The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1897-07-01

DoDD AND TnE WOMAN RODE uP THE GuLou
on TiiilR MULES.
Sacramento. with strong arm and o
brave heart. for now camp md new
claim
In tho big gulch, where no had stop
ped ono day, under tho midday sun, for
his coffee, he washed out pan OF two.
and things looked promising Other
men camo his way, dropping in by ncci-
dent until there were a score Of them.
The crock in the guloh panned out bet
ter every day, and they found fair
lead in tho kills. 80 they staked out the
camp and called IL Downievillo.
When Jack mado his pile. he went
back east, and no died there, but he left
Downievillc az q monument to his NOM
CRY.
Miles 70 tho north Of Downicvillo
and TO tho south there were gentle hills.
green IN tho summer and brown in the
winter, and through the hills ran a
crooked creek, with ripping sorg of
it's own. To the west and to tho east
were rugged bluffs and cathedral walls,
sheer aud high, as il giant hands had
carved. them. and tho clouds hung down
like gray blankets on the brown peaks
Of the mountains.
Tho rugged bluffs echoed the sound
OF the long tom and the rocker, and
from tho mountain tops above the men
at work looked like red ants carrying
their burdens They turned the creek
bed and throw up dirt in the dry gulches
and dug 70 tho bedrock and built little
mountains Of gravel everywhere in their
desperate search for tho yellow gold
David Dodd. who kept the store in
Downieyille. returned one day from
Sacramento. whittier ho had journoyed
To purchase stock4--red shirts and pick
axes aud tin plates and plug tobacco.
: In his sfcre he sold about everything
hut runi He confessed to prejudice
against selling rum, but he owned to
mono against drinking IT, Thus it hap
pened the Silver Star saloon had a mo.
nopoly III the drink line.
When Dodd went away, he went
alone When no came back, he brought
woman with him. He called her
Mrs. Dodd, aud she said she was. To
make portrait of her one required but
three oils Her face was red, her hair
was black. and her dress was brown.
Eour were the total of her gowns, and
all were brown. Tho little hat she wore
was red, like her face. and her eyes
were as black as her hair.
Dodd showed tho men who were in
quisitivo q paper, duly signed by tho
Baptist parson of Sacramento. 1t said
she was of tho ago Of Al, and her name
was Ellen Shanks. Tho men in Downio-
Vile received her with favor and gen
tility, and as she was the first woman
to arrive at the gulch the most of them
were too overjoyed at her presence 60
ask foolish questions
Dodd and the woman rode up the
gulch on their mules ut shutdown. In
an hour every man in the camp had
passed upon her fayorably, and crowd
gathered Mt the bar Of the Silver Star
Toby Wimplo raised his tin cup neck
high, and he shouted toast
"Ther's On angel in camp, an yere's
to 'tr hoalthp he cried as he wiggled
his red whiskora from side 10 side.
"Dfink to ther luck nv Mrs Dodd NV
Downieyillo
They drank with cheer.
Sill en- up againl' cried a hoarso
voice AZ the other end of the bar, and
Waily Dimmick, red shirted and six
footed, proposed a second toast
An yeroa fer Their ,old man. he
roarcd Drink 'er down fer Dodd."
Aud tho red rum gulgled in their
ltais
Theirs were SO mcn. IN Downieyillc,
incluains The two Chinamen They
were a bard lot. but they were generous