Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-08-21


me as we'll as to you. l see that You are
becoming more and more gloomy, and /,
being your elder brother, certainly have n
right to know the cause OF your trouble,
What reason have You To reproach your
self"
"Whst reaSonW repeated Jack, rs If his
secret remorse had become intolerable
"Ah, You perhaps might forgive me, but
the others
1.-The othersl What do you meant" cried
his brother
The younger lads eyes filled with tears,
but i'll spite of his brothers entreaties all
he could be induced to add VA
by anfby You shall know abby and
by
How greatly Briau's anxiety was in
creased by this response may be easily im-
aEiuel. What grave otreuse had Jack
committed in the pastf He must dud out
at any cost. 81 as soon as Gordon returned
Brian told him Of the partial confession he
had eNtorted from his brother aud begged
him to interfere,
"What good would it do?" replied Cor
don wisely I'VE had better let Jack
alone As regards what he has doueg
Oh, that is probably some childish pecca-
dillo whose Importance he greatly exaz.
gerates. Let us wait until he is ready to
explain
The first and most important work to
which the attention of the YOUNG colonistS
must now be devoted was the replen)ShinC
Of Moko's lardcr which was tcyiuujaG to
look alarmngly empty, though the Snares
set near the cave had performed THEN
mission tolerably we'll 1t was larger
game, however, OF which the CulNnlst>
stood really in need; hence the uccesSit,
of immediately constructing traps strong
enough for the capture Of peccaricS, vi
cuuas and similar animals without the eN
peuditUrc OF any of the ammunition which
had now become 50 precious.
l. was 60 work OF this kind that the
larger boys devoted the entire mOuth OF
November, which corresponds with the
month of May in northern attitudes
Immediately on their arrival in camp
the Hama and NiCuuH had been tethcred
under the trees nearest the mouth OF the
French Cave. but before winter came ON u
better shelter must be provided for them,
So Gordon decided that "a shed WITT au in
closure surrounded 10y u tail paljsade
should br immediately constructed at the
base Of Auckland Hin ON the side next the
lake, and ouly q short distance from the
door leading into the hall.
A genuine carpenters shop was organ
lied under Bakers superintendent, ana
the lads went chcerfully to work 1t was
pleasure to see The zeal with which they
handled the implements taken from the
schooncr's tool-chest, and though they
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discouraged or out of temper. Small trees
from which the branches had been re-
moved, furnished the stakes needed for an
Enclosure large enough for the comfortable
accommodation of a dozen or more ami
mails. These stalks. driven firmly into the
ground and strengthened by cross pieces,
would successfully resist any attempt that
other animals might make TO overthrow
or climb over them, The shed was con-
sDruCted from the planks taken from the
"S'uughi," thus saving the lads he labor
of splitting the ,rGes into boards-no easy
task under such circumstances. The roof
was then covered with heavy tarpauln,
A generous supply Of frequently renewed
bedding, and Of fresh grass ana leaves
was all that the animals would now re
Quire to keep them comfortable, and the
care ol this part of the establishment was
iu,rusted to Garnett and Service who were
amply repaid for their trouble by the
pleasure of seeing the vicuna and llama
become more and more tame every day
Bat short time elapsed before the in
closure was honored with another influx
of guests; first another llama caught in
one Of the traps and subsequently two Vi
Cuuas, one male and one female that BaN-
ter captured with the assistance Of VIII
cox who was becoming quite nm adept in
the use of the bolas. Then came another
ostrich run down by Fan, but 1t soon be
came apparent that they would have no
better luck with this one THAI with the
first, in spite of the Jealous efforts of Ser
vice.
While Garnett and Service devoted
themselves to the care of the animals,
Wilcox and several of his companions
busted themselves in the construction of
snares and traps which had to be visited
daily There was also plenty OF work for
the two little boys: jenkins aud Iyerson,
for the number Of turkeys, Guinea fowls
and phcasants captured nocessIlated the
establishment Of q poultry-yard in one
corner Of the Enclosure, and the charge of
this was intrusted 70 these lads, who full.
filed their duties with great zeal
NOko having not only the milk Of the
vicuHas but the eggs Of the fowls at his
disposal, would often have treated his
young masters to desserts Il Gordon had
not hidden him be very economical with
the sugar so il was only on Sundays aud
fetc days that the sweets Dole and Costar
enjoyed so much appeared upon ,hc table,
But if it was impossible 10 manufacture
sugar, might they not fluid something that
would answer as a substitutes Service,
with his beloved Family Robinson" in
his hand, stoutly aycrred that thcy had
only to search. Gordon did search and
finally discovered in the Trap Woods
cIuInp Of trees which at once attracted his
attention.
They are sugar naples, he exclaimed,
delightedly.
This was one OF the most important dis
coyeries that the young colOnists had made
since their occupancy Of the French Cave
BY making an incision in the trunk of
these trees Gordon obtained liquid that
was easily transformed into so,t form
by boiling, and though inferior 10 the pro
duct Of the sugar-cane it was no less valu-
able for domestic use