New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-09-26
CAPTAIN BOGdSs TRTCK.

From The Boston 1rdrettrr.
Captain Boggs virgnian, who Ded captains license
the Mississippi River before he was OF sxe ana vhe
tsry posts in Utah Colorado Nsw-Mexco and Arizona
with fuel, tells the folio wing story:
had s,roisd down to the shores Of small lake. while my
mules aud tsamstsrs were eating dinner, when came
armed titS rins:, and wer. shooting at :nas which
stuck out of the water about 200 yards Distant TIE
quarter of a dollar from sacn man stood watohiug
them for me and then decided TO enter the COM
petition Each man had three shots aud the man who
hit the snas the most times won the pot The misses
were told the splash In Tho water the hits by the alb
after some parsy with the redskins I got them to
allow me to enter the match thou eh they com PEELED
deposit half dollar, while they put In but quarter
had Henry repeater Win me that fortunately Tor my
tns beat shots that country. thA. the Indi
ans were not oy any means SLOW. l sippeu tnree car
thus leaving blank cartridge. or course no splash
followed any OF my shoa, and the Indians thought
next time Intentionally Lost by not breaking the balls
OF aud by taking Indifferent aim.
I" then broke all the balls on until bad won Sls.
Then the Indians. who began to look at mo with sus
picton or awe. refused to shoot any more liavited
tnem up to the store aud spent the money on kucs'
knacks which divided among them. tnen took them
back the LAKE aud showed them tue trek They were
ION returning that way few days after found the
same indians on tue iake shore, shooting 9is .scn
ing out OF everything learned that they nai SKINNED
sys1 tpaaa IN Tao uatas Sat mus.d o tn. adj.
ness Of the savage to adopt tho white mans tricks.
SOME EyTEPPRISING COUNTRY HOUSEHEEPERS
From The Syracuse standard.
know ladies who take run dow 20 Newly ork threo
four times year other errsud In tins world than
TO dine at the Brunswick or DeliUOnicO's. These
all housewives who are Jealous OF their fame
IN tue culinary art. They do not make these umed
Journeys merely gOrmanize over tue dainty dishes
by the great chefs for the eicuresn
paiates OF the metropolis. lt IS q moro practical
ireteyt SO 10 speak They have IL the acquire
nent Of tue OF the celebrated Kcnsns
Out visits to tue cafes they are able TO
nnd dinner lists hafdoLon new disles wAich
Will add completeness oil tuslr own entertalu
meats little nnessug with the walters and LIBERAL
two, will usually extract from the inne- regions or
the best ordered tue desired iniornatlOa
am told the cooks of the big CAFES never deceive
those whom they deal through the WATERS IL the
dish for which recipe wsnte: Is ch Il 0nrc OF the
cul nary master viii decline 10 give Its conponent
parts aud OF preparation vito "a mucI irank-
as asze Rarely, however. do the nQu.s.tlvo
ladies IND impossible to obtain all the secrets they
desire even the establishments where tue Kitchens arc
SUI posed Do inaccessible to amateurs. For long
inc wellknowd city restaurant male al oyster patty
wncn could not be duplicated In New YORK. lady In
TINS city is said have given $40 "r the secret aDI was
favorei only because she had treluenty before paid
loeraly for little tiIs. Tue heal cooks at all ths
principal hotels and restaurants have regular cu:tomers
whose they know aud tastes they are ff.lllar
with. A MOTEL manager recently told me that the
peransltes OF famous COOK from his dealings WIN
amateurs would keep belle In party dresses.