The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1872-05-25

deiicately and iruthfully lattering y ono Of
Huntington's portraits % 61r0Dy's photo.
grnphs. Il u comfort To ''0it'' % m artist
Who will - % i that freckles are omitted,
and that pleasing expression y secured q
any cost. For the rest Hardpan was jolly
companion, Who obtrudcd 40 s.sh0p talk. !"
and eUdeared himself 70 I'll By his extraor-
diEasy skill In the preparation Of ''d0ugh>
gods" and ..bull- Whackee's butter" two
tFiumphs Of camp 6SiStss, not 70 b compas-
sed BY anything short Of genius ~
The Other three Of o. decline 70 be pub
licly portrayed; but We permit il 70 be said,
Ia Ill moderation, that We possessed, among
10, oil the beauties Of form and feature, III
the virtues Of character, and I'll the varities
Of learning and accomplishment that any
bndy ever found in anybody. What one Of
us lacked another was sure TO have-antil
that woeful day when none Of rs possessed
70 much = pipeful OF Lone Jack - but
Thu deficiency was abundantly remcdied =
fd1n - We returned 70 the settlements, and
we now present 70 the pen Of the eul0gist
our pristine perfection.
But how can We omit 70 mention
sAwTELLE's DOG p
Ugliest, hardest, most enthusiastic and It.
fcctiOnate. most ardent il the chase, most
patient III hunger, and insonsible 70 fatigue,
Of III the canine ncel A dor Of no distin.
guishod lineage. and no advantage ID early
education, but full Of On excellent spirit, and
. compAMionablc sool. The enthusiasm with
which that dog would attempt the impossi>
bic chasing grouse upon the wing. or swim.
ming ficrcely after ducks that cOntemptu-
Ously waited for him till he almost touched
them, and then, Just - he raised his yelp Of
anticipated triumph, dove under him and
reeppeared behind him, 70 his blank bewil.
derlnent-the enthusiasm. / ray. with which
be would essay these feats, stimulated every
day BY the remembrance of past failures t.
wilder racing and louder yelping, was .
moral 70 mOrtalA Some day, am persuaded
that dog VII catch : grouse upon the wing,
or duck upon the wave. Nothing can be
impossible forever to such perseverance,. He
reiolced In several names. being chiefly
called Bob for short, in allusion 10 his tail.
With the remainder Of our party. that i
to say, with
THE HORSES AND THE MULE,
We began 70 get acquainted very early il
the journey. The first days march was y
succession Of packtngs, chasings, shoutings,
draggings. and buckings, from the time "
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merchant princes, legal lu,ninaries, and
smsll bows 81 the town. until 70 made csmr
on the other sldc Of the divide" after dark,
cold and hungry and tired, BY the rushing
waters Of tho Madison. i took some time,
however, 10 learn I'll the psculiAsitiss Of I'll
the animals, and TO produce II them the
sure conviction that We knew their tricks
and their manners. One sncjenl white steed
who was used 70 carrying packs. infected
the rest with Me wisdom. He taught them
IL swell up when they were ..cinched, = q
that the girths might slip afterwartl !: q liz
down and rOll with their packs On; 70 star
On wild prairie gsllope without warning, end
work their burdens undertheir bellies, where
they could Be convelientlv kicked; q
s.buck" when they could thereby throw any.
body or anything into river; and q night,
when they were turned out for rest end
grazing, % start In solemn pr0CoosiOn fol-
home, ard tsayel dozen miles before day.
light. But that sublime being, man, y more
than match for that noble animal, horse;
and due snbordinatiOn was ers long estab'
lishcd. Did time permit, I wouly gladly
sing the praises Of the :. diamond hitch, I
that mystery Of ropes snd running knots,
balanced and well settled load, defles TIL
cunning 81 the equine or asslnine bearer,
and viii not even yield 70 pine tree, tear
iDR aud scf1ping against Is In the forest
But We have fingered too long already Ovel
the incidentels Of our trip though, In truth
they are rather % be reckoned - essentixls;
for the destination Of journey like our
may b. wherever yOu please, Il you are vel
fitted ont for tho march and the camp; but
without good company, good arms, and I
knoWled0e Of the diamond hitCh. y QUE had