The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1902-06-14


with log walls ard upright Michiag
poles; the din OUTLINES Of t,.e horses IN
the gloom OF the back @round ana the
little gronp or rough. almost savage
looking, men. with faces MoneeFtiK
and reyerenr. lighted hy the nasty light
OF the stable lantern.
After the reading sandy handed The
book 10 Nelson, who put IL In hfs peck
81, saying:
That's for us. boys. amt itf'
AYE" said Lachlan. 1T Is often
that has been read In my bearing, but
ana afraid it will not be FOR me what
ever" And he swayed himself siighuy
as he spoke. and his voice was fun OF
pain.
"The minister said | might come
said old Nelson earnestly and hope
/ fully
AYE, but you are not Lachlan camp
bell. and you have not had his privi-
leges. Ny father was n cody elder IN
the Free Church OF Scotland. end new
or n night or morning but We took the
books"
YES. but he said any man. per-
sisted Nelson. putting his hama on
Iachlan's knee. but Lachlan shook MS
head.
pat young fcuer." said Baptiste--
What's hees. mem hehT
HE has no name II is just para
BILE" explained sandy.
Hes got nofnemf He's Just par
omble: Das no young fellerT' asked
ing"
Then Nelson took him In hand ana
explained TO him the meaning, while
Baptiste listened even more eagerly,
calculating softly. "Ah. VOLTA! Bon!
Bv garp When Nelson had finished
he broke out: "Dat young feller-his
. name Baptiste, heb? And de old Fad.
! der-he's lie bon Dieu? Bon! Das good
story for me. How you go backi You
! 20 to de prizes? ?"
: THE book doesn't say priest or any
; one else" said Nelson You go back II
. yourself, you see;'
) Non; das so sure nuff. All" As il
: light broke in upon him. You 80 II
e your own self. You make one leetl'
j PRAYER You say. lie bon Fadder on,
= want come back. so tire. SO hongree
e so sorreer lie say. Come right long.
J, All. das fuss rate. Nelson, you MAKE
I one leetle prayer for Sandy and me-
r Nelson lifted UP his face ana SAID
S .Father. we're all gone far away w
a have spent ali. we are poor; we ar
:, tired OF II ak we want TO feel diner
v ent 10 be different we want 70 com
!, back Jesus came 20 save us from on
j sias and he said il we came h
L! wouldn't cast us out, no matter hoy
q bad we were, II We only came 70 hin
# q Jesus Christ" and his old iron fac
q began TO work. and two big tears slow
IN came from under his eyelids, NY
d ara a poor lot. and I'm the worst Of "a
4 lot. and we are trying TO find the wa.
u show us how TO get back. Amen
"Bonm said Baptiste, "Das fetc
y him sure
IF 1raeme pulled me away, and wit
out q word we went into the office an
:, drew up to the little stove. Graen
y was greatly ANNOYED.
! did you ever see anything iii
thatY" he asked -"old Nelson, the bar
), est. savagest. toughest old sinner In {
- camp. on his knees before lot
menv'
- Before God" | could not help 81
u, ing, for the thing seemed very real
me. The old man evidently felt hims'
!, talking to some one.
!, Yes, suppose you're right 81
Graeme doubtfully "but there's a
"a Of stuff ! can't swallow"
when you take medicine YOU DO
~ swallow the hottle, replied for
rouble was not mine.
/. III were sure ~ the medicine
So wouldn't mind thc bottle, aud yet
-. acts well enough he went on. II do
- - mind Lachmn. He's highland nays
~ and has Visions And Sandys ain
MS bad and Baptiste is aga lmpuls
little chap Those don't count mn
~ But Old man Nelson Is cool blood
''i' level headel OLD fellow has seen q
- OF llfu too. And then there's Craig
~ has 4 better head than have and II
~ ~ hot blooded and yet be is living
49, shaving away IN that hole and rei
~ enjoys II There must be something
81 IT,"
- ooh. look here. Graemeg burst
~. impatlcntly. Whats the use Of
~, talking like that3 OF course the
' u something I'm it. There's everything
A. IL. The trouble with me is | can't
~ the music II calls for a life wher
- fellow must 20 In for straight ste
80 work, self denial and that sort of tn
: and I'm too bohemian for that, and
r,r lazy. But that fellow Craig makes
-. - feel horribly uncomfortable"
Graeme put his head on one side
examined me curiously.
49, 81 believe you're right about 81
self. You always were luxurious
AT gar But that's not whore II cate
lnll me"
DIR. We sat and smoked and talked
told other things for an hour aud then I