The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-11-14

CHARLES CLARK MUM


waist. brt grabbed the box an ran for
the house. with Lissy after me. We
had II fire IN tie stove, an Lissy
warmed a blanket an wrapped the
poor thing ZIP an held it over tie stove
an kissed il an took on just rs VIM
min VIII. When | see it was safe ] cut
for the pint. thinain' to wave my hit
an show 'em we had saved tile baby,
but Il sluall o. snow had struck in. an
when it let up the vessel was gone.
Thar was bits o. wreck cum ashore,
pieces O. spars. Il boat all stove in am
the like an Il wooden shoe. In the box
the baby Was in WAS two little blan-
kets. an tel in Il bit o. cloth two rings
an Il locket with two picters in it. an
a paper was pinned to tie baby'S
clothes with furrin writin' on it. 1t
said the baby's name WIS Etelka Pc.
terson an. TO God | commcnI my
Chill an signed. x Despairing Moth
err From BITS O. the wreck we learned
the vessel was from Stockholm an
namcl Jefferson
The paper was sech n heart tcchin'
appeal. an as we'd just buried Our
only child. a ~siz-year-old sal. we WAS
glad to adept this 'un an bring her up.
III dre course o. time | mace Il report
% tie wreck to the lighthouse boarl
an that we had saved one life. a gai
baby. an gire al the facts. Notll.n'
ever caE.e Oh t. tough. an we was
glad thar Ci.ia't. We KEEP the little
gal. an' she want long IN CROWN into
our f~eelin's. an the older she growel
The more we thought o her."
CT course tie history Of Uncle Ter
rvs proteGce was known to every resi-
dent CT the island. AMI as she grew in.
10 girlhood AMI attended school ut The
Care. as the little village a q-lrter
flile back of the point Was called. until
she matured into a young lady every
one came to feel that in a way she be-
Iongcd to the k.nsly Lighthouse keeper
ana his wife Melissa.
TO them size was all that a devoted
daughter could be. and when school
days were over she became Uncle Ter
rvs almost constant comHan.oa. On
Pleasant days she went with him TO
attend lis traps and Oh his daily drive
welcome in every Eouse and well be-
loved ly all those simple. kindly p2o-
pie. w..o felt an unusual kindly inter
est in her existence. or tender heart
and timid nature. her appealing eyes
won tie lovc CT young ami Old. On
Sunday evenings sic was always one
of tie small congregation that gathered
70 Lo,d simple services in the little
church at the Cape. 4 square II Story
building that never knew paint or shut
tiers.
CT beau she hardly knew the mea
ing. and it must bc said the few young
men w,.o remained On tie island after
neither in garb nor manner such as
VOID attract Il gil Ike Teily.
Che special talent she was gifted
with. and that was lie ability 10 Grly
and paint well. Even rs achill It school
she would Craw pictures CT Il slate that
we're surprising. ard when oder AMI
sic obtained materials sa.e wo~.laI un.
til she became in IA way guise IN artist.
rs Cac,e Terry Put it. "Mak.l peters
comes NATL 10 the gal"
Sic Lad never received even the first
lessons in that charming ar. lut for
NJ that evesy rcc.l il lie Lo;sc had
Lc-cns CT Ter e@orts. LARGE and small.
hanging CT tie walls and il the oldest
frames. Some were Of strips of thin
LoaTd covered with Little shells or dried
moss. ana Others Of rust,c haniiworls
and mounted With FIR cones.
There WAS hut one shadow in her life.
and that the fact that no one of the