Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1885-11-15

ures Of New Saddle-Ihe
Ranch Building Cabins
and Other Valuable
information.
Dear Register:
BosroN, Rue DE Beacon ST, October
l feel much encouraged
by your kind recognition OF the re-
suits Of what very nearly proved to
be the last serapings Of my poor little
brain Ii. e. my last letter, still the remem-
brance of that task fills me with indescrlb'
able dread as now once more launch my
self upon the blank and waste desert OIL
psper which stretches its weary space be-
fore me and with pen (Which is not my
choice of tools) attempt to carve out some
thing to please the discriminating literary
taste of those who possess the good Judg'
ment 10 read the REGISTER. Pen and pa
Der everywhere por any thought l thinS'
In heading this epistle l have put head
on the wit business, (to use phrase tamil'
lar with nv old friend Willie Shskspeare)
and right here kind reader, allow me 10
inform you, that l make an end on 1t, by
irving 10 cay something sensible. begin
this two weeks work with the fond hope
that the proceeding assertion will not deter
YOU at the very outset from COMMUNICATES
little longer your patient perussl OF this pet
effort on my part to achieve literary lame.
will now try and interest you BY de
scription of some Of my adventures during
long sojourn in the
HowLING STATE OF TEXAS.
1t was in the charming month OF Octo
Der, 1878, when the epidemic famlhar!y
known as Texas fever, burst upon me
with unparalleled vigor, aud what was
worse, hung on until it landed me in the
CO wboy paradise and then let 60. When
began talking about coming back sooD
after nv arrival in San Antonio, an inter
terested friend said he thought had better
wait until Spring, as the walking wac
not very good just then. AS the state OF
nv brogans did not seem 10 sanction q
walk, Of what seems about seventeen mil
lions of miles over hard roads concluded
to take my friends advice, and try life on
his sheep ranch during the winter. de
was a northern man, and together with bile
father and brother managed bunch Of
sheen some three thousand in number
The name Of these men was not Boggs,
but for various reasons we will call them
so, gentle reader. The younger OF the
Boggs boys was summers about
forty. We will draw lace curtain over
the age tf the old man and the other boy.
The dear old man, who is still green in my
memory, had arrived at a green old age,
which showed itself in the rings around
the visors of his kind old blinkers which
were Of the same color as his age. Tho
| could distinctly see this color when gaz'
ing into his liquid orbs, failed for long
time to detect therein the reflection Of my
own image, which upon subsequent retiec'
ton and a careful examination OF my
pocketbook am of the opinion was OF the
same verdant hue. In the interest of my
future hopes, l refrain from giving in de,
tail my reasons for Wishing before the fol.
lowing Spring that had started on the
back train home.
After spending q week or so, and con-
siderable money in San Antonio, | started
with young Boggs and father for the ranch
some fifty miles south west, where we we're
to relieve the elder son Tom in the ardu-
GUS duties connected with the care OF q
sheep camp, to wit clubbing shepherds,
hunting timber to build new corrsls with,
and the building same. Hunting new
ground (tree from the carcasses Of the
dead lambs and sheep We had already
buried in sll direction about the camp
when we conld inter the new corpses which
we're fast falling sllsround us, and laat, but
not least, trying TO see who could do the
worst cooking 80 that he might not be
elected to do the whole Of it. At first !
thought what fine chance had to learn
PLAIN COOKING,
and buckled right down TO it the more
closely as the thought came to mind that
might never be able 10 return to this
country where ladies cultivated in this art
of arts are TO be had for wives. ! do rot
wish to infer that there are no ladies in
Texas capable of cultivation in this line
Far from it. have no doubt the State lie
! full of most talented women who are actu-
ally dying for the want of something eat
able upon which to practice the tantslizing
receipt which they doubtless read every
day With watering mouths aud eyes in the
cook books published in other countries
PoorIthingsi all theyshave to work upon is
corn meal, bacon, and coffee. These |
| learned in short time, and to my sorrow
to do up in fine style. ! received 30 many
compliments that | actually believed if
they were written out the weight of them
would sink a ship. Nearly every meal the
old man or one of the boys would say:
""Wal wouldn't a believed. If, but Morgin
makes the best corn pone ever eat. He
puts plenty Of grease in it so we don't need
any butter" Lucky We don't, teought l.
l didn't succeed in making anything bad
enough to relieve me Of the duties Of chef
de cuisine before the advent Of new
shepherd, to whom l Immediately transferred
the heavy responsibilities of this exscting
position. But l anticipate. mutt be-
fore going too deep into the details Of tie
liie tell you how got there and some Of
tie impressions made GRon ue on my ar
rival for the Grst time at regular Texas
camp.
on THE ROAD
from San Antonio. (Which Place the
Boggses left in a two horse wagon and
l on horseback we met With nc aiVen.
tures OF a very startling nature except
ing the too frequent arrivals at steep river
banks The successful crossing of these
go called rivers in a wagon requires a very
delicate PIECE Of 2pgiaea1inz az the cross
the road about half mile. You will see
there is little danger Of wearing out the
horses With fast driViFg, when tell you that,
1t is necessary 10 slow down, ard 60 with
great caution when within quarter of
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