Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1886-02-04
* P1casapt Remedy.

beautiful city on the extreme south
western corner of California, and, af-
ter spending few days at the Horton
House, we took saddle mules and visit
ed the valley of the Cajon, where We
stopped over night with Captain Miu-
er, the most friendly of hosts.
Early the next morning we began
our climb to the Falls of San Diego,
Captain Miner acco npanylng us. He
wished TO show us canyon, covered
with chapparsl, where there lived a
million quails. He stated the number
with an easy confidence which proved
that he had counted them. We accept
ed his testimony and did not count. 1t
certainly would have been easy TO bag
q Thousand in few moments, but |
| begged so hard for them that the cap
tain turned back without the wagon
load which he had promised his good
wife to bring with him. The Califor-
MIA quail is such an exquisitely beauti-
full bird, and its family life so sweet,
that would have gone on my knees to
prevent the slaughter Of the innocents.
No person Of sensibility can study their
little ways and then kill them.
After the captain had left us we kept
on by the side of the San Diego river,
and before night climbed TO the foot of
the famous falls. While picketing our
mules / discovered two young men
busy making camp on the opposite side
Of a canyon. called to them, and in
pantommie invited them to visit us,
which they signaled they would do af.
ter supper. urged them to take sup
per with us, but they politely declined.
An hour later, just as we had finished
our desert of oatmeal mush, our neigh
bors came. One was a tall, brown
haired, bright-eyed gentleman, of per-
haps twen;y-slx the other slight,
blonde lad of eighteen. We were much
impressed with their intelligence, and
pleased with their gentle bearing to-
ward each other. 1t was in strange
contrast with our wild surroundings
and with their rough corduroy pants,
flannel shirts and pith hats.
They told us they had long been in
innate friends, aud when the health of
the younger began to break, and the
doctor had warned him that nothing
but year i'm the saddle would save his
lungs, they had left their home in the
East and came to the Pacific coast,
where they had been climbing through
the mountains. with the aid of mus
tangs, for three months. Already
Fred was quite another man.
To illustrate tho C iange. Fred wl.ack
ed his thigh, and informed US that
three months before, that leg was not
more than half its present size.
We arr anged to meet them again
week later, and already felt that they
were dear friends.
They were scarcely out of earshot
when my wife seized my arm and
whispered the strange question
"Do you know what think ?"
81 don't; but please stop pinching."
"Fred is girl" she cried. pinching
harder and harder.
SHOW do you know that ?''
SHOW do I know it ? Don't you
suppose know girl when Isee one?"
exclaimed my better half.
my dear, came to the conclusion
long ago that you knew pretty much
everything, but will you tell me how
you found out that this young man is
not young man at all, but something
else. 1 grant you that he behaves re-
markably well, but might not a young
man. by some accident, behave him
self ?"
'Oh, but that sweetness, that soft
ness, that equisite delicacy of manner
and speech am astonished that you
can't see but then you men are so
blind"
"My darling, permit me to call your
attention to the fact that you haye oft
en- spoken Of my blindness. would
not have you suppose that | doubt
what you say. If you had said this
young man was kangaroo or gross
Of tack hammers, should not dare to
doubt it. 4 am only trying to find out
your signs of SEX"
My better three-quarters made DO re.
ply, but went on to say
"What can it mean p? Nothing
wrong, am sure They are beautiful
people, and know would do nothing
improper but. what can 1t mean ?'
Before their next coming my wife
shook her head and said, "What can it
mean ?" many times.
When they came again we we're very
glad to see them, and they seemed glad
to see US.
We recalled that Fred had worn a
pair of buckskin gloves when calling
on us at the Falls, and had shaken
hands without removing them. We
had not been especially Impressed with