The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1894-08-10

nelLner man nor camel a1Uer Jney
had plunged down over the bank of
the river. Leading the mustangs he
ventured near the bank of the streg n
and shouted: ''Gedoniol Gedonio! MO
amigo!"
Gedonio heard and shouted Justify for
Antonio to come to his relief. lie in
structed Antonio to tie the two mus
tangs fast together and leave them,
then slip quietly down the bank, get
hold of the trailing end OF the lasso and
tie it to tree.
All went we'll until Antonio was
about to pass the end of the lasso
round the tree. 1t would not reach by
foot or two. and he hauled upon it
Instantly Heenan wheeled about and
went for Antonio open-moutEed. Up
the bank went Antonio, with the big
camel close at his heels. He tried to
reach the horses to mount and ride off,
but at sight of the camel the mustangs
gave a snort of terror and dashed away
up the river. Heenan's attention being
attracted to the horses he gave chase
to them, much to the relief of Antonio,
who had plunged head first into big
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 mile up the river they found
both animals drowned in deep hole,
with Old Heenan upon the bank look
ing down at them. 1t was only after
infinite trouble that the two Mexicans
were able to recover their saddles and
brides. AS they sneaked home to
Buckland's that evening they were
sadder and wiser men. They event
for wool and came back shorn"-evcn
their shears were lost.
The pair told all manner of lies to
account for the drowning of their
horses, but as it happened the French
man who owned the camels had climbed
tree to watch the Mexicans, 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 thou
sand jokes among the men about the
fun to be had in ''shearing the bull
camel in the rutting season"
w neil LIlc CdLuGlS WCIC llESU bdh0A
down to Arizona to be used in packing
ore one of them was shot and killed by
a German miner. The man who did
the deed suffered about as much dis
tress of mind as did the sailor who
killed the albatross- The German was
working for o mining company at a
place about three miles from where
were located the men who were trying
to use the ''ships of the DESERT as
prairie schooners" 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 as wild-eyed as
usual. "Poys." cried he, 81 shoot a
helick."
"a what?" asked one of the men.
"a hel-ack-helil1," cried Hans.
milne Colt, the biggest helals in all
Arizona"
HE means he has shot q monster
elk" said some one.
"Yas, helix" said Hans. $50 wohr
ulIl OOUb llClACp Aoo VIC OAH SSoo al VIC
mountains"
big horns like this?" queried an old
miner, drawing his neck down into his
chest and spreading. his arms abroad.
mo horn at ALL" said Hans. "She
was frau helak: she wos de grand
mudder Of all dc helicl1."
AS Hans was able to show blood on
his knife, gun and hands, the men COM
Guided he had at last really killed a
beast of some kind. Horses were
caught up and two men sent with
said there was more as a wagon load"
Hans insisted upon all hands taking
guns, as 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. He
had heard so 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. ho threw his beloved 'jager"
across his game, then as the others
came up laid a finger on his lips. He
pointed in the direction of some low
hills. He 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 as to
what kind of a huge creature Hans had
slain. Presently one of them, Tom
millwright (now dead), cried out: by
the holy poker, it's camel. He has
killed one of the camels that belong
over at the other camp, Here is nice
mess I've no doubt the animal is
worth all of one thousand dollars"
wort tousand dollar?' cried Hans
"Gott in Himmel! If we could kill
dem all it is more as twenty tousand
dollar in our pocket"
1t was long before Hans could be
made to understand that the "boot was
on the other FOOT" that the owners of
the camel would demand one thousand
DOLLARS fop IT,
Zach. der teufelr' cried Hans, with
rueful face "Potz wetter. Das kameel,
das kameel Is it den one kameel That
killed."
Eyes, a camel" said Alchorn, land
the men who own the camel will be