The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-08-06
CHEKKO AND UNCLE BEN.
By CN WARMAN.

Is true. anu you @-ieAl INei'i il JUST IL came
10 Hectic, Rfopbea and mo Hector v-bo
Is tAe SoIe "4'l'e7s 10 '"e H'' Ia''F'' az d
Well-knoWn pioneer, Sulde' interpreter
mining expert ana judge of judges. This
..r.,,,,e s,,- ,,,,,,, -, ,,e from, The Inns at
,,..,
one % ''i, SUI 'i''I7' YET" ''" S'9''' ''''
at times. were almost sohs:
I'd was iu tho summer Of 81 that Cuie.
man ,..,r,,s 90, C.toar,- ON the Canadian Pa
..t.... .-... ....
eli,' province Oh -A-D-i''' !" "l's" an assay
Office. lt Was a week or TWO idieT tLal
= miner or.-s.aInad and vind-browned.
,,,,sb.d l,s ,,,,, into the local bank aud
-. ,.,i..
o9A'" +"' me ii''1'-''' ''t f''''7
indicated back room, and the man went
in The manager turned slowly on his re-
yo,,,io,,. chair tr, e,7-,re,r Looked al him
$3.50
eteadiy Tor moment sHooA ms "e'u
slowly sighed ud turned away.
"No he's not ti,.. man" he said. moving
'oNaI" 'iis "0oi'
What cJn 90 Tor your asked t"e
MANAGER
On ro,l,i,,. 7 was looI<in, for Mr. Mac
Gudslh.
That is my name
"Nes-l know, but You amt the man
you ain't Sandy Macquasiu."
The disappointment and bereavement OF
the stranger interested the manager aud
in little while he had the sad story The
boar hermit after years of mi ana push
life, seemed quite willing 90 tax. Find
ing himself face to face with white man.
the past came back again, even his boy
hoods happy days down in old Kentucky.
They had been pards for years. Mac
quagin. who was younger, was known as
Sandy, and this grizzled trailman as Tn
Gle Ben.
Indeed, that was the only name he gave,
Or would give.
Yes they had been pards, but' IN an eVA
hour, they stroHed INTO ia faso. the cai3s
and woman went against them they
quaTeled, each reached Tor ms gun-an1
then they boJh cAdISed their mIids.
That mght theE parted on the banks "i
the no Grahde' put win me promise lhal'
whenever happened 10 DE hIst 10 ma pay
dirt, should look the other up ana snare
the fortune WIN NM IHey were 10 re
partners sun, put never again TO steep I'M
der the same piahket'
SANDY renamed IN III Faso, with the
sehoflta at ms Ieet roliinB ana hSntlhg
cigarettes Iof MN. hcle Sen Wandered
10 me North ana ieh IN with very wise
IhuidH named 'htkko VINO hNeu alone
lar from any man. req or Whlte.
IN tlIhe Chekko ana uhc.e Ben became
last HleHas. one hight the lhdlah had
dream. lie dreamed that away 10 the
norm ran iiVer whose shoaI waters rip
pea over pebbles OF gold. Gong into the
pusi, ne Drought Iorth stan OF Wltch
hdAeI-a soil OF owning roland OH ne
started Aor BIltSh Co4uinDla, followed
'vaelN ny oHcle Ben
AIter weeks ana months OF weary march
lls, MhSn IA a deep canon IN the heart
o. tne SeliHIks' Chekko stopped suddenly,
|uu IooAed at the vans on elther side. The
ulNIlluS Ipa QOlNtIGQ ana pointed into
sac canon. Ihey had gone but little
ways up tne narrow gulcn when the rod
was Wienched from Chekkos grasp and
It-I upon ms 1901 nara by they saw a.
luilllils pIooA the olaek sands OF which
were ottlHdu' WIN pebbles OF gold. In
i"ol o. ms story, Uncle Ben brought
ION ms "esP pockets any amount of dust,
- $50 ii a.. " 7i'ni par OF pure sold' Iney
i''" "e'it ~ tle gorge LOT more than two
neh ho' III aaoluoh TO being sii-
~ ~ uau great dread OF white
NY were an lhIeNes ana robbers,
la IA p of