davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
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padec Sc lahko pospesi. Toda ne 2 bojem proti po-
sameznim kapitalistom, ampak Z bojem prOti ka-
pitalisticnemu sistemu.
Padec kapitalizma je mogoG lie tedaj, ako je
popolnoma pripravljena tista organizacija druz-
be, Xxi ga mora nadOmestiti.
Ma velikem kosu zemlje rastc sam plevel buj-
no, veselo. Ali So ne hoste norGevali sami liz sebe,
ce pojdete pulit vsako ljuliko posebejg &c boste
pc dolgem, tezkem trudu opleli vso njivo in ste
pri$ii $ syojlm napornim delom do drugega konca,
lahko zacnete iznova ma prvem kraju, ker ie med
TEN plevel zopet pOgnal liz zaostalih korenin in je
veter nanesel novega scmenja.
Xdravi razum nam pravi, da je trcba preOb-
raziti tia. Preorali bono vso zemljo, da uni6imo
korenine i'll poScjali bono zita, ia ne DO skodlji-
vo Scme naSlo prostora in ola DO nova koristna
rastlina lahko vodila boj proti ostankom plevela.
Tudi tlovcSki drulbi je treba prirediti tia, da
Sc bo ma njih lahko uspeSno razvijala.
Podlage je trcba, potcm ne DO strahu "a STAY
bo. Ali brez fundamentov mi nobena zgradba mic
vrcdna.
Edinl rcSnicni nasprotnik kapitalizma je
socialism,, XII Sc bojuje proti njegovemu sistemu
in XII vodi boi siStematicno. Edini razred Xxi more
izvrSiti la boj, je delavski razred.
DelavStva Sc kapitalizem ne more izncbiti.
Njegove roke in njegove glave so mu ~potrebne
kakor masinc, premog, ruda, bombaz it'd. Use
male mojstre lahko unici do zadnjega. Ce ne hi
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1917-05-15
POVEST.
Spisal P~odlimbarski.

V cerkvi in pred MIN poSiliati skrivnc zelie pred
bozji prestol.
Dolgo so hribOvci stall ali kleJali pred onim
Znamenjem, dasi menda sveta Ana V nebesih $
potresOm nina niceSar Opraviti. 10 so nehali mo-
MI, Je letelo Od ust do rt vprasanJe, kaj to pome-
III. Mice nj vedel svcta, ne pomoci. Kazali so Sc
pa vendar Sc dOkaj ravnoduSne in vdane V bozjo
volJo kmalu pc polnoci pa so Sc zaGele siriti pc
hrIblh razburjene vesti: dolino Sc je pripeljal
hudit, snel je strehO 2 zvonika, V Smoletovi gostil-
III sc Je ~prlkazal pod mizo. Precej IA tenn so sc
dvignili vznemirjajoci GLASGOW oh sodnjem dnevu
in koncu sveta in naposled oh vstajenju mrtvih.
kako intro melje glas naroda! Use. o cemcr so
mlsllli IN gOvOrili, kar so videli in cesar MISC vi
dell In cesar so sc bali dOlinci, vse to je prisIo po-
vecano V hrIbOvsko vas. Nsaka novica IL dolinc
Je hotela imeti svOjo pravilo tudi V hribih, ali do
prave. veljave nj mOgla priti nobena, ker jo ie pre-
eel pobila druga. Tako Sc pehajO V d~anasnjih raz-
%burJenih cash cd naroda do narOda move ideie
ali vsaj to, kar nekateri imenujejo idejc, pa vsaka
ne pride v trajno veljavnost, kcr Sc nitro pokaze
ma obzorju nova, Xxi izpodrine ~prejsnjo. Pc teh
novihac je nastal v gabrOvSkih hribih velik kaos.
podoben oni znesnjavi, Xxi vlada V vasi ma semanji
dan, kadar kupcevalci, prodajalci in meSetarii vsi
vprekkriee in t~rgujeio in glas pobija glaS in clo-
vek ne razume 6loveka.
UmevnO je, da so dOlinske novice silno pre-
plastic in zbegale hribovce. Skraja je bill strah to-
lk, da JIG zadusil vsako ~ugibanje in umstvovanje:
sele p%olagoma SO sc toliko razvedrili, da so mogli
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1917-05-15

Kapitalizem ina, kakor pc vsem svetu, tudi V
Ameriki cello krdelo nasprotnikov v mesSanskih,
zlasti V malomeScanskih krogih. Toda pojmovanje
kapitalizma je V teh krogih popolnoma napa6no.
Oni ne %razumejo sistema, ampak vidijo lie kapita-
liste, osebe, in &c Sc b~ojujejo, Sc he ~boiujeio proti
sistemu, temvec proti osebam.
Taxi nasprotniki kapitalizma ne pridejo do
jedra kapitalizma. cato tudi ne morejo najti ne
prave poti ne pravih sredstev "a BOZ. Ohraniti no.
eejo druzabni red kapitalistiGni sistem, a V MEM
bi radi prema gall kapitaliste. Seveda je to nezmi-
sci.
Zal da nj tako napacno pojmOvanje razSirie-
no lie med meScanskimi, ampak tudi med mnogimi
delavskimi krogi, prav posebno v Ameriki.
BOZ proti kapitalizmu more biti lie tedaj uspe-
Sen, ce Sc ne vOdi proti osebam, temveG prot ST.
stemu.
Posameznemu kapitalistu Sc nj treba bait ne
demokratNne, ne republikanske politike, Nj Sc
mu treba bait ne protitrustovih zakonov, ne zako-
nov "a varstvo srednjih slojev.
Postave mu lahko napravijo nekOliko sitnosti
to je vse. Gin Jill spozna, najde tudi pot, da Sc
Jim izogne. Sal so v Evropi poizkusali 2 vsemi
temi medicinami, davno pref nego Sc V Ameriki
rogovili Rooseveltovci.
Imeli smo v Evropi zakone, XII so ~zahtevali,
da mora vsakdo doprinesti dokaz sposobnosti, ce
hoce izvrsevati kakSno obrt ali industrijo.
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po,skatl vzrokov StrahOviti kazni boiji. Nekateri
so trdili, Ola so jo zakrivili S svojimi grehi hribov-
cl; drusl so dolzlli dolince, da so oni $ svojo trdo-
vratnoStJo i'll epopustljivostj nakopali Gabrov-
en- Sd bozJl. Nendar pa sta bill ODE starnki V TEN,
da trcba nocoj tuje krivde odpustiti, lastne pa OBJ
|alovatl. IakSnO kIScanskO miSljenje in takSna
SpokoJna odpustljivost je trajala do ultra. No pa
Je upehan sci prineSel V jutro sporocilo, da so
p">iaIl doIlncl vragotaici, ker gre pc dolini lie EN-
klIk in ia khk pravi, ola hudica nj, je zopet zavre-
10 pc hrlbovsklh predelim. Use je ostrmelo in Sc
ZavzeIo. "kako je mogoGe, da nj peklenskega l;ra-
LA, kl Smo sc o MEM toliko naslSali V cerkvi i'm
Goma!' tako so Sc poSvetovali razburieni va
vie ne poravnaJo. 40 je prekinil govornika silen
Sunek, tisti, ki sc je zdel mn0gim naimoGnciSi DO
polnoci, Je poprosil svoje vernike. da Sc CD tei
hudi uri domlslijo tudi svojih rojakov, XII trpe isto
gorJe, opomnl jih je, da gabrovSka vas ma moriu
"lovenskega naroda nj edna ladjica. XII Sc hoFe
potopiti, ola tudi drugod vzdihujejo nesrecniki in
da lei nasa bella Ljubljana V razvalinab. Tn 10 ?
besedami proroka Jeremije dial duska svoii gIobo.
li boil in klical je h Gospodu. ..Na' sator bsoro
sijonske 81 kakOr ogenj vsul srd svoii : S;n mai 10
primirJam, hci jeruzalemska, kakSno priliko mai
ii MAIDEN, ola tie poteSim, devica. hGi 81 ionska No
sreca tvoJa Je velika, kdo te mai izcelii' Po teb
besedah je pokleknil in Z MIN vse krdelo Norl;
so "a trpece brate. Ko so vstali, so bill razmebSani
raztopljeni V dobrih namenih in potolazen; Lorao
cutii vzvisenost motive IA svojega blizknii ko in
ker jim Je taxa molitev rodila in mnozilo Snt last
ne varnGiti. ZdaJci pa je lapel ma gori zvon. hill 10
10 PRIV Ill cam Zvon, katerega glas Sc ie razlegal
tisto jutro pO doini. Praznicno in mopocpo 10 do
mel IN vSein 1e Ia glas pretresel duSo. Zupnik pa SO
Je zopet cbrnll k vernikom ter ~proglasil ia glas 2
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itoplSticni Socializem je zasnoval najrazliG-
heJse 'llke bodocnosti, toda pc umetni6eniu ga
nadkriljuje sedanja politika $ svojo kaotiGno saro
kodlfikacij in zakonov, XII zapletajo, sklicevaje Sc
ma Svobodo, vSakega poedinca cd zibelji do groba.
cello poprcl in Sc pOzneje V nerazreSljivo mrezo
paragraiov' odAokov i'll naredb, Xxi je vanje zapre-
den ,kakor sviloprejka V svojem zapredku.
\sak dan nam kaze iznova, kako Sc trudiio
naSi acknowledged V svojem umetniGeniu. ola DO.
snenaJo zakone najrazlicnej sih dezel in ola osre-
cuIeJo svojo domovino zdaj po parski, zdaj DO
berlinski modi. Namesto da hi V tuiih dezelab
poiskali locila (kriterije) "a narodno zakonodaio.
ustvarjajo spake, XII o~stajajo mrtve Grke, ne da hi
Sc KdaJ ukorenIle V reSnicnem zivljenju. Kot IL
plcen vzgled navalam lie novi italijanski kazenski
IaKonrk, kl sc prav me ne ozira ma posebne itali-
Janske raznere IN hi pray tako lahko veljal ma
ufsken all ma Norveskem in XII posnema Osamlje-
ne zapore seventh dezel, kjer so Sc izkazali kot
drag stroj "a proizvajanje brezupne toposti.)
Pri razmotriyanju umetnih socialnih silk
socialist lahko zaklitejo pc pravici individual
Stom 'kdor Je brez greha, poberi kamen." TOda
pravl IN neovrgllivi odgovor slOve, da predstavlja
znanstveni socialism zelo napredno stopnjo socia-
ilsticne misli in da Sc je popolnoma otresel fan
tastnega naGrta, ola poda re danes sliko BODICE
druzbe pod kolektivisticnim rezimom.
II mathematician toGnostio lahko trdi znanstve-
M socialist, da kaze njegov nenk osnovno Grto
bodocega razvoja V :smislu trajno rastoeega pre-
vladovanJa interesov vrSte mad interest poedinca
III toreJ V smislu rastote socializacije gospOdar-
Skega ~zivlJenja in cd MEGA odvisne morale prava
in politike.
Podrobnosti move druzabne zgradbe ne more
mo napovedatI in STEER zategadelj ne, ker DO nova
obllka naraven in neprisilie produkt GloveSkega
razvoIa, XII sc re poraja in XII je V svojih embrio-
nainih potezah re oznatena. Nova oblika pac nj
umetna konstrukcija, i'm MISC ie iznodrovali uto-
pisti ali metafiziki "a pisalno mizo.
(Dalie prihodnji6.)
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1917-05-15
(Dal.ie.)
Enrico Ferri:

\Dalle.)
Ne maram podrobnejSe razglabljati tega
vprasanja, ampak oh sklepu svoje preiskave o dru-
gem dozdevnem protislovju med socializmom in
razvojnih naukom, opozorjam lie, da omogoGuje
socioloSki zakon o ohranitvi prirodbljenega ma
prihOdni razvOjni stopnji razlOcno predstavo so
cialnih razmer, Xxi Jill znanstveni socializem ma
pcveduje in Xxi delOma re nastajajo; predstava je
mnogo pozitivnejsa kakor domnevajo naSi pro-
tivniki, Xxi menijo, da imajo Sc zmerom opravka 2
romanti6nim in sentimentalnim socializnom liza
prve polovice 10. veka.
To je stalisGe Guyota, XII ga zastopa V svoji
knjigi LES principles de eft lie sOcialisme'
paris 1894) V imenu Observation-Disclosures psihologi-
je in STEER s trditvijO: Gle socialisme est depresif
ct lindividualisme expasif", Xxi je prava, Ge jo
Obrnes. To dokazuie med drugim zgled osemurne-
ga de!avnika. Pc Guyotu zastOpana mazaska psi
hologija obvisi tukaj ma povrSju IN pravi: &c
della delavec 8 ur, proizvaja "a ~tretjinO mani kot
oh dvana lsturnem delavniku. Zategadelj je indu-
strijSki kapitaliZem iZ rmevanega egoizma ugo-
varjal minimalni Zahtevi treh ONmic Osem ur
della, OSem ur spanja in osem ur okrepcila in raZ-
vedrila. Znanstveno, psihofiziOlosko opazovanje
pa kaze, kakOr sem sc enkrat izrazil, ola je clovek
stroj, pa ne konstruiran pc vzorcu drugih masin,
temvcc organski in ne mehanski stroj. LokOmo-
tiva ali parni stroj opravi paG V 8 urah t~retjino
mani della kot V - urah. Covek pa je bioloski
stroll, XII nj pOdrejen mehanskim ZakOnom, delo
njegOvih miSic in njegovega duha Sc ne da OBJ
traJni enakosti p%OljubnO nadaljevati, ampak sledi
osnovnemu zakonu, XII ga je Quetelet izrazil z BIZ
nCnns<o krivO Grto; ia Sc pocasi in zmerno vzdi-
guje, da doseze maximum sile, potem pa p~onehava
s slabctnim in pocasnim delom. Umsko in m~isiGje
delo pada pc gotovem Gasu ma MINIMUM, ma ka-
terem sc s trudom vlaGi do kOnca delavnega casa.
OBJ krajsem delavniku Sc uveljavlja dobrodeini
sugestivni vpliv: to zadoS6a, da raz,unemo zadnji
cas- cd ~angleskih kapitalistov prirejene ankete o
i1boInih reZultatih Osemurnega delavnika "a pod
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V tistih jutranjih urah, ko Sc je Cijazoveev
Tone nahaJal ma pOti prot Ljubljani, Sc je prigo-
dill v gabrovski dolini velik preobrat javnega mne-
MIA. Ia p~reobrat je povzroGilo zupnikovo in Tone
tovO razlaganje naravnih stvari i'm mnogo lie k
srecnemu razOcaranju dOlincev pripomogla tudi
ia okolnost, da Sc je naposled pc nafavni poti raz-
resila ona velika uganka pri CijazovGecmu kozol-
Gu. Tia raZreSitev velike uganke sc nj poca,i raZ-
LEILA pc vasi; burno ie letela cd hisc do hise, od
glave do glave. V tenn ko je oh polnocnih urah Sc
marsikdo verOval V antikrista in Sc ga IA Tive i'm
mrtve bal, je letel proti jutru od kraia do kraja
doline in cd ust do ust klic: "Antikrista nj! Hudi-
ca ni!' Tia ko omahljivO je javno mnenje, XII Sc
mamie toliko gresi ma svetu, in tolike vrednosti
je vcasi ono, kar sc imenuje glas naroda
Use to, kar Sc ie zgodilo v dolini, ie seveda
vplivalo tudi ma hribovske predele gabrovSke So
teske, kjer sc potres skraja nj javljal tako grozo-
vito kakor v dolini: poslopja so v hribih manjsa,
nekatera tudi lesena, torej proznejsa. Vendar pa
SO Re prvifi sunk zagnali tudi pc hribih vse prebi-
valstvo IL vasi pod milo nebo. Zbralo Sc je stare in
mlado sredi vasi pred znamenjem, v katerem je
stall leseni kip svete Ane. Tia kip imajo hribovci
" veliki casti, pOsebno pa sc zateka k MENU ZEN
ski spoil. Stal je v starih cash v gabrovski cerkvi,
in ko je tam doSluzl in dObil namestnika, ga lie
zupnik podaril hribovskemu selu, kamOr so ga
slovesno preselili oh joku in vDdihovanju dolin-
skih zen, Xxi so bile tako zelo navajene videti ga
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gore "a znamenje, ola bo Bog prizanesel dlovestvu
III Ga hoce koncati svOje stvaritve. ."Mi smo potO-
Kl IN reke, XII hitimo V morje veGnosti, - tako je
govoril propOvednik. "Potoki Sc ne bodo posusni
III reke ne, ker imajo vir ~zivljenja V ogromni gori.
TN, Xxi Je nasa ogromna CORA, nam ie dial z~ivljenje
III nam je DO ohranli,'
20 teh besedah ie ~namignil liudem, maj gredo
4 hiJm pc cerkvena znamenja. Yes moski zbor Sc
vSul "a MIN V cerkev; nihce nj hotel ostati zunaj,
Ker Je to kazalo strahopetnost. In pripetilo Sc Je
taRrat cudo IN ne Guido nobeden dolincev nj hotel
Stopltl k nebu, nObeden k banderom. Jeli so Sc spo-
gIedavatl N ~cimdalje bolj so nijh pogledi leteli ma
hribovce. Hupnik ie bill $ svojo propovedjo potipai
sVoJim ovcicam ma pravo obGutnO struno. Use Je
presnll duh sprave. Raztajalo sc je stare sovra-
s'Vo, razpuhtela je p~rejSnia srditost kakor megla,
kadar pogleda solnce liza gore. Sprva so dollnci
biagohotno prikimovali in namigavali hribovcem.
nag oni nosijo danes cerkvena znamenja ko so pa
videli, da 81 fribovci ne upajo p%ristopiti prehi.
tro Je prisla ia east. katero so jim do'lej odrekali
so Jh zateli vsak ma svoi poseben nacin izpod-
buiati in vnemati.
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IL Amsterdama p~orocajo, da so memski uradi
odrekli pctne liste GlanOm nemske socialrstche
m%anjsinc, XII so hoteli potovati ma konferenco V
Stockholm. Poslanec Haase hoee spravti to za-
devo " r~ajhstag.
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Dale %prihodnjic.)

Carjeva matt, bivSa carica-vdova Maria Dag
mar, Je razdala svoje privatno hnetje "a dobro-
define namene in je vstopila V neki samOstan V
kilevu. Tako pravi porocilo IL Bazla. Wee skode
tudi V samoStanu me DO mogla napravni, kakor
V carskih palacah.
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Socialism i'm mOderna ZnanOSt.

jetnika samega. Delavci Sc mani utrudiio In ne
Opravijo mic mani.
Izvedba teh in drngih psihofizioloSkih utemc-
ljenih reform V socialisticni druzbi povzroGi slime
gmotne in nravne koristi, vzlic vsem oil naSih
indiyidualiStov a priori postavljenih ugovorov. Iii
izpricujejo popolno neumevanje pSiholoSkega po-
mena izpremenjenih druzabnih razmer.
cato so ugOvOri, Xxi Jill med drugimi navajo
prOti socializmu Vanni V imenu eklekticne socio-
logic, pri vsej ostroumnoSti in pri vsem Mlanju
tega znamenitega pravnega ~filoZofa, jalOvi. Vanni
pravi, da je socialzmoan, ker postavlia druzabni
red ma naGelno drugo podlago: namesto da hi "a
hteval a~vtonomijo poedinea, jo zanikuje. &c vZlic
temu postavlja ndivilualisti6ne misli, Xxi naspro-
tujejo njegovemu lastnemu nacelu, to ne prevraca
%njegove nature, temveG razodeva lie, ola brez proti-
slOvii ne more shajati. 81. Nanni, La funzione
pratica della filosofia del diritto in rapporto al
Socialismo contempornnco Bologna, 1894, p. 500
&c socialzem razvoj in samodoloGbo poedinca
ne lie dopus6a, temveG Sc r~azSiria in 5 primernimi
eksisten6nimi pogoji zagotavlia, ne zatajuje svo-
]ega nafela; kot zacaSno poslednja faza civiliza-
CHE ne more mic r~eSniGno zivega, t. j. $ socialiZ-
nom Zdruzljivega odStraniti ali zatreti, kar SO
vstvarile prejSnje razvOjne faze. Kakor social
sticni kOzmOpOlitizem nj V protislOvju $ patriotic
nom, katerega jedro pc ~izloGitvi vseh pretiravanj
prlZnava, prav tako ne zivi cd protislovij, &c
ohrani III goji zivi del individualizma i'm odstra-
njuje lie patoloske poiave ~njegove tie pa mora POI
o~bsojenih ma slabokrvnost in 1870 ma bolehno
pOlnOkrvnOst in pitanje.
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Razvoj, revolucija in prevrat. Socialism il
anarhizem.

Poslednje in ~naihujSe nasprotje med socializ-
nom in razvojnim naukom je pc mneniu mnogih
V metodi, Xxi sc maj Z MO socialzem praktiGno
~uveljavi. Ma eni strani z~ahtevajo cd Socialistov,
ola jim pri tel priGi razgrnejo natancno in popolno
The Irish standard., 1917-02-17
CHAPTER ".
First Blood at calabasas.

Nothing more than De Spnin's an.
nOuncement that he would sustain his
Safeguards was necessary to arouse
Il violent resentment ut CnIabusns and
among the Morgan following. The
grievance against Elpaso was made a
general one along the line. His stage
was singled out and ridden ut times
both by Sandusky and Lognn-the
really dangerous men of the Spanish
sinks-nnd by Gale Morgan and Sus.
soon to stir UP trouble.
All Calabasns knew that EIpasO, II
he had to, would fight, and that the &C.
centric guard was not actually to be
cOrncred with impunity. Even Logan,
who, like Sandusky, was known to be
without fear and without mercy, felt
Mt least n respect for Elpnso's short.
ened shotgun, and stopped this side
actual hostilities with him. Sassoon,
however, nOurished particular griev.
ance against the meditative guard, and
his was one not tempered either by
prudence or calculation. His chance
came one night when ElpasO had I'm.
wisely allowed himself to be drawn
into card game at CaIabnsas inn. FL
pasO was VIGOROUSLY a stickler for a
square deal at cards. A dispute found
him without friend in the room. Sas-
soon reached for him with a knife.
McAlpin was the first to get the
news ut the barn. He gave first aid to
the helpless guard, and, without dream
ing he could be got to q surgeon alive,
rushed him in light wagon to the
hospital at Sleepy Cat, where it was
said that he must have more lives than
u wildcat. Sassoon, not caring to brave
De Spain's anger in town, went tenn
porarily into hiding. Elpaso, in the
end, justified his old reputation by
making ecovery-halting1y it is
true, and with perilous intervals Of
sinking, but recovery.
1t was while he still lay in the hos
pital and hope was very low that DE
Spain and Lefcver rode, one hot morn
ing, into Calabasas and were told by
McAlpin that Sassoon had been seen
within five minutes at the inn. To Lee
fever the news was like a bubbling
spring to q thirsty man. His face
beamcd, he frightened his belt. shook
out his gun, and looked with benevo-
lent interest on De Spain, who stood
bordering. IF you will stay right here,
Henry" he averred convincingly, II
will 20 over and get Sassoon."
The chief stage-guard. Bob Scott,
the Indian, was in the barn. He smiled
at Lefever's enthusiasm. "Sassoon,"
said he, as slippery"
"You'd better let us go along and
see you do It," suggested De Spain,
who with the business In hand grew
thoughtful.
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CHAPTER III.
The SPANISH Sinks,

In two extended groups, separated
by q narrow but well-defined break, a
magnificent rampant, named by Span
Yards the Superstition mountains,
stretches beyond the horizon to the
south. along the vast depression known
as the Spanish sinks. The break on
the eastern side of the chain comes
about twenty miles southwest of
Sleepy Cat, and is marked on the
north by the most striking, and in
some respects most majestic peak in
the range-Music mountain; the break
itself has taken the name Of it's earliest
white settlers, and is called Morgan's
gap. No railroad has ever yet pene.
trated this southern country. despite
the fact that rich mines have beer
opened along these mountains, and arc
still being opened; but it lies TODAY IL
much of the condition of primitive say
agery. and lawlessness, as the word is
conventionally accepted, that obtained
when the first rush was made for the
Thief River gold fields.
Business is done in this country; but
business must halt everywhere with
it's means of communication, and in
the Music Mountain country is still
rests on the facilities of a stage line.
The bullion wagons still travel the
difficult roads. They look for safety to
their armed horsemen; the four and
six-horse stages look to the armed
guard, the wayfarer must look to his
horse-and it should be good one;
the mountain rancher to his rifle, the
cattle thief to the mo0nless night, the
bandit to his wits, the gunman to his
holster: these include practically all
The Irish standard., 1917-02-17
Scott Was the First to Reach the Trees.

ut midnight into the mountains, the
great red heart of the Scorpion sllone
nfire In the southern sky. Spreading
out when they rode between the noun
tain walls they made their way with
out interruption silently toward their
rendezvous, an aspen grove near which
IurgatOire creek makes it's way out of
the gap.
Scott was the first to reach the trees.
The little grove spreads across - slope
half a mile wide between the base Of
one towering cliff, still bearing its
Spanish name, Ell Captain, and the
gorge Of the Purgatoire. To the east
of this point the trails to Cnlah.s;ls
and to Sleepy Cat divide, and here
Scott and Lcfever received De Spain,
who had ridden slowly and followed
SCOTS injunctions to keep the red
star to the right of FL Captain al tn"
way across the sinks.
Securing their horses, the three
stretched out on the open ground TO
wait for daylight. De Spain nrh-
tat"d first on how he should capture
S;lSSrnn at dayDreak, and then on nan
Morgan and her mountain home into
which he was about to break to drag
out criminal. Sassoon and his malice
soon drifted out Of his mind, but Nan
remained. Her form outlined in the
mists that rose from the hidden creek
seemed to hover somewhere near I'M
til Scott's hand laid on the drcamcr's
shoulder drove 1t suddenly away. Day
was at hand.
De Spain got up and shook off the
chilliness and drowsiness Of the night.
1t had been agreed that he, being less
known in the gap than either of his
companions, could best attempt the DIFF
ficult capture. Bob Scott. who knew
the recess well, repeated his explicit
directions as to how De Spain was to
reach. ~Sass0on'A shack. He repeated