The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-02-12
PECK'S BA 70 30 Y "A BROAD.

wouldn't roll down like sou would block
shrine III kueel niii say some prayersjg
charge nss hs fss!a '1ssS S sss
ing him ,pt but 1 told tind hat these
1,eopl expected every time they WltitF
NJ to the top that N It; would be} tlielt
Inst trip, as they knew that some dpy8
and swallow tiieai wlioe.l Wiih5nli the
apises 10 pray for. lin, md wsn,es. TO
90 bnck down the rtiouiital and let I've
Chicago ludy told dad To brnce llp ahdj
sl,c would protect hfr,8und so the 8 guides
gave a few more pushes and WI. were
OIL top OF the volcano and .dnd COLLAPSED
and lintl to- bci brought to- with smelling
suits and Wliiskeys thut the woman Gu t-
4iicd In leig pistol pocket. 4. n sSst ,ass q,
gsz Gee. but u was worth all t,en# ro,tble
to- get zip The mDnntntn,3to Sec tho sigllt
tint opened up The hole In the inountn,,lii'
lled wltli boiling st!,f vas orti, M
Boiling stun, aildft lie.5 plosloils Way
down cellar, and a ,l,c lying stones. the:
te$golng To the air fnr9H mile, l l.k!
the burning OF an Oil vel. The red a. not
$and flowing down the side Df the tno,ii,-
tain I'm streains lil.ct hot maple asrps
made u scene that caused us TO IN kea OF
5out. lints mud thulik the good Lord tilnt
Inc LlllH 8 SllaulI III OVGrIioSptti FiouS "
hurt ila. 13ut i could see dud was scared g
cause when I wanted him 81 70 iaroun1t}
the edge OF The crater with me [, and
see Tic free low n
points or view, and see where Inc ilot
erred pon,peil and tIercuiunetin. he balk.,
ed and said lie ind seen all llc wanted
to; and IL he could stay alive until tho
mex car went down the mOuntnl1,g they
could all have Ills Interest in Vcsuivillls..3
n
u wanted 70 go around look Tor rnil-
Sblcalics would stay there under q tl 70 cls,s
With tho Chicago lady. and walt for me
Il come BIZ elk. Y She said che klic w3 tl
was all tired out. and needed rest, and
She would stay with him, and keep him
gchccred ups l left them and went off
with one5tof tho dngoes, o slide down
hill Oh sblnc flowing lava, and pick " D
specimens. ii 4; ~
a$ Well. SIR Iswisli Isconld get along some
WAY without telling the rest OF = his sad
story but am going to 1isi era y
Il have got to tell he whole blamesthlng.l
y When Fl left dad and the Chicago .,S s
man she had produced 80 lunch rs from
somewhere about her tpelaon, anu ~ snla y
bottle. and A hey were cutting and drink,
Ing, ard dad was laugh lin s$inpfe nilturhl I
than had seen lin Iaug = :.nce VIC run
over the old woman vi tn the Hut t2lI
bile Nice and she was sInliing FL u aa q
$tAs I went around tile crater, z couple
Or blocks away. & I looked back and dad
had laid his head In her lap, and she was
5stroking his hair.
1Fcll.asI / picked up specimens. W 2 urnedS
the soles Off my shoes wnding In tho,
lava. and took in the volcino from al
sides. and after M hour went back
TO where dad and The woman were 3lune
ing. but the woman was gone, ana y dad
acted AS a Tough he had been hit Sby&A
sexpress trnin,S his eyes were wild. his
collar was gone, his pockctbook was on
the ground, empty his coat was gore;
his scarfpinila disappeared and the 81
watch lie bought when he was roDD E.
$the other time was Kissing, and dad 9
tongue was run out. and he was yelling
for water thought lie had been ry-i
ing to drink some lava .s!i2 Il,
gf.s.oad, what In the world has happened
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