The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1875-05-13

who arrived in Cheyenne short time
ago fatehroke, as the saying is, but
full of determination to battle with
all sorts of adversely, if necessary, to
win his way to fortune and to fame.
He was not lazy, at least he did not
talk lazy, in fact he talked of making
an expedition" of himself at the first
favorable opportunity, and walking
over to the South Fork of the Chey-
enne, and then penetrate the Black
Hills at some favorable point, and
strike it rich at his leisure. He had
no outfit. however, no grub, no tools,
''no nothin'" But he was undaunted
Notwithstanding and determined to
reach his destination if it took all
summer. A blast of cold weather
set in, and the interior department, as
well as General Sheridan, Illuminated
pronunciamento at all persons in
tending to transgress against the
Sioux treaty and trespass on the In
dian reservation. This deferred our
hero from proceeding northward at
the time, and so he set out in quest
of work, until all difficulties, based
upon unsettled and uncertain weather
and harsh and partial government,
had blown over. His search for la
Dor brought him to Camp Carlin on
a Geld, disagreeable day. He inter-
viewed the quartermaster upon the
subject of work, but could not secure
employment, as there were no vacan-
cies to fill.
He then announced to him that he
was hungry, and that kind officer di-
rected him to proceed to the mess
house, where he could eat until he
was filled.
"But," said the Colonel, you must
leave the camp before dark, or the
soldiers will arrest you and put ysu
in the guard house" -..,-.
An expression of delight came ever
his countenance at this announcement
and looking intently at the Colonel,
he exclaimed:
"Guard House! Guard House! have
you a guard house here?" p :
"Yes," said the Colonel.
''DO they keep a fire in il
He was answered in the affirmative.
please show me where it is"
The officer pointed in the direction
and the Blackhiller shrugged himseli
and said: 80 Ia -. 80
hot ho
been looking for! III go rig hit straight
to the guard house and surrender my
self until the weather kinder clears off
and settles like" .
And off he waltzed to the guard
house.
That is the kind of philosophy that
will stumble on twenty dollars day
diggings yet.-Cheyenne Leader.
ABOY'S COMPOSITION ON TREES.
Most trees was once twigs, but
some was acorns, which are not good
to eat, but some boys eat them, though,
kind of a tree which was once
chestnut is good enough, but it is
awful tall and mighty scarce, because
the chestnuts are six dollars buehel.
and they don't give hardly any for
five cents. and so I'd rather buy a plug
top.
But there is a kind of tree what they
make into home made sugar with, and
II hal II hnt L; 4 ha fn,
you can borrow n auger, you can spit
on your hands and bore big hole in
them, and then drive big elder in
them and you can suck till you ge,
sick il you suck too much. Then you
can leave the elder i'm the hole, so that
other boys will get sick, just for spite.
don't think the honey-locust tree
is much liked, only by birds, for they
know that boys can't climb and get
their nests. The thorns are so sharp
as tacks, and for my part tits the only
thing what will take a dare on.
won't climb a honey-locust for any
body. Honey-locusts are telerable
good to eat, but they won't fall till
frost, and the boys haven't got no
time to wait for frost, SO they throw
clubs at them.
despise the sycamore, for they
nearly always grow by the creek, just |
where the good holes is, and they root |
out into the water SO, when you go n
fishing and get bite and think you
have got club, why, you haven't got |
no such thing, bat you get line broke |
and get mad. Then there is the per-
simmon tree, which if you eat before |
they get ripe you can't whistle "Shoo-
fiv1 and "Hail Columbia" both at once. !
A tree grows in our back yard, |
don't hnow its name, but good many
of the small limbs are trimmed off |
of it. My step-father cut them off
one at time as they was needed. If
the wind would blow that tree down
altogether, or it would get blighted, L !
would be glad.
A tree is the most naturalist thing
and they are like schoolmaster, be-
cause no two are alike.
These trees which spoke about are
tound in the woods, and lightning
strikes them, and any boy can find the
lightning. Some of the Great Eastern
was once tree, and telegraph pole
once was, and SO was stump fence,
and some of the Erie Railroad, and
then you all know that a tree is one
Of the usefulest things which is
There is some men which they call
wooden men, but / don't know for
certain if eyer they were trees. uG
But my finger is sore. and my pen