The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1882-04-08
Selett Storg.
Bread Cast Upon the Waters


/ practitioner of some eight years experience
+ in Chicago. and two friends, named iIuri
and Macarthur. made an excursion to Ycl-
/ lowstone Park, where they spent month
of rare enjoyment in hunting, fishing and
viewing the wonderful scenery Of that NJ
mantle region
/ They ranged up and down among these
maryels Of nature, acquiring healih and
vigor of body, while, as the doctor remark
ed. his patients were probably doing the
same thing II home. There was little spe-
! ciaIly noteworthy in their experience. with
the exception Of one incident, and the gey-
scrs, canyons and ether curioSi,ies have been
described 50 often tha; nothing of the kind
Is needed in this place
There WAS a spice Of personal danger
about this visit 10 the Yellowstone country
which undoubtedly gave xest to 1t. There
had been more than one tours, shot hy the
Indians. and our three friends were liable
Ia receive a visit fran the same rcd men At
any time
Accordingly, they made themselves be-
heve that they were exercising the same
caution and skill as dovetcran scouts. They
selected their camping groand with great
care in some lonely place, where the toPog
raphy of the ground was likely 70 conceal
the ascending smoke from any hostile cyes.
They accommodated every new SEXTON,
whether mountain, plain or valley, before
venturing upon or into H. Whenever one
discharged bis rife, he Immediately reload
cd il before moving a step, just a they ust,
derssood Daniel Boone, Simon kenton, ka
Carson aud all that sort of fellows used
10 do. When separated for . time, they
sigi,4led to each other BY initiating the eails
Of animals or birds, as Is the eustom among
the aboTiginss themselves; and in short,
they neglected no pFecautiou which would
have occurred to a party of forty miners
when prospecting during the early days IN
the Big Horn country.
IL i true they did ne; sueceed ia these
little bat important performances a. the old
scouts on the frontiers Il not infreqnently
happened that the camping-site- Inspecting
which there was unanimous agreement, was
the most conspicuous spot in the whole SO
tion. Their reconnaissance Of new spot Of
ground only resulted in displaying them
selves 10 whomsocyer might be sknlking
within il; and it was often the casc that the
hasty reloading Of the rife ended in mix
ing up the cartridges and percussion caps
in such way that half-hour was required
to get them into shape again. Further
more. the signals upon which they bad
studied and praeticed - long were rather
unique in their way Hurd adhered 60
the barking of dog, which was such q
poor imitation that he would have been ~
spoa by any strange CANNES that might he
in the vicinity Macarthur initiated the
growing Of a grizzly bear, As he believed,
to perfection, but j, was much closer ne
semblance 10 the believing Of calf; while
Doctor Felix's growing Of the rooster could
have been equaled only by the efforts Of
cock half-grown, and afflicted with trouble
in the throat.
However, the three believed they we're
perfect in their parts, and perhaps it was
Just as vel rs if they were IN reality.
One cool, breezy afternoon, they came te
the margin of small valley, thiekly wood
ed. and with clear stream flowing through
the middle Of it.
jus. the place to 60 into camp for n
week, said MeArthur, as they reined up
their horses to survey the lovely scene.
Hold r admonished Doctor Felix, rails
ing his finger impressively. "lou know
our invariable rule-we must reeonnoitre
it. and remember, boys, we must do It thor
oughly.
There was no denying the wisdom Of this
and so the three dismounted, securing their
horses to the limbs of trees, where, II there
were any Indians near, they could have
stolen them without trouble; and then the
trio of scouts, as they believed themselves
to be, separated and spent an hour in going
over and through the narrow valley with as
much care and minuteness as the leading
warriors of Sitting Bull could have shown.
sits all right, remarked the doctor,
when they met again and heard the reports
of his subordinates. Our search has been
50 thorough that rabbit could not have
escaped us. We viii lead our horses down
to the charming place, and enjoy ourselves
without fear of disturbance from vagabond
Indians
Each holding the bride of his animal in
his hand, made his way carefully through
the wood. for hundred yards perhaps, and
then came plump ON an Indian camp!
The three amateur scouts from Chicago
were astonished forthey did not understand
how they could haYe overlooked this inter
esting scene But slip had been made
somehow or other, and they were about To
turn and seek safety in fight, when Doctor
Felix saw there was no danger at all, for
only single Indian was in camp, though
of course, there were likely to be others
within call
But the professional eye of the physician
told him that case FOR his services was be
fore him. A fire was burning against a
tree, close to the crystalline stream, from
which the warrior secuFed all the water he
could need, but he was suffering from some
serious trouble, and evidently had been left
] to die alone in the wilderness.