Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-04-25
Ih|j6ield Renaissance.

M~N~N~@~
INV long have you been in the
rr q arrived just a week ago."
nspsVer to my Interrogation was
BY my neighbor, fresh, vigor-
isndsome young fellow of five
yerty. or thereabouts, who had
INV travelling companion on the
&dCObb and Co.'S coach during the
rtt between Melbourne and Cas-
8aile.
4s@a Welshman-a farmers son
3tred, and one of the last batch
zwuts who had rushed out to the
NJ battle-felds where the daily
u for gold was waged so passion
land bitterly.
4uurse, he had all the energy and
!Etsm Of a new hand, and, as I
aat his fair, deep chest, and bold
eyes, | asked myself, sadly
gh how long it would be before,
many others, he would have be-
Hla iispirited failure or a reckless
ping desperadO.
vas in the first batch myself, not
Egh any lack of industry or hon
n perhaps because Of the presence
n latter quality, the cute ones
Ut have told you.
iFS not the prospect of an Ell Do
THAT had lured me to the colonies.
sioeen settled there, and prosper
psi0re the worldfamed shepherd
nuggets in the creek; but, bitten
Rnanla that turned peaceful citi-
UNTO rayening beasts, and left
appy homesteads desolate, + got
any stock and impedimenta at
@S prices, and decamped for the
lig districts.
aeoaFse, | had the usual CLEANS Of
mat make the race for wealth a
soa here; but they We're so few
alel and the long nights of de-
assnc! that lay between were SO
s4td and bitter! 1t was the nav
'aHence without the navvy's re-
s'l's But, naturally, we sent
sOOu accounts of the big nuggets
- 'Hu another turned them up,
ONOa-lke, we kept our disasters
4SI'eS' and so the new recruits
~ nuElng in, and extortion, and
S~!' and dishonesty spread like a
~ | 20 not deny that noble
we're done and cruel things
IOS and again, heroically. Even
"NeS' depths, humanity retains
Ie. "allp OF the divine; but l must
4lS confess that these stirring
' DIE matter of tradition, and
i, p i experience with me.
Il, w VINO mas ever thought about
uusl understand that it can
d. Vile S.'ieu on single-handed; that
,'sa processes Of digging and wash
In, = Ao' TO speak of protecting,
s,n W. and serving each other, at
M Partners are almost a neces-
oast, ,Ou!d SO many work together
aaSa,S' each claim could run a
kss,, svuOie that number. But these
oiDsnl vs are the main difficulty of
H. ~ NE the scope for his
hi a., Alndred spirit being SO
Sss s. Inc strong probability
AIs lss' CLEAN of prosperity will
eba aa'e into swindler or a
u Soma uisheartenlng.
doe - ume past we had been
NJ -, gang of three, two old
s9s more experienced in the
m ~, was having picked me up:
pns, ,T ,"ashings having been
Nsssnn Than usual after the
b ss srn' knew Rogers and
u bsDa On the lookout for a
p,n Not guessing that any
b. VI their own selection
nd tou u,n.Ia'orably received by
loaps os ing much drawn towards
nd 'onpanion on the stage
ead bo1 friendships being rapidly
M "i mere | made him acquainted
eesr 4tSSumstances as we bowled
are Do,s s uneven, dirty highway.
Y Of po I,ns TO offer you but the
sorkS ''u and the certainty of
ron | concluded; Int such
M at Of. are Welcome to it, for the
s' be | nan and thank you
british n sad grasping my hand
sCas1s warmth; and then, as we
~, 5Sis 1nin and the sun. like a
sstsSI dipped p towards the east, 7 7
\, and TO him the tools he would
Mat o, narrated as closely as I
pora our life would be together
lHkes l. talked to Ramsey the
bsy s. Mn, His spirits We're so
y drsvhansa to rouse my own.
a snsa aSks to our claim, that
O0ohed in the cheeries st
ID ,i h. far from the creek.
StAOnS enough IN Nar-