, 1890-01-30

pure white man and woman to tho
hluckest Indian, intcrspcrscd with
mixed blood of nll shades of copper.
All ages, too, were represented. The
room wns perfect babel of sounds.
Some were conversing In English,
some In the Indian tongue, Others
were carrying on their conversation
IN Chinook, and In one corner two
Chinamen, who had come down
from Rock Creek, We're having n
war Of words, apparently, In their
native language.
HUDSON BAY FIDDLING.
sitting on u chair placed on the
top OF IA common table In another
corner was u bald-hcadcd man
busily engaged In tuning an anti
quatcd looking fiddle. Hudson
Bay" said my companion, point
Ing toward tho musician. | did not
know at tho time what these two
words meant In that connection,
but aftcrward thoroughly under
stood the meaning of Hudson Bay
fiddler, and, II the reader Is patient,
VIII endeavor to describe this back
woods disciple Of Pagnnini.
A Hudson Bay fiddler IN one Of
the old fur company's employees
Hr",,.p,, % ~. H. "s,S a,,,s.,o h.. 49,, - ,n u,'S
pctic use of the violin and bow.
They are as necessary adjuncts to u
halfbreod dance as the half-breeds
themselves.
They can generally play but i'm
perfectly n few 0ld-style tunes. TIA
nnd th.IrIis no, another within i'm,
miles. does tho dance ceaso ON ac-
coInf of the lnok of nusicp MOI
Mr. I,udson Un,, fastens an N low
strinu. n niece of barb wire from the
ncarent nnco anvthiu, tbat ,yiIl
make a noise when stretched. and
the f,,n goes on.
THE pANoh'
"Take your pardners for a quod'
rile,u yelled old Hudson Bay, as he
drew the bow across the tIuhtened
strings ~ tho addle Witch ored
% h',,,.aJ ", ~ 70 IT. ,,'.'s,,'as,o,,"ip1
"N ."'iou 10 ms sa.s'"o''oh'
instantly ,he mum Oh voices
ceased, ana there was hurrying OF
feet on the puncheon floor. The
first thing l. knew / was bowling and
extending INV left arm to the first
,,urolv naiiv. An.r,con iody s,,y
ira NJ m"s'o ne@" .'', 80 80, ,"u Nv
Ihe'e Mas no l,ee' oi ili.,tu'ic'lon;
she accep.eu me US . plrsh,r, ana
w .oon gu. p'noc =" o'io vi '''c sets
"in. Were 'ui,,,,ii,s. ,,,
n ieaay s,"uoeu Nv. an ",1 huuspn
noy ~ n' '"'ne" 'iie 'uo'e p"oei
M yi'in' u,.,,
y,s,e,ncny MhI' t,cro roomi ior
nno.ne, a.n.,u ',p youp'. ~ 'n's ,.S se' ye,ie"
yo""s Wir man .",
W. ~ 'rher w. VI u"t p"hu
n,a's,, iounueT up o'ei 'ie'e anu nave u
"n.,cc'
o ounE is'ioW poh y '"l,e,,
Iolv VI nawn,uc iio'ii ms p'', anu
saISsnpIsnis.y ....s n'ssoy', .,. co''ie,y iook-
ing ha,i-pice" eil' u. ,ne o.her sue
o. .ue foonh, nhu prough. her 10
hin ~ lns 'ne Ioin'' n',,u "Ve.
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wu.rIrnis ior .''e ,h''ce W ~ oh,
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~ sc', S's.hw"y Plpvu i,a,u
I"oh 'n.ih "o M"1 yns"geu III
RiospSJu,ine ,iJe neuPPc' 'o"se UP Oh
nVu'u".y ,t,i olen L, Al,
II, IL 'o""''" UP se'i"cu ''ie
'pT ny, ouy y,..,u -. A.
1850 ueso oNo''l,.'.'o,,s tui,ic rom ,lle
svn'.e,nen, s "io VIII 'nSlr leh,l-
iinS P1itivs r'i'Scu ,iic svt 81 III
Mlneii i i'a9 tahei, p,hoe' Il9y
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'.,,i,' ~ naa Mns i,,,oi'iJSi I's "gaiu
WIN .ne s'll,lss -, h's iiuuie
Pu. III NY uilc eAuihliing the
pv'so,,nsn .,n, VI ny opn,ii,,''o'ls ", III tle
81. Nui,' puvt c.r Mas prop
sriy hhiiieu, as ne ii.',' par Oh rup-
OCT pou's ''u, 'clcii,u ls iar UP ns
Du",s ,;p',hs 'gu g" so dnd u iad is''e @ on rs rs
,ii's, napo oA'cu W oyer nls
III, a,.omah ~ .diist ~! tau
,b rough tbc ioons 4 hlua Garnci
shirt and sloucl, hat completed his
ballroom costume.
Hard Rock sam had on n pair of
reilow h3b nailed boots drawn up
over ms o."e ovut,''is, rea IlnIiiiel
uhueisnnt WI.,y 'oNe'cu WIN u
raSgc" Nes., any uap "pout tw9
sines too s'uiil ior Num- co'i'lriscu'
his evening" uIeSs ,,.u CT
Inc COWBOY nau oni'Iu S,a'es
governheht snIes on n,s lect,
leather clinpp on NE lees oNer lalr
oi puckshin psn,a'oons' NeSi oi
the same iilat1rinii ca'lco sh'rt
(very huch soiieul anu soI'prero
on ms neHu. , -
Inc ieiiaies were one nhu M
dresseu IN 'he,p c.,leo anu wore
mccsalsins ir on on ,nSiF .tn t.o iIes, ,.,.,