The Washington times., 1907-04-07

nave a reception; songs and q march
around, sort OF religious procession
around the cabin with torches. And
would the man we did not hang. heIpf
Would We. With gasp. a breath
that mus have reached away down
70 the heels of the big toed shoes.
which he did not wear. fairly danced
with delight 81 the idea ana began
singing this chorus.
For woman she can do more with
man
Than king and his whole armssi'''
First Effort at Rhyme
Pleases Hardy Miners
And then the preacher asked ne TO
make the song with that chorus at
the end OF each verse; 70 show The
woman sew truly important she must
be n camp OF 50 many men and not
one single woman, And this was ny
first offense IN the line OF song.
did not know anything al ali about
poetry, but I was fun Of the Bible ard
Bible themes. 20 first took up samp-
son:
Now. Sampson vas a mighty strong
4 mighty strong man was he:
But he lost his hair and he lost his
eyes.
And also his libsr-tesl
For a woman shs can do more with
Than king and his whole arn-eei'
Then I took up Daniel in the lions
den; then 1 took Up King David and
Uriah's wife, and 50 on. Then con
cluded with the following lines about
that wisest OF al men.
cafr
man.
A mighty wise man was he:
but Solomon he had 100 wives.
And also dyspep-see.
For woman she can DO more with
man
Than a king and his whole arm-eei''
You should have heard this chorus
IS the twenty-seven men, led by the
preacher and the man we didn't hang.
marched around that cabin and held
high their blazing pitch-pine torches.
What a rehearsal! She camel Dan
smuggled her into the cabin and. with
full heart. got back and around 20
the preacher and whispered that they
were already engaged. and now, sincs
the cabin was all ready, they wanted
20 be married right OF
Then Dan led her forth. and they
the boys ell went TO bed. 20 let the
poor. honest woman. who had come
so far 10 work. have q good nights
rest. I did not see her TIL next morn
Ing. But I am frank 10 say that she
had been bravely honest about her
looks She was the plainest woman /
had ever seen. At least this was my
feeling at first glance. But she grew
.aavr zHa q
and got mp gr1at big dinners out OF
lmost nothing.
Sends H. Gold Home
And Strikes Out Again
was very III now ana must see a
doctor. Never having been strong
enough to eat and assimilats meat
and having here nothing at ali 70 eat
except beans and bacon and coffee
and besides having been on my feet
all the time, my slim little legs o.
came stiff and began 20 show purple
sp0ts-ths sourvy.
gave my SHARE OF the claims %
the unfortunate creature known a.
the man we didn't hang and gave
my share Of the gold thirty-ons
ounces. 70 tie preacher, TO take back
to papa, as he and nearly all the
other men with families IN oregon
were going TO return before the SHOWS
made the mountains impossible. Let
me explain that we had no money at
all IN the mines at that time, and gold
dust was the only currency This was
given and taken at SIS per ounce
But oregon having plenty OF gold
coin refused to accept gold dust. as
absolutely as California refused to
handle greenbacks. except BY special
contract. during the civil war. This
was narrow and bad IN both cases
In Oregon you had either TO sen your
gold dust TO the one assayer, q priTai-
tive. svgindIing concern at Portland.
or send It to the mint at san Fran
cisco. involving long delay, two sea
voyages, and often RISKS too tedious 90
mention In this much handling, ship
ping, and shifting about OF gold dust
in the hands of bad men, express
agents. and so on, they by mixing II
the same weight Of sand copper mug
gets. and brass dllings often made the
cold dust next to worthless Tie
preacher was perfectly honest. bat by
the time my hsrd-earned dust got to
its destination it netted but s little
sum
Miners Made Victims
By Alleged Assaysr
You may or may not know that all
sold dust is rot the same. This
Klamath gold dust is Of the best;
mining more than 81 to the ounce.
The bright and most beautiful gold
dust Of idaho ct the south base Of
Mt Idaho. where gold was first
found IN All that rich region, minted
less than SO 70 the ounces as
learned 10 my great loss The gold
from KIondike. which I bought at s1s
minted less than SO 70 the ounce
The brightest gold is not the hest
do not say that I have ever been
robbed or wronged Of my dust BY any
one Of the United States minis. but
know I have been robbed, and
even many times. by the self-appointed
assavers in ne mountains claiming
connection with mints here and there.
But Il seems to be that the minis
themselves have a very Loose and UNI
fair way Of doing their work.
(VortfnuoF m caVanfh Panah