The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-09-24
.ELEAsE OF THE BOBO.
4 Anniversary that Brought Stir
ring Recolleetions to a
Hoosier Ananias.
he Cold Winter of Seventy Ave
Years AGO and It's
Romance.
hknown Habitat of the BObos, q Race of
Giants Who Live Somewhere In
Missouri.

SIT is so long ago that it comes over me
e dream,'' said Turnkey AL. Taffe, as he
.lked to his seat in the Ananias club room
Indianapolis, in the presence of re-
,rter the other night. and touched q
atch to cigar that Sam Jones had given
N. "Yes; it was not less than seventy
70 years ago."
"What was seventy-tive years ago!" asked
resident Davis.
"A strange occurrence, of which this is
70 anniversary" answered Mr.. Taffe.
locking Sergeant Clifford from his seat
til puff of the cigar Sam Jones gave
m. When Clifford had beer restored
consciousness Mr.. Taffe told this story:
'Seventy-fve years ago to-day was bitter
Id. Ice in White river eight feet thick.
d it was not uncommon for men walking
Sug the streets to fall suddenly to the
iewalk frozen stiff. just how cold it was
lever did know, FOR we couldn't get mer-
~ enough IN this sparsely settled commu-
by to measure it. On the morning of this
v seventy five years ago, and neighbor
], Ichabod McDull, shouldered our axes
d waded through the snow drifts-some
them ten feet deep-to a dense forest
.ere the town of Irvington now stands.
. were engaged to furnish ties on which
lay the railroad known rs the Peoria Di-
Jon of the Big Four, but we knew it as
I'd Better Walk railroad.
I'VE had in week cut 1900 ties and had
sm piled up ready for transportation, and
ought that as it was too cold to do any
ing else, we would try our axes again. We
mt to work with will, and after an
ur's work had fifty five trees lying on the
pund. was trimming one of the fallen
ses when heard a voice say: Get me out
here. please OF course l stopped and
tened. / heard it again, and called Icha-
d's attention. He heard the request to
let out as plainly as did.
.'Wbere are your asked in voice SO
I'd that two trees fell down.
|. Right here in this log you are working
> was the reply.
oh, you get OUT said 1chabod, with a
That's Just what l want to do,' con-
,ued the strange voice. I've been trying
for some years but / haven't succeeded
y we'll. Split this log down the MIDDLE
Gyou will release me, but be careful and
MT cut me with an ak
More for the fun of the thing than any,
,ng else, we carefully split the trunk of
tree open and out crawled-would you
ieve tia man. He picked himself up,
ook himself little, and reached into the
again, hauled out buckskin suit that
\ put on. Then coon-skin cap, and at
I It wrapped himself in buffalo robe.
J g strange being was fifteen feet tall, and
ighed not an ounce less than 200 pounds.
!. instinctively grasped our axes.
anger, with a freezing laugh, I won't
RIM you. If I SO desired could have
g of fun with you boys. See, You can't
Il Id the axes in your hands now and he
inted finger at us. My az handle snd-
ally became a red-hot bar of iron, and
opped it in hurry, whereat the stranger
tghed heartily.
q pulled me out of pretty tough hole,
d I won't forget you for it. am the
IN who laid out st. Louis and made a
y out of it, but, owing to petty jealous
!, was banished and became wanderer,
fteen years ago l came to this part of the
nntry to found a new town and place a
v lots on the market. Feeling fatigued,
aid down to rest on what I thought was a
(, and went to sleep. The log proved to
the dubious sprouts of tree, and slept
sound that grew up and within it. How
~ would have remained inside the tree
t for you, boys, I haven't the least idea,
l propose to do the square thing with
both. Come with me-
But where?' asked.
Never mind. Follow me and YOU will
ne to no harm, assure you. But hold!
4 u cannot walk as can walk. Climb on
shoulders and will carry you.'
AT that he knelt down and Ichabod and
limbed on either shoulder like two ba-
e, and away we started. never saw
ph walker. Talk about your lightning
press trains-they are not a patching to
n. He walked right across rivers and
suntains Just as easy as any one of you
walk across this room. BY evening We
re opposite st. Louis. There was high
,untain there then, but understand that
has since been moved further up the river
ar Alton. Well, We went to the very top
this mountain, which was 7x8 feet,
ough the base was two miles in circum-
Nence. After we had alighted the strange
int lifted square fiat stone, and good
4 ed opening WAS disclosed. and We saw q
If of steps leading downward.
Come on lads said the giant, and we
lowed him down the stairway, after he
d replaced the stone covering. We must
/ We gone down LOCO feet when there was a
lden fash of light, and we found our
yes in huge room. 1t was beautifully
nished with every luxury one could i'm
me. and in the center of the room was a
de cut from crystal. around which were
,uped eight giants, some of them even
ger than our guide. They were PLAYING
ker-$25 limit. At the sound of our steps
" looked up-and more surprised lot OF
/. snts you never saw.
''Oh, no, no, no, tits our chief they
4 led, hugging and kissing him, and call
4 him birdie and honey and pet and
i Ter endearing names. They said they
4 given him up for dead, and wondered
" he still lived. The chief told his story
his rescue, and then turning and point
to us said:
This is Al Taffe and Ichabod McDull.
lads who saved your chief. / know
~ are too small to join our band, but /
!. bught them here to show them that the
Is up and we will send them bach
!. me-
well, they fixed us up. Money, jewels
4 6ne raiment, gems of all kinds, includ-
bushel basket filled with rubies.
oh of us was given q deed to seven lots
st. Louis, which we still own. We were
Z Ken across the river to st. Louis. and In
3 time reached our homes, to the delight
our friends, who had given MS up fol
y hos, but ! suppose they can still be
: ind in Missouri, if one knows where &c
ok for them"
IN The World Enriched.
Tho facilities of the present day for the
oduction of everything that will conduoe
the material welfare and comfort Of
inkind are almost unlimited and when
rup of Figs was first produced tho world
Z, 8 enriched with the only perfect laxative
own, al it is the only remedy which ID
ly pleasing and refreshing to the taste
dprompt and efectual to cleanse the
item gently in the springtime, or, in fact.
any time, and the better it is known the
re popular it becomes.
~ BORN