jest like a 1T
tie mother would, an sed sweet love
words. I tell ye, Cap, 'twant long afora
/ got canned. an strength came agln
under thet thar treatment.
She told me how she's ben workin
over me fer two hour or more, a oatnin
my face with water an rubbin' me an
irwin ter git q little brandy down me
It'll she'd a most lost hope OF fetchiu
me to. Then she told me how she come
ter flnd me. She sed 'twant more'n 3
hour arter I went away till woro CONS
thet gold had ben struck near McGlv'
wins ranch, an her brother was crazy
ter have the old man an him go ooWi
an see It, 80 they got on the hosses an
went down, Chloride Jake goin' .lonf
likewise. lHi6 icAe eAS 49,,
alone fer the night as they didn''
;spect ter git back till ther next day
some time. At ther fust streak O. day
| az she an her mother war asleep IN th'
wagon she war awaked py eutnln
movin'round ther wagon. Sne Iiz an
luked out an ther war OLD Bill VIII
his nose in ther grain sack. She lux u
ther hull bisness to onct; SEED tner SAD
dIe ON him. an canteen, an ther loni
stage rope with a bush ter the end, an
Lnowed war in trouble. She waket
the old lady an told her how twas, an
,Iowed she's goin' to go an find me
Her mother didn't say nothin' agin' ii
far she knowed her darter he'd the
at,,ff in her ter do 1t, an she lcnoweu, too
ther girl could ride as wells man
she give Bill a plenty O. water-he'
already Allied hisself full O ther grain
f1iied ther canteen an TUX mask
brandy they had long an struck the
trail lest when twas light enough te
see 'nwant no sort o trouble 70 iol
low where old Bill he'd drugged the
hush. an she whorped him through u
she found me.
"when she finished te1lin' me bout
luked round fer Bill, an shor
enough thar he was tied to a pine tw
feet through an lukin' innercent as
Chinaman. She sed she didn't low ne
pull thet up. 49,,
little else ter tell. On ther trip Dack
6eid her clus in my arms all ther way
! tcld her knowed bout her trouble a.
how'd tel spend my life, which 'blonge
10 her. in 4 maxim her happy. Whe
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