The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1869-03-27

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alarmed by the NEAR prssencs OF fssnidahlss
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were tresh, aud - he locked at Tie tsmp>iun
game, Hubert felt the spirit ,of tie hnstss esova
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line 70 speak TO The. lieutenant bpt was met hsli
way ~ that officer, whose spafklipg syse nd
eager demsaaor attestsd 70 kiadlias Of Ninrods|
'swhat do yoa Say - ON hours snort Mr.
Rarle ?" shouted the ieutsnazis Is he bore down
upon his friend, for Hubert was : decided favor
ite with every member OF the party sat ia asfat
II think It would b. : dswnright shame rs,
ttrn our backs upon such splendid game" vas
the quick response. .'Whc could satt AinASr Of
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/ The lieutenant smiled, glanced up andldovn
the line, reading eager longing in the faces Of his
mem apd, resolved to Garry lent his own aad thsl
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At word of command from him, the party set
out ~ Gquick gall6p 5or tie soene 81 action
F The buffaloes allowed the sHeiy to approach
quite near, the wind favoring the hunters; bat
at length began to snuff the, cir unsasilysste
shake their heads, and to look for the cause Of
their apprehensions. so
moment later they had beheld the enemy,
and, With frigAtful beaoyings and mighty tAMe,
had hegdn thsar wild, smad&AiSht towards Ge
southwark.
| The chase was long enc; and it was not till
the hunters had run the bufaloes upon spur of
the Black Hills that they got good chance at
them. They then brought down several plump
young bnffaloes, and dinner speedily became the
IT is neon, and ven have dinner, y said tie
lieutenant, observing that the baggage animals
with their drivers were approaching. "Kindle .
fire, boys, and we'll have steaks and rossts in
abundance" 40 .ff4nT wf RI
While this order was being carried into eject,
Hubert and several others were engaged in ssr.
veying the scene.
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thoughtfully. ut looks as if man had never b.
fore visited it."
l. "And NO WONDER" returned Bridges, "since
it's five miles of the route What could any
man want here, unless he might be in pursuit Of
blffalees ?"
There being no answer to this question, HUI.
bert proceeded to find an excellent grazing spot
for his horse, tethered him, and flung himself ON
the ground in the shadow of the hill. The
| lieutenant and portion Of the men followed his
| Plenty IT low bushes were found dry enough
to burn, and several fires were soon kindledss
The choicest portions of the buffaloes were
readily prepared for cooking, and it was not
long before the ,odor !of burning flesh was diff
fused on the air; four or FIVE hungry soldiers
serving a. cooks.
It was wild picnic scene on those lonely
wilds, and every man there enjoyed it with true
gipsy sest. w ~ ~r "a
J. Suddenly shout from one of the men who
were strolling around, arrested the attention of
the others.
"Hallo, boys" he cried. 'Im blest il here
isn't cave in the hill. Come, sec the hole un.
der these bushes You never saw anything hid.
den neater in your lives"
Jones thinks nobody ever saw cave BEFORE
said one OF the loungers. "For my part, think
| more of something to eat than of hole in the
ground"
This sentiment was echoed by the Others but
the inquisitive cave discoverer nothing daunted,
approached the fire, took from it torch, return
ed to the butte, parted the bushes, revealing
dark aperture in the face of the rock, and dis
appeared within it, his light giving back q vel.
low glare for second after he had ceased to be
| seen.
The camp revelry went on, the cooking pro-
crossed, the minutes passed, and Jones did not
reappear. Jete al
"If that fellow had found gold mine in there
he wouldn't call one of US, growled the rlounRer
who had before spoken. 81 wonder what Jones
has found. I'll jest take look, as dinner isn't
ready"
He arose lszily. abstracted stick Of burning
wood for q torch, proceeded to the cavern en-
trance, and disappeared from view. HsiA &a'
probably" said Hubert "thsre'sa large cav.
ern under that hill. II we had time, it might
pay to explore it. Under the present oironm-
stances, l am like Brown, and prefer my dinner
TO scientific explorations"
r. The meal seemed TO be nearly ready, o. sthe |
| rafting of tin cups and dishes began to be
heard; the lieutenants small camp-chest.was I'M.
packed and the cooks shouted to the strollers to
come "a dinner. ~ Ee ~ IN tTIsfatfe m II