The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-09-03
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INSTITUTE.
By H. ". Patton.

= noe az recent s1ars. and. while
IN a. vn1xh paffsoa made, ~ the
s,,ne an impression On my mind.
= Ting since faded away until
rsriyed by the gathering here Of
teeehers this week
..-. 1900 = time the writer was travel
- - "A > blackboard. called . stage
..s-sssy. on a lonely road near the
- - Mrxtco and about sixty miles
- - Diego. Tie driver. named
.xs~ - m honest-faced. sturdy and
n .sfured fellow, about Is years old
9..-lsas weathsg-beaten. but good 70
~ q v4fhsl
- asvied along over the dusty road.
..irr the way with conversation,
.s..1.erv sustained by the driver. Sud-
- Sav Chayiey's face cloud mp, and.
- aheAd beheid a vision whica was
-. rnadu.terated ioyeliness 70 a man
-hsA zen nothing for months but dark
<s.eed Nexicans and hrick-dust coiored
- ahe vas . blonde, and peach
~ = oassed, sae smiled sweetly on
$500 ana gave him q fash Of her eyes
~ ~ vfnnirgest Of bows. Charley only
- and whipped UP his horses.
- fpunfain OF conversation seemed to
- Afsed up. but al the end Of a ten-miie
49, vhen my thoughts were far away,
ersey hurted out: ''She can 60 10 HEIR
fWs startled. an the girl incident had
M ny memory. Continuing. he said.
- Hi could shorely had my whole
-. but she's faise'n'er a InJan. She
1870 pchool about two miles from where
e 1T her, n I've been haulin' her back
! nh Ter nigh onto ten months. sides
h,aeip out bundles and things from San
no fur Der.
ne alters smiled onto me sweet enuff
nnaks hound pup leave his milk. and.
svsn. she ulster chin bout my noble
~ and brAwney arm. and how nice II
Z. I'D Be- 70 have q big strong man--with
eAsc and mall ronte--to protect her.
s7Aen she'd snugsie up TO me. and look
u M dark brown CRIBS as she called
- al felt Ill ths blood so TO my dog
~ fool head and felt Just as good =
gnme'un Was seratchin' my back.
.You ee<. I've bin drivIn' here for nigh
- teu year. ana the squaws and greas-
q sui Campo way don't purity much.
~ tAe gals met at Sandyago were not
II ID eseaer's wife. an the less ! say
asut them the better.
sEdi. this little tow-headed gal, with
~ M blue syes and long -taiied gown.
VT naehely made me torgit / was a big.
hdkfn' ex-broncho buster and present
aAss driver. only fifteen to sleep in q barn
via bosseA
uns day abe cum out to the stage aud
q ne BIG bundle an asst me to leave II
4 laundry in sandyago. Well. sir. IL
{ ~ s0ly wrapped IN ole newspapers. and a
NJ got busted In the paper. and wha,
n yal think / seed stick.n out? Il war
arhie thing with lace onto 1t. which the
ma "a seen little OF when she'd lifted
y ~ dress 10 cline into my ole wagon.
~ vaieh alters made me feel dizzy and
~ iIke's " l war on a steep grade.
M dawn without brake and with heav-
= q the ether end
Well. sir, covered that piece OF Petit
y % the same sit II had been a xleepsn'
cd an the worst pang Of my blasted
~ was when / CIV IL into tho hands OF
LEV son-ef-a-gun at the wash house.
tAk the bundle, which was about four
- bigger, back with me on the mex,
and Dora. that's tie name OF that
nEs whlsewashed sepulch.r OF school
Aatrsr sad. oh. Chawiey, I'm going To
30 tomorrow 10 tend the Iustitoot,
- Won't We have a nice long ride To-
staerr
framed and said IA be on time and
- ~ ! had the old buck board cleaned
- them bosses ahone like a silk waist
saw onto Dora. ! had a sope box
ssf the scat. too. and into that hex
- - SUI Of eioe's. the best that 81 Gas
- SAD ID hs store at Campo II war "a
| s~sssui SUI. sorter white and black plaid.
- sss dashes or red here aud green
us leu See l was afraid Dora 'ud
anssome down in tina, big city 'mons
4 an I made up my mind TO beau
g round spell when she warut worki,'
.ae ihsutoos and sorter peek her up
ne rtsa her some OF them Nnpba.ran
H As aud sin sisxes which alI them
d asassEo gals takes TO like ducks An, TO
49, sether thing. I'd most made up nv
-. y ass Dors to take my noble brow,
-. a"' nineteen bronchos. seven thou
- s'''sis I'd saved up. and a ranch In
- ana l wanted TO be drest purity
- when done IL.
as mornn' I got along early and
s.sSa Nora by the road look!n' sweet
Ny wild flower l ever seed. Sna
n Wn'se dress with pink SPOTS les,
pio~oms, and she had n hat
- "a Aexican sosnbrero with a whole
H.. = popTsss onto IL. tell YOU. stranger
=. - .sst IKE layin' down thar in the ans,
A. 80, sa saas Fai tramp all over me with
sus sset knewesi had no business
sa along on the same seat with
-. = started to help her into she h'nd
- ~, Ness your soul. she gathered her
-. s''una her. shewin' 'hou, a foe. a,
-. s'an and bout an Inch or hlacs
4 49,. AID hoped onto the front seat as
- a. hlre bird.
safElt That ride SIS long ax =
r.. vas fun ~ chatter ana was nicer
I1. So siisd ever BIN. trt.s. 10 osyar
- ~ GROWS aaa arms and things hnt
+ sae j sfssk AT ne my hear, u.a
|3nss a'so my sases an refuse 70 come
got - SaGayaga teak her Ia
II - sa war sc!n' 20 step and chen
49, put ue my bosses.
sofNsr ! dressed r,ysair u, s,,
hnrsn.. s~sS mine. found csst whar thA
anfh., as PC hela ana started CUT 20
-. "a h;ti@ gai who was In an.ong
ssn Strangers.
~ ag eGiiin' whar thar var
A.ss 'asn' AMI adde's a.Eo!n. an. ,
&fA,.ss sat in'o the wrong ,,svy
upstairs. opened tAe door ard
h sus,. 'aF darasiss; sta 81 NV HE
-. sn0 q wimTnea in whs..
~ !. sSssss cato 'sns. an actually
ers 49,. a wi'nfnln ttsns seem ~ re-
D s.e-,s.s They lookes = Z they'd
Ia "a ge' tfe'r dads tcrr, esye,
ssA e,,s.. A'ea waT messy -. - s~f,srs
~ s,.,.-- osssk cices o.. sane "a as.
| o. Ax... NNar. l krcweA war a h~xr