The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1902-02-27

rein, l said to a man with benevolent
whIskers who seemed to be the leader:
'If thou seeketh Truth. search at the
bottom OF n we'll instead of among the
high grass of the prairie"
art thou a pilgrimY' he asked in re-
ply.
~ art. | travel hlther and whence
clothed In humility and seekin' theb bet
terment OF the world"
"Canst give advice to a man about to
perish for his sins?"
Heaps of it."
"Then get thee down and chin with
the one eyed kuss over thar. We are
about to hang him fur horse stealth,
md perhaps you can smooth his trail
q Bit"
Then l beheld a Teller beln' with one
eye and q dissatisfied expression OF
.countenance seated among the crowd.
and, goin' over to him. | offered my
congratulations and my services. He
looked at me for n long time with his
single eye and finally said.
stranger. I'm not kichin' because
I've got to go. but | do feel n leetle bad
about my old woman. She's over thar
In the bend of Dog creek in our shanty,
and she's waitin' my return. When her
Moses returns not. she will weep Ii
refuse to be comforted."
"And you want me to go to her and
break the news that you've been called
away on business and may be gone
some timer
That's 1t. Speak gently to her,
stranger. She's a woman of ~feelin's.
Lead her to understand that I've gone
back to Missouri after a Gov She's
frail and tender and can't bear sorrer."
II will gladly do It," said. ut is a
part Of my mission to cheer the widder
and the fatherless. Gently and kindly
will l speak of thy departure. And
now Of thy future?'
"Oh. that's all rlghtrl' he laughed.
"But you are soon to pass from earth
away"
Eyes. but III take my chances on
indin' anything worse than this COM
try"
"But I feel 1t my Grty TO ta!S with
thee"
You needn't waste your wind. I'm
no spring chicken, and you know moth
In Of the country I'm goin' TO. II you
go and cheer up the old woman, It'll
he all | ask"
Thar was a smile OF his face as he
talked. and thar was a look in his eye
that puzzled Inc. but | said no more
and stood aside. lie made no objec-
tons TO tie height OF the limb. the
length Of TIE rope or the way his Teller
citizens pulled on it. He died easy. and
his smile continued to the last. When
thar was no longer any chance Of his
spcerit retutnin' from Missouri CT else
where. | set out to visit the waltin'
and watcliin' wilder on Dog creek. Ny
fcountenance WIGS solemn ana my spear-
Its fur from gay. ard Gs | drove a.3ag
] said to myself that Virtue was a b..
wark and Honesty a boaihproof aal
that a wicked man was liatle to break
his neck every time h lifted his feet.
! found the wldder to hone. SIZE k0t
on the doorstep smokln' u long clay
pipe. and us | drove Up she cheeliiy
welcomed me with:
"Waal, old boss. what's the best word
with your"
That wilder was lop shoulGered aud
knee sprung. almost baldheaded. and
her soul was not gentle and tender.
That one eyed critter had smiled on
me. and now l knew why he had sm,l-
ed and why he hadn't Kicked az n
beln' hung till he was dead. However.
I fer II my duty to carry cut my prom
Use. aud softly said to Der:
"Can I take It that your cid man Is
10 home and in his usual good healths'
You can't" says she. My old man
started ont the other Gay to steal a
boss and hasn't got back yit.'
"But you are waitin' and watchln'
fur his footsteps?"
"Not huff to worry me. It's aboat
even up that Nose Will be caught ard
hung"
els he the sort of man who would
retrace his steps to Missouri fur the
purpose of buyin' a cow" | asked as
carelessly as I could.
mot by fifty acres" she replies.
Moses and Missouri don't agree. ard
Moses would never have milk around