1891-12-31; Saline Observer

              I.
'A. J. WARREN. Publisher.
SALINE, WASHTENAW CO.,'MI0H., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1891.
VOL. XH.-NO. 10.
BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
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PROFESSIONAL.
P   E.JONES.
Attorney at Law.
411 'Business attended to witli Promptness mid
Care.   Office on McKay street.
SALINE, - - MICH.
Q.   R. WILLIAMS
Attorney at Law,
Especial attention paid to Pension Claims of all
kinds.   .Newcomb Block, '■
MILAN, - - MICH.
JJ   A. NICHOLS, M. O.,
PHYSICIAN and SURGEON.
Office atNicho s I ros\ drug store.
SALINE, - MICH.
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F. UNTERKIRCHER, NI. D.,
PHYSICIAN and SURGEON.
Calls promptly attended to at all hours.
Office in Hauser block, Chicago street.
SAX.INE, -       - MICH.
C   W. CHANDLER, NI D.,
PHYSICIAN and SURGEON
Sfftce On Adrian Street, first door south of the
Wallace Block,
SA.LINE,        -        -        MICH.
pj 0, HELLER,    . D  S-
DENTIST.
Headquarters for the bagt Tooth Powder
in the market.
Office ovar Nichols Bros', drug store.
SALINE,   •   -   MICH.
p C. SLAGHT,
Veterinary Surgeon.
Graduate of Chicago Veterinary College^
lUsidenco VA miles east of Pennington s Cor-
nors.   Calls may be left at either of tlie
stores at the Corners.    All calls
promptly attended to.
MACON, - - MICH.
MISCELLANEOUS.
^ATERMAN'S
PHOTOGRAPH GALLERY.
(Miss Gillett's old stand.)
Will be in Saline every Wednesday and shall be
pleased to meet all in need o£ work in my line,
^•iill and see samples of our work.
P   CORDON,  '
The Pioneer Painter.
Over Forty Years Experience.
Carriage. Sign and, Ornamental Painting, Paper
Hanging, Frescoing, Etc.
SALINE, - MICH.
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NI.. BRIGSS,
Practical Painter.
louse painting, graining, paper   hanging and
kalsoiuirting.    All work .promptly and
neatly   done,  and  satisfaction
guaranteed,
SALINE,.        . ■ MIOH,
yAN DUZER'S
Barber Shop.
lair Cutting.    Shoving,   Shampooing aijrf all
Work in tke Barber tine.
'  Bath room in connection.   Hot or cold baths at
ny times.
SALINE,
A.B. VANDTJZER.
MIOH.
A. MILLER & SON
(Successors to J. A. Alber),
Sale Stable,
First-class rigs at reasonable rates.
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Commercial travelers and their hag-
2;age carried to and from adjoining
'owns with promptness aud at living
rates.
Old American House Barn,
SALINEj  -        ,- - MICH.
Iota .Sawgardner,
(Sueeeaso   to Anton Eisle.)
—■ DEALER IN-	
ANN ARBOR,
MICH.
S. JOSENHANS'
Foreign and American
Marble,
Granite and   Building
stone.
Corner of Detroit and Catherine Sts.
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ijijtisititiff,
REPAIRING   DONE     OH     SHORT
NOTICE.
All kinds of Forging, Repairing Horseshoeing,
and general Jobbing.
SATISFACTION GUARANTEED and prices reasonable.     Shop   on   Ann Arbor street,
near Main.-
^AJiDSB,
MttCK
Snowed in; that meant much more
than they imagined when the snow
continued to fall so unceasingly, till
at last it fastened them in securely behind the white drifts, much more at
least than a goodly half even then
realized.
There were two persons. Slim Jim
and Sam Slick, as they had been
facetiously nicknamed, owing to the
length of limb of one and the decidedly rough appearance of the other, who
looked the calamity in the face uuder-
standingly.
"We ought ter a bed more sense, old
miners a3 we be; but the gold was a-
pilin' in so fast an' I did trust to the
suow a-holdin' off a spell yet. Big
gooses as ever I heard tell of, an1 now
we're in fur it."
"Is it very bad?" inquired Nat Good-
j-ear, who was indeed a tenderfoot,
having only reached the camp a few-
months previous.
"Bad!   bad's no name."
•And New' Years' day only two-
weeks off. I thought—I hoped to be
home then."
"Did yer now; well, my boy, you
made yer fortune quick, an' no mistake, but it '11 be sometime 'fore you
carry it home."
"How long will the snow last."
"All winter."
Nat looked astounded, the expression
on the faces of the old pards was grave,
almost hopeless.
"Not all winter! why the supplies—"
••Will last about ten days,"-said Slim
Jim, with a queer smile. "Jolly old
New Years' we'll have."
"But can nothing be done? can't we
dig a way out under the snow?"
"Yes we might—in six years."
"But the women and children! jou
don't mean that we are to sit quietly
down and await starvation?"
"Would probably answer as well as
anything."' muttered Sam. "However,
the bay's not far wrong; we'll not sit
dawn tin' make no effort. Jim an*- ine's
jist a-thinkiuV
"B,ut it's.the worst state of affairs I
ever saw," said Jim. stretching his long
arms out with a quaint gesture of despair.
Sam chuckled and: said: "Now if
Jim was jist a little longer he could
make a bridge across the suow down
ter the plaius, out o' his arms."
Jim almost blushed at this, but answering a thought thstt was in his mind
said: :    ";
"Length of limb counts sometimes,
aud I kin tramp through a pretty big
snow drift, as you know, but I was a-
wishiug the suow would get a good
crust on it."
"'Twon't very soon, so a sled could
be pushed over it, as I reckon you been
a-thiukin' of."
"It may," cried Nat;'*let us. go to
work and rig up a sled. I know it
must have broad runners, and be so
light we can either carry or ride upon
it. Aud I myself have au idea too, but
I won't tell just now."
"You're a brave boy, if you be a
tenderfoot; but do you know that the
ones who set out upon this heya
journey must start soon, so'-s ta git
back in time, an' that, likely they'll
never reach the plains alive?"
•'■I ktyiAV, but I'd rather die a trying.
Bat only to save myself, but the "little
j children and the women-—lucky   there
are so few."
Tor a day the little camp was -eagerly at work; suggestions and advice ami
help was freely offered. But who
would uudertake the dangerous
journey? Only a portion understood
all that journey might mean.
Sam drew one of their number aside
and   advised    to   begin   dealing   out
[ rations, sparingly.
"Jim au' me'll go. and I s'pose that
boy Nat won't be held back, he's spry
as a cat and may hold out, and if you
are real careful you can make out fur
three -weeks-. If we shouldn't git back
in ten days you better start auother
party."
The day they started, which was upon the following morning, Nat made
his appearance with a pair of very respectable looking snow-shoes. Sam
and Jim eyed them in surprise.
"You do beat all," said" Jim; "can
yon paddle along with them things? I
own I never tried, aud who. learued
you to make 'em?'"
' "I made a long visit to a cousin who
lives up in Canada oua winter, and
met a number of Indians, purchased a
pair of sftftw-shoes, and luckily learned
bfiw' to use them well. These are
plnmsy things, but they are strong,
and I can use them J think-"
With many encouraging words, but
secret tears," the three started down
that snow-covered trail.
Only those who have "been on the
mountains where the snow is piled in
immense drifts, can imagine the perils
and dangers that lay before them.
On the little sled which they drew
was a eoil of Strong rope, a sharp ax
and shovel, three good rifles—for
possible game aud foes, as it might be
^-aod a tin box containing a few biscuits.
Slowly, indeed,, did they progress,
but perhaps it was luck, since on that
very first night Sam shot a deer amid
much rejoicing.
"Roast a part, and I'll take the remainder back to camp; it will be much
to them," exclaimed Nat.
"But we ought to push on."
"Yes, but I'll overtake you, never
fear."
Much surprised were the people to
see Nat back so soon, but the Vjurden
he bore was very welcome. Hastily
he turned about and retraced his steps,
bat it was well on toward night of the
next day ere he overtook his companions, and he founts them in a sorry
strait indeed.
They had cut their way along by
the aid of the shovel, but now before
tlieat yawned a chasm, deep and long,
thafsuddenly went down so steep and
precipitous the descent seemed impossible.
••We have been waitin'fur yon, my
boy; you're the lightest weight, an' I
reckon you wou't mind swinging over
that there."
"No." said Nat, quietly, "I am not
afraid, and the rope is strong. What
am I to do when once down?"
"You are to make the rope fast, an'
help us down with the sled, then I
s'pose we're to follow. Once down
there, I know a short cut to Gray's
Gap, but we'll have to go in through
the mountain a ways."
"Through the mountains, Sam?"
"Yes, there's a cave an' a dangerous
passage-way. 1 went it once, never
had any desire ter try it over, but it
kin be done/Sin' it must be in this case.
Now, let us make this here knot firm
about ifj-ou. So! that's comfortable.
Now you kin use both your bauds an'
keep from gittin' hurt by the rocks."
They swung him over the dizzy
height down.down. The rope swayed,
and Nat wondered if he would ever
reach the bottom, but he did, and,
obeying the commands of his companions, soon had the pleasure of witnessing their safe but most dangerous
descent.
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After all were dowu they made their
way to an opening in what appeared
the side of a solid wall.
' 'Wonderful!" said Nat, following
Sam's lead.
« 'We'll just sleep right here, tonight, we're all played out, an' tomorrow we'll begin what's goin' to be
the most dangerous tramp we ever
bad, likely we'll none of us ever see
daylight ag'iu. One false step in
there, or some nest o' snakes or bears,.
an' it'll be all over with us."
"If any thing should kappeu," began
Nat. '[I mean if you or Jim should
get through aud live to tell it. I wish
you'd see "that my belt of gold-dust is
sent home to my old father and
mother; it will maybe make them remember me kindly, and you can tell
them I died bravely; it's beeu a year
next Sew Year's day since I ran away
from home."
"Ran away, did you?"
"Yes. a lot of us young fellows were
shooting at targets, and I—it was
lucky it did happen to be me—made a
target, accidentally, out of father's
best horse, a valuable animal, and one
that I loved myself."
• Oh! hoi" laughed Jim. "that was a
nice target, indeed. What did the old
man say?'
"He "said a number of thiugs,"
owned Nat, the color rising to his
cheeks- "and I'm sorry to say I answered back.and then I got my clothes
and came away. The last memory
of them I have" was of tbe good dinner on the table, the big turkey in the
midst,aud mother -with her face buried
in her eingham apron, and father,
stern aud pale, standing near, in grim
silence. It was too bad for me to kill
a horse worth two hundred dollars,
when there was a mortgage on the
dear old place that I should have
helped to pay—that's why I want this
little fortune, to reach them—if possible."
The little camp up in the mountains
watched the days come and go anxiously.' How .long, how long, they
kept saying, would it be before help
came? .
There were but two* women and
some live youngsters among the few
miners, the women were brave, and
the children unconscious of "their danger.
More thau one, when given their
, scant portion of food, set aside a frag
ment even or mat lor tne iitcie ones,
that they, at least, might not be
hungry. "
And the days came and went until
ten had passed; two were down with
fever, and all looked Avan and gaunt,
for even being half-starved was by no
means pleasant and the worry that
was ever about them, the fearful
doubt, was as bad as the lack of food.
Nobody, tis yet, volunteered to set out
to make the journey; all kept hoping
that they might hear from the first
party, but no word came, and the
flour was almost gone, the weather
was severe, and the snow prevented
them from getting good fuel.
"We'll tear down one of the shanties, that'll last awhile, and keep the
little folks warm."
So a house was torn down and divided, ;md two of their most able^
bodied, men set out, hoping to meet
the rBturuing party.
"We will have something for tomorrow," said the leader, a tenderhearted old man, "and then if the good
Lord don't send us aid, I expect we'll
go hungry awhile."
The "situation was frightful, and as
they counted up the days they knew
that another day would" usher in the
New Year, and what a day It was to
them!
Ear away in another home an old
man and woman made ready for the
glad New Year, also. There was the
biggest and fattest turkey in the whole
brood roasted, the nicest of pumpkin
pies baked, aud yet the faces about
the board so plentifully loaded were
sad ones.
"I keep hoping Nat will return."
said the mother, "he did love my
pumpkin pies so well. He'll surely
remember his old home now; he must
know how we want him back."
The father sighed, and just then
there came a knock upon the door, but
when opened it only revealed a very
tall and lank individual, who awkwardly entered, taking off his hat for
the real reason that the low doorway
would not admit him otherwise.
"How do you do?" he said,   bashful-
"Quite well, stranger." said tho
farmer, "have a seat, won't you, it's
as cold and blustery a New Year's day
as 1 ever remember."
"Yes," said the tall stranger, "but
it's a good deal like last year,ain't it? '
The mother turned her head, the old
man took off his spectacles and wiped
them carefully.
"No. last New Year's day was warm
aud pleasant. I remember because
the boys were out-doors so much."
'Your boys?"
"My boy and some neighbors1. We
only have one son," mournfully.
"Only one, where is he?"
"We don't lcnow, he left us on New
Year's da}', we've never seen him
since."
-Was his name Nat?"
"Yes. Ob! yes. Do you fariug .us
word of him, our ouly child?"
"You must not get excited," said
the tall individual in. gentle tones,
"perhaps I bring you a little word of
him. 1 come from the mines. While
working there this fall aud summer a
boy joined us, a bright, haudsotne
young fellow that everybody liked.
He said his name was Nat Goodyear."
"Our sou, our own dear Nat, but
where—?"
"Wait. A dreadful suow storm
came and shut us all up in the mountains without food or fuel. A little
band was formed to try to reach the
lower country and get help. Your
boy was one of the three. It was almost certain death to go. just as curtain to remain. One night, when beginning the journey, the boy requested
his two friends, if either lived and he
did not, to carry or send his small
fortune to his old father and mother
with his love."
"And you have brought us that,"
sobbed the mother. "You have come
to tell us that our boy, our darling
child, is dead!"
"Hush! don't weep! A braver lad it
would be hard to find. The way was
tortuous, severe, au accident happened
to one of the three, and he died" and
the other two buried him tenderly in
the snow. Don't cry, tile, one that
died was not your son. No.' indeed,
he lived to go on. when even the other
fell exhausted by the way, to go on
until help was reached, and a party
quickly made up with geuerous supplies, to fight their way up the mountain and save the score of lives awaiting them. Tliey have reached there
by this time, aud, as it is so much
farther West, no doubt the New Year's
dinner is already in progress. Thank
God that, it is so! I bring this as a
peace offering" from your sou. it contains about one thousand dollars and
will clear the mortgage on the old
piace."'
"But Nat. our boy, we want him,"
said the father.
Then the door Hew open with a
bang—a well-remembered bang—and
Nat. taller and browner, but Nat still,
entered and took them in his arms, his
strong young arms as if foreverniore
he would shelter them.
"I've come back! We had a fight
for it and for our lives as well; but I
coaxed Jim to come, too. that he might
spend New Year's day with me in the
dear old home—for, mother dear, I've
told about your famous pumpkin pies."
Aud far away upon a snowy mountain "side, men were gettiug Teady to
partake of a dinner so plentiful that it
scarcely seemed possible that it could
be real.ami as they talked and thanked
the kind Father who had saved them,
theytspoktv with tender reverence, the
names of live three who had gone out
of their midst, only as brave men cau,
to succor or perish by the way.—Abbia
C. ACKctuef
THE SJORE    .
The edict goes forth   Let them be slaughtered.    Clean
up after the great rush and crush
.    . Commence with '
DRESS GOODS
Sell every short piece of Dress Goods in the house for
just one-half price for a week   Make a
Include everything in the house and let them go at one-
half marked price   Let the slaughter extend to the
Clo^k Department.
Don't look at the price but close out every cloak in stock
Include   all  those   elegant Sealettes  and Plushes
Those high priced Fur trimmed Cloaks and
Capes   Never mind about the loss
Sell   ^Iiem,     Close   TSaem   Out.
ACK & SCHMID.
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Ratan Roofers.
liisli Rockers.
Si¥iYRE\IA RUGS, BED ROOM SUITS,
FUR RUGS, BOOK GASES,
TOWEL RINGS, COUCHES.
SHA^ HOLDERS,
CARPET SWEEPERS,
CENTRE TABLES,
TRIPODS, OIL PAINTINGS,
OAK ROCKERS, SECRETARIES,
PICTURE MOULDING, CHROfflOs.
-ma/mvtsusKarA -
ysters, Mince-meav
Oranges, Raisins,
Peaches, Apricots,
Pine Apples, Candies
That are not Surpassed in Saline.
We give no Leaders; ,we make no "Myers."
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