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About The Nebraskan. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1892-1899 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 1, 1892)
THE,2EBRA$RAM. haspareiHts when a ymmwg; swam. There, after a few yearns he mannied tthe mman f hi cflHwoc a pale, ffiragpe, Mtae eyed HUxem haired giiiri!,, who JM ra seem staoafj tuwmgh ;ffer tthe iroaggged Bt tthat had ttafficn to her, Wt with a spirit f room mwoe and adweartnre & her make wp'tthat went Car toward (resicom Hng tthe natnral wealkness f her oosaitmtikiwu A ew calbon was raised in tthe hottoms (Hold Stogar M3H CmodL, amd J'oHrun amd his hride foecame its (coapamls. Somehow tthcy did t get ahmg wdH in tthe mrorid, amid alt her snggedtiem tthey sdld ttlwar'orttjn'" paclked tap their fedkgiRgs; and jjoined tthe great cara wan (of emigrants who were seeking homes in tthe west. They "halted En Iowa, where tthey lEwcd and praiflfjered, rantil a ttypfeoid ferer (canoe and (camriied away tthe flair yoamg wife, wife Ikad always seemed too trail tfiar uMe eamth. Jdfem was Heft with tthree children to came tor, tthe '.ollieat, Miyne,a sweet girl, who was Hike 5mage(ef her mother and ttwe Ibeys (f a more tfeender age. The sUl place seemed so desolate and lonely ttlhtft Jdba oom refiused longer tLo Ewe where every shnuh, ewery ttrariH nm tthe moad and terociy hand is ttibe little stmeam tthat tflowed hy ttlbeor place meKnaSad him tof IkSs Rest lowe. For in his mcmgh, made way he had. 3-croed tthe flitalle wioman as few are IkmeA, asd he cherished her memory with a sacredness that am-GKirted 4 dewotSom. Again has hnoad aones weal into ttibe hands f gftraagsers. Me .edd his tcxc3c, and laad rmg his Iliolle tfannHlly onl an o9d unraarie sdfeooer" jkmg wnlh his hojiehSd eods, ifer a eo3 tl5ne el is taoe ttoMaad tthesel a5n,ht witlk 2oo!4yeot2vejpt. Chance lied hw to Omahsi, tthenoe w.etwacid to tthe heaMthU ESHkM orn valley, hastlfifidSan place 3o .fiirtt his i&oaered lfancy, he "kept cm and cm, tantoU a hundaied miHefi or M&CHie heyvi2d any mespectalble setenaests. 0e leviesiug just a tribe ian was i5s3caitg Ibehimd ttlhe wele3U) QuDk, lie HiaDled is a moi'ie of janes raot tfar l&ona ttlbe east Ibank (of ttlhe INBrJbrara, and jnldbcd Ihis tttatt for ttlbe ought. In tthe niiing tthe maf ffedafreac (of tthe aoeneay aaod tthe wild meuaandacnefis of she saTmosind ings upted to his liking, and he ooandliuded to explore tthe oownttry for a few days. There wxs pleity f game and as Doe wa aim ex ipesraenoed hnnfter he towsd wo ditcshy 5n coflfledS food ewewgh forlfeiiwsdtriB dkiiM men, and aim e to end to tthe o9d3eins at FowU JN?o)!bnara ne dzen aniltes away. It mas Em tthe ttaM of tthe year whem he flaalliiec), aimd afltera wcdk aslftteist Halfc he ibeguun ttlkeeinec ttSiB fa iwsBgh Hmg (calbaia, whadb was to emre tthe ipaurpaee of htccfaiaff (cxzit tthe oolld as wdlB as tthe Indians,, who anight chance tto wiil Ms place. These Indians wtesne tfiroeiliy ouad had weftoomcd tthe wMe naam aiod this ipvajpooses with many a enoss "bew, how,,'" Ibwtt all weseraersfioBOW what a ttieacheros dkamac tter a wttneiAdyn Indianis, and they do weM to he prepared tor any emergency- The hoys were mil nil yet hnt Mioyne was wm ahawast wtoman jgrown and tthongiinehad the halm, eyes, coaanSeaMi and featmnes f her m'Otther she was Earner and stoowgier and had inher ited onelhiig osf her dasher's maggied coc sttilisdion. She had heen ttaiDgiht to slbcMKfand lOiwalld easHBy sraulff a candllr with a zriiSe haflU at one hxundmed paces- As ttlbe d-GMxns of tthe caMn weae tthadk amd heavy, wilh ptonl-holles am either side, she had no tf earns of Imdiaxis, and with her her fcnasfly WHnadbesler fellt tthat she con3d hieep one lbaandmed (of tthem at hav A few acres wene pflosvied in tthe spring amd p?jmtod to garden ttrnds, which fesnd a meady safe at tthe fort, and &odsl, almost in spile f himself, Jack foe3 tthat he was a Ifiiotauie and was pragperoag heyond his miMeKt ex pecttattioms, S&am a new wsikmi moad wa (Opened near his (do r, (over xadkidh m.any a weatwamd honnd advemlioaier foBd his way. The Blade Hffls excitement was at its high est and hmndredfi of eager ffirawelers passed his door hoaand for tthis new E3 Jorado. Ilis place hecame Isdwb as Jadtcojfs miijndh and lmosey came to him almost with oust effort. This prosperity was not eaaiinely due to his management as may he saaspeatea, hxit Ho ttibe feeauty and ancoitapll&Jiimeiils (of Ibis (daughter ((wh wju tthe iMistress of tthe ranch.) Aay ( I' II