The Livingston enterprise., 1889-12-25

Aoyos 0uu AdOe HIS 6Ldk0, AlOng Win
thousands Of others. His reply to DR..
Hayden, who was at the head Of geo.
logical expedition in 1872, carried with
It large assay Of sarcasm. The doctor
had been out the previous season, and to
make himself solid with certain parties
had renamed many points of interest,
giving to them the names Of members Of
his expedition and others, and even be-
slowed some in honor of an opulent
Englishman who was travelling with the
expedition as guest. This will explain
Toms reply to the doctor when the lat
ter asked Tom, "How far is it to Mount
Blackburn" @.. .~... ..... ........"
"Don't know" @" "..."
I'm what direction is it,"
dam if I know
"Where Is Mount Hayden from here?"
"Never saw it, "@~- "... ~.."
"You are hired as guide for this expe-
dition, but it is my opinion you know
nothing of the country" ... .......
''That's fact, DOCTOR" .- -5. ....M
"But you said you knew the entire
country before ze started?"
$50 did,"
"Well, why don't you know it now?"
"I'll tell you, doc. did know every
bend Of the trails before II, but since
the great and glorious United States
government sent out crew of conceited
whittle-dedigs, nincompoops and Jim
crow bug catchers and named the coun-
try all over again, who in Hades would
know it?" This settled the doctor, but
despite the new names, Tom always
found their camping places for them on
time and guided them through as it the
old names were still in existence.
1t is chestnut now, but the old boys
will always believe Tom was the origi-
nator. On the trip alluded to, Tom,
with several members Of the expedition,
were standing near the brink of the
Tower Falls of the Yellowstone. "Gor-
geous!" "Sublime!'' "Appalling" "How
beautiful" and similar CALCULATIONS were
flying around. Tom stood almost i'm
movable as sphinx, hardly winking,
but staring first at one and then at an
other member OF the group.
"Tom, don't you think this is the
grandest and most wonderful sight you
ever beheld?"
II can't see where the wonderful
comes in
"Why, Toni" echoed the crowd.
"Can any OF you galoots? Now, I've
not been to college, but have hors
sense enough to know there is moth. ,s% r,s
wonderful in large body of water c,
ing down to ledge of rocks nearly
feet high and then dropping over. You
see there is nothing to keep it from fall
ing. It's got to fall. Now, If it stopped
right at the edge, then it would be won
aerful; or if it had stopped there and
then rushed up in the air for q few hum
ared feet, all the same az geyser, it
would be still more wonderful; or, say
that"-but Toms auditors had silently
away in disgust at their very practical
and unpoetic guide. He was full Of sto-
'ies that often took q practical turn, and
% fully appreciate them one should
listen to Tom in person. Wherever you
IRE, old boy, don't forget you are held in
grateful remembrance by those who ara
eft, and none of us but breathes the
wish that you are still trodding the
laisies with health unimpaired,, as of
I'D, and with your sack filed with dust
md big bank account to fall back
lpon. E,==#
Wasn't that trio, Woody, Hubbel and
3ox ON the trail at the same time Tom
lgured in these regions? The old man
fact knows 60. Where are
hey? Well, Woody is up at Cooke-the
anne quiet old man, pegging away at
luarts and eagerly looking for the day
vhen they can transport their rich ores
ut Of that now sequestered camp.
Hubbel has been Lost to sight for
ears, and the last time the old man saw
i'm he was engaged in shipping. lumber
D maolginaws from Livingston, or Clark
ity, = It Wa thep termsd, down to
siNinae Yee, The Indiana took Cox in