Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-09-24
A TALE OF THREE LIONS.



theo old hunters almost invariably do, OF
ono prste1t or another. They cannot endur'
civilization for very long, It's nOlso and rackc
and tho omniprcscnco Of broadclothod hu
manity proving moro trying TO their nerve.
than the dangers Of tho desert think thai
they feel lonely here for 1t Is fact that II
too little understood, though It has oitea
boon stated, that there is no lonelincss like thu
Loneliness Of crowdn, especially To tho5s who
arc unnccustomcd 10 them.
"What is thero In the world old Qunter-
main would say. ESQ do9ointo as 20 stand In
tho strcct0 OF great city and listen to the
footsteps falling, f-lliae, ninititudinons as
tho rain, and watch the white line Of faces
~ they hurry pact, you know not whence,
you know not whittier, They como md 80,
their Dyes rncot youra with a cold t.aro, for
moment their features arc written or your
mind, and then they arr 6ono forever. Yea
will never SEQ them again, thoy Will never
SEQ you rgalni they como NJ out Of tho I'M
knowa, and presently they once more van
ish into tho Unknown, tailnJ their secrets
with them. Yes, TINT Is l3aclineE plro and
undefllod but to one who knows and loves
It, tho wilderness Is not lonely, bccanao tho
spirit Of nature is ever there 80 keep the
wandcrer company Hg ilnda coinraniona In
tho winds-tho sunny rircams babhio lil,o
natIrca children 10 his feet; high above
hun, In tho purple eursc., arc domcs and
miraruts end palGcc1 such as no mortal man
hath built, Ia AID olt U. vhogc flaming doors
tho gloriou1 angels 81 the sun seem to move
continually. Ald there, TOO, 70 the Wild
game following its fcsdirs grounds In Fru1t
arniic7, v.tA tho rprinChos thrown on. b.
fore fos skirmiahms, then rank Upon RINK Of
lone; faced hloshucl marching and wheeling
Ike infantry, and lass, the shining troops Of
qusgga and the fofeo eyed, s!iagry vildcr-
bce3.e 10 take tho place Of be Cossack hosi
that hung upon an nr.nys .,nnlsA
"Oh, 70, be would .zy, "sio vildcrncss 70
not lonely, Ter, ~ hoy, rgmenbc- that the
further you rct from man tho nearer you
grow 20 God, and, though tals j. q saylns
tha. aight well 10 Disputed, l. 10 enc / aiu
sura tlgi anybody w!ll easily u1dcrr.nd
wh9 has watched the sun riso and sol on Tic
hmitlosi, dc-rrtcd plairr, and seen the thua
der rharlCta o; tic clolll roll In majesty
Acroli tho depths q u=fstbonsb!o fky.
Vel, 90 Gry ra.' 10 Wcat back ugRin, md
nov fog Ealy Eao-;hl I htyo heard nothing
at on o. Lin, aai, 20 I've frank, | greatly
dcra. d aly-1dy VIII ever he1r " hiiu ggllir
l fssr tsst ti9 WILDERNESS faat has fdr 80
MAJ years bcc1 q mother % him will now
49, irNf" Hf '4te wv AalA l-4a lsflFN " Alaa
who aceo-iT-n.rd hi'a, for tho guest u7on
Which, he aEd tary startu1 Is wild 0as In
decd.
But wh1o 70 was n Eagiard for those
yoara or co tcwecu H. rotafa from tho sgl
ensrfui d.-coycfy of tho wise kinsa buriud
trclsurc8 ard &c death Of bio only son, / saw
great dc2i g, oh Allan Q1aigrrinin. ! had
known hirl Jrlrl la.1ro IN Africa, and aficr
b. came borne, whenever | had nothing bcb
Ter 70 DO, ugd foran ~ TO Yorkshire and
stay Uith hlu, end "a this way l al one time
and ano-fc- bc2ssl nay o. the ilcilel,8 u
bis past life, Gru most curious somu oil them
Were.
No ono can po9a cl tEOrs ycnr1 following
tie rough eS.stct-a Of m elephant heater
without meeting with many EtTango adyca-
turci, anil ono way AID a-o.keg old Qa=tcr.
main has certainly seen bis nhare Well
the story thgt I an going TO tell
you Is one OF tire later OF lhcse cd
ventures though / fo-Eot tho exact year
which it hnnren,d ~ any f,l.o l.low that
It was tho only Gu az bis lrlla u1oa which
b took bis son Harry who Is llnce dead
with him aid tha. Harry ,,aa then ahou. Is.
And now fof tho story, which viii repcat
a. nearly A. / can ia 80 words Ia witch
Hunter Quatcr1uan toll u u moore rl-ht
Al 100 On Nsl4. hNuLaIas4N ~ EUUHr
ia Yorkshire. To were ta!tiu. about ro!d
riir'~w
imlningla Lo broke Ia HAh. vcs, I
70. f-old mining d, Tneriin'5 not Ia
obs isyaul, nnd 10 y.sd before that that
Lunl,cl about Jim-Jini and the
- D. you know @. Well 4 tor wss--
olo tlo qlccru5t littlo PLACES You ovcrnAw.
~ Fn ltsalf waa p.tc'lcl ia a STONY valley,
yiH 81 ountaias Rll chou; It, and In tho mid.
az sch ncuncgy as ono dota not often Got
hofl rca uf seon~ Many aud many "A Tia
t,.' q, I have thrown down my piel: and
Ia ditgus:, cllmbcrcl cut Of my claim
Go. lkod a colpic of ulel or ~ to che Ton
81 hill Then would lis down In ~
nd LOOK out over tho glorious stru.cl
w aa niry-tho smillnt valleya. tl,e crea,
iu4ntiiss touched with gola-real cold Of
81 sat, and clothed IN s,soepln., rob- u
b nd starr iato tho dop:h. Ok tho uo,,uA,
yyo; yes. aud thank hnavea had
be ron tho cursinr and tho coai,o io,t,,
OF mincri, and tho vuiccl OF these B9sutt
40 ivl us thoy tpiled Ia tho r.in. tho iaenior,
81 weh is with mo yos Wen, for som,
malAl dug Is.slcntly at my clnin I'M N,
500 eht Of q piog or OF a ,vasNo,. tr,o,iri
brar' hateful 10 rnc. A hundroi times
dis lnncnt5d ny own fcily IA hayisr IN
y,s.e $500. which va, nboas All uiat NM
worth at tho tln,o, Ia thli rold fiiaina. nut
like other better peop.o before mo. / Mad beei
b.s;ea by tho rula blr, end Ro,, lad 10 al
tho coaaqucnccs / had boarht q claila on