The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1890-11-28

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-Y5 A. 4nf day when m J
eli HLk2.kEhHT N, heart was actu-
=. M ~ ally filled with
.. ~ gratitude. Of
~ T MA2 course, we all
MzNkziS feel q sort Of
~ thank IN Inc 8
on the prsyer-day appointed by the Ma
tion's ruler, but how many OF us are
able to say that our hearts are really
overlooking with thankful praisep
Last autumn, Abner Walker, Tom
Pruitt and 1 went fishing on the lower
White river, in Arkansas. We knew
nothing Of the country and especially
were we ignorant Of the best places to
fish; and, consequently, we employed
as guide an old fellow known as Bone
Buck. / don't think that l had ever be-
fore seen quite SO lank man. Tom
Pruitt considerable Of q wag, by the
way, declared that Bone Buck could
stand in q double-barreled shotgun,
reach down and take hold of his boot
straps.
Reports Of heavy rains above had
reached US, and the river was slowly
rising when we started down the stream,
but as dangerous rise is very rare in
the fall Of the year, We paid no atten-
ton to the warning muttered by Bone
Buck. After travelling about thirty
miles We landed and began to explore
the neighborhood to settle upon camp
ing place. We had not gone far after
leaving the boat when Bone Buck
stopped suddenly and said:
"Look here, in this country q big
spring rise that don't come Is mighty
nigh shore sign of fall overflow. The
June rise didn't come, an now bet you
any thing we air in fur 1t. bet thar Is
a twenty-foot rise rushin' down this
mint, an ef you men will take the ad-
vice of q man that is putty nigh fool
in some things but powerful sharp in
others, you will strike out fur high
ground an let this fishin' 20 for awhile.
Fish never will bite when the water Is
risin', nohow."
Twas disposed to take Bones advice,
but Tom said: mo, we have come all
the way down here to fish and I am 60
ing to fish. What do you say, Abner2"
81 am in favor Of trying 1t awhile,
anyway" Abner reioined.
"All right" Bone replied. "I'll stay
with you, an even eff we don't ketch no
fish We mout have power of fun.
Lissen," he suddenly added, don't you
hear that water roarin'?"
To hear that roar did not require very
close listening. had often heard the
comparison, like the rush of mighty
waters" but never before had I appre-
ciated the full force Of the phrase.
'Come," said Bore, wheeling about,
"we've got to git that boat or We mout
be Grounded like lot of rats
We ran back to the place where We
had landed. The boat was gone. "That
almost do settle it." Bone declared.
Come ahead an let's pull outen here
beto' It gifts too dark to see. You men
don't pear to ketch the meanin' of all
this here. Eff we git cut of by the wa
ter you will wisht you never hearn tell
Of o fish,"
He did not understand US, for we did
appreciate the danger, but not knowing
what to do could say nothing. We
struck out in a westerly direction and
had proceeded but short distance
when darkness overlook us. Bone did
not say much, but judging by the grunts
he INDUCED in whenever he heard any
new noises, knew that he was far from
being satisfied with the situation. After
long walk through forest densely
tangled in Its wildness, Bone halted
and, remaining silent for few mo-
ments, said:
"It's plum dun settled now, I'm
thinkin."
"Have you lost your way?" asked.
81 amt had no way to lose. I don't
kere how often TELLER comes through
these here woods, he don't Earn no way.
A squirrel amt home when he's in
here"
what are you going to do?" Abner
asked. I'D like to know for I've got
my appetite with me, and I am begin
ming to banker after the flesh pots"
"Yas," Bone replied, IAN let me tell
you that you'll banker still wus befo'
you git to whar the pot is q bilin'.
Every thing we had, you know, was tuck
away by the boat"
IT know that, but can't we find some
house?"
Gould find suthin' of the sort eff we
was outen here, but how air we goin' to
git out when we air dun hemmed in by
the water? The river has riz so fast
that the water is runnin' on all sides of
US like mill tail"
"That's serious" said I, shut 1t may
soon fall SO that we can get out"
"Yas," he responded, 'an' 1t may stay
up for month. Eff we don't starve IL
will be wonder"
"You are deucedly cheerful in your
remarks" said Tom Pruitt. Don't you
think that by straining a point you
could say few more dismal things?"
"Could do it an mout not strain much,
nuther. Down in here summers few
years ago a party Of fellers got kotch
out durin' rise, an when the water
went down we found them. They
hadn't lost none o. thar clothes, SO all
the expense we was put to was gittin'
some plank fur the collins"
Abner-a rather timid man he is, too
-groaned aloud, ludicrous evidence Of
fear that brought forth a laugh from
Tom. didn't laugh.
All we could do was to wait for morn
ing, and, making down beds Of the
boughs of trees, we tumbled into
troubled dreams. The sun was shining
when we awoke, and Walker, taking the
brightness as an evidence that the dan
ger was past, sprang up with shout.
Bone grunted CONTEMPORARY. "You