The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-08-13
A ROUGH RIDER.

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when tho doctor came for his daily visit
and crowded around when he approached
the bed, where a white sheet set itself
stifly over all that had required his min
istrations. Bud Wilson, cantering down
from the Hill range, caught sight of tho
unusual throng and flung his horses head
up sharply by the side Of the house.
Whats the racket" he asked of one of
the men standing By. "s@ne one hurt2"
Jim McMillan's baby's dead.
Bud Wilson was a handsome fellow.
He sat a horse superbly and rolled ciga-
rettes to perfection, bending them in the
Mexican way. In the surprise Of the an
nouncement he rolled one low, placing
the wisp Of paper on the pommel Of his
saddle while he poured the tobacco into
1t. After a meditated Whit or two that
burned the paper half down to his fingers
he threw his cigarette away, and swing
ing down from his saddle tossed his bride
over tho nearest fence post and walked
back to the door as softly as his high heel
ed boots and ~swaddling goatskin ''chaps"
permitted.
Bud Wilson had at one time been very
attentive to Lizzie Mcmillan before she
was Lizzie Mcmillan. Certain of the range
people had said Sit would sure to be a
match but Billy Howe, Buds most in
innate friend in the round mp gang, had
prophesied that "ye wouldn't rope Bud
fer nc such halter yet, 7 and they had not.
The door was pulled open at the new
comer's knock. He paused a moment on
the threshold, then walked in with bowed
head and stood looking down at the figure
in the little white coffin, holding his broad
sombrero in both hands, with its heavy
row Of buckles glinting around the CROWN.
While he stood there the mother, whose
silence had at last found voice, sat in the
adjoining room looking over the empty
field. She was grooming to herself softly:
Eyes. My pore child's gone. But it's bet
ter of-Ah know it. Ah'd never brought
it up right. Aim sinful an worldly,
an Aid "a brought it up to daynce
an all such things. All know All would.
Ah'm not fit to nave a child, SO weak an
sinful, an God has taken it back now, an
he maght not eff it he'd staid with me an
growed up like me.
She sat by the kitchen window, her cloak
on as thoughshe were about to go out, and
swayed softly back and forth, her fine head
and figure making a superb silhouette
against the square of light behind her.
But All cayn't bear to think Of her lyin
oat there in tn rain an snow, ? she went
on. EFF it was only summer an it was
green an there was dowers-but to be oat
there-Ah cayn't bear to think aboat it.
oh. All cayn'tl"
Wilson stood looking down at the child
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1ne iuneiai scisiv1 Was 10Y oloDooo.
Inc one minister a. Aapie rsocA' VINO was
also me carpenter, came over lor ene occa-
SION. Ihere was hymn oy Earring VOICES
q cnapoer rom ehe Dioie' reau wnlie On0
inen' Aor ~ inoso pa.o' o"ue
60 around 5ne open door OF eranpeo neay,
ny over one iaueu owe peus Onas iihea
tne RED wan Win q seafeeo sguoole u
greenery-porVulacca, SWEEP W.itain anu
pacneiof : Duoeon.eno
ing o. some soui DoWaru Jug Deauullui'
now become, as eYefy enihg inusC' IVY VIC
seIolng ior she common eraseuy. once'
while the service was unaer way, an ORG
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roar n ciaUter OF Wheels.
After the service Tour OF tne men carried
She CONN TO the place where 1ne grave d
been nonoweu y on uhe DUH ABOVE ehe
river Ih sageorusn grew ehlokly Oh une
SIDES OF the slope, with an occasional yucca
lifting It's Dared piades. mere was qulee a
steep ascent LOT Q dozen yaros OF hore'
and the men VINO were carrying tne comm
had to watch their steps. AS tney reached
the top OF the rise the leader started, bnen
went on amid a low murmur OF surprise.
The yellow MOUND OF newly 1urneu
earth had disappeared a dazzilng
bank OF uoWers-roses, earnaclohs' ialies
"a little Drowned at the edges cniii
air, but White and glorious stlil inAShe
morning hight, ana hldlng, as one came
up the slope, even the ragged edge OF tne
grave itself.
No n knew whence they came, ana
the minister, taking advantage OF the
wonder, wove into his final words a refer
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