New-York tribune., 1880-09-26
LORD DUNRAV YEN IN COLORADO.
From The Nineteenth Century.

I and a Scotch glie, who had accompanied me
from home took up our abode in little log-shanty
close to the rancho house. and made ourselves very
cOsey. There was not much elegance or luxury in
our domicile. but plenty of comfort. Two rough
rooms-a huge fire. place in one of them-twO beds
and no other furniture of any kind whatever. com
njeted our establishments Bat what on earth dld
we want with furniture We up before day
light out hunting or fishing all day, had our food
at the rancho. sat on the ground and smoked
pipes. and went to bed early. Ones rest is good
deal broken in winter time, and 1t is necessary TO go
to bed early in order to get enough sleep because in
very cold weather 10 Is highly advisable to keep
fire burning all night ; and. as yet, hunters have
not evolved the faculty of DGtting logs their
sleep. 1t would be most useful II they could do
and. according to the law of evolution, some of
them by this time onght 10 have done IL. How
ever / was not much troubled for Sandie, who
slept by the fire, was very wakeful | would gem
eraly awake about two or three in the morning to
find the logs blazing and cracking merrily. and
Sandle sitting in the ingle smoking his pipe,
plunged in deep thought.
well Sandr" | would say. what kind of
night Is it, and what are You thinking off
oh, well, it's fine night, Just wee bit cheely
Pm thinking did not make that stalk after the
big stag just right yesterday and Pun thinking
where we'll 90 to-day to find him." Then we would
smoke litte-hdUer a little, as Sande would call
it-and discuss the vexed question Of how we made
the mistake with the big stag and having come to
a satisfactory conclusion. and agreed that the stag
had the biggest antlers that ever were seen-which
is always the case with the deer you don't get-we
would put out our pipes ana sleep till daylight
warned uS 70 SET ABOUT cur appointed TASK, winch
was TO find deer somehow, for the larder ted
penishing.
In summer time beautiful but dangerous creatures
roam the PARK. fhe tracks of tiny little shoes are
more frequent than the less Interesting, but harm
less footprints of mountain sheep. Y0u
likely to catch glimpse of the flicker of the hem of
white petticoat in the distance than Of the ganc-
ing form of a deer. The marks of earring ge-wheels
are more plentiful than elk signs and you not
now so likely to be scared by the human-like track
of gigantic bear by the appalling impress of
number eleven boot That is as 1t should be. There
Is plenty of room elsewhere for wild beasts. and
natures beauties should be enjoyed by man. well
remember the commencement OF civilization. |
was sitting on the stoop Of the log-shanty one fine
hot summers evening when to me appeared the
strange appariti0n of an aged gentleman on a
diniinunitiye donkey. lie was the first stranger l
had ever seen In the PARK. After surveying me in
silence for moments he observed, Say Is this
a pretty good place to drink whlskey In I" replied
"YesD naturally for | have never heard of a spot
that was not favorable for the consumption of
whlskey, the State of Maine not excepted. Well
have YOU any to sell 7" he continued. No." an
swered, got none." After gazing at me in melan-
choly silence for some moments, evidently puzzled
at the idea of and house but whiskey
he went slowly and sadly on his way and saw him
no more.