Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1910-02-03
ORIGINAL.
FINDING WEALTH.

engineering course at Cornell, wher
through the influence of friend he wa!
appointed on the staff OF United State:
Geodetic Surveyors. He was son OF
happy Baltimore family, and when hi
told his mother OF his position, that wa!
to be filled west of the Mississippi river
she related to him some of the wild &C.
counts OF its people. However, she con.
soled herself and assured her son tha
wealth was not unknown among these
rude western people, inSomuch as Sht
had seen some evidence Of the country:
worth.
On April 9Th five men boarded tht
train in Baltimore, and in three days they
arrived at Fort Worth, Texas. The fol-
lowing day the engineering crew went tc
San Angelo, where they were kept busy
purchasing supplies and getting ready tt
start camp some distance away to tht
northwest of San Angelo. On the thirc
day Carl sent four of the men away witt
wagons containing camp supplies anc
the instruments. In a few days Carl fol-
lowed, as everything was supposed to bt
ready for the seasons work.
He decided TO make the trip to the
camp in as short time as possible, be-
cause dining tables were not too frequen
along the route which he could unmis,
takably go, so he asked for the Swiftes
buggy horse at the livery in San Angelo
"Joe," the lively and half-wild nine-hun'
dred- pound black, was brought out by
the colored man and hitched to a low
wheeled runabout, while Carl proceeded
to establish himself comfortably in the
vehicle The polite old colored mar
turned the vehicle around with Joe's heae
toward the north pole.
Good bye, John! Get up JoeP says
Carl in one breath, but John followed hin
a short distance.
Joe shook his head and started of at
rapid gait, going for quarter OF a mile
then he took firm stand for rest.
"Get up Joel" yelled Carl. Whap
went the eight-foot whip over Joe'S back
Out he went, setting Carl back with SOLE
leather raised, but his coat pocket hung
over the arm gu7rd and he was prevented
from leaving the seat vacant.
AS Joe did not leave vehicle and dri
yer behind by jumping, he started of a
a swift gallop across the prairie, regard
less of the road.
"Whoal Whoa Joe! WhoaW Car
shouted, but Joe increased his speed
Carl very soon realized that the safes
thing for him to do was to say but LITTLE
and stay in the vehicle, or at least try
According TO Carl's own description o
the trip, it was as follows:
"The country soon presented q wilt
countenance to my eye, as if space an'
matter would soon be one. Across rise
and sinks, through the grass and over tn
small growth, Joe continued. Will
horses took themselves to flight, going a
though moved by tornado. Cattl
scattered to the north, south, east ant
west, with that flag OF truce waving owe
their backs, as much as to say, Wei
come, but good byeP
al noticed an elevation OF land a fev
hundred yards ahead. Joe never checke'
at the sight OF this, but moved forwar
with that terrible force characteristic
his motion. UP the gentle slope an
over the top as easily as wild hare
| All at once | was sent forward, strikin
the sod and gliding down the small ele
vation, and almost at the same instar
there arose a great volume of smoke fror
below the surface. BY the time ! Ia
regained my feet, there was standing be
fore ne beautiful girl. Her gracefr
figure was in harmony with her crown c
black, wavy hair, which the wind wa
swerving to and fro Her skin and teet
were as clear as beautiful spring morn
ing, carrying such freshness OF expires
sion as if the sun had just risen. 'Wha
has caused all this p she exclaimed.
al pointed to Joe, who was the STILES
had ever seen him. was not surprise
at his stiffness when, on inspection,
found he had crashed through the surfac
of the slope and that his feet had upset
cooking stove, and the dishes on the ia
BILE had been smashed. The girl ha
barely escaped Joe's hoofs, and was O
the spot to see me raise my frame, some
what diSmantled, from the earth at tn
edge of her sod house.
"Joe was held upover the dining-roor
with his feet and legs hanging on the in
side. Her father soon came, as he wa
attracted by the rapid moving sight, an
had come to learn of our mission. To hi
surprise, he found the horse not in mo
ton. This, of course, was easily explain
ed, and we went to work at once to liber
ate Joe.
"The provisions and injured article
were moved out of the room, and b
moving several pieces of sod and trippin
few rafters, Joe was soon on foot agair
ready at any moment to run. The lad
gathered things together and the table wa
placed in front Of the door, where we ha
very pleasant outdoor meal. Afte
dinner her father and | remodeled tn
home and thingSwere put in aserviceabl
condition for the coming night, which
spent in most convivial manner. TIL
] next morning the harness was repaire