Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1873-05-10
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prsntice milford Becomes a Mighty
Hunter.

Hunter,
Prentice Mulford is writing
some real good letters from Eng
land In the Bulletin he tells how
be became great y imrod:
II is absolutely essential to
Cqlifornian entering London soci-
etv that he has slain one grizzly.
II is expected and required of
him. was in company not long
sinre. and waXed garrulOus over
nv camp and mountain life. Said
Young lady: /" But you must
have been afraid of wild beasts" :"
Afraid! On, mol" replied, and
Ilauehe a manly laugh of dprls-
ion. " But did you ever kill
wild BEAST" asked the tender
Briton. Now, I've never killed
ANYTHING bigger than gray squir-
rel Several times have | been
asked the question. With an
over conscious reLard for veracity,
7 have said " Nay" At once |
sunk in popular regard Here was
the crisis again. Three young la
dies were anXiously awaiting my
replv. They expected me to turn
out a Nimrod. | said to myself:
Here strict veracity aud | part
company for awhile Stri ct verac-
itv Keeps me from shining Tie
British public expect bold, start
linz deeds from a dweller in the
Western wilds. the British pub
lie shall not be disappointed. I'm
going to launch nv slain wild
beasts on them. ! shall figure
prominently at all rival . ther-
ings. will tell the story so often
that | will believe it myself.
Moreover. | have been freed by Il
grizzly all night; | have fought
with Indians. sometimes | shall
hint vaguely of some dark and
dreadful dee.l-all my own My
face shall fall suddenly: | shall
hesitate: a dreadful recollection
shall seem mOmentarily to over
whelm me: then | viii recover; |
will shake it OF and proceed as if
nothing had happened. | have
commenced my new career.
commenced that evening with Il
coyote. | said | had once k He'd a
coyote, There was nothing lar-
ticulariy brave or merit0riOus in
the act. And what i, Il coy0te?'
said the young lady. should l
say that it was mean, sneaking,
cowardly animal, and thus RIB
mySelI0t all my rising reput ton:
said the coyote Wa Il gralt ,gaunt,
powerful animal, with IL roar like
A allon, more dangerous even tnan
a agrizzly. I said Il single one had
been known to put whole viii
lage to fight, ana that in his
mercileSS career he had spared
neither are, sex, nor re~pectabili-
ty, putting them all to the sword,
| told how / had slain this one
after Il fight Of an hours duration,
andtnen ! showed one scar, where
lrun jackknife in my hand Whcn
a boy. | said | had other scafs,
honorable SEARS, but the UslgeS 1
polite society would not permit
their exhibition under the present
circumstances
My sncccsS astonished and daZ-
zIes me, These innocent maids
are 50 hun-ry for stories Of this
KIND, they swallow them with
such relish, it is uukind to deny
them. | am now a hero. have
slain a coyote. | am retOuchinG
and emheIlishing my story for the
next party. Eventually | shall
bring out grizzly an Il an Indian,
siam both in single combat. y
man never knoE Es what he can do
until he tries never knows how
brilliant he can lie. But ese lit
lie lirtions are iustiii lble. phey
amuse; they interest: they are
expected. 1 have a place to win
IN London society. The end justi-