The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-11-13

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NOV. the facts were these: A little below
/ BAIya cabin was arosaer, into which
family O. immigrants had moved Taey
were Grea6fully Door Gong 20 and re-
turning from tosn Billy had noticed how
things were ore night az he passed, GO
lAg home in tfe dark. ne heard a ea.la
cFylHg II the caaif1. and heard Il say 70 rs
mother ttat Il vas hungry and cold.
ae asxf morning ne waites vuIi his
Farmer rad gone eway 30 lie natne. fssen
rolled the mattress around sack OF .loar.
sse;a ro.ssd np tbs mattress 10 MS best pair
CT blankets. sRu1g the bundle on lis
stou. der, carried it doxn the tran q the
gt2eF cabin. thege, opening thss do9r, ne
H9aE his bundle Inside faea wlln MS fin
kes gn AIS dps ne sad Ii h0asse whisper
70 me woman. Don't meuJlot X. bot
word stole TIE bundle. and X you ever
SPEAK % IL you NTH See me iyneard.' and
~ another moment vas swinging down
frain
Billy IN the mountains gave up his bed
ana food. He nos only had not a ceut 10
ora" asa4nsi, but he mad 10; reasonably
H@sl-deflne1 hobs
When IL .ast tie TeI call of the zeal
royal fnen OF t1is world snail Be. sounded,
= any o. You e.aI1ea = bs iheEe yea wi.i
near, Close up III ms head O. tne Lat. tie
name o. BAIy Smith. and when II shall
ee pronounced. x you listen You VIII hear
a very soft but duicfr refrain trembling
along the sarise a&c = Indgmur among the
emerald arches THAR R.a sound like Ia"
oea Ting Of tee wings CT innumeraole doves.
Poor fellow. lie was shot through the
GRAIN by .UsfIaD shortly afteE~aFd. but
i was said that he was SO quickly trans
fixed that III his coffin the Cd SAMMY smile
was still upon bis face. Probably the smile
o1AiS caiae a. TIE 3ktt went on mere anu
be saw she dawn and felt the hand-clasp On
the other side
In Nevada great many years ago there
was gambler who was known Andy
Finn. though IL vas said tina; FOX family
reasoEs he did not pass under his real
name
For long time Andy had. In sporting
parlance. been Playing IN the worst kind
" luck for a professional gambler. One
afternoon he found that his whole estate
was reduced TO the SUM OF only SIS. He
counted 1t over III mis- room, slipped il back
into his pocket and started np toxin. a
little way from his lodgings ne was met
( by Il man VINO begged him to step iaso the
house near b. and sec how destitute its
inmates were
Andy mechanically followed the man
who led the way 10 a cabin. threw open
the door and usaered Andy in. There was
man the husband and father. III Ii bed.
woman and two little children were, in
acanty garments. lowering around the
ghost o; fire.
Andy took one look, then rushed oat Of
doors. the mar who had led HIN Into the
cabin following. Andy walked rapidly
away until out CT hearing of the wretched
people IL the house, then swinging On his
heel for full two minutes hurled The most
appalling agathemas al the man for lead
ing him AS Andy expressed Il, into the
presence Of those advance agents OF fam
ire
When he had paused for breath the man
said quietly, Il ike that: like to see you
fellows that take the world SO carelessiy
and easily. stirred up occasionally
Easy" said Andy: YOU had better Try
1t. You think our work : easy; you are
n mere child. We don't get half credit
tell you 10 make a man an accomplished
gambler requires more study than 70 ac-
su+l zER,xz 1a,Ay
than Is needed - become a def artisan
Yen tax like fool Easy, indeed
81 don't care 20 Gicuss that point with
you Andy" said the man. II expect that
you are right but that is not thc question
What are you-~a big. strong feilow-goiug
10 DO to help those poor wretches in the
cabin yon1er?
Andy plunged his hand into his pocket
drew ont the SIS aud was just going 10 pass
it over 70 the man. when a thought struck
him. Hold on" he said, "a man is an
then has 10 take his chances with the
thieves that fill this camp. You come with
nae. am going TO Try 10 take IN eolec-
ton. Fly the way" he said. shortly. do
( You ever pray
The man answered that be dia some
tines Then" said Andy. won put In
yonr very best licks when start my col
lection"
reached famous saloon. Going 20 the
rear where a faro game was In progress
Ar.lxs sba 3scs1 p Far 80. a
an IN nisv Iys nsvar rass ga. har'4i.,
f~niras m from ,.a tehia a. t+,o $500
Sometimes he non and sornefi,nes he los.
( h,,t the balance WIS on The winring sfda
Ein,IIv he reassa riavfny rathsrc4 I'm his
Iasf Stakes and haSkonin9- "a the nan
who mad rof,le With him Ia The saloon and
who had Watched MS n,aylns- wIth lively
interest he led the v-ay into N. h}iliar3
room.
+ ANDY vcent n the vrlndou, n, orn afa, -
~ - ia -, -, ,,-,, s'is1 - -
rti3nq nj ths mos be r1ul3 ira ~, ~.
81 - r. y,ir6nx. ,I>t,s rnoney ra a, ~
gold ana silver a. -
+ When he rsaCka.s we're arnot,as v-;th The
ouickresS II men Of his c'ass. he ran the
amount over. Then taking from a hfipar3
table a bit OF chalk he with labarei
strokes, wrote on fha window Sill the fol-,
lowing
hnl sam 1865 ~
starter Il 90
-
doc Ter GOD 49, 49,. ........ ...... Sess 20
He n!rkeI up q $50 niece and s. p!ece
from mo amount. then, nusAlna tha resi-
along the s1U away from The figures. asked
the man 10 count II over He IA 50. and
Z salB.