Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-02-28

hxkinG about nnanns. He sould shoot
vaxh snsxsing sssns1sy, ~ said. and
iovsA dsHxiy - shost n kinds a large
onmA h prsfussA slephaan. I judssd
kom - ,alk. snd vAss ~ scessd up .
covsy ~ shsss hts1s 1pathsred sDngstsEs
= ~ vsy ssadoa uhss sny = tksn sot
sway.
He va shooting shs Rorky mountain
ahssp lAss year In Montana. be sid. and
had haggsd two o. Tires n about in
the afternoon He vss just sssins his
frugal lunch Of bot tsrrApin. cooked over
"a AlsohOl stove which he always car
risd with him, when . bsghorn vsigh-
ing 1t least 60 poands sprapg pa him
and stood about eco yards from him On
ledge scEoss deep gorge N lsa tims
than II requires TO ejAculats ths word
'4scatI'
ssixins his trusty riAs sad placing it
10 his shoulder Il was but the work Of .
moment to aim for the magni6csnt beast.
- he had &C. eye already closed by .
gentleman whom he had thcaghtlsssly
charged with falsahood while east.
He had not sims to pull the trigger.
however. before the alert animal bad
bounded up he facs Of the cli6. which
was az an angle Of Is degs- at least. and
stood entirely protected By "a immense
cverhsnging rock.
Here was . problem. He could not
cross the gorge. The animal was DO
doubt safely there. He could calculate
exactly where he stood bsneath the big
and betting ella. though entirely out Of
his range Of vision.
Making few rapid geometrical calcu-
lations--fog be sdmits that be Is fine
mathcmaticiAn and billiard player-he
aimed for . certain point on the angle
Of the rock and then fred.
For . moment the report seemed tc
dsafsa him. then there fell on the slop.
ing rock at least half buahel OF warm
vitals and mutton tAllow, anA he know
that his aim 'aad been true.
Il took two days to get the animal by
. roundabout wsy. and then hs found
that tho flsttened bullet. with an edge
like . razor, had completely disem.
boweled the animal, these organs hav.
ing been neatly cut out and dropped
down the gorge The heart and liver
had been carefully preserved, while the
bullss had in it, flight also cut Oh the
limb or . sagebush and inserted it In
the rift Of the carcass 90 - to prop il
open and cool OF the mutton in the pure
crisp air OF the mountain.
Iran scro1 Eugene Field once more
tho other day in Chicago. Tho gather
ing years have dealt very generously
with Gee. and be b growing to ressm
BILE me.
EYES," be sAid. IN that rich. deep
melodioss vsics Of his. . voice tina,
would win Tie chick-a-dee-dees down
from the busAes-"yas," he said. color
ing up with bOyish delight, several peo
pie have spoken of Il Ysa do not mind
1t, do you"
''Oh, no." said. Anything thai
gives you pleasure piesses and delight
me almost TO DEATH"
II was quite q good many years ags
that Field and met in Denver. had
some pelts to market ono spring, thu
winter having been very severe on my
stock. killing two ont Of my herd o.
three cattle by it, severity. Fearing Il
trust the arduous task to othsr hands,
took the pelts myself. together with Al
article on How to Write On IN Empty
| Stomach Wfthout pain
l went 10 The Tribune. which ha
dncs been swallowed up BY Tho Repub
hcan. Il was edited BY o. a. Roth
/ ackor, since dead, and had Charlie Ray
mond at the counter, Field where b.
could be drawn ON ct . moment's motto,
/; Tor anything from poem on Thought