Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-03-13
The GAL FATE OF A foary.NlNee.
Nigh, Ne , Bonsnsa kinT " he usdn'i
Convened uIs Male Into . tsiiiope.

Nigh, Be , Bonsnsa King " He usdnt
Convened uis Male Into csiiiepe.
A party Of pro.pcc'ors had located their
dry camp on the bcndwatrr. u the Meadow
aud were having rather indifferent luck.
| II l. broken mp country. and ~ redeem.
Ing feature j. the abundance 81 game OF
all kinds. While Il may h. termed hunt
er's paradise, 10 j. certainly miners
shcol Flour aud bacon aud Beans had run
low. aud the boys had begun TO Gus the
country.
They were sitting around the frc one
night smoking when visitor, stranger.
with about ~ little ceremony ~ Poe's
Raven. made his way into the circle and
lHrhc,i. not on bust OF Palla., but on q
busted apsfahoe. For about two minutes
the remarks were about a. extended and
interesting a. were those oi the famous
Forty nlner. Finally he wa. induced 10
chow, and then he gave an account of him
selk lie was NJ near q nnhob a. pros
pccior can ever become. that Ia. he WIS
making no attempt TO better his condition,
making bis way nf0ot from one pruspcct-
or'- OF trnppcr's camp 10 another. lie was
an old man. bowed snd wrinklsd. II WINS
evident that the end " the ROCKY trail of
life that be- wis travelling wW not far oil.
boys happened TO speak II the old mans
condition The old fellow araightenei
up. rdiusie,l one mocca.ined foot under
him, "InjunT fashion. aud remarked at
may seem q little tough 20 you fellers to
". me knockin' round thi. way when |
ought 10 he q respectable member Of sas.
sety. holdin' my own with Mackay, Flopd,
Hearst and Lucky baldwin. | usel to
train with them fellers. I'm '4acr, am,
and might now b. millynair II Il wasn't
fer piece Of hard luck struck way back
In the ius
II strnck out one spring rnornln' In Cal.
Horny with mule packed with plenty Of
grub. aud good prospecting outfit I
had two dogs, cross hctwecn bull aud shep
herd, along for company. | packed with
me tin horn that | called EN- up with
when they rot too far away.
II was maxim for the Mokclennns hlll
district, which hadn't been prospccted
hardly any yet made burned good time,
considerin' all things, til on the -econi
week that gosh blamed mule got sick. The
sun " n gun begun 10 swell lie 90, down
and rolled. Well. he kept swellln' aud
rollin' and gruenln', aud thought every
minute he'd bust"
Ire sweat stood out on the old mans
brow ~ he related this. lie paused while,
reflected, aud continued
The way hggrrcd II ont was that h.
had collie. l couldn't think OF anything TO
give him but the soda used To cook with.
I'D heard IL was good for tho stomach, 70 1
fixed up a dr,nch Of soda and water, stuck
the dinner horn inter his throat, and cum.
menced pouring the stun inter him. Il
skeart him. lie snerxed and snorted all at
wun-t. and spit out the drruch. Aud when
he snorted he blow~d that err horn. lie
seemed surprised to lind that he VIVA mu.
hician. III. ears ria. aud he prauccd round
an footed that derncd horn. The dogs |
hecri the tootin', and, true TO their trainin', |
they come along head an tail up. That |
dcrned mule kcp tootin' that ere horn,
all the time atoo,ln' tho wind DIN his |
stomach, and all ut once, by gum, he struck |
out n tootln' that horn. an the dog. fol |
lerin'.
~ wus lcft thar 40 miles from nowhar,
with no grub, mule. dogs nor nothln'. |
wandered back 10 the nearest camp, and
scnos then I've becn u wandcrcr with no
aim Ia life but Ia find my mules an dogs.
For forty years I've been chasin' the oussed
yArinlnts. I've seen lotsof mules. but none
nv'm he'd Of tin dinner horn In bis mouth,
nor two brindlc dogs follerln' him. Have
any OF you iellers seen stray mule around
here"
The old mans story created profound
impression. The boys unanimously elected
him grand patriarch and assistant cook
for a. long ~ he cared 10 lay on from his
wild and thrilling ohase.-SpokAne Falls
Spokesman.