Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1901-07-25

ilsllI bC mate IN Inc journey until II
be known II the "mover's woman" was
safely over her trouble. As Rio Bill
was captain NJ the party. the others ae-
guessed. They lismouuted and stretch
ed themselves on the rivers bank while
their horses idly grazed No one talk
ed. TIE mover" had gone hack to his
wagon. La>sa Mack had drawn a deck
of cards from his shirt and was dealing
solitaire Tie German lay ON his stom-
ach and pokcd finger holes in the sand.
Rio Bill meuded his quirt
Back in the wagon one woman was
bending over another. As for the heat.
ii came in waves. hliStering the stream.
baking the land. making dreams of cool
mountain waters wild fantasies of dis
ordered brains The mover came
back from his wagon carrying a buck
ct. which he filed with river water.
Then he alphabetically passed the
waiting group and returned To his post.
Maybe he was gone ten minutes. but
when he again returned there was a
note of JOY in his voice,
my woman's all right" he said. with
sweep of his hat which took in not
only the group, but all the land. Her
sister says as how you may see the kid,
YOU having been SO kind as not TO dis
turb my woman"
Rio Bill let the flicker of a smile go
over his face Mack threw back his
long black locks of hair and gathered
together his cards The German rose
and began 10 tleck dust from his rough
clothing He drew his heels together.
betraying early training in the army.
lie waited. too, for some one else to take
the lead. Rio Bnl looked sheepishly at
him and then shaking a spurred boot.
advanced The radiant father was
ahead The knoll was passed, and the
rude wagon came in view. The front
covers were drawn closely. but the IA
Their headed fer the rear end. \ feed
box was attached to this II was filed
with packed hay. and on that, shaded
from the sun by bit of tarpaulin, lay
the child. wrapped in an old tablecloth.
Back of the child and in the body Of
the wagon could be seen the face Of q
woman. a piuched, drawn face, but not
unhappy. Standing by the feed box
was young woman. the sister.
Rio Bill looked down on the baby.
watched its fists dig into its closed
eyes, thought he ought to say some
thing. but could not. dove in his pocket
for a silver dollar. found it and laid ii
in the box. Lasso Mack did likewise.
The mother put out a brown hand, and
they awkwardly uncovered and grasp
ed it.
Il thank you, gentlemen" said she.
The baby cried. and her hand went
down to its face and her voice crooned
to it.
The German came forward; the man
who had once filled theaters and made
even classic Boston applaud him until
ceilings trembled. lie. TOO, looked down
upon the child and laid a silver dollar
| by it, But he spoke also:
Alexander died, Alexander was
buried, Alexander returneth into dust;
the dust is earth; of earth we make
/ loam."
Nc one understood Rim, but he bow
ed most gracefully t, mother and
passed on 10 where the others were
waiting by their horses. lie bad In a
sense christened the child in his own
! fashion with word from Hamlet,
ana. although the child probably never
know IT, this man who stood above IL
| for an instant was Daniel Bandmann,
! one of the first German tragedans of
his day and the first to render Hamlet
IN German in this country.-Chicago
| Record Herald.