The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1910-04-13
By HARRIET l.. GEDDIS.

Y 'pfNii Sbt, iaiu+ W AMERICAN iitsb |
Association.
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in the early days of the Colorado
minin' camps" said the old prospect
or, "one of the best payin holes in
the groun' before II ran out was the
Last Hope mine. It's name was given
il by the man who struck it, who was
much down at the heels at the time
and fully intended that If il didn't re
licve his necessities lie would hang
himself TO the limb of tree that cN
tended directly over It. lie sold his
claim for 100000 To company and
retircs first off from this here story.
Tho president of the Last Hope
ager from that region MIR farfhursl
| among other things at homc Ind been
superintendent of Sunday school
Naturally he didn't like the appear
anec of a Colorado mimi camp The
cussin' that was goiug ON WIS just
like fireworks The saloons did bet
ter business than the store When.
aver the wind riz The plaSin' cards
filed the air like n snoWstorm As for
sunday, there was no work Oh that
day, but instead of services there was
gambln'. There was II few women
In the camp, but they WAS Norsc'n the
men.
MI. rarkhurst looked the ground
over and sized up the situation. What
that camp needed was wives lie ar
gied that men without the restralnin'
influence Of women would naturally
turn into wild animals, and he resoly
ed TO send for some gals. He called
the miners together and told EN- that
If they would turn oui the women
there was IN camp he would send for
carload of real good. true members
OF the female sex Ia he helpmeets for
EN-. The miners agreed, and Mr..
parkhurst wrote Miss Amelia Bowers,
who had succeeded him rs head of his
Sunday school, 10 GENE out with a
lookin young women she could pick
up. Her influence was far more need.
ed In the west than where she was.
| Husbands would he provided
Miss Bowers, n middle aged. con.
scientious woman, concluded that il
was her duty TO accept the situation
and proceeded To collect II dozen young
a 4
dian work. She also shipped several
hundred Bibles and hymn books The
company paid all expenses and give
each gal a hundred dollars "a sit up
housekcepin' with.
"rhe day Miss bowers arrived with
chem twelve gals WIS sereamcr. Not
n man would work. aud every one of
| 'cm went to the tavern where the
coach was to unload While they was
waitin Ben higgins, an old Teller
who was leader among EN-, made
EN- speech remIndiu EN- that they
mustn't be In too much Of hurry TO
| wed and that gals lil;ed 10 be court.
ed. There wasn't enough fals TO so
| round by any means, hui any hghlin'
| ior EN- Wouid spoil lhf Nnolc DUST
ness. III the men behaved right an
other lot would be provided; II they
didn't those who had come would go
back.
When the eoaeh drove UP 10 inc
tavern door there was NciL Some or
the gais was on top. ANA ihey was
mighty good lookih Them miners
|
man seen decent woman ID years
some OF 'em ihey WASH nsed TO
sieh beauty. u was IKE Angels comm
down from heat'h Inc men was re
spectiul, you pct mere no pace
where good woman Is 50 feNercneeu
ms where she's rarity y way was
opened from the coach 10 the tavern,
ana Inc gas went 'nshc' nut there
was sieh howl for EN- That they
come ont on 10 balcony ana STOOD
there, While the men at nm order from
lihggihs, the old fell"r VINO iiad spoken
to en- short time before took of
thcif mats. Inc ealS looked hiiin OF
funny, as IT not KNOWN wfht to make
or the reception.
1T the manager had sent Tor
enough gals 10 go round III the iirst
place there wouldn't likely nave been
any trouble. As II was several OF the
most desperate men each saw among
the lot gal lie wanted, ana some OF
! I'D Al .lf