The herald., 1893-08-06
GO Up WILSON'S PEAK.

The Advice OF q Recent Traveller Up the
Mountain.
Have you not been up the burro trail
toWilson's peak? Then don't let the
summer pass without trusting your fate
to burro aud making the ascent.
(Lndies all call the burro a bureau. ]
suppose BY aasociating it with that
familiar and harmless piece OF furniture
they acquire confidence in the little
long-eared animal with less wear and
tear to their mental clothes.) Most peo-
pie have an opinion that burro is q
little bunch OF atubbornness with use
less amount of ears; but when you have
made the ascent to and descent from
Wilson's peak on one of these droll lit
tie creatures you will feel as gentle
man in party that came down the trail
last week did when he said: II just love
burro." The gentleman was past 80
years, perhaps, suggested Abraham Lin
coin in look and enjoyment of humor,
and this was an expression OF apprecia-
tion well earned by this reliable, un-
shod little mountaineer.
You may be somewhat light headed,
bus your svoirdupois does not grow ap-
preciably less as you rise in the world.
So, when his serene littleneBe pauses on
the upward way, make uss of the op-
portunity to, enjoy longer the magEif-
cent landscape above. below and beyond
you. Burro and trail are only incidents,
only important for making 1t posi- bic
to view with little fatigue and cost 50
pictures magnificent beyond description
grand sweeps of forest-covered noun
tain slopes, mountain peaks Of solid
rock piled and broken, covered with
gigantic pines, deeps and heights,
scenes 60 varied and sublime that the
mind and feelings are expanded beyond
the power ever to return TO their former
narrower limits. When you reach
Strains camp at the summit
you are in the midst OF one
the grandest natural parks. II no
one of your party has been up the
trail take guide, lest you find yourself
confronted by a condition such as that
in which a Scotch gentleman found
himself last week. With sll the tradi.
tional Scotch and English regard for
divine rights, and game preserves, he
turned ont of the trail, which 10 kept in
state Of repairs, at point where a
notice warned the traveller not to tres
pass on private property, and found
himself in a number Of perilous situa-
tions before he reached the summit.
Guide and burro ignore the notice, 90 il
you trust yourself to your guide, phile-
aopher and friend you'll come out all
right. Start up the trail in the morn
ing. no matter whatever is said to the
contrary. You want to enjoy the mag
nificent scenes and you want some time
to do it in.
There are several delightful spots be-
side the rushing stream to which you
descend, where yourself and donkeyseli
can rest and you can take your lunch.
Sturtevant's corral, at the foot of the
trail, contains 36 burro philosophers.
Doubtless some gay spirit while waiting
the saddling of the train saw humor in
contrasts (or simifitudes p and called
these burros names that have ''stuck
to them" Sullivan, Dexter, Jim
Blaine, Harrison, Phil Sheridan, Sa-
mantle, Lummux, Tarantuls and Rats
were the donkey coterie that made the
excursion last week. Rats, the baggage
wagon, led the van. There is some
thing more than poetry in calling him
Rats, for while he accepts his burden
with apparent acknowledgements. he no
sooner starts up or down the
trail than he endeavors to unload
himself in the scrub oak hedges,
and only Roy's loud and repeated com.
mands summon him back to the dis.
charge of his duties. Among minor in.
cident that interested a small party
coming down the trail last week was
brood OF mountain quail in pile Of dry
biuch close to the trail. Roy said there
were 25 in the flock, bat as the young
ones kept running in and out of the
brush and only the old one stood still to
be counted, / think Roy must have d.
vined the number. The old bird
stretched his neck. evidently looking for
firearms. Roy thought his courage was
due to the game law being in force.
half believed | saw copy OF the law
stuck under his wing, which he pro.
posed to read If he saw q gun. As We
rounded point Roy called out, ''See
that you take a straight shot?" The
bandit proved to be only scenic artist
who proposed to take as hostage copy
of the cavalcode. If you see picture Of
q cavalcade between Strains ard Mar
tins camp with pilgrim-like individ-
ual in it, know BY these presents, that's
me! Go up to Wilson's peak
B4EDECKER.
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