Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1913-01-04

how handy he was. hnndlin the skillet
lust like "a woman. He got into our
supplies and found some cornmeal and
made u mess OF corn pone that beat
anything OF the kind ever eat. told
Twin.
when we'd had our meal he and his
brother washed the dishes and wiped
en- jist as IL we was all In a house.
Jack and ! had been used II we was
near a creek 10 putin 'em In II and
lcttin the water run over 'en. but we
never thert o. wipin' 'em. IL seemed
too much trouble. When the boys got
through we found they hadn't anything
TO smoke. and we offered 'em pipes.
They both took 'em and pulled as II
they'd never smoked before In their
lives. but the fust thing knowed the
hitler one turned white and went OF
behind a bush to get rid OF his supper.
The big one smoked only a few min
ntes when he laid his pipe down.
"'Iiow old are you fellers anyway
1 asked. You net like couple o. kids
"'I'm twenty said the big one. and
my brother Is seventeen
Twenty years old and can't drink
Or smoker l hollered. Where was you
brought up?'
"ue said they came from the east.
but that was no news, for they both
looked like tenderfoots that had been
long enough In the country to git run
down
$50 far neither Of 'em had put his
hands In his pocket. but the youngster
when he come back from the bush lay
down on the ground. and after roliin'
over two or three times he caught
sight OF somepin' shinln on the ground.
picked 1t up and found It was n five
dollar gold piece. You'd ought to seen
the look on his face. Then he put mis-
hand In his pocket and pulled out an
other one
"'How did that come therer he
asked.
"'Haven't you got any Of 'emY
asked his brother.
"The Teller put his hand In his pocket
and pulled out some gold too.
"'See here he said: you men have
been putin that gold In our pockets.
"well. sposin' we have, remarked
"The brothers looked at each other
mighty queer.
This IL too much. said the big one.
II you knowed all about US you
wouldn't "a done It.
"He looked as II he was agoin' to.cry.
"'Who are your asked.
"'I think. he said, lookin' at the 9th.
er one. wed better tell 'em the whole
thing
"'Reckon We had
"That oldest one he began 10 tell
us story. and before he'd half finished
he got TO cryin'. That set his brother
TO doin' the same hate TO see
man cry. and told 'em to stop their
blubberin'.
81 can't said the one that was talk
in. Il amt man: neither Is he We're
girls. We're ont TO run Off stock Our
| folks is over there beyond the hills
starvin'. and my sister and I allowed
we'd got to 20 and git somepIn' to sell
for money 10 buy victuals with Hoses
Is all that's worth anything. and we
was goin' to light out tonight with
two of yours But your kindness has
broken us all IN. We cant do It.
"Jack saw me feelln' for more gold.
and his hand went TO his own pocket.
We handed out couple o. more pieces
and that opened the dam o. tears still
wider. We told 'em IL would be all
right In the mornin' We'd go over
| 10 where they lived and see what we
could do for 'cm. Then we spread all
the buffalo skins We had. one over the
other. to make a bed for EN- and put
on couple o. blankets for cover. and
they turned In.
II reckon TINT was the fust nights
sleep they'd had In a long while with
out feelin' that the bottom o. the world
was a-droppin' out under 'em. Jack
and didn't do nothin' TIL they got to
sleep. We hadn't left ourselves any.
thing TO sleep on or under except our
overcoats. aud we allowed we'd keep
up the fire all night. and we spread
our coats over the girls, cause It's cold
In that region when the suns gone
down.
Next mornIn' the girls got breakfast.
and now | knew they was girls I
wasn't so struck with the handy way
they had and what good things they
could make out o. our small stock o.
provisions. After breakfast we all went
over the hills TO their home. We found
n log hut aud family. The father
was sick. the mother frightfully run
down and the children the most miser.
able sight ! ever saw. They'd come
out TO the west not KNOWN what they
was goin' TO find. and they hadn't
found nothin.'
First thing Jack and done was to