The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1902-11-15

with the other fellows. He would
come and see me that evening. he said
you've got rummy place here. Le
said.
You see, there was nothing In II but
packing cases for furnipA md II was
rather empty. While iaSlyputting the
food on the box he looked AT my books
He read their names out aloud-'Ele-
mentary Physiology First Principles
"'Gollyr he said. I've got lot OF
dry stun like that AT home got for
Sunday school prizes. but ! only keep
them to Light my pipe with now. They
come In. handy for that Then he ask
cd me II | had ever read book called
the Black Eyed Creole. That IL the
style for me- he saId--'there where the
fellow takes the niger girl by the arm
and the other fellow cuts or That's
what like
But what he said after that | don't
remember. only II made me feel as II
were having a bad dream. and
wanted to be far away.
after he was gone my little room
got back TO It's old look. loved II so.
was SO glad TO get into II at night,
and II seemed to be approaching me for
bringing him there. The next day ne
took the gray mare. On Thursday he
did not bring her back. and on Friday
l found the saddle and bride standing
at my door.
In the afternoon he looked into the
Isl.. a
your saddle. Farber. Your bag OF
bones kicked out six miles from this.
Ill send you couple OF shlllIngs to-
morrow, though the old hide wasn't
worth IL. Good morning
But | sprang over the counter and
got him by his throat. My father was
so gentle with her. He never would
ride her up hill, and now this fellow
had murdered her. asked him whore
he had killed her. and shook hin, tn
he slipped out of my hand. He stood
in the door grinning.
"'lt didn't take much 20 XIII that bag
of bones, whose master sleeps In a
packing case and waits till his compa-
ny's finished TO eat on the plate.
Shouldn't wonder If you fed her on
sugar bags. lie said. And IL you think
I've jumped her you'd better 20 and
look yourself You'll find her along the
road by the 'aas-vogels" that are eat
ing her
II caught him by his collar. and |
lifted him from the ground. and |
threw him out into the street, half way
across 1t. l heard the bookkeeper say
TO the clerk that there was always the
devil in those mum fellows, but they
never called me Salvation after that.
II am writing to you OF very small
things. but there Is nothing else to tell.
Ii has been all small. and you will like
IL. Whenever anything has happened
| have always thought | would tell 1t
to you. The back thought In my mind
Is always you. After that only one
old man came TO visit me. | had seen
him In the streets often. lie always
wore very dirty black clothes and hat
with Grape round II. and he had one
eye. so | noticed him. one day he
came to my room with n subscriptlo::
list for a minister's salary. When /
said | had nothing To give. ne looked
at me with his one eye.
Young man, he said. how is IL /
never see you In the house OF the
LordT | thought he was trying TO do
good. SO felt sorry for him. and told
him | never went to chapel Young
man.. he said, IT grieves me TO hear
such goddess words from the lips OF
one SO young. so far gone In the paths
OF destruction. Young man. II you for
get God, God VIII forget you. There is
at the bottom door that you may get.
If you are given over to the enjoy
ments and frivolitles OF this world.
what will become of your never dying
soul?
"IIe would not go till gave him half
a crown for the minister's salary. Aft
| erward | heard he was the man who
collected the pew rents and got n per-
centage. | didn't get to know any one
else.
when my time In that shop was
done. | hired myself To drive one OF a
transport riders wagons.
THAT first morning when | sat In
the front and called to my oxen and
saw nothing about me but the hills
with the blue coming down to them
and the 'karroo' bushes was drunk
. laughed. My heart was beating till L
hurt me. I shut my eyes tight that