This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1900 Excerpt: ... man and the stern-faced woman clung high up on the seat. With the clang of the loosed brake and a trembling slap at the mules, the strange load rattled up the valley on its ten mile climb to Chaparral. No one spoke in all that ride, not even to the mules. Uncle Dan pulled and sawed at his team and quivered with the ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1900 Excerpt: ... man and the stern-faced woman clung high up on the seat. With the clang of the loosed brake and a trembling slap at the mules, the strange load rattled up the valley on its ten mile climb to Chaparral. No one spoke in all that ride, not even to the mules. Uncle Dan pulled and sawed at his team and quivered with the strain, but clung tenaciously to the lines. The heat rose till their heads swam; then a thunder shower swept down and beat them mercilessly. The driver shivered aloud. When the sun was low they arrived at the tiny mountain city of the dead. There was no place for Joe. They looked into one another's eyes and understood. Where a week ago Joe had owned the town with his winnings the men had forjjotten to dig his grave. Listening to the sounds from the camp they could tell. Sally jumped from the wagon without a word, and hurried into the straggling, reveling town. "It's Joe's gal," passed from mouth to mouth, as the wan woman hurried down the hillside straight into the face of untold horrors, and a certain hush fell upon every group. Men felt a woman among them, and some suddenly understood why she was there. Sally picked out two of the soberest men and commanded them to dig her a grave. They obeyed without a word. Then she went the rounds of the saloons and collected the town women to sing. They laughed in her face at first, but the men commanded them to go. One of them was Joe's sister, which made the hardest man shudder. But Sally did not know. She led her little band over the hill, and the rest of the town resumed its ways. Uncle Dan grasped Aunt Mandy's hand when he saw one of the singers, and held it tightly the rest of the time; but they knew Sally was innocent of the last tragedy. After the women had sung in high pitched voices, Sa...
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Add this copy of The Land of Sunshine, Volume 13 to cart. $72.20, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2010 by Nabu Press.
