Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-09-15
Adams Volcano.


TO sey: "Mariah, some day yt- I
be proud o. me when Ada !
Tucker is the most poplar name
in Wall street" And never a Bit
did | doubt Adam.
One night Adam sorter moved
his chair nervous.like and says
he: "Mariah, this amt the place
for us. Vermont IN too slow.
and. anyway. we are both need
in change"
| says: Adam, il seems to me
like mighty risk TO sell Of
everything and go out seekin a
fortune"
But" said he, tits the only
way to get one. Marian. We can't
make a fortune a settin' here"
That very month We moved
nut TO the Rocky mountains. We
sold of mighty nigh all our stun.
but there was some things We
just couldn't get on without.
There was our old feather bed
told Adam there was no use
talkin'. | just couldn't sleep a
wink OF that bed.
That was "A cold winter and we
had powerful sight Of trouble.
Things didn't open up TO Adam
like he'd expected. and some
times he could get work. and
sometimes he couldn't. and ]
say, was gettin' mighty dis
couraged. But | didn't say
notbin'. Poor Adam. He'd just
set ever night with his head be-.
tween his hands mopin' over his
troubles And the. money was
goin', too I'VE always kept il in
one Of Adams old socks. Well.
at last | got out the sock one
night, and ] declare. we was
clear down to the heel. Then |
couldn't keep still no longer, and
/; says:
Look here. Adam. We amt
got nothin' left but the foot. and
that'll be- gone in no time. and
then where'll We be?'
Adam shook his head dispair
ing like.
Then he picked up the paper
that hadn't been unfolded yet.
and saws he: Marian, heer's a
plan; now we've got tU go into
somethin' good or bad, So let's
agree whatever We come To first
in the paper-that's what we'll
go into"
| was ready for anything. so
saws. sOlemn-like: adam, its
agreed
Then ! declare | held my
breath while Adam tremblin'
opened the paper and read
aloud: SILVER mines in Peru"
That's what We was To go into.
and neither Of us had ever in our
lives heard Of Peru before.
Peru" | repeated il over and |
over. but l couldn't make out |
what il was. so left il To Adam. !
and he asked some Of the men |
about Peru. Finally somebody |
told him all about il. and at last |
we realized We had long jour |
ncy before Us.
Well, once more we sold of I.
what little stun We had. and |
started out for Peru.
Well. we'd been in Peru for |
nearly two months. Adam did /
perty well gettin' work. but We
didn't do no more than make a
Twin. There didn't seem 10 be- /
but one place 10 get rich there, |
and that was in the silver mines, /
and they couldn't be- had for any /
kind of a price.
Adam was awful worried, and
sometimes | used To b. real
scared. for Adam didn't act like |
himself All at once he got 20
readin' about Nesuyius in an old |
book We had; never could see /
anything in il, but Adam would 1
just set up NJ nights and read
and read. That went on for
about a week. and sometimes
he'd just walk up and down the
floor.
Well. one night we'd been in
bed for mOre'n three hours. and
Adam seemed like he couldn't
lay still; he twisted and rolled.
and sometimes would say some
thin 10 himself. Then all Of Il
sudden he just set straight up in
bed and saws he: "A volcanoes
the thingi It's the only way 10