Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1894-06-14

round the tree. II would not reach by
a foot or two, aud he hauled upon It
Instantly neeran wheeled about and
went for Antonio open.mouthed. Up
the bank went Antonio, with the big
camel close at hi. heels lie tried TO
reach the horses 10 mount and ride off,
but at sight OF the camel the mustangs
gave snort of terror and dashed away
up the river. lleenan's attention being
attracted to the horses he gave chase
to them, much TO the relief of Antonio,
who had plunged head 6rst into big
bunch Of sagebrush 10 conceal himself
from the enemy, though his hiding was
merely that of the ostrich
Presently the two men got together
and went In search OF their horses.
Half a mile up the river they found
both animals drowned In deep hole,
with Old Hecnan upon the bank look
ing down ut them. II was only after
infinite trouble that the two Mexicans
were able to recover their saddles and
brides As they snealted home TO
Bucltlnnd's that evening they were
sadder and wiser mon They went
for wool and came back shorn"-even
their shears were lost.
The pair told all manner OF lies to
account for the drowning OF their
horses, but as II happened the French.
man who owned the camels had climbed
n tree TO watch the Mexicaus, not
knowing what they were after, and
had been an amused witness of the
whole affair. When the true story
reached the ranch there were a thou.
sand jokes among the men about the
fun to be had in 'shcaring the bull
camel in the rutting season"
When the camels were first taken
down TO Arizona to be used in packing
ore one of them was shot and killed by
q German miner. The man who did
the deed suffered about rs much dis
trcss of mind rs did the sailor who
killed the albatross. The German was
wording for II mining company ut
place about three miles from where
were located the men who were trying
to use the ships Of the desert" as
'prairic schooncrs' In carrying ore
down out OF the mountains. The man
did not know there was such AN
animal ON the American continent
probably in all his life had never seen
camel
One Sunday Hans came tearing into
camp about ten times ms wild.cycd rs
usual "Poys,' cried he, 81 shoot
heliclS"
"a whnt?' asked one Of the men.
"a hcl-aclS-hclilS," cried Hans.
"Mine Gott the biggest helalS in all
Arizona"
"llc means he has shot u monster
elk said some one.
"Ias, "a helix" said Hans. $50 wohr
mir Colt helfc, cs list dc biggest In dc
mountains
big horns like this?" qucricd an old
miner, drawing his neck down into his
chest and spreading his arms abroad.
mo horn at all, said lIans. "She
was frau hclalsi she wos dc grand
mudder of all de helclt."
AS Hans was able to show blood on
his knife, gun and hands, the men con-
cluded he had at last really killed u
beast of some kind. Horses were
caught up and two men sent with
Hans to bring In the meat, of which he
said there was "moro as wagon load. "
Hans insisted upon all hands taking
guns, ns he said he had seen large herd
Of the elk justacross little valley from
where he had downed his victim. As
the party rode along with him To find
his game, Hans honestly owned that
he had never before seen an elk lie
had heard 30 much about the elk, how.
ever, that he thought he knew the ami
NAL.
Presently Hans put spurs to his mus.
tang and proudly dashed TO the spot
where lay the dead camel. Dismount-
ing, he threw his beloved lager"
across his game, then as the others
came up laid a finger ON his lips lie
pointed in the direction Of some low
hills. lie wanted no noise made lie
was In just the right humor TO creep
over the hills and slaughter the whole
herd. In his anxiety to make sure of
his victim, Hans had nearly sawed the
head off the poor camel with his knife.
When his companions came up they
were for some moments at loss ns to
what kind Of huge creature Hans had
slain. Presently one Of them, Tom
Alchorn, the well-known ComstoclS
millwright (now dead, cried out: "By
the holy poker, it's n camel. lilo has
killed one OF the cnmels that belong
over at the other camp. Here IL nice
mess I've no doubt tho animal is
worth all OF one thousand dollars"
"Wort tousand dollar?" cried Hans
"Gott In llimmell II we could kill
dem all it is more as twenty tousand
dollar in our pocket"
II was long before Hans could he
made TO understand that the "bOot was
on the other FOOT" that the owners Of
the camel would demand one thousand
dollars for H.
"Ach, der teufcll" cried Hans, with
rueful face. "POtl wetter Das kamecl,
das kumeel. is it den one Sameel hat
dllcd2'
Yes, a camel" said Alchorn, "and
the men who own the camel will be
after you"
"Donner wetter." groom ed Hans.
When they got back 10 the mine and
told of Hans latest exploit with his old
'juger' the whole camp was In u roar.
Every man who looked at Hans burst
into Il horse laugh, and wherever he
| went he heard the cry: "llil here comes
the man that killed the camel"
/ For about week Hans endured the
gibes and jcers Of tho camp, then he
came up missing and his old lager"
| with him. The men had made the
camp too hot for him.
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