s? 1 : - Bro- your ; ng to Great loons, el A rooms, indow ng per- de and S NOW. omake st—the lollar's: qd tick- © Tick- ty of 8 GL. 39 osub- = & homestead entry, "What is a woman's weapon?” I asked a charming girl £he dropped her lashes shyly ~~ And stroked a vagrant curl; Sa Then consciously she murmured-e #2 + This rosebud newly cut: *I have a strong suspicion - Her weapon is a pout.” #*What isa woman's weapon?! : 1 asked a lover true. | t He turned him to a maiden. ; . With eyes of heavenly blue, : Her velvet lips were parted, { All innocent of guile, : : -And eagerly he answerad: * “Her weapon is a’smile.” #What is a woman’s weapon?’ L a2 Iaskedapoebthen, = 1. ‘With sudden inspiration | |: He seized upon his pen. | #Oh, 1 could name a thousand,® : He cried, in accents clear; * + *But woman's surest weapon, i Igrant you, isa tear!” THE PUEBLO NUGGET. en - BY CHARLES MOREAU HARGER.. T is possible that i. two women living the prairie, four _ miles from’ a set- tlement and two “from a neighbor, ‘are less lonesome than one would be, I but ‘even then . ‘there is little to envy. Hester and i “rt oon Thad six’ months of it endeavoring to. secure a claim by g and we were somewhat weary of our undertaking, = ©: 41 am sorty we didn't stick; to school teaching back in God’s country, as these ‘Westerners say, instead of burying our- selves’ alive out ‘here on the plains,” Hester began for the fiftieth time in a “week and for:the first time I was spared the exertion of making a reply. A knock came at the door of our cabin, : : I opened it and saw before me a long- limbed and awkward farmer, just out of hiffeens. © = = = 4] brung yer mail along from town,” hie mumbled, handing out a bundle of apers and two letters. Hester jumped forthem. ; 40h, thank you,” she cordially ex- claimed. ‘‘We are so much obliged. ‘Won't you come in? = © ar a +*No, thank ye, miss, I must be goin’. You git a pile of mail, don't ye?” «Not much; a half dozén papers and a few letters.” “Waal, it's more’n all’ th’ rest of th" “settlement ges, “Bay, wouldn't you like 10 go tospellin’ school next Tuesday?’ is last to Hester, who was oblivicus to re #4Yes--no—well, I'll see,” she stame _mered, looking up, and the farmer boy . bowed himself off the step and ‘was goon: cartering away homeward. | “The booby,” mattered’ Hester and * then for a half hour neither spoke, the mail attracting all our attention. The old home paper, published in the Httle town in Central New York where we had both taught school, and the favorite magazine were read first; and then came the big city weekly that we subscribed for to get the news of the world. . Suddenly Hester sprang to her feet. “¢¢Listen 'to this, will you. Here's a fortune for us, meybe. Do you remem- ber those two men we saw go up the ravine yesterday?” : I had half forgotten them, and said 80, «“Well, I know what they’re here for. Just listen— ¢ ‘Considerable. excitement has been caused by the disappearance of the famous Pueblo Nuzget, discovered by some miners in Colorado last year. It has been stolen from the cabinet where it was kept, and it is * thought to have been hidden by therobbers in te foot] hillsof the JOD aIns. ww pt O es are pro or as nugget was Yar EE es worth at Joast $25,000 tis certainly worth hunting «That is all very well,” I rejoined, sthut I don't see what it has to do with the men.” +*Why, they're hunting for it. = They think it’s hidden up this valley, and you can tell by the looks of them that they're scientific—there they go now.” Sure enough the strangers were pass- ing the house, following up the stream. They were well-dressed, and the younger wore handsome eyeglasses. They carried 8 pick and hammer, and were talking earnestly as they walked. Hester flattered her nose against one of the two panes os glass and followed them with her eyes. «T'don’t believe they've a right to it,” she ejaculated. +‘To what?” s¢To the nugget. It'son our farm and they can’t come and take it.” «¢Talk about jumping at conclusions! Maybe you know just where the nugget in. I’m certain they're after it and I'm going to watch them.” : Less because I shared Hester's absurd belief in the nugget than to look after her, I hastily put on my sunbonnet and accompanied her. s¢Steady now,” she ordered when we & reached the bed of the stream, now dry except for occasional little pools. ¢‘Just think, Marg,” Hester stopped to say, sttwenty-five thousand dollars! What couldn’s we do?” : : “Better wait till we get it. out!” on Look The strangers. had stopped, and were | talking a hittle way ahead. We crouched {behind some saplings, and heard one of them say.as they started on: ‘It's sure o be worth big money. It will surprise ple some, won'tit?”’. © er esters eyes bulged, and she nod ad as if to suy, *‘I told you ‘1 the turn as we dared. eing immersed in the reading of-her | 5 letter, iL d | ledge above the wo ~ Yside was steep and bare, but brok: oe narrow terraces. : The men stopped at the foot of the | bluff and began to throw off their coats. “They're going ‘to dig for it!” ex- if such an expression is allowable. *‘We're still on our claim,and we'll have | a right to the nugget.” ‘‘Hush up,” was my response. Already the strangers had grasped pickaxe and sledge, and were leveling hard blows at the foot of the cliff. ¢That’s where it’s hid,” decided Hes- ter, with a reckless abandon of the rules of grammar, they were digging. 1 had given little 4 credence to the absurd newspaper story, but now I half felt that there might be something in it. until we came as near the outer angle of But nothing could be seen there. Looking up I espied a terrace-like shelf that jutted out of the side of the canyon wall, and motioning to Hester I: called her attention to it. ‘The very thing,” she whispered, and led the way back down the defile a few rods until we would make a detour and come out directly over' the promontory, at the foot of which were the strangers. at work. : : ‘Now careful,’ I insisted, and hold- ing our dresses close we crept through the underbrush and stepped lightly down to the ledge, twenty feet or more above the workers. Their heads were visible by leaning over a little, and bits of ‘their conversation came floating up to us. ¢+Tell you what, Jack,” the younger one was saying, ‘‘this is a mighty lone- some country for a fellow who likes ladies’ company.” : +sWell, there ain’ any lack of ’em back East, why didn’t you stay there?” ©: No lack such as they are, but I've yet to find one to meet my ideal of what women should be.” «Maybe you can outline thmt ideal for me. Tl keep my eyes open for you.” - “Far one thing she must be not too large, brown eyes and hair—" 25 ester punched me sharply with her elbow. If there is one thing Hester prides herself on it is her ‘‘deep, tender brown eyes” and ‘‘bonnie brown hair,” ag she describes them. +:Oh, well I guess 1 can find you some- thing to fit your. case. For myself I ‘want black hair, dark eyes and a com- manding presence.” 1 could not resist the temptation to return the nudge, for my hair and eyes are like night, and I am a. plump five feet nine. 7s «Of all the luck,” ejaculated the first speaker, ‘‘here's this ‘tool broken,” and he held up a one-pronged pickaxe, ‘‘aud we have not begun to accomplish any- thing yet.” : ia No, but it will keep, No ope else will thiok of looking here.” «We'll finish it to-morrow, then,”:and leisutely putting on their coats and light- ing cigars, the med. turned away down the ravine, fo ; ' Hester was in raptures, and I could not keep pace with her in the circuitous toute we were compelled to follow to re- ‘gain the bottom of the canyon. t‘Won't they be surprised, though,” she exclaimed, ‘‘when they get here to- morrow and find the nugget gone! Just think of thethings we willbuy! Why, go to Europe, and." a «Hush, don’t make yourself ridicu- lous,” was my advice, and she appreci- ated its wisdom later when we stood examined the base of the cliff. There were pickaxe marks, and a considerable amount of earth and rocks had been dug out, but of anything remotely re- gembling a nugget of gold there was not a trace. : We walked home a little crestfallen and disappointed even though I, at least, the gold find. But after supper my friend and comrade regained her spirits. +¢What nonsense!” she declared, ‘‘to get discouraged because we didn't find it to-day. Of course the nugget isn't in plain sight. It's probably been buried a long time, and we ought to go out there in the morning the hill.” *What with?” . She looked at the broom, the fire poker and a piece of barrel hoop and shook her head. with. T'm sure those men aren't here for fun, and I'm going to try some plan to beat them.” : her “plan.” thought of that.” Don’t be mean now, Marg, the cliff we'll slip around and demand our property.” fully. panion was nearly distracted with anxiety jest the strangers should not come. Time and again she went out to the bank of the canyon, peering in the direction from which they must appear, At last cabin and closed the door, with much 1impressiveness* here.” “Who do you meant” they go now. familiar cliff. a little while were seated ur weat by n claimed Hester in a breathless whisper, | | We crept nearer and nearer to the i} workers, but could not quite see what 4 ‘Come, let's go up around by the i] corner where we can see,” suggested -| Hester, and off we moved to the right we'll go back home millionairesses,. and where the men had been stationed and had had no faith in’ Hester's - theory .of and tear down half Too bad we are women. A man would have something to work She woke me up about midnight with sPve.decided to let them dig it out.” «glad oft,’ I yawned, ‘‘wonder you It's on our land and when they've got it out of In three minutes she was sleeping All the following morning my com- about ‘noon she came running to the announcing ¥‘They're “The gold-diggers to be sure. There The men had new pickazes and were walking rapidly. Ina moment we were on their trail, following them to the ait: we took tlie. cirouitons: cotirse, on the = S——— . - i ns i“ Tap, tap, went the hammers, and in a with clay and roek rolled out at their fect. - It was nearly globular, .snd.. con. | formed well to my idea or a nugget. ' s¢Phat’s-it,”’ whispersd Hester, as she leaned forward. ¢‘Now they're going clean off the dirt.” The men gave blow after blow at the envelope of the prize they were seeking, and it seems that they must soon accom- plish something. «Tap, tap.” ‘Hester's eyes grew larger, and she crept forward until she was on the very edge of the terrace. 1 was not so much excited, and remained a little ind. ‘Then there came a harder blow than before, and the clay covering the prize dropped away and a gleam of yellow shone out of the interior. y ! . Hester gave a little cry of relief, and then began to clutch my skirts. How if F had happened neither could tell then or afterward, but we had crept forward un. til we were too far over the edge and suddenly we felt ourselves slipping. Down, down, clutching at straws, shrubs or points of rocks, we went until at last the momentum was too great and we gave up and looked to see where we would strike. Intent on their find the men had not geen us, and it was as though the heavens had fallen (no reflection on the celestial origin of our sex intended) when. two young women came down, with more force'than elegance at their very feet. They leaped back fairly frightened, and Hester, sitting beside me, began to laugh. They must have taken us for lunatics and Hester's first words were not of a kind to assure them. *‘That nugget belongs to us. Thisis ourland.” . | _ ¢*Beg pardon, miss,” stammered one of the men stepping forward and” help- ing us, unhurt, to our feet. ¢I hope you have not broken any bones?” «Qh, no,” I answered. ¢‘The fall was not a long one.” 3 «Do you really care for that?” pointing to the mass before us, his face wearing a disappointed expression. «Of course we care for it. Do you think we are millionaires?” said Hester. «But there is no great money in that. You ought to understand—" 20 . “Isn't money in it! That nugget is worth at least twenty-five thousand dol- lars, according to the papers, and we propose to have it.” . The men looked at each other for a momemt and then burst into laughter, They laughed and laughed until I began to feel quite uneasy and the, tears were ‘shining in Hester's pretty eyes. | «And so you ladies think that this is a nugget of gold?’ laughing again. ‘Well, if itisn’t, what is it?” asked Hetty. = — ‘We think it’s the jaw of a megar- | ‘thium, an extinct animal.” We are—but let me introduce myself. I'm Professor Blakeley, of Carson College, and my friend is Protessor -Raney. . We heard “there were :unusnally: rich. geological specimens : hereabouts and found. this among others for the college's museum.” I could not have said anything for worlds, but Hester was £qual to. the oc- casion ‘and though soméwhat confused introduced us to the gentlemen. = The fossil, which was.of a dull, yel- lowish color, was stripped of its earthen covering, and swung on a pole carried by the men, and we set off down the canyon. pais isle ans ann ‘We chatted as we avalked and I found the strangers_decidedly good company. They were cultured, scholarly, and ap- parently glad to find out on the prairies some one with whom they could talk easily. * So late was it when we started that by the time we reached the lower ‘end of the canyon it was dusk and there ‘was nothing to do but toinvite our newly made acquaintances in to tea. Then Hester showed them the news- paper clipping that had caused all the ‘misunderstanding and again they laughed nearly as hard as at first. : +My dad says as how I hadn't better carry mail no more to yer,” said our set- ler lad the next week looking with sor. rowful eyes at Heater. ‘He ‘lows that the city chaps 'll do it well enough.” Jealousy showed in every syllable, but Hester did not strive to allay it. : ¢ssAll right,” she replied cheerily, ‘we are much obliged, and guess we will get along.” 7 a Tea We did ‘get along” and to. such good purpose that when the Pullman car car- ried the college workers back East, Hes- ter and I occupied seats facing them~—or rather each of us faced the other and one of the gentlemen. Brides and grooms usually like to sit side by side when taking a honeymoon trip. We have never visited the scene of our summer's life on a claim. The land still remains in our name, and we understand that it has become quite valuable. . “But it will never, as Hester says, yield another crop so abundant as that we found. : Roseate as were our dreams of the nugget, the realization was mote than their equal.— Yankee Blade. A Great Mind. Oaleb Cushing, on being appointed to the bench, prepared himself by reading in nineteen days the ' fifty-seven volumes, of Massachusetts reports. When Waeb- ster’s Unabridged Dictionary appeared he read it through, word by word, snd ‘corrected some mistakes, ‘Mr. Cushing excelled as a linguist, and was said tobe abel .to converse with all the foreign ministers-at Washington, in their, own tongue. [It is also stated that ‘as our Commissioner in China, he negotiated the first treaty without the aid of an in. terpreter.—Green Bag. rere IDIOTS ——m— A Curious Ruminant. The other afternoon C. W. 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This they chop to a fine mince and stir in the cold stock as soon as it is melted and before it is heated. = They stir the stock continually while it is; heating up, and when it boils cover it, and after ten minutes’ simmering strain it through a napkin, when it will be clarified.—New York Tribune. ; RECIPES. T.emon Pie— This pie should have two crusts. Filling: Chopped iind of one lemon; juice of two; one cupful of chopped raisins; two eggs; one teaspoon- ful of flour stirred in. one-half cupful of water; one cupful of sugar. Mix in- gredients together and put between the crusts. ; 8 : Vegetable Soup—Two potatoes, two onions, two turnips, one carrot, a little parsley chopped fine, salt to the taste. Cut the potatoes 1n quarters, slice the onions, cut the turnips in quarters, slice the carrots. Put all'in a stew pan with three pints of water, and salt to the taste. Boil it down to ome quart, About fifteen minutes before it is done add the parsley. 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