. The cattle queen of Montana . ing beneath a hugepine. Here they bound him securely and upon his baredback showered blow after blow with switches. But the punishment although severe was administeredmore in the spirit of that of a fond parent in chastising arefractory child, than in the spirit of anger and the thongs which bound him they returned tocamp, and, after a brief consultation decided to abandonthe search for the mines and return to Denver. That evening, as darkness spread her mantle over andabout us I stole silently from the camp, to the side of theunfortunate man,
. The cattle queen of Montana . ing beneath a hugepine. Here they bound him securely and upon his baredback showered blow after blow with switches. But the punishment although severe was administeredmore in the spirit of that of a fond parent in chastising arefractory child, than in the spirit of anger and the thongs which bound him they returned tocamp, and, after a brief consultation decided to abandonthe search for the mines and return to Denver. That evening, as darkness spread her mantle over andabout us I stole silently from the camp, to the side of theunfortunate man, and as I neared the tree, far up the deep,dark gulch, he raised upon his elbow and called my had come provided with a small amount of provisions anda canteen of water and this I gave him, bathing thewounds upon his back and placing within his reach—forhe was so weakened as to be unable to scarcely move—theclothing of which he had been divested by the men. ThusI left him, and as I moved away in the darkness there fol-. Lovers Tetnat. A STOEY OF PERSONAL EXPERIENCE IN THE WEST. 51 lowed me from that lonely tree a God bless you child/which in tone and expression was as the fond, loving fare-well of the parent who feels life fading slowly away andsees the orphan child left to battle the world alone. The preparatory work for the return to Denver was atonce put in motion and ere a week had passed the trainwas ready to move upon the return journey. All werpanxious to reach the old camping ground or settlement,and, urged on by this desire, more than ordinary haste wasmade. Re-crossing the range at the point at which wefirst crossed, at the very summit, lying by the side of thetrail or road was the body of a murdered Mexican. A haltwas made, the body given decent burial, and again we proceeded onward. While the southward trip had been far from a pleasantone, still the return was far more disagreeable, as it wasnew getting very late in the fall, the entire summer havingbeen pa
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