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Ihey primped tin ir ft athers in the sun. An' sunr their sueel st notes: An' music 1. a" c nie on the run From all thiir tiirilliu U.ruals: Dut sti'l that bird was silent In slimmer lime an' full: lie jes" set still an" listened. An' be vtouldu't sui at all Hut one ui'Iit when them sougaters Was tired out an' still. An' the wind s.:hc.l down the valley An' ueut crccptu' uo the h.H; When the stars was all a-treiuhle In the dreamiu' fields o blue. An' the dais in ties darkness Felt the fall 111' o" the dew; There come a sound 0' melody No mortal ever heard. An all the birds seemed sfnKin' Frcn. the throat o' one sweet bird' Then the other birds went May in' In a land too fur to call: Fer there warn' I no use in stayin" When one bird could siiur fer all! F. L Stanton, in Atlanta Constitution. A AVESThKX IDYL. Adventures of the School Mistress at Bang-Up City. "So this is J.anfr-L'p Citj ? Then the place is a. livinj (rfujrrsipliu'ul lie." Kose Keuyun looked Uoliiiuut as she said this. As she pazed alsuit the collection of saloons and other diny shanties hich cousti tuU l the only visilde Mrtiou of the far famed uiiuiiio' t-amp the indig nant expression uu her face deepened in intensity. For Miss ICenyon had Wen led to ex pect a very different sort of place. She had leeii told that lSan;r-l'p City was u sjeeies of earthly paradise, whose inhabitants were so well sa.islicd with life there that they did not care to make even a short excursion out into the outer world. "I'rom what 1 can see of it," she murmured, '"I eannot understand how anyone can ever be induced to re main in the place utit niirlil. Where is all this western bustle of which J have heard? Where is the enterprise which builds complete new cities iu a month? Jiah! 1 have been imjHised upon." She paused, irresolute, upon the platform of the little depot that was half a log shanty and half tenL Hose K6nyou was a very fair vision to tfa.c uH)ii. You ny; not over twenty and pretty decidedly -pretty she was the kind of woman who can ho de pended upon to set masculinity by the ears. Suitors were no novelty to Rose. She had had many lovers, but "had sent them all away. Not one of thciu hail ever approached her ideal. And now she had I teen allured to the Kockiesby the illiterate invitation of three men, who subscribed themselves as the school trustees of llanff-L'p City. They had confessed, in their queer letter, that jaur-LTp City was as yet without schools of any description, but they had invited her, at a salary which had astonished the New Kugland school-teacher, to come out and change the state of affairs at Han-Up City. And Uose had accepted. She had ex pected that the trustees would be at the station to meet the first teacher of their new community, but there was not a soul near the depot. Then Kose remembered that she hail not told tliein ou which day she expected to ar rive. Finally Rose's eye fell upon a nondescript-looking Chinaman who was coui in leisurely up the road, lie was not ' an inviting specimen of the Mouoliau race. To letfiii with, he was dirty. To add to that lie was very rajrjjviL And. to cap all, he had one of the most hid eous faces ever seen. "Cully yo tflip. missy?" he demand ed, as he came close to her and picked up tire heavy valise which lay at Misa lvenyon's feet. 'ls there a hotel here?" Rose asked. "Yes, missy; you wantee yo there?" "Yes." "Then I cally yo' bag." "How much'.'' asked Rose. She hail a New Enolaud eye to the cost of thin". "Two bitee, missy." "All right. Lead the way to the place." The Chinaman started down the dusty road, followed by Miss Kenyon. As they ot into what might be called the heart of the city Rose saw tliat there were a good many men about. As she walked along the iiumlier of men became larger, and she noticed, not without uneasiness, that tuey all apKared to ie followed her. For, in some way, it got noised about that this decidedly pretty young woman was the new schooliiia'am. And every mother's son of them felt that he had an interest in the school ma'am, to pay whom all were to be taxed. Hy the time that the Chinaman came to a stop before a shanty which looked just a shade more pretentious than the rest the street was crowded by miners. They all stared at her, yet Rose could not help feeling that she was the re cipient of attention most respectfully meant. Jim Walker, a big, handsome fellow, made so bold as to step up to her and inquire: "I!eg pardon, but mebbe yer the new school ma'am?" "Yes I am." Walker turned to the Chinaman and said authoritatively: "Drop that grip right there, Jim Wah. I'll loan after it." "You pay me, missy," said the China man. Any miner would have given five dollars Ikjuus for the privilege of pay ing the Chinaman, but all felt, after a brief inspection of Miss Kenyon, that it would not Ih a safe otter to make. Miss Kenj-ou took out her purse and drew from it a silver quarter. "Four bites," saiil the chinaman. "W hy," expostulated Rose, "you offered to carry it for twenty-live cents." "You heap lie," retorted Jim Wah. "Me ki id four bitee " ' Jim' Wah didn't tinish. Them wa loud, sharp report, and the Chinaman rolled over and over 011 to the ground, holding his side and yelling with agony. , Walker pulled off his sombrero, and, bowing with native grace, and holding the smoking pistol pointed at the ground, said: "1 beg yer pardon for scaring yer, miss, but no Chinese galoot can insult a lady when I'm "round." For Rose Kenyon had given a startled shriek, and now looked as if she was al-out to fain- The next i.istant. to the amazement of all the miners, she was kneeling in the dust by the side of the wounded Chi 11 a man Jim Wah lay silent tinder the touch of her tinkers, as she examined his wound. "He's not very badly hurt, after all," she said, finally. Jim Walker stood over her with a shame-faced air and said: "No, miss; he ain't very bad hurt, that's sure. I'm ashamed of myself. I ouo-iit to have done lietter. 'I he next time I'il make sure of killing the moon eyed galoot." Rose looked up at him with a look of disgust. Then she turned to the others and said: "tientlemen. will some of you pick up this wounded man and take him to I a In'd in tin- hotel? Xo. sir. vmi fiHdnt. offer to help," she cried, as Jim Walker stepjM'd forward eagerly. "You've done quite enough already." "I'm sorry, hom-st. miss, if I've hurt your feelings." faltered Jim Walker, and there could be 110 doubt that he was sincere. "And the Chinaman are j'ou sorry for him?" she demanded, sternly. "No, niir-.s: indxidy out this way is ever sorry for a Chinaman." "Rut he has a life, sir." "So has a monkey or a rattlesnake." "Rut a Chinaman's lif.j is human." "You're the lirst, miss, who ever said so in llang-l'p City. We hain't been 'used to looking at it that way. All we know 'Unit 'em is that they're more low-down than Injuns. I leg yer par don for saving it, miss; but when you've been here longer you'll think the same way alMiut it that we do." "Never!" retorted Rose, with a shud der. "If 1 thought that I could ever 1m come so hard-hearted by remaining here I would take the next train east." At this lee la ration the men looked apprehensive. 'I he vision of trim, pretty, dainty womaiihto.l had just dawned in Rang-Up Cily. Retter even that a Chinaman should be mayor than that she should go from them. "Roys." proclaimed Walker, "from this day forth 110 Chinaman is to be shot at. Ihi yoii hoar?" A chorus of ailirmatives came from the crowd. Then earn-.' a gust of sighs. It was a ditlicult law to live up to. "We are losing time," cried Rose, "and the loor victim is losing blood. Take him on to the hotel, if 3-011 please, gentlemen. " From that day on Jim Walker was in disgrace with the new sell. 1 .1 ma';. m. For two weeks she attended the wounded Chinaman in all her leisure time. At last Jim Wah wasdischarged as cured. It was months liefore Jim Walker could get back into the god graces of Miss Kenyon. And when she did once more condescend to treat him as an equal, the p.xr fellow, who was des-lH-r.itcly in love with her. felt that it would .Ik? worse than lolly to even dream of declaring his passion to her. "And all over a cussed Chinaman, too," he would mutter. One night in w inter Rose Kenyon sat all alone in her room at the hotel. It was dark, but she had not lit the lamp, for she preferred in her then mood to sit in the dark and think. Suddenly she It-came aware that the door had opened, though it was .-lone noiselessly enough. Her eyes Wing accustonutt to the darkness, she was able to make out the nondescript tigure of Jim Wah. He stole toward the table ol which she had deposited a satchel containing her last month's salary. The Chinaman must have figured or must have known where the little satchel lay, for he went to it wi thout hesitation, picked it up and started to leave the room. "(live that to me at once. Jim Wah," cried Rose, springing to her feet and seizing the Chinamau resolutely by the arm. Jim Wah struggled to get away, but she only held to him the tighter, and screamed for help. The noise of footsteps was heard. Jim Wah uttered a Mongolian curse and drew a gleaming knife Just at this moment the door opened, and five or six men burst into the room. One of them carried a lamp. A shot rang out. and Jim Wah sank to the lb Mir. He was dead. The shot hail It-en tired just in time to save Rose lvenyon's life. It was Jim Walker who had fired the shot, and it was he who said, tri umphantly: "I told yer. Miss Kenyon, that the next time 1 tired at that Chinese galoot I'd kill him." lint Rose didn't hear hiin. She had fain lit I. "Roys," ordered Jim. "carry out that yellow snake" Kiinting to the blood stained Ixnly. The remains of the murderous ce lestial were lugged out with little cere mony. The coroner of Rang-L'p City wouldn't take the trouble to hold an inquest. When Rose came to she was lying on a sofa in the hotel parlor. The land lord's wife was W-nding over her, but Rose saw on ly J im Walker, w ho stood at the foot of the sofa. Reckoning him to Wud over her, she whispered: "My preserver!" "Don't say another word about it. Rose." "Rut won't you ever let me thank you, Jim?" James Walker, Ksq.. and Rse Ken yon were married in the spring. N. Y. Morning Journal. omet fillip; About Tntisy. In old New England days, and even now, the kitchen garden had its tansy bod to draw from in the interest of 'tansy cheese," "ruin and tansy," "tan sy bitters," and, in case of illness "tan sy toa." It is only a trare f classic custom that has cotm-down through lin ages. So jvjworful were its properties that should Jove's nii-sseiiger adminis ter a draught of tansy cordial t- a mor tal he took 011 immortality. The Yan kee took it for another reason. So jxp ular was taii.y that it was adopted as a christening name, and in several Eu ropean countries to-day Atliana.se (im niortality) is very popular. As an ex ample of word debasement tansv is rather striking, ., ' rrill.t vTI llITI rMl 1 llli o A a alii tu A -O t A. . A. Tragi-Comedy of Garrison Life on the- Frontier. They certainly were made for each other. Everybody saw that. The young lady herself saw it Wtter than auy. They were beautifully matched in every way. He w as a dapper little cav alryman who only exceeded the regula tion height by two inches. She was a dowdy little person, about as big as a twelve-year-old child, lie was hand some, iu a French miniature sort of way. and she was pretty, with the brcad-and-mi!k Wauty of extreme youth. As to mental qualifications, no two could have suited Wtter, for his love of domineering was that not only of the little man but of an army officer to lniot; and she was subiuissiveness itself: it really was a pleasure to her to W- walked over and stepped upon by anything masculine, which just met the young ollicer's ideas as to what a wife should be. As if to leave nothing wanting to complete this match so evidently of celestial making fortune had given to her only a spendthrift father, and to him the vast wealth of a second lieutenant's pay. They could have loved very comfortably on such means, and paid off their accumulated debts of years when he came to W cap tain, as others have done Wfore. Rut they may as well W introduced; you may meet them some time. She, then, was Miss Ruggles, daughter of ("apt. Ruggles. of the th infantry; he was Second Lieutenant Fatten, of the d cavalry. The thing s tarted beautifully, rat ten hail Wen twirling his thumbs lie tween reveille and taps, with more or less cursing of fate, for a year. He was pretty badly in debt to the sutler, and w as likely to become more so if he was not given something to do with his evenings ver3" soon, lie did not like reading: he was too lazy to hunt, and there whs nothing but the elusive prai rie dog to hunt in any case; he was the only bachelor t the fort which was a hundi-ed miles from the railroad, by the by and the married women could not W induced to flirt with him, at any rate. So the soil was ripe. Now, just in the nick of time. Cap. Ruggles' pretty daughter came on from a New England Warding school, as in nocent, simple, pink and w hite as such girls should be. Of course Fatten .ailed on her the night of her arrival, as is customary in army posts. He found her quite interesting. She sat and smiled and drank in his poured out wisdom as the soil of the plains :rinks a rain, and the w isdom was lost in the sandy depths of her unsophis ticated soul, us is also lost the little rain which falls on the parched prai ries. However, she evidently admired him, and he went home con viueed that this really was his first love, this time. ! 11 New England Warding schools a man is never seen, so he was Miss Ruggles' first experience of the sex, and she was sure, too, that this was not only her first, but her only love. Now Fatten liiied the sensation of thinking of some one else; it was novel, and there whs "blessed little novel ty" in the post at any time, as he said only he did not say "bies.sed" exactly. The trouble with novelties is that as soon as they are exifrieneed a few times, they cease to W novelties, and so lot; their spice. That was the way w ith this one. After a week or two of thinking of Miss Rugbies whom he fondly called "Rertha" in what an swered for his mind I'a'.ten got tired of it, anil concluded that "old things are Wst,'" that he preferred his quon dam occupation of thinking only of himself, and he went back to it it was far less trouble, and he objected to trouble, attending reveille was enough of it for him in one day. Then a de lightful element was added to his for mer employment; he discovered in a short time that Mime one else was thinking of him. That was charming; he sat back and enjoyed it, aWorWd iL Heretofore the garrison hail never bothered its head about him, and he hail had only the sickly com ort of tell ing himself that he represented tt-arls, the garrison swine. Here, however, was a girl who knew a priceless jewel when she saw it He admired her taste, ami smiled on her approvingly. She smiie.l back, even more sweetly, ai.d, in little ways entirely original and clever, she tried to lead him on. For instance, she walked up and down her porch on ni.-e starry nights, and coughed now and then, a gentle little cough. She would go to the sutler's for crewels and ribbons at the hours when Fatten was likely to W there for his mail, ller horse never would staud still at the mounting-block, the exas perating animal! if the young officer were in sight. All these little tendrils reaching out arc such, we all know, as tiie world has never known Wfore. Rut there was a gittl deal of the na ture of the government mule aWut Fatten. The instant he could see that some one was attempting to leal him he would refuse to advance a step: anti he did see. despite Rertha's wholly or iginal methods, of procedure. So he stood still, and the poor girl tugged and pulled, but Fatten refused to move ever so little. She really became quite desperate and struck him in the face, metaphorically, with some remarks that were meant to be scornful and sarcastic. Of course, if she had known :in-thiug aWut mules she would have Weu aware that such treatmcut only makes thorn jump hack; but she was of the infantry, and can W excused for not knowing anything aWut livestock. Experience taught her, though, ami she came to learn to let the mule think he was free ami going alone. The experi ment worked like a charm. Fatten Wgan to fear that he was losing the adoration, and advanced a few steps. F.erlha received his overtures with de lighl, and Fatten was wise enough to keep her a little delighted all the time He did not think, now, that he was really in love; on the contrary, he was sure that his first love was yet to come; but Rertha was a pastime, at any rate Things progressed nicely now. Fat tei. ami Miss Ruggles took frequent horseback rides, and often did not get home until after dark. The first time this happened, Rertha approached her mamma's presence with fear and trembling; she did not know what her mother would say, but she was sure of a good Wrating from a none too gentle tongue. - Fancy, then, her surprise and 1 delight at Wing met with a sweet "go J and eat your diuner, dear; I've had it I kept warm." At the monthly hop Fatten danced most of the time with Rertha, and forgot to complain of the scratches she made on his Wautifl pumps. Every one was sure they were engaged; only Miss Ruggles and her mother were the least bit uneasy. If it happened, as it sometimes did, that a day passed without Rertha's spending several hours in the lieuten ant's society, home was made generally uncomfortable for her, for at such times Mrs. Ruggles' temper returned to its natural state, from which it only emerged when l'atten's form rose against the horizon. There came a time when the lady's temper did not sweeten for whole weeks it was when the troops were ordered away. l'atten's troop was among them, and Capt Ruggles' company was not. This was bad; it meant that Rertha would W "the girl he left Whind him" if she did not manage to "land her fish" be fore the appointed time, which was only a fortnight hence. Time wore on; only a week was left, and things were at a standstilL Rertha was nervous and her mother cross. The week became a day, and still things were the same. There re mained one more chance, however; it was a forlorn hope. The troops were to camp the first night only ten miles away from the post, and most of the ladies of the garrison were going out to take supper with the departing officers, then they were to ride back by moonlight. Now or never must Fatten declare his inten tions. When he rode away with his troop that last morning, he stopped at Rertha's house and impressed upon her that she must not fail to come out that evening, he "wanted to see her very much." he added, in what the listening Mrs. Ruggles considered a very signifi cant way. The good w oman actually kissed Rertha after the lieutenant had ridden away, and the child was so sur prised that she forgot to cry Wcause her "warrior Wld" had ridden "brave ly to the fray." She reallj- looked very pretty when she cantered off to the camp that after noon; she felt quite confident of vic tory; it seemed to her that the others went very slowly through the pine woods. She would have run her little bronco every step of the way had she Weu alone. LieuL Fatten was mount ed when the party arrived, and he suggested that he and Rertha go for a little ride, if she were not too tired. Tired! not she; she fairly Warned with delight. Rut after an hour's scramble on the foothills, they came back, and matters had not progressed at all. Fatten was lovely, but not quite lovely enough. Visions of maternal wrath Wgan to float Wfore Rertha's eyes and dimmed the glory of the sunset which she and the young cavalryman watched together from under a bit; pine. Sun set is the accepted time for saying those things which Fatten should have said; but he did not seem to know it. Then they had supper, cooked over the camp fire. The married women seemed to find it very jolly, Rertha thought, wistfully. It was determined after supper that a couple of "A" tents should W prepared for the women, that they might spend the night in camp, and a courier was sent off to tell those left Whind. There was still life and still hope, thought Rertha, but every moment was precious. Why, then, should those women, with all the traditional bar barity of chaperons, say that thev were tired and carry Miss Ruggles off to bed? Rut so it was; ami that even ing, which might have turned out so well, was spoiled and lost forever. At daylight, however, liertha emerged from her tent. She looked haggard after her sleepless night, and the cold, cruel light of the morning was not becoming. The soldiers had Wen up several hours already, and breakfast real camp break last of bacon, coffee, yeast powder buscuits. and canned beaus was nearly ready. Miss Ruggles felt her breath come in gasps as Fatten strode up to her and doffed his cam paign hat. He only mentioned the weather and asked how she had slept Rertha said: "Not well," in a tone that should have melted the heart of any of ficer; but he only "supposed it was the mosquitoes they had Wthered him, too." Then they had breakfast, and Miss Ruggles hid her white fa-e Whind the regulation tin quartcup of coffee After that the tents were struck and the wagons loaded with true soldierly dispatch, and the men stood, foot in stirrup, awaiting the order "Mount." 1 'a l ten and Miss Ruggles stood a little apart He was already on horseback, and she. in her habit, stood Wsule him, giving him a cup of coffee. Her whole auxious little soul was in her eyes and she Wat the toe of her broad little boot nervously with her willow riding switch. Fatten leaned over her. "This is a stirruo-cup. I suppose," he said; "let's call it so anyway; it tounds romantic and" tenderly "I love romance, don't you?" Rertha said: "Yes." The lieu tenant raised the cup to his lips, the.t lowered it again: "1 must drink your health in my stirrup-cup, and" an awful pause "and 1 wonJer if one dare mention the word 'love' to a girl so young as you?" Rertha's lips part ed dryly, and her head swam. Fatten continued: "I fancy I may. Then let me drink your very good health, and wish that the first time you love it may W happily, and that you will let me. is an old friend, W the first to know the name of the happy man." He emptied the cup and, at the command, trotted away with his troop, strapping the tin cup to his saddle. Gwendolen Overton, in San Francisco Argonaut. 1 SHORT BUT ELOQUENT. A good appetite is no proof of a clear conscience. If you are not made Wtter by giv ing, double your gift. A max is never eloquent when people do not Wlieve in him. Some can ride a hobby with as much cruelty of spirit as others mount a war horse. No KiKi.ii of wheat ever ripens that does not have a good deal of straw and husk iu it. Ik all the words wasted on the . weather were planks every cabin in the world could W weather-boarded. Ram's Horn. Anglomania. Wall-Eyed Jim "D'yer notice how that feiler aays 'isn't fer 'ain'tr " Knock-Kueed Hank (con temptuously) -"Oh. that's English, you know." Truth. J ARIZONA'S WILD CAME Lis. Descendants of a Herd That Were Imported from Africa. The camels now running wild in Ari zona are the descendants of a small herd originally imported for use in the state of Nevada, says the San Fran cisco Chronicle. In the early days of mining on the Comstock, long Wfore there were any railroads in the Great Rasiu region, it was thought that camels might W profitably used aWut the mines, particularly in packing across the surrounding deserts, and twelve "ships of the desert" were ac cordingly purchased and brought to Virginia City. They were wanted for use in packing salt from the Hot Springs salt marsh to the Comstock re duction works. This salt deposit lies far out in a desert region, aad to reach it many waterless stretches of sand and alkali had to W traversed. The camels were able to cross all the deserts in perfect comfort, carrying heavy loads of salt and finding means of subsistence in the prickly and bitter plants and shrubs everywhere to W found in abundance. In short, the animals did as good work here in our deserts as they are able to do in any country in the world, but they were too slow. The camel may W fast enough for an Arab, but he is too slow for an American. When the occupation of the camels as packers of salt was gone they were sold to some Mexicans, who used them for a time in packing wood down out of the mountains. The Mexicans took them up rocky trails into the rugged hills and used them the same as they use a mule unmercifully. They soon killed three of the wretched Wasts and would have killed the remainder had not a Frenchman, who owned a big ranch on the Carson river, Wlow Day ton, taken pity on the poor, abused creatures and Wught the whole of them. This Frenchman had Wen in Algeria with the French colony, where he had developed an affectio- for the camel probably owed the animal a debt of gratitude for having saved his life on some occasion. He had no use for the Wasts, therefore turned them out to roam the desert plains at wilL The animals, left to shift for therrf selves, soon waxed fat, and increased and multiplied. In a few years from nine the herd had increased to thirty six, old and young. The Frenchman then sold the whole lot to W taken down to Arizona to W used in packing ore down off a big mountain range- It was said there was a good smooth trail, but the animals found all the rocks aud soon Wcame footsore and useless, when all were turned adrilt to shift for them selves. They have regained the in btincts of the original wild state of their species and are very wary and swift They fly into waterless wastes impenetrable to man when approached. Some of the old animals, however, oc casionally apucar in the vicinity of the settlements. Of late it is reported that the cattlemen have Wenshootiug them for some reason, perhaps Wcause they frighten and stampede their horses. No one knows now many camels are now running at large in the wilds of the Gila country, but there must W a great uumWr. One is occasionally caught. Four years ago one was cap tured near to Gila Rend that measured over nine feet in height. It appeared to W a stray from one of the herds in that region. With the herd of camels when it was owned by the Frenchman on the Car son river was a huge old bull camel known as "Old Heenan." because of his fighting proclivities. He was a giant, and the patriarch of the herd. He had hair on parts of his body that was a foot or eighteeu inches in lengh. The animals ranged down the valley of the Carson nearly to old Fort Churchill- At Sam Ruckland's ranch, a mile aWve the fort, several Mexican vaqueros were employed. These men had seen the big camel, and looked with envious eyes upon the long, silkeu hair that hung from the huge frame. They thought this hair might W spun into Wautiful riatas, bridle reins and orna ments for bridies. One fine Sunday morning in spring two of the Mexicans Antonio and Ge donio equipped themselves with a lasso aud a pair of sheep shears and set out to catch aud shear Old Heenan. Ge donio found the big animal easy of ap proach. The old fellow stood stock still. He was dreamily chewing his cud with half-closed eyes. The lasso swished through the air, and in a mo inent was aWut the big animal's neck. Then, as the patriarch felt the rope tighten aWut his throat, the fun W gan. Alongside the giant Wast the Mexi can looked a mere pigmy. When Old Heenan realized that the small two legged creature was actually trying to gather him in his little eyes turned green with rage. Hissing like a red hot locomotive he charged Gedonio. The little Mexican held to the rope for a time, hoping to choke the camel down, but found the animal apparent ly able to subsist as long without "wind" as without water. Resides, Heenan made for him so rapidiy that he could get no pull on the old fellow. At last Gedonio was so hard pressed that he was obliged to drop the lasso and take to his heels. Ry this time Old Heenan was wild with rage. The Mexican tried to dodge the irate Wast among the bunches of grasswood. but these Wing only two or three feet high, afforded poor cover, lie then struck for the river, intending to ciimb one of the cottonwofxdht on its banks, but Heenan was too close upon his heels. There was no time for climbing, and he was obliged to plunge into the river. . Not Wing able to swim, Gedonio was constrained to halt when the water came up to his chin. Heenan charged down to the water's edge and there stoo.1 on guard. Though the old fellow would not enter the water yet he made Gedonio very unhappy by spit tiug showers of acrid saliva into his face and eyes. Meanwhile Antonio, who had wit nessed his partner's inglorious retreat and almost split his windpipe in laugh in? thereat It-came uneasay. He Wgau to fear that Gedonio was either drowned or killed, as he could see neither man nor camel after they had pluuged down over the barrk of the river. Leading the mustangs he ventured near the bank of the stream and shouted: "Gedonio! Gedonio! mio amigo! Gedonio heard and shouted lustily for Antonio to come to his relief, lie in structed Antonio to tie the two mus tangs fast together and leave them, then slip quietly down the bank, get hold of the trailing end of the lasso and tie it to a tree. All went well until Antonio was alxiut to pass the end of the lasso round the tree. It would not reach by a foot or two. and he hauled upon it. Instantly Heenan wheeled aWut and went for Antonio open-mouthed. I p the bank Vent Antonio, with the big camel close at his heels. He tried to reach the horses to mount and ride off, but at eight of the camel the mustangs gave a snort of terror and dashed away up the river. Heenan's attention Wing attracted to the horses he gave chase to them, much to the relief of Antonio, w ho had plunged head first into a big bunch of sagebrush to conceal himself from the enemy, though his hiding was merely that of the ostrich. Presently the two men got together and went in search of their horses. Half a mile up the river they found Wth animals drowned in a deep hole, with Old Heenan upon the bank look ing down at them. It was only after infinite trouble that the two Mexicans were able to recover their saddles and bridles. As they sneaked home to Ruckland's that evening they were sadder and wiser men. They "went for wool and came back shorn" even their shears were lost. The pair told all manner of lies to account for the drowning of their horses, but as it happened the French man who owned the camels had climWd a tree to watch the Mexicans, not knowing what they were after, and had Wen an amused witness of the whole affair. When the true 6tory reached the ranch there were a thou sand jokes among the men aWut the fun to W had in 'Shearing the bull camel in the rutting season. When the camels were first taken down to Arizona to W used in packing ore one of them was shot and killed by a German miner. The man who did the deed suffered aWut as much dis tress of mind as did the sailor who killed the albatross. The German was working for a mining company at a place aWut three miles from where were located the men who were trj'ing to use the "ships of the desert"' as "prairie schooners" in carrying ore down out of llie mountains. The man did not know there was such an animal on the American continent probably in all his life had never seen a catneL One Sunday Hans came tearing into camp aWut ten times as wild -eyed as usual. "Roys," cried he, "I shoot a helick." "A what?" asked one of the men. "A hel-ack helik," cried Hans. "Mine Gott, the biggest belak in all Arizona." "He means he has shot a monster elk," said someone. "Yas. a helk," said Hans. "So ivolir mir Gott helfe, es ist de biggest in de mountains." "Rig horns like this?" queried an old miner, drawing his neck down into his chest and spreading his arms abroad. "No horn at all," said Hans. "She was a frau belak; she woe de grand raudder of all de helick." As Hans was able to show blood on his knife, gun and hands, the men con cluded he hail at last really killed a Wast of some kind. Horses were caught up and two men sent wn.i Hans to bring in the meat, of which he said there w as "more as a vagon load." Hans insisted upon all hands taking guns, as he said he had seen a large herd of the elk justacross a little valley from where he had downed his victim As the party rode along with him to find his game, Hans honestly owned that he had never Wfore seen an elk. He had heard so much aWut the elk, how ever, that he thought be knew the ani mal. Presently Hans pat spurs to his mus tang and proudly dashed to the spot where lay the dead camel. Dismount ing, he threw his Wloved "jager" across his game, then as the others came up laid a finger on his lips. He pointed in the direction of some low hills. He wanted no noise made. He was in just the right humor to creep over the hills and slaughter the whole herd. In his anxiety to make sure of his victim, Hans had nearly sawed the head off the poor camel with his knife. When his companions came up they were for some moments at a loss as to what kind of a huge creature Hans had slain. Presently one of them. Tom Alchorn. the well-known Comstock millwright (now dead), cried out: "Ry the holy poker, it's a camel. He has killed one of tbe camels that Wlong over at the other camp. Here is a nice mesa. I've no doubt the animal is worth all of one thousand dollars." "Wort a tousand dollar?" cried Hans. "Gott in Ilimmel! If we could kill dem all it is more as twenty tousand dollar in our pocket." It was long Wfore Hans could W made to understand that the "boot was on the other foot;" that the ow tiers of the camel would demand one thousand dollars for it Ach. der teufel!" cried Hans, with rueful face. "Foil wetter. Das kameeL das kameeL Is it den one kameel I haf killed?" "Yea, a camel," 6aid Alchorn, "and the men who own the camel will W after you." "Donner wetter!" grooned Hans. When they got back to the mine and told of Hans' latest exploit with his old "jager," the whole camp was in a roar. Every man who looked at Hans burst into a horse laugh, and wherever he went he heard the cry: "Hi! here comes the man that killed the camel." For aWut a week Hans endured the gibes and jeers of the camp, then he came up missing and his old "jager" with him The men had made the camp too hot for him. Three la a Crowd. The smallest inhabited island in the world is that on which the Eddy stone lighthouse stands. At low water it is thirty feet in diameter; at high water the lighthouse, the diameter of w hich at the base is twenty-eight and three fourths feet, completely covers the island. It is iuhabited by three per sons. It lies nine miles off the Cornish coast and fourteen miles southwest of Plymouth breakwater. A W rddlnK JourarJ to Siberla- A remarkable story of woman's de votion comes from St. Petersburg, where a 'young woman was man-Csl to a convict in prison and will ccouipany him to SiWria and undergo a banish j&ent of ten years. adaa DU, CIIK IIIIiall. 7 T o
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