The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1889-02-02

-: Friend, II you possess any re-
lcctive capacity, exercise it for the
brief period uf few seconds; and /
heartily hope that thereafter you
will cease to make yourself ridcu-
lous in the eyes of sensible people
ly evcrastingly driveling about hav-
ing carried gum
Some people have great liking |
for gun-carying, and don't want to
be paid for it either. Indeed, they
pay license for the privilege. They
will go out all day with heavy guns
on their shoulders and wallets of
cartridges around their waists. Some
times they get game, and sometimes
they don't. But have never yet
heard of any of these gentleman
holding that their cunning proclivi-
ties entitled them TO fat government
billets. | have had little exper-
ience in cunning myself, and at
times have made a living by that
means; that is, by shooting some
thing to eat when no other kind of
"'tucker" was to be had Many
little incidents connected with my
gun carrying experience in India,
Southern Africa, and Australia are
still fresh in my memory, some of
them tritle amusing. In the early
days of the Australian gold dig
gings, thirty-siX or seven years ago.
when "bush-ranging' and "stick-
ing-up' were common, everybody
carried gun of some kind, friends
and acquaintances huddled together
in camps for mutual protection, and
sometimes secured the safety of the
camp by night patrol, to prevent
any sudden attack from tlibustcrs
In our camp one night a man awoke
with the nightmare, and discharged n
couple Of horSe-pistOls among his
sleeping companions, under the i'm
preston that he was struggling with
a gang of robbers. On another
occasion the whole camp turned out
to night alarm, and for several
hours maintained an unceasing and
destruction fire on a stump, which,
however, bravely held its ground, Till
the approach Of daylight put an
end to the fierce struggle. One
cloudy and drizzy night, we feared,
for some reason now forgotten, that
the camp was in danger of being
invaded, and placed six of our pals
on guard, with u relief at midnight.
Among the relief was a good-natured
six-foo skier, who passed by the
name of Butty. Butty was stationed
near his own tent, where his three
mates we're asleep. Having been
reused out of warm blanket and
deep slumher, lie found guard
duty rather dislasttul. He sat upon
a log to escape the mud, shut his
eyes to keep ont The rain, and occa'
sionaly fell from his perch to demon
strate that he Was All energetic
walchman. After one Of these tum.
hles he thought he recognised ;
figure creeping into his tent. Bntiy
brave as lion, cautiously crept tC
the tent, and peered in. In the
centre was slab table, and near i
three-lcgged stool. On the stoo
was two-hundred pound bag o
-four, which leaned against the table
The flour had been placed there t.
keep it from the damp ground. Ii
the uncertain light Butty thought h
distinctly saw a man leaning owe
the table. Cautiously creeping in
pistol in hand, with his eye fiXe'
upon the intruder, and STOPPING loy
to avoid been seen, he made
regular bull rush, fired his artillery
and came head foremost against th
bag of flour, which, being over
balanced by the blow, fell forwar'
upon Butty and held him captive t
the floor. Butty struggled an
shouted for help, supposing that
murderous highwayman had pinor
ed him, and was in the act of sever
ing his head from his shoulders
Butty's mates were aroused, tn
other guards rushed in, and til
whole camp turned out, with gun
and without breeches, all to find lha
one of the viglant guards had bee
engaged in a desperate encountt
with bag of -four, and got dice
dedy the worst of it.--l don't fC
; one moment suppose that my lrien
; who imagines that he saved ii
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