Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1872-11-21


Of being where the butterflies of fashion for
ever fitting around their Goddess-disgusted with
friends who proved to be mere ycorhants--callng
friendship lie, a mockery-tired OF all these, he
turned his back to the East, and found his home in
the wide, wide world and OUT West at last, instead
of building himself #M @
"a CAVE IN THE HILL
i camped in the tunnel of Col. Chesnut's Coal Bank
One Of cur boys has been for the last half century
/ stndionsly watching the old MANS career, and sew
era times, several of have directed our steps to-
ward his habtaton in the bowels of the earth for
the purpose of
y ''UERAvELING THE MYSTERY, -
which, like ha'o, has hitherto surrounded him.
| but we invariably weakened.
| Al last we propo-ed to interview him with ven
| geance, and accordingly provided with few
dainties, y such Ms quart of whisky, bottle of
rum, one of Pipifax, plug of Government tobacco
| and another quart Of whisky, with which to in
spire conversation 1t is needless for us to enter
into details concerning the greeting he gave rs;
how agitated he to see us after such long alb
sence, or the story he lispsd in our ''sunburnt
ear;'' how the misanthrope clung to him
''FEoA EARLY CHILDHOOD
At last we understood he had some papers With
me end of the tunnel, produced small cast iron
box some six feet square, and from it took sever
al, if not more, bundles of papers. II
"THKsE PAPERS, -N
says he, ARE shrouded in mystery to all but ME:
they We're gwen to me by my ancient aunt in her
lastsPasm Keep tneIn,' says she, and learn the
storyef your ancestors; breathe 1t to
it be to entsrprsing reporter Of an equally
pnf rsiO tat,
eagerness to listen to the old mans tale, and he
broke 1t to an incoherent manner, AS follows:
'fAt the battle of Bunker's HUI, fought at the
same time the steam tug Mayf1ower afoul II
Plymouth Rock, tine fiery and brilliant Johu Smith
became the unexpected guest of Powhattan, and
took hand at Old Slpdge with the san-burnt chief.
John was on the point Of being beaten by the King
OF Clubs held BY old Pow, when 4he lovely Poee-
hontas rushed in, and out Of respect to her, the
game stopped
at is needless to tell you the story, for John
I;roughan in his opera of Pocahontas has given it
in all its details to the unbeleving world Suffice
il to say, ea. - T. '..
IAN THE ISSUE,
as recorded by John 3. in the aforesaid opera.
'tpocAHoNrAs
my mother, when John Smith first met her, was
an innocent and contding girl She had heard il
her fathers royal wigwam 'ot other great men
living below:their station, and did not suspect his
treachery.' Yon know haw it is yourself; when he
receiv ed divorce from his and lawful wife,
the noble and wa hearted Josie, boss chamber
maid of the Mayfower.
"A wANDERER.'
s1During the season of E. Pocahontas tound
alas! that John Smith had changed the j in his
name to y, and after The had located an This
added to her melancholy, and in an hour of ex-
trenle grief she took mp with one Rofe. trnmbons
PLAYER in a Dutch brass band, 'and fed from home
and became-a wanderer'' mt the Court OF Queen
Bess Half crazed and without a purpose, she
loitered, poor inexperienced grip through sever
al other courts, and arrived, she scarcely knew
how, on board the I'D
NAPOLEON AND MARIA LOUISA
at the landing front Of her fathers palace, near
James town, Var 'Wonan's strategy is wonderful
in any emergency but this laid over anything ]
have yet told you. She was afraid to brave the an
ger of her noble father, and Instead of l,uttngln
an appearance as plain Pocohontas, she procured
a summer uniform of tie Old Guard by speak
ing of scalping and theying incidents which trans
PRED along the banks of the classic james and
Rappahanock she attracted attention and asked TO
see the Old Commander Powhattam was mott
fed of the fact of one OF his Old Guard being be-
low Gushing with happiness anu sati~ faction,
and no doubt thinking that y oticing one OF his old
veterans at this time would weigh we'll with the
village he had Pocahontas brought up. 1t was
not | ng before she 7tearf,ly told him OF her un-
fortunate condition -.ts.
" HE sPuRSED nER;'
told her he knew nothing of her wrongs and,
like Denmark s gloomy Prince, suggested nun
merry to her. She told her simple story, but it
not believed tAs matter Of course She was
rested A cdpnabbet her, and that night,
IN PRISON In THE CITY OF, Jamestown.
was born. Her SORROWS were lnnumerable. al
most unbearable, but she lived for her child
alone after recovery she was released from
the'-StatiOn House, 'ana Immediately crossed
the channel to'--New Jersey.
About this period In my hi story, 2 began to re-
alize my existence
eve were -st t -&-' 'a'
'BUFFETED ABOUT,
from place to place, Elk i4g tout miserable exist
ence.' my mother selling moccassins and vending
clans. AT this stage. Of the game the clam bust
ness became a slow ole, sandi became
n ~ - AN oUTcAsr.,9 n q
g so time passed with her and until the sum-
mer OFF, In Aug,l:t that year. She played AZ
engagement with Mrs. Woods 1t proved too much
for her, and. after \ few hundred nights The died.
ALONE
several of MS buried her. About this time casssd
plenty, but, out of respect your feelings wont
give the details OF said cussing.. -
I" 'The remu lnder of my story is soon told
went from Jersey to Oil City, 'and found persons
who had heard of Pocohontas, but none that had
known her.
4 knew if told my true story would either
be put in an insane asylum or prison, therefore
kept 1t to myself
.sFrom Oil City went to Cairo, and from there
to Hog 'em. left Hog 'em after time; lived in
several mining camps; stopped short time IN
Nhoop Up, in Her Majesty Dominions, an came
to Rocky Canyon whsn II was. q few hundred feet
shorter than tits now.
! z 4 don't know why came here went tor
Whoop Up. i nm 9..ag
NEVER SATISFIED
in any place. 's,s i.4 MI. aaa
= r have told you all my story now; wish yeu
would go away anu let me alone. -
stWe babe the old hermit good by. and left see
ing plainly that his edemeanor towards tls had
changed very m ei on finishing his stor, owing,
to those .d:in,ies'' he had gorged him
self with .ae .sae ts5t sa7F 1ssk ~
ssss.s4 sa 81 t ms STONY
may be true and IL may be nntrac, but it don't make
any difference to us, for il nakes passlbIr item
anyway You choose 20 ixsit We helleye. It to BE- /