The Taylor County News. (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. 46, Ed. 1 Friday, December 24, 1897 Page: 10 of 10
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"fTCxWK-v year t
sweet
hat
lroupht to me
Dear friends to
love rare wealth
to hold.
That pave me flow-
ers for memory
More precious far than fleeting sold
tjooil-nlght. sweet year wherein I read
Full many a page with rare delight;
Tliy latest hour will soon have fled
O pleasant year sweet year good-night!
She listened till the heard steps outside "White wolves no tell the truth" the winter mountains his sleep var.:-hed and his look; and behold! the hay is all gone and
and then with a thrill of joy she laid her Indian replied. "Thcv want scalp. They eves uncto.-ed.
hand on the stout barricades of the frontier . cau't come in while the Elk is at the door." 1'aul turned his head and ca:ght the radi'
door. ! Silence prevailed for a moment and then ant face oi tin- gentle wutitier and m a:i-
"The doctor at last!" said Lucy under her the blow w a.-repeated. other moment hi.-gaze till up..u a daiku
breath as without more ado hlie took down "Two minutes rim-.-" "id a graft voice. ' "ear by.
the plank and ojiened the portal. j "We are coining in!" ' "'Mio- that. Luey?" he a-ke.. "V..n
But the next moment she fell back with a The Klk heanl as wrll as did the girl ahd didn't let that ri-d-kiit in la-: mghl.didyou.''
cry that seemed to drive all the blood from m another m.-tant he let one loot slipa little ' "He came m' without asking. Paul. For-
her cheeks and she .stood in the middle of lehu:d it mate. That movement slight as ' tune sen: him." she wln-peivd. beuihncnivr
the room staring at the tableau beiore her. it wa-. meant preparation fur the worst; but tiie wounded 11111. "Pai: mrour red im:!ir.
In the room Mood a stalwart Indian and the Indian did not speak. ' J" would not i ive setii the .;aruco: the
Lucy instinctively glanced toward the "I't the bovs in please do. Lucv." came ew ear."
conch. from the eoueli in the corner. "I want to i "-n1 "-equenlly have lct ay little
For a moment it seemed as if the moim- know what's kept them away. The old sweetheart ehjr
tain girl would sink to the floor but .-udden- Katydid" ' " Ve. Paul." and Lwy took the thin hand
ly she threw herself between the ravage and . Once more with a cry Lucy sprang to the &f her lover anil placeiL-it in tin? .-trong oik
Paul and stood like a statue there. couch and bent over the attenuated figure that had saved both of them from the
"They are coming." said the Indian oint- thereon. fiend of the divjidc. making bright for them
ine at the door. "The wolves of the divide "It'" not the Iwiv.-s of the Katvdid. Paul the New Year! w!nh vvi to witness the
Paidon me. 1 told an untruth before. ' truitioa ot then4 tomle-t h. .;.-.
They're the men fiom acio-.- the divide.
Thev want vuii. vou!"
With frightened face the fair speaker
tue frhoes are brimming over with toys and
sweetmeats! Then the children clap their
hands With glee. and wih they could only
have waked in time to see the fHiiiy munch-
ioic his Mt That would hae been sm.h
fun! Klla F. ?.bsby. in m. Nicholas.
A BOGUS SANTA GLAUS.
ttDFE FOR HIM.
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are out yonder."
"Aren't they satisfied with their work''"
cried Lucy. "Haven't they done enough?
They blew up the Katydid"
The interruption was a Midden spring by threw a look toward the door and saw the
T. C. HARUAUGH.
Good-night sad year that reft away
Some hopes I cherished; gave the pain
Of disillusion: dimmed the day
With wrecks of labor wrought in vain
TjOoci-iiikiii. snu year wiai sonieu;nes iwiei i - tju. Jnlj;il vvcie :caiu-t
aiy pillow wt wit n inner tears
Oootl-nlght sad ymr. that drifteth too
Far lit nee on Tlmi's Mack s-a of years.
Gonl-nigiit. blithe vr-ar. that to the home
Came miii!i!i!t with - Kay a fa"e
Bitde roses bloom In hall a:vl room.
Sent small feet pattering- through the
place
Thai woke such irfU of nv-.O'ly
jNk touch the eternal chord" that ling
"Where evermore tin- ransom d -
And saints for aye Ik holt! the King.
!ood-nlght. brave yar. that gave m
strength.
And helped my wll! to ov. renme
In strugxli s. v. hcr- the loo. at b-ngth
Inilllfd and 1. aim. Ml" me dumb.
Yet thrilling with victorious sonc!
Good-night. brave year! I fain would
keep
Thy 3orr-t still to right th- wnas
35wi thou art weary. Ht and sleep.
Good-nigiit O ysir most sorrowful.
Scfii from tin earth side. ik'Im- hsuI lrws
Ami loudtI dawns and i ar m- u"ief
Have d'-plv st:uiiiM5 tht-- with the cross.
Oood-night. O sorrowful. swet year.
Sweet with the promise of the day.
Vh"iP hav-ii" own mon.ing shall nppesr
Ami nil th" siiadows llei- away. jt jihw-
llr-s. .Mnrirar'-t K. Sar.gster. in Congrvja- I r .i
the Indian and the door leit shgiitr. ajar
was hurled to with almo-t cnibing foi.
At the same time -nmethiiig seemed to :ill
against it from the outride but the pahn
the ulniil:-: .uni
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uu:i li i.i nsiim- .i.iiiim.ii in. wi.- wuniiu hh-
enemy at bay.
Lucv watfhed the red man as he pitted
I hi jKiwer.- a&iiiit the hoidf .it tin d :.
land for a little while -he ieart-l that to ; r
tal wouhl be broker: down by the :
"Lucy! Lucy!"
Ait ...till' V.1...V ...... V..W ..-'-
' girl tr.rrie! hc mw
i'aul sitting ixit up-
i right his guze riveted
ui;i her.
j "Why don't the 1kv3
roti: V he a-ked.
With n sharp cry
' Liiry thuw lu-i.-elf
1 HiHtii the ll-ior be-ide
the miner.
"They don't care for
I ine. What's the m it-
!el with tiie Katvdid
mine. Luey':"
"It's all right" was
J tin oied nii-wei from
I the mount-in! girl.
' "The Ih- Will Cellle.
They taift get away
ligurc biaced there a living lwrncade o:
lle.-h and 1i1hk1.
A- -he !okiil the as-ault came. One ni
the men out-ide tluew lu:u-e!: against tie
GfiRISTAAS GIVING.
It Has Upon It the Stamp of the Di-
vine and the Spiritual.
Th fait that t'hn-tt.i.t- -j.r.g i: an T
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A Sange in Blinky Bangs Christ-
mas Programme. j
Ulinky Jiangs chuekletl and coniided to
himself that he was a genius as he -tartel
forth that stormy (. hri.-tma.- eve. Under
bis long ul-er he wore the familiar uni- j
::m ot anui Claus. jwrfect in every de-
tail.
At the big Ihmi-i overloking the river j
only the thtldceii ainl one "irn-ty" -er -.ntt
were at none. ;or me oinei-i oi me inni-e- t
l.old liad iimimn'e the fe-tivitie- of the I f
jiKTry e.i-... lUinky wa- to lie- admitted
by the -ervint. ami. a.- g-i! Ku.-s Kringle.
titert.un the little one.- while -evunns ail
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'tiabte plunder to In- had.
dMi the jKHtal sIhh k f:im tj to lot;o:t eliange ot tiling :iti. n. ..tui .td
..ud ::ie netiasimd loot oi the imh.iri
seti:eii to - ip luIf an iwli- lb..t wa.- all.
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th-.eitel eounterfeit
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and the Indian -oeined
1 1 ft ill floIU the l'.mr
but
lW!LARSIORY.
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a- lie leeleii a'...y
fei a seiuiid only.
Again he braced iiim--it
and liiseye-M-eiiied
to el:. it sJMlks of hie.
"We win: Paul
J'.iill. the mine lm !"
e i i'i from latt.-ide.
"We hae torne for
him and -"
Lnev turned baej;
'TU' il--1u-" a;i;aug.;tptiei'..-
yr-ty ' - "" '"" v!!- " n...de. but the Indian
mmi :.v.:'.i;'; ..:::.. l:r - i--
JuiiJ ot tin- iaii'p on . .
: x:.I.m- at one .-ide of 'j jVathers touched
a little ei' :n tmn.ii lJt. jiMr. lh(. u..OM
bn head to one side llin:tsi.illl.lllgll:ur
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deetilv sunken.
and ll-lelled.
The young g-rl
beisl o'd bun and
for a moment looked
into the wan fate
but brilliant black
"It.- th wind Paul.
ffOiriK olll ".oil KIIOU.
It's the old year
'Hut it's not midnight yet. girl? Theoys
iaveift come lmik fiom the ledge
"'ot yet. Tiieie don't let -nehUuiis3
-cony you. They'll tome by and by."
lie turned away and clo-ed hi? eyes while
tbex troevl the llooi ami lr half a unit
jjtf lisieued at ihedoor. i
'Vi'je boy.-!" s.lie b.id. under her breath
""h Ueii" thai v.ay mi a week. 'I iiey'Il
nvxer nrtiit'. and I ean't Sell lum. I dare
tell lum thai he e. the Mi-urvnor l '
the Katydid mine di.-.-ter. Ir tie would
-want l know how it hapier.il. I m a
i-aronc yoiiMr womui. IhiI u 1 juit- itng
enough lo bseak such avs to him. l-i. Im
yet "
iif a minute later Luey Moore camp
back lo the ttat:ddi.-toveni that the miner
had diopiH-i' into a deip sl.ep. i'lie Kaly-
dd ir:aic had cen wiped eat. in the twin-
rKhnjt of an eye bv the work n unkiio.vu
.wi hvls aiid Paul Draper had managM
f.o rrawl from the debris to U- pukid up a
d3' later and arrieI to the an utitaiH home (
of Uu girl 'a ho ioveil him.
7m-y understo'ul it ail. Hi- knrwof tiie
Vend he had li.ard of the thie.il l'i :de 1'V
the ruili.ins aro; the divide and the mo-
ment she linked upon Paul'. uimimim ioiis
fonn she cueved I he truth. The villains
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but his mu-ilcs did
not quiver.
"Theboy.-! theboy!
I .-ay. Lucy" came
from the sufferer's
couch. "I'm going
back to the Katydid
my-elf andiind them."
"Xo. no! Vou ian't
go" and Lucy again
threw In: -eh" be-id-
Paul and pu-hed bun
gently bail;. "They
aie a:t theie."
"The boys Lucy?"
askl the vktimof tiie
plot.
" es ye-!
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"It's Xuw Year's
day."
"I I thought so.
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The girl looked away afraid to let I mi -. e ' A -tiaimil :! nee . h .If a minute e'ap-ei
her troubled face: but his hand t'i.iciicd w:ien :ga:: the d.-or wa-i li.itg.iL The man
its gup at her wiist. .ut-ide threw loie-'t" iut it with tie
Tuv t..ieal Indian at the door did not "-ae re-n. .' t is ie the moea-:ned
rtu. lie had bianii lumst If l.ke an irm j it . M i i ;.. ! ' . : t it- plan-.
l.-t and -ei-imnl obhviou-to everything ! ''"' '": -'''' 1 r ; ' Ton: hi-veins
it.. i..i In- wms im rl..-fii:iie. Luiv w.i -i . ! -t... 1 ::t -ii !i. !r:b u .' ti':e like w'i.p
"bad simply dyuamitkl tl Katvdid mine . Cvuid hold li:e door :.ga::;e. t'..e '.;.- and. g.uiit-'ii.e. be kept In-- m !l -
ffiini tbe wonder was that even uue n.an was umii out-ide. Mie did not ln-ir them m-w. ::i.d --t.
but she did not doubt that tliej stil! t...l "T'.i ! m ll: : .il
on the st.i leadv lo take.idvatitog.o! .:n Ie:e!er
tiiiuc in lien taior.
ud!nly a heavy blow strw'c tin b -!
ai:tt I.uiy lie.ird her name spoken.
r-he left Paul ami went forward.
"We've ome to the wedding girl. Klid a
v.uee :.nd there was a half snppr.seti lauh
on the outside.
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New Veir's day was to h.ve witin'sM-d
their wedding but for f-me time it had
looked mote like a Initial a Pawl hovered
betAi.'ii ble ami ibath. In-8 l.ui.te wa-ted
am' and hi- -i.fnring- tiiriMe. Hut she
hxd wati bed over him with unceasing
lMlebtv. ri:. bad Ikvii h
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Mlelitv. r.-' bad Ikvii iuseoii-: .nt lompan-
mit sin.e ins nanow e--.ne. :;nu wiieoevei
lm iiiiud 'waiideied he wanted to kliow
vvben "the boys" would come. The !mv
would never eome. for they slepl on the
mountain -idi. and Lucy had riot strength
to tell him the truth.
For -ome time that night the girl con
limits to sit at the cot. hei naze riveted ujion ( lo see him and ask him a few questions."
the white lace of her 'betrothed. The tnk- ' " 1 Jut v our in: ion mean.- more than that"
ing of a clock on a' rough s'nelf nailed to the joke Lmy ela-ping her hands as she
-wall soundeil like the stroke.- of a trip -lum- -jmke. "You are the men fiom aere-s the
mor but Luey did not look up. -hewatehed divide you are lioin Death valley tamp.
him. la rough voice sav. "You can t lool tnegirl
Suddenly she heaid a noi-e that startled in there. Tell her something else."
her from her chair. She went to the door ' Lucv's face seemed to tlu.-h at these words
'SlieV .-..!
wi.- tin b.iiu.i.ie.
Tv. n- in ! tin d.Mr was a aii'tnl with
tiie s-llili- il'ipelU'-i:.1 : but the dileTldir of
li:e pa:r did not m-e.e.
A: l.i-l the Klk l..ki .1 down into ihe f u-c
Luey did not speak but her hiri came Inside him and aught l.uv"seve.
into iiei throat unbidden and with a Ihri!! "The '-.'vcs hive g-.'ie. Rirl said he.
of terror. j "Tiuy oadd r.ot br. ak t'.e Indian's arm."
"We know he's here. Something spated ' (otK'r No In another sicnd a Jist struck
! him spaied him for you gill." omtiiiu.il the jrtul and a vi iee i:.!aii: id.
! the .-iKike.-man of the band. "We only want -. hapi-v New Year to v..-j. mis. "c
cite you've v.. -n hita fa;r!v. '. u've tiiirsed
him thr.'i'.gh and y a: km have the ki-t -iir-vivor
of the Katvdid d;-a.-ti i. l.nh! night '
gill." and then Ln-v heanl ;eot-lepa-! the
band relreatej. but the Indian -till kipt his
the bleeper and her thoughts were with "She's located u wjuarely." she henrd strong hand-at the we'd gi: -nb ! planks.
ii wa a long t-ignt :..r im r.i.-uiua'ii tin
but -lie had a o Mpsiii-.n iu h r vigil tor she
would not let t'.ie ittlskin dep..rt. Slowly
lovir the wild liml-tape bloke the ;irt
Frr. th '
on.-" .ot : ::i i ..
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an 1 ir 'is !.e.l a. .
again. IU? 'v. .:i :
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' in ..:! tin :e I
wall.
That spirit wilt h:;v
Thnnore il in (::': n. it. 1 !
the n:inr is ;lie v..r'd d
r-:dea year at; i a- the ( bfi-'ini- !i-ll-
from hill to hill answir ...;i .tiier in tin
mi-t. we can say:
"Klnir in :!ie aliant :n?i and fr1-.
The eager h art. th- k!r. sl:-r harnl;
rtUiS out thi .iarkn- of th l.itnl
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Lowry, James A. The Taylor County News. (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. 46, Ed. 1 Friday, December 24, 1897, newspaper, December 24, 1897; Abilene, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth330313/m1/10/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Abilene Public Library.