The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1885-08-20

lack. glowefed at Mack. Another .covel
vas flushed and another fusillade was
tarted. Same result. More glaring. |
Again was a coyey flushed and again die |
Ill the birds sail away unharmed.
Guess you haven't lost any chickens"
aid Mack. o.. 80
Guess you haven't enough advantage
Ner rue to swear by" said Pack.
Then the latter got out cartridge,
fitted a wad and found a choice collec-
ion Of rags and paper where the sho,
'ught to have been. ~, a
''Mack, you're a gay deceiver'' said
Pack: "and I've got mimi to NOW a ton
# hay with you."
But Mack. was rolling on the ground
,airly screaming with mirth. At lasl
10 held in long enough to say:
"Well' Til be jiggerdy jammed il
lidn't put that job up on Fisher and
when he poterel On the procession and
.lidn't come, I forgot all about them"
Then ensuel great laying together
# heads and the solemn promise Of each
% the other that they would never give
The thing away. And neither ever will
if the court knows herself. II,
Two shells loaded with shot were
found and with one Pack. wounded a
chicken and then ran it down and
clnbbed it to death, while Mack. crawled
up so close to cotton-tail: rabbit, that
when the other went off it blew the rab-
bits head clear over the outer battle.
ments Of the New Jerusalem as Mack.
graphically expressed it. !: =, E%
Several plausible lies vera concocted
to tell the waiting wives. tn account fol
the large number Of shots and the small
size Of the game bag. But they some
how failed to held water under the caus'
tic remarks Of the "t'othermost halves.
ii The next day was devoted to hunting
) specimens and splendid collection Of
leaf impressions In rock was obtained.
= On the following day an early start
was made down the river. On the way
wild goose was killed and It was i'm
mediately agreed that when the gang
returned to Medora the number should
be raised to thirteen. In a calmer mo
. ment, however, and in spite Of Mack's
cogent reasoning that no one would
believe it anyway, the number was low
cred to three. This number now stand
. on record and is quoted with authority
:. At the side Of the road. on higl
: plateau was found Tompkin's hay camp
As Tompkins expressed it, the assen
was, "a leetle sidlin'.n. Further com
ment than that, Mack. who was driving
: dropped his whip and it fell out over tn
2 hind seat in the blackboard is unneces
lsary. This is not stated as fact bu
Mack. thought it would be a goo
!. scheme to say it was. It might be wei
: to add, as giving force to the statemen
: that Mack. is considered perfectly truth
] full in all his statements, by strangers.
: On the top Of the plateau were foun
: MIR. and Mrs. Tompkins camped yer
!. snugly in tent. The plateau was Coz
= and airy, bringing appetites that di
y full Justice to the bountiful Dime
spread by Mrs. Tompkins. "a
: The next objective point was the Ell
= horn ranch where q warm welcome wa
y received at the hands bf Messrs. Sewa
Y s. Dow and their wives. This ranch
probably the best one on the river, bein
aox6O and built very substantially.
is situated in q beautiful grove Of co
tonwoods and will be made o huntin
j headquarters by Theodore Roosevelt, til
d owner, Mrs. Sewan and Mrs, Dow al
le strangers to the Bad Lands, only havin
arrived lately, but they and their hui
It bands fully understand the art Of, hosp
y tality and "the gang" was made to fes
y at home Immediately. *
st A pleasant drive back :, to Mack
70 ranch in the evening was followed i
80 the morning by an early start for towr
ID A road through the buttes avoided til
ID bad river crossings. This road lead
9, through the heart Of the Bad Lands Cal
le tie Co.'S. range and showed as fine lool
~ fling lot Of cattle as one can see anyWher,
10 The calves especially were numerou
q and in fine condition. Arrived ut Wadl
worth's, Miss Birdie was found keepin
ID house. Rich milk was handed aroun
u until the bottom of a gallon pail wa
c reached. A fresh start was made, tn
next stop being at Joe Knutson's, wher
% an ice-cold drink from his spring and
e raw turnip each, rustled from his gar
q den refreshed the travellers. They ar
I. rived home rather tired but with en-
T, larged ideas Of Bad Lands hospitality.
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