Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-11-06


guessed not and retired. Before he handel
In his report, however, Captain Shorts watch
had dispersed the mob and dubbed two hun
dred and eleven separate persons for creating a
disturbance.
The COllegian OH the Frontier.
Lock Melone in October California Magazine.l
Perhaps every person who is somewhat ad.
vanced In life can remember some incident OF
his early years which he would like to forget,
something that resulted from the freshness
and vast 1nexperience OF youth. remember
trying to forget just before the Union Pacific
Railroad reached the Bitter Creek country l
made my first overland trip to the Pacific coast.
Pacific to the Central Pacific, which was
pushing east. The stage broke down on Bitter
Creek, and the passengers had to walk to the
reached CHEAT the Station l and Ol coming @as late 0f
The afternoon to where some teamSterS
were camped, l concluded TO stop with them for
the night on asking their permission to do SO,
once. Life In the west was something new to
me. was young and buoyant, and just out Of
college: l was fond OF talking. 1 thought it
would be novel and delightful to sleep out with
these half-savage ox-drivers, with no shelter
put the Vaulted, star-gemmed heavens There
were four teamsters. and as many wagons, While
80 oxen grazed around In the vicinity. Or the
teamsters one was giant in stature, and wore
a Dushy black beard; another was shorter but
powerful built and one eyed; the third was tall
tall, why, red-headed man. In lay thoughts
pitied them. on the account OF the hard life
they led, and spoke to them in kind
tone, and endeavored to make my con-
versation Instructive 1 plucked flower,
and, pulling it to pieces, mentioned the
names OF the parts-plstil, stamens, calyx and
SO on-and remarked that 1t must be Indigenous
to the locality, and spoke OF the plant being
endOgenous, In contradfstinction to eXogenous,
and that they could see that 1t was not cryptic
gamous. In looking at some fragments Of roc
N VI nj inf or1d
among other things, l spoke Of tertiary and
carboniferous periods, and OF the pterodactyl
ichthyosaurus, and dinotherium. The teamsters
locked at me, then at each other, but made No
response. We squatted down round the II. ng-
pan 70 take supper, and the big fellow. with bis
light hard, slapped, or sort OF larruped, a long
lefs hand. sending drop OF hot grease into my
lett eye. he said TO the one-eyed man:
Bin, is my copy OF Shakespeare In yo'
wagon? l missed it today
mo. My TennerSon and volum OF the Ital-
Ian poets is thar-nO Shakspere."
The lank looking teamster, biting OF a piece
OF bread about the size OF saucer, said to The
big man, In voice which came huSktly
through the bread. Jake, did you ever reaG
that volu1n' Of po-ms that WiiI:T
NO bat hev often hearn tell On EN-
eyer Musins Of all Idle Man." spoke up the
YES - ''-'''' ''''N'' ''''-'' '''N p'''
"Have read every line in it dozen tines"
said the teamster with the red hair; as he sop
across frying pan, he repeated some lines.
"Thenl's they" nodded the poet. 1.-THE en-
p'ror OF Austry writ me letter highly compu-
ment1n' them pO'mS."
They're very teachin'," added the wlry man.
took no part in these remarks. Somehow
didn't feel like Joining in.
The wiry man, having somewhat satisfied his
appetite, rolled up piece OF bacon rlnd into a
sort OF single Darrell opera glass, and began to
Squint through it toward the northern horizon.
What yer dom Dave?" asked the stout man.
Want to make some astronomical calculations
when get inter Sackrymenter.
well you needn't ter made that tel'cope. /
could al er took yo' observation for yer, bein as
Get out thar, you darned old carpontferous
pteITodaaetyln yelled the ham:jawed driver to an
II give good deal OF my time to 'stronomy
when was In Yoorup, remarked the tall man.
over thar long?" asked one.
Ispent some time down ter Rome"
"Rome!" exclaimed the lank individual,
"Was born thar. My father was SCULPTOR"
Good SCULPTOR"
We'll, one would er thought it to look at
Il never was in Yoorup" remarked the one
Gent languages in Harvard College my health
failed, and the fellers that had me hired wanted
ne ter go ter Yoorup for an out, but l con-
c1aed Ter come me West to look Hold up
y
bawled to an OK that was chawing wagon
cover,
felt hot and feyerish, and long way from
home.
81 got ready once ter go ter Rome-wanted to
complete my studies thar-Dut give it up" said
the one called Dave.
What for?"
They wanted me ter run for gunner in Viz
ginHy."
Yer beat 'em?"
Thunder, yes"
''Why didn't yer stay thar?n
"Well when my job as gunner give out they
'lected me Episcopal bishop, an hurt my lungs
preachin,. Come West for my lungs.
''Well, Pm improvin."
did not rest well that night. AS day came
on, and the men began to turn over In their
blankets and yawn, the tall one said
Hello, Bill! How yer maxim it,"
"Oh, I'm Indigenous"
Gan Dave?"
Pm endigenous."
AN you, Lanks, you son of SCULPTOR"
Exogenous "
How you feel jake" inquired one Of the
three who had responded.
Cryptogamous, sir, cryptogamous."
walked out few steps to a little stream TO
get cr1nk. felt thirsty and ached. Then
heard voice from the blankets
wonder II them burned ole dln0thrum5 OF
ourn ar done graZen."
Then reply
~ guess they've got to the tertiary period"
-. walked little piece on the road to breathe
the morning air.
kept on.