The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1875-01-09

After we had all laid down, l inquired,
"What shall we do tomorrow 90 "Well,
Ful-limat-ubbe will 60 and catch more fish
I'VE have venison enough and you and l
will hunt up another bee tree" "But
have we not honey enough, too?" said 1.
swell, there may be enough for one day,
but the Fo-a-oo she are all gone" "Did
you eat all the young bees yesterday ~
"Well, yes;" we were both very hungry,
having tasted but little since we left home,
$50 miles, and Fo-a-oo are at such a
full ripe stage. In three days they will all
take form, and then they are not good. 1
thought that as we have met and camped
in this beautiful place, it wouldn't be a
sigh of good sense to go and leave it as
long as the Fo-a oo-she are good. We will
do the hunting, and you can take Sup po-
ka, my Ned (old Ned) and explore all around
the lake if you like"
every WE'LL" said l, "be it as you say"
be SO fond of me, and without my ak and
fish hook they could neither procure one
nor the other Of what they liked SO much.
l made substantial breakfast in the morn
ing, set out for grand round of discov-
cries in the botany of Texas-a great deal
of which was new to me.
l had progressed not exceeding three
miles; it was about 8 o'clock A. NJ, when l
heard the merry laugh of lady, and very
soon there dashed up two carriages con-
tanning three ladies, as many gentlemen
with two-riding negroes. Who should it
be but my friend Mr.. Heard, with two of
his neighbors and their families going to
the very spring where had my camp, to
have a grand picnic. Heard and his good
lady recognized me at once, and were greatly
surprised to find me there. The balance of
the party, who had been told all about the
lore traveler-the wild man-seemed to be
as familiar and as glad to meet me as did
Heard and his good lady.
They inquired where had started to
now. / informed them, in as few words as
possible, and that intended to get back to
that good spring and sleep one more night.
"Turn right around and GO back with us
now; it will increase the pleasures of our
picnic this beautifully day." said Mrs.
Heard. ga hundred per cent, and more
too" calculated one Of the ladies'; "Im SO
glad we found YOU" l turned and went
back with them. There was no one at the
camp, and they we're astonished at the big
scaffold of meat and great pile of honey,
and the fish scales and bones, and signs of
SO much eating for single man. I re-
piled, I" am very hearty man. 1t was
all Joy and high life with the delighted
party and they were running every where
Already, one of the ladies, who complained
that she had ate but little breakfast, they
had started SO early, was trying some of
the nice barbacued meat-dpping it into
my cup Of honey as instructed her, and
using my hunting knife to saw it Off at her
pretty mouth. Mrs. Heard's children didn't
go there. "Let them eat it all if they
want it, and the meat too; can have a
hundred weight more honey and the scat
fold loaded with choice venison and fish
too; and this will do if you will all agree
to camp here tonight. 1t will make such
glorious chapter in my journal. What
do you say? ?" The ladies voted unani-
mously to remain. The gentlemen did not
oppose. The carriages were Immediately
unloaded, and the negroes started back for
supply of blankets, more bread, coffee
and SO on. One of the younger men told
the negro to bring his violin-which was as
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come.
Carriages gone, and nearly the whole
party engaged saving away on the venison
and honey one of the men said, "Doctor,
how the mischief are you going to replenish
your camp with meat and honey and you
said fish, and it is now nearly 10 O'Clock ,"
| didn't know the name of but one of my
Indians. ! called him up. He camp up
with pleasing smile on his broad face,
having six very fine black bass. l intro
duced him to the company, and communi-
Gated my plan to him. He took the AK and
his gun and set ont in high giee. | then
told the ladies, to save the fish it would be
best to dress and salt them soon, and spread
them out on the scaffold with just fire
enough to keep them pretty warm. "Why,
are they ours?' said the pretty lady
Certainly" said /. Sch we'll then. y
said she, "we know what to do with them. "
The gentlemen went fishing, and l re
NAMED at the camp, to be asked thous-
and questions about the States, Texas was
then part Of Mexico, and the people the
fashions, etc. About noon my Indians
came in with the choice parts and pieces OF
three deer. For the season, the veIison
was very good. But the Indians said they
shot none but the yearlngs. They enlarged
the scaffold, and spreading all the meat on
it, cut wood for a big fire, SO as to have
Goals enough, and they said they had found
bee tree, but it did not look very promis-
ing. If would attend to the meat, they
would GO and cut it; anu if 1t was not a
good one they would hunt another. l re-
marked to them Sc that is right, and l am
Now suppose We exert ourSe!ves to feed all
these to their satisfaction here in the wild
woods, and we shall excite the wonder and
favorable sentiment, and they will have a
tale to interest and amuse their children
and friends for years to come and now tell
me your name, that may introduce you to
these fine ladies'" cit is" said he, "Oka
noo-ah) walk in the water); that is the
name my mother gave me; my war name is
different" So | introduced him to the
ladies as Mr.. Walk in the water, aud they
rushed up to shake hands; but he recoied
from it, saying, "there is blood on my
hands, and in that condition | cannot touch
the hands of such friendly and good look
ing people" told him that the man tina,
made the sugar was here, and that he could
iud out all about it, and how to proceed te
him here. He was pleased, and FASTENED
off into the woods. Not very long, and
they came back with fine supply of honey
and | suggested to them that if the people