Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-06-22
They're taking i, out by the hatful. that's

They're taking it out by the hatful. that's
looked. and sure enough. There was
the pan with a smalI-sized shovelful OF
yafier boys in t-pieces that would weigh
up to $40. some of them. l couldn't be-
lieve my eyes.
"where'd they get it?' says l.
Out Of the claim" says Aggy..
, nearly fell dead Out Of the claim
kers are growing i'm,
Straight goods" says Ag, land had
to stand here and see them do It! The
Golden Queen is all my fancy painted her.
made he brought up chunk big as
biscuit is that goldT says he. oh, yes-
says l. That's goldr The truth come out
OF me before thought-it knocked me to
Sec that chunk First time / ever made such
break-well-well Why didn't II occur
to me to try the taste of that piece OF
ground before l put in my fiavoring? I
was so id sure there wasn't S13 worth of
metal in the whole twenty acresl Oh.
Lord! Oh, Lord, To sprinkle a pocket
that's near half gold with little old pinch
Of dust is one of them ridiculous and ex
travagant excuses that my friend
Shakespeare mentions, II there was lily
around here I'd paint it. SOS to go the
whole hog"
gods are We going to do?" says l.
Leave me think" he answers. And
again he pulls his whiskers and whistled
through his teeth.
AHSlc GAME d uoTElDle yen from the mole.
Daggett held up what seemed like yaiIer
potato. "Hoorayr' says he. Amt that
a humming bird?'
You want to think quick" says l. 81
veins"
by gosh!' says Ag. swapping his fin
gers. I've got her! Come to. you SON.
of-a-gun! Come to-
exactly.
Come tor says Ag. Regain your scat
tered intelligence! How In blazes can
sell. then, without your consent?'
Right you are! I'm on" says l. And
with that 1 cut loose.
"Help!' bowls Aggy; 'helpw
The two fellers were too busy to want to
stop but after l sent brace OF rocks in
their direction. they concluded 1t might
be as we'll to quiet me first. Lord! How
l did carry on! 1 gave Ag the wink and
pulled for the creek. and it was not long
before, with Aggys help, in We all three
went. ker-sock.
They pulled me out and laid me on the
bank, inSenSible.
Hes dead, | reckon" says Daggett
NO; says Aggy. Il can feel his pulse
peat, but it does seem to me there's a diff
ferent look in his face somehow"
Then L opened my eyes.
why, Agamemnon," says 1, what am
/ doing here?'
Hush" says he, you amt been we'll"
Dear me. You don't sayr' And / rub
BED my forehead with my hand.
But l feel all right now-have I been
this way long?'
Nigh on to six months Hv old horse.
ever since We hit it so rich on our claim
don't you remember about that"
certainly, says /. 1T seems like YES
terday: j as clear-but who are these
people?"
Ag let on to be very much embarrassed.
Well. says he. "why-hunh-whyLto tell
you the truth. thought ought to get YOU
out of the country, to where Won conId 500
md
foiks brought down to buy the claim
YOU being sick. you KNOW
buy the claim" / hollers, jumping I'D.
Buy the claim? What's this you're p5r
ing me? After all my tolls and hardsbins
and one thing and another to sell the
Golden Queen? Well. 1 want Won To nm
oerstand that nobody buys this claim, ex-
cept across my dead body" SAYS 7
Aggy. he looks completely dumfoundaraa
MY. This puts me in an awkward fix"
ne says Gentlemen, you see how I'm IN
against 1T? L can't sell without my pard-
ners consent. now he's in his right mind.
ana as FAR as that goes the only reason
wanted to sell is removed The dicker's
on, that's the long and short of it."
On, now pleased that tin-horn looked!
He swallowed three times and got red In
the face before he answered a word
Ihis may be all right, but 1t looks
mighty queer to me- he growls
ne ways OF Providence is past under
standing, says Aggy, taking off his hat
10 our poor human minds it does Seem
queer, no doubt. Now, Mr.. Daggett. . he
continues. waving his arm in that broad
minded style he had, I'm sorry things has
come out this way for your sake, although
man that has such a sympathizing nature
as you will soon forget his own disappofnt-
ment in the geenral joy that envelops this
camp. And to show you there's nothing
small about me. you can have any one of
those chunks you dug out this afternoon
that don't weigh over two dollars"
Daggett sent the chunk to a place where
1t would melt quick and then he expressed
a hope that we'd follow it. With that he
hoped into his go-cart and pulled for
town. larruping the poor horse sinful We
had the pleasure of seeing the animile turn
the outfit into the gully in return for the
compliment. They scrambled in again and
disappeared from view. Then Aggy reach
ed out his hand to me-
Don't tell me nothing but the plain
truth. old man." says he: Il can't bear
nothing except the plainest kind of truth,
but on your sacred word of honor amt
your Uncle Ag a corker?'
"Aggy," says I. Il amt up to the occa-
sion There amt a man on earth could
do credit to your qualities but yourself"
Then he shook hands mighty hearty
Beyond.