The Osceola times., 1880-10-23
Lord Durrsyen In Colorado.
Nineteenth Century.

/ and Scotch giliie, who had accom-
panied me from home, took up our abode
In little log-shanty close TO the ranch
mouse, and made ourselves very cosey.
There was not much elegance or luxury
IN our domicile, but plenty of comfort.
Two rough rooms-a huge fireplace in
one OF them-two beds, and no other fur
niture of any kind whatever, completed
our establishment. But what on earth
did we want with furniture? We were
up before daylight, out hunting or fish
ing all day, had our food at the ranch.
sat on the ground and smoked our pipes,
an went TO bed early. Ones rest is a
good deal broken in winter time, and il
is necessary TO go to bed early il order
to get enough sleep, because in very cold
weather it is hiyhly advisable to keep
fire burning all night, and, as yet, hunt
ers have not evolved the faculty of put
ting on logs in their sleep. 1t would be
most useful If they could do so, and. ac-
cording to the law of evolution, some of
them, by this time, ought to have done
it. However, | was not much troubled.
| for Sandie. who slept by the fire. was
very wakeful. | would generally awake
about two or three in the morning to
find the logs blazing and cracking mer-
rily, and Sandic sitting in the ingle
smoking his pipe, plunged in deep
thought.
"Well, Sandie," | would say, "what
kind OF night is it and what are you
thinking of"
''Oh, well, it's fine night, Just wee
bit cheelv outside thermometer about
20 degrees below zero); and Pm thinking
we did not make that stalk after the bic
stag just right yesterday; and Pm think
ing where We'll go to-day TO find him."
Then we would smoke a litte-harer a
little, as Sandie would call it-and dis.
cuss the vexed question of how we made
the mistake with the big stag; and hav.
ing come to no 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 and
sleep till daylight warned us to set about
our appointed task, which was to find a
deer somehow, for the larder wanted re-
| plenishing.
In summer time beautiful but danger
ous creatures roam the park. The tracks
OF tiny little shoes are more frequent than
the less interesting but harmless foot
prints of mountain sheep. You are more
| ilrtiy ~ tdlCii ElllllIsc VI lDt UlChtF OF
the hem of a white petticoat in the dis
tance than of the glancing form of deer.
The marks of carriage whe ,ls are more
| plentiful than elk signs, and you are not
now SO likely to be scared by the human.
like track of gigantic bear as by the
appalling impress of a number eleven
boot That is as it should be. There is
plenty of room else where for wild beasts,
and natures beauty should be enjoyed
by man. l well remember the com
mencement of civilization. / was sitting
on the stoop of the log shanty one fine
summers evening when to me appeared
the strange apperation OF an aged gentle
man on a diminutive donkey. He was
the first stranger ! had ever seen in the
park. After surveying me in silence for
some moments he observed, ''Say, is this
pretty good place TO drink whisky
in?" | replied, Yes" naturally, for !
have never heard of spot that was not
favorable for the consumption of whis.
XIV, the State of Maine not excepted:
"Well, have you any to sell, he contin-
ued. "No, | answered, "got none"
After gazing at me in melancholy silence
for some moments. evidently puzzled at
the idea of man and house, but no
whisky, he went slowly and sadly on
his way, and | saw him no more.