The Savannah morning news., 1901-06-23

1 looked, and sure enough! There was
the pan with small-sized shovelful Of
yaller-boys in it-pieces that would weigh
up to &c. some Of them. 1 couldn't be-
lieve my eyes.
''Where'd they get it?" says l.
"Out of the claim" says Aggy.
I nearly fell dead "Out of the claim!'
yelled in a whisper. Go on! Your
whiskers are growing inv'
Straight goods says Ag, ''and 1 had
to stand here and see them do it! The
golden queen is all my fancy painted her
The second pass that ice-pick-face NUT
made, he brought up skunk as big as
biscuit. is that gold?' says, he. oh,
yes! says I. That's gold! The truth
come out Of me before 1 thought
knocked me to see that chunk. First time
I ever made such a break-well-well.
Why didn't 1t occur to me to try the taste
of that piece of ground before put in
my f1avoring? I was so id sure there
wasn't $13 worth of metal in the whole
% acres! Oh, Lord! oh, Lordl To sprinkle
pocket that's near half gold with a lit
tie old pinch of dust, is one of them ridic-
uious and extravagant excuses that my
friend Shakespeare mentions! If there was
a lily around here, I'd paint it, SOS to go
the whole hog"
What in the name OF all the Mormon
Leave me think" he answers. And
again he pulls his whiskers and whisteld
through his teeth.
There came a horrible yell from the
hole. Daggett held up what seemed like
a yaller potato. "Hoorayr' says he
Amt that a humming bird?"
You want to think quick" says st
feel something like murder rising in my
veins"
y A. ~
gers "I've got heri Come to, you SON.
of-a-gun! Come to-"
"How's that?" asked, not just tum-
bling exactly.
Come tor says Ag Regain your
scattered intelligence How in blazes can
I sell. then. without your consent?"
"RightIyou are! I'm off" says /. And
with that cut loose.
"Relp! bowls Aggy; "helpr'
The two fellers were too busy to want
to stop, but after sent a brace of rocks
in their direction. they concluded it might
be as well to quiet me first. Lord! How
did carry on! gave Ag the wink and
pulled for the creek, and II was not
long before with Aggy's help in we all
three went. ker-sock.
They pulled me out and laid me on the
bank, insensible.
Hes dead, l reckon" says Daggett
mo" says Aggy. II can feel his pulse
beat, but it does seem to me there's a
different look in his face somehow"
Then opened my eyes.
"why. Agamemnon," says I, what am
I doing here?"
"Hush!" says he, you amt been WELL"
Dear me! You don't say!' And 1
rubbed my forehead with my hand
But ! feel all right now-have l been
this way long?"
Nigh on TO six months, Hy. old horse;
ever since we hit It so rich on our
claim--don't you remember about that?"
Certainly" says I. 1T seems like
yesterday; it's as clear-but who are
these people?"
Az let on to be very much embarrass-
ed. We'll" says he "why-hunh-why-
TO tell you the truth, thought I ought
to get you out of the country. to where
you could see an expensive doctor, and
these are some folks / brought down 10
buy the ciaim-you being sick. you
know!
Buy the claimw ! hollers. jumping
up. Buy the claim? What's this you're
giving me? After all my tolls and hard
ships and one thing ana another, to sell
the Golden Queen? Well l want you to
understand that nobody buys this claim
except across my dead body" said l.
Aggy. he looks completely dumfoun-
dered. MY! This puts me in an awk-
ward AK" he says. Gentlemen, YOU
see how I'm up against it2 can't sell
without my partners consent. now he's
In his right mind; and. as Ear as that
goes. the only reason I wanted 10 sell
Is removed. Tho dickers on. that's the
long and short Of g."
o. bow pleased that un-horn looked