The Home advocate. (Farmerville, La.) 1885-1???, 1885-04-03

past 1Our-lSnt there . pretty
rew!"
''In camp-ah! let's see-to be-
gin with, | sha'n't have a single
, chore worth mentioning. for the
water i, close to the cabin, plenty
of drift wood handy-enly to "
picked up-and, not q soul to do
and cook for but myself. Won't it
be fine? You bet vour life it
will!'
With these comfortable reflec.
tions and hopes for future happi.
ness our herder whistles briskly
to the sheep and goes home to his
supper and inevitable "chores"
; with It lighter heart than he had
done for many long day.
! AS this is simply Il sketch of the
lite III camp anticipated with so
much glee, we will pass over the
events IT the next twenty four
hours, merely saying that our
friends hopes We're fulfilled; and
NC vii! rcioin him the following
day rs he is escor;ing his sheep
homcw"r,l again this time to
"camn.' Before, however, his cx-
! perlences therein are related. per.
haps it will give my readers Il bet
ter idea OF the life I'll describe first
of al his surroundings.
, To begin viii, the ,.!:!!a!,r is ut
te,ly isolated from the lest Of mar
, kind. The ''honle ranclie,' three
miles to the eastward, is the olly
habitation within reach. North,
south, and west strctcl, the roll.
ing p:ailies, broken only by the
mesaS--i e. tahlelaDt.s-tl,e rocky
sides Of which give shelter to the
wolves, bears, and pumas tina: are
still to he found in the wilder parts
of the western territories.
The camp itself is what is called ,
Il ''Ius-out"-that is a small hut
partly built abovc ground with
logs chinked with mud, and partly
dug out "f Il hll-hence irs name
which WAS from 80 10 100 feet In
height, supposed ny the settlers to
have been raised by Indians OF
Mexica,ls to Indicate the presence
Of water.
This ''tlus OUT il six feet square
in size, with a tlat board roof Gov
cred with earth. piled thickly in
tho center, and Trimmed down to-
wards the edges to allow the water
to run off. At one cOrher of The
roof hole had been made. through
which all old stove. pipe was push
ell, aud called by courtesy a chin
ney. Underneath this contrivance
was All open fire place; there was
no pretence of a grato Of any sort; 1
the draught must be kept up by a
scientific arrangement of the fuel,
the learning to consrive which is
more productive Of profanity than !
else know, bat is abso. q
lutely Necessary in camp.
Tue im nituie Of this mansion
consists of u thrrc-lcgsed s:oel- :
intended for milking
purposes and two blankets. The !
fist a large double one standing +
Tor bedste:.ti, mattress and sheets
aud the second Il single one
which answers for the couuterpane. j
ihc pillow is composed OF the t
''ecpers coat, w;listcoat and-if I
he night is very warm and the r
sheep ARE quiet--tJOusers. Peep :,
ng from under the pillow is q
;srse revolver, the herder's CON- =
,anion, philosopher aud friend S
lever far from his hand by day Or I
hight. In what sorry plight would !,
he Western man l,e without his ~
cloycd six shooter. III that lone II
y life yeu may strip him Of every. II
hing, may take even his horse e
ut leave him his revolver. g,
Next in older come the utensils. .
These are nine in number. l A Il
l'allow round tin dish, used a, "
jtferrnt times for washing clothes, fl
ace, hands ana dishes; also for n
nealing and making up the :,
read. Q 4 three-legssd irou pot. "
allied also--like the chimney, by
"bakc-oven;' therein
hc bread is baked, coffee roasted I,
nd meat boiled. 3 A lony-hand- :,
ID tin spoon. 4 A frying pan. - ::
A coffee pot. i a tin plate. III
ditto cup. s A fork wl,:ch by the d;
s, has a Ietestablc habit Of elop- II
ng with the spoon, and ncyer be- 4,
,g at hand when wanted, it's du- =,
les beiu. performed BY 91the all ~
sef,,l, Indispensable "butcher- m
n'fe,'' which completes our list. h,
The provisions are az follows: h,
side Of bacon, satted, not cured, y,
sack OF flour, ditto uf green cof- ~
Il, d Gag cf black Mexiean beans. u