Arizona weekly citizen., 1881-11-27
NO. 4
Sheepherders' Delight.
s MILES FEOI BESEDICT's RANCH, [
 Arizana. NlEemher T. LSSL. !

! A-lAoA WAptc l-4ut tLitiE IS -A' A-o -lN''
 ness so sad as that of early youth, when
 the soul is made up Of wants" quite agree with Georgie, as not only my soul but my entire anatomical combination,
 including amuch busted" lung, is made
 up Of wants. want every thing can get, simply because 1t is impossible and
 my present cargo of hopelessness is as sad as my first loaf of bread or a prcach- CTS love. My first want IS t1 get out of
 this locality; too much solitude. | com
 mune too much with nature. AF scusi-
 tive soul shoemaker put one OF two
 inches thick yearns for 'yearnIeSs -
 sort of a cJmpauIOn-au any ytuU- Go drIva or this vast expause uf tlueucss, any old maid would answer, some one that was handy with a needle aud understood the mysteries Of yeast powder aud Hour. My first baking was @ hsmal failure. Pard offered some to hls mule and the sagacious animal kicked him intr the ,. f ..,s of lcxt vssa--. ,..t.1,i 8 piece Co siieePherder, who had not enough clothes on him Co wad slG, sun, but he was proud in his poverty, and would not be steamboated on such truck. And you should have seen my button ewing, to appreciate the correct and tirst-class ciumsiuess of degenerate Ela1. Three buttons came off m one day, and lived next door toa tailor shop fort tUomouths while at Tucson and not button came bose. | tried to sew on one; just one. Fari picked the broken needle out of my thumb and finished the lcb ly uyCt- ing the suspenders t0 the WaiSJaaUJ, and now 1 defy tJilors. My next want Is au ammonia bath for my dog Ger-le, and 8 quart bottle q mean a bucket fulU ol Lubin's perfma to help drive away the not over delicate aroma that nov follows her, a perfect Neme-l, ot stink. We are spending the Fall months a la society," in a deserted sLCCphCrllr- hut; qUIlc romantic. but too cold ior poetry. Ogr ire warmed out a small meua-cr.e ot mimals; sort of a sidg-sleU Go NoaLs Ark. Rattlesuakts, .oai-, lizards, and last, though seldom least, @ dear Lttle creature "tOo utterly tou' For a eat, yet, sort pf catfish.
 Pard knew what it Vas and it out, yelling s.ruuk,' at every iump. I am half d .at with consumption aud can hardly navigate, yet ] hardly think the uuEtested glass-blowcr at Baruum's could have cleared space as quick as ! lid. for indeed I5 was a skunk with 90 pad reputation and no shame. aiy dog Gertie having h1,le. # any, worldly eX- uerieuce. and knowing absolutely EOtu- ing of natural history, tackled the per ume-adlued animal gu general paucl- pies. SIe won't do t any uoic-uo never. She don't ass.cI.J, with "a, now. She moved tD an adjoining cuHut.a-. The whole valley seems uurugGgl with f-is bouquet The smell puts tba ire out
 Bread won't raise El-ls and GOV ote, steer clear ui US. Liquor .-saiud- ita is otto ot roses u comparison. it not only smells Co heaven, but Jo -auo- ra and the surrounding country. Oh. Iiuberger cheese, where Is tly stIug3 Oh. tau-yard, where is tLy victory
 | stopped here because ! could go no further. ] stuck tu Ir until tou weak
 to ride and we camp-d a5 tlls hut.
 Water, wood and grass. Paid piled all the blankets ou me, bWltu iIge Un each
 side, gave mo morphine and hot
 whiskev and the threatened pneumonia
 was driven off, | had e uIce, gUIet little
 drunk all by myself and awakened tec-- ing bully Frcuch for uIce. We have concluded to stay here until l get well and then pull out con our long journey
 shall send to IIarshaw every two weeks
 for my mail, s0 send me 60 paper.
 Our journey SO far has been qute tame-nO brCaE-duwus, no s-ch mule. no gun accident, no nothing This chapter | of good luck Is SD uuu~aal co me that | h.7rs- 1'r' irlI- ,. ,. -..- tA' luttlo. Nt had little scare passing Iumpklu- vile Met a Mexican who told Us he | had lost two horses and had seen moe | casIu tracks at the arroyo. l-I that his | lerder had seen Indians tla, morning. | believe now that he was Iyiur .- | thought We were tcu-aT'0rt' out aa | she localit, was dubious We concluded | tl stand guard that u-rht We camped | a mile OF less from BlucdJcas ranch and | Pard stool guard Uuul two o'clock a. m.. and then called me to stand until daylight. It was cod and blowing a | hurricane. rubbed my eyes and yaan-
 ed and said, !" Parj, is my life castanI-oH | for yours?" Yes, sald.Lc. tln6 lt
 is. We have both lived t1o bong already" then asked lm | now much his mules were worth He answered. about SiUU. but why d1 you ask: because, replied [, ]. ve both get | Illed, it is a stand ui. lit.aI-u .es get
 stolen, l will pay you @.uu, Tor N diff l would get up in this cold Tiru to save a mule factory. All uglt says Pard, if We get jumped before daylight and have time you mount "+Ihe, tho
 black mule. and I'll jump ou the bay, and we will try and escape. and vlth this advice he turned Iu and went to sleep. We slept souudiy, and might add coIdly, were up bright and early, had breakfast and pulled out. We had not gone far until uy hat blew or and near the heels of ~Alkr, and | am l blessed if that mule did not kick lt
 twice before the hat touched rbc ground. picked up the hat minus tlc crown, | climbed back into ;he wagon and sald, Parl. did any one ever uie tLat mule: Well, no, Pant. That ia not very lar | X man tried 1t over at NuLroE and tho doctor was nearly two hours setting ms l. leg aud sewing Up lHsh u his head but the man died anyhow. 70 lt was Worh for nothing. And tina is the mule you wanted me to mount Iu case 0i danger l eh2 Yes, that's the mule. You mgh as well be kicked to death, as Co be sLo by Indians. aul Hard shut one eye an, 1 chuckled Co himself as he faucicd m
 being boosted into space by dacIl
 Mike" and such is lie. This letter . too long. will close it by some -oua made poetry. Y s sl.epiu.. out rl.-. nights y7i ..ar-lr- for D ! Under -1oe-io,=t.i hlllL..-. ] s.lre n
 think.
 - or tl. d.y. gone by and friend. CT a-I.
 Aud those that have -' ...ra,.l ala
 Wllle doctors kll. end lr.sc chan. Sweet ioyeund religion. t1 .r... .i--- 1- ta' |l e No one thinks of wandering Pant.
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