The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1891-10-22

popular namesake OF the fatt, Zebulon
q. somerindyck, Esq. Ian illustrious
trinity Of merchant, mayor and post
mastcr--and there enliven the passing
hours with incidents of homely pathos
and thrilling adventures, from their
own experiences, on the western fron-
tier. 40 be sure some of these Incl
=dcntswere entirely fresh to the narra-
tors, as well as to the audience. But
in such cases the freshness belonged
entirely to the story-teller and his tale,
and not to his audience; and somehow
spurious yarns were seldom repeated.
When each man was settled into his
familiar place on box, barrel or chair,
and the magnetic circle of fellowship
became full established, each passing
circumstance would revive the memory
Of some experience, and the current Of
recollections would remain unbrokcn
until the small hours of the night. Y
On one occasion of this kind, as q
few of the earliest arrivals had
dropped in" faint 9squeal was heard
: Tram {. remote cor er. of the room, and
the 'sstorc cat" emerged from behind
It pile of boxes, with IA big mouse in
her mouth. She proudly marched be-
fore the spectators to display her
prize. After rubbing her sides affee-s
tionatcly against such boot-legs Jas
We're within her reach, and receiving
many admiring strokes, she deposited
-frer victim on the floor and began to
tease and torment it by allowing it to
almost escape-only to be drawn back
again by a sharp and crafty paw.
After watching these maneuvers for a
time an old guide broke the silence. He
was universally known ~ the express
sive title of Lonesome Lively" in cell
ebration of his abnormal desire to es-
cape from every body's society, and of
his phenomenal deliberation.
How'd we like to hey grizzly play
18th We like that?" said he, watching
he cat Silence is commonly supposed
o give consent; but as no one acqui-
esced in the proposition. he seemed to
tale,it for granted that he was called
upon to defend and peove that the cir
,cumstances suggested were not desir-
able.
IA lot of us fellers had worked the
Solitaire pocket till there wasn't a
solitary speck q dust in her ,noexsts.
nuther in ours,-an' we perceeded to
pack our buds and make fur t'other
side NV Jordan creek The rest on 'em
were seared on the kentry and swere
ez they wouldn't cat nor drink till
they'd crossed over onto t'other side
FL they'd made the last part o .het
resolooshun sometime afore, an stuck
to ct, they'd punished a mighty
sight less O poor whisky on this side O
Jordan, recallect.
$50 it war late that night when we
snatched bit o. supper an stretched
out ez tired dozen legs as ever made
.spokes around a camp fire.
= I'D made up my mind that the back
end o the next day would find us with
more to eat err fewer to eat it, 'Kord
ingly, next mornin', when we struck a
big patch of chaparral, ! switched off
from the party an told 'em ter keep
straight ahead fer clump big pines,
tYother side TIL chaparral; an if | didn't
iine EN- in five hours they might back.
track an hunt me up. Meantime was
about to try my luck fer game. They
agreed, an we parted.
9The chaparral were a mighty solid
growth, sort o. tunneledA through here
an thar by the trails. 4 pegged right
along fer an hour or more, all the time
keenin' my eyes an ears open fer signs
o game. The trail l was follerin'