The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-10-21
SAD SHERIFF REDGRAVE.
a DISTING UIsHED BRITISH CoLUM-
BI4 CITIZEN AND HIS STORIES.


Anniversary OF the Occasion whes ne
Killed Grizzly and His Friens Diea.
Lying in the picturesque valley Of the Column
umbia River in British Columbia, with the Sell
kirk Mountains on one side and the Rocky
Mountains on the other, is the town of Donald,
on the Canadian Pacific Railroad It used to be
known as n" wide-open town." but IL is now a
sedate little place OF nearly 1000 inhabitants.
II is the meeting place Of divisions of the rail-
road, and from that reason takes COM
mercial importance that other towns OF the
same size along the railroad lack. 1t also has
an added Importance from the fact that IL Ia the
home Of Sheriff Redgrave. the chief Official Of
all that country round for a great distance.
Sheriff Redgrave il distinguished man, not
only because he holds the chief office there
abouts for many miles, but because he has q
| notable past. He has had many fierce cam
paiRns with the Indians, has fought his full
share of deadly duels with despera1oes has
dropped" his man on NOR than one occa-
sion, knows what roughng IL means in coun-
| try the widest Of the wild, and for years before
| such a thing as q railroad was thought Of in
that country was q marked man. His dignifed
| presence always commanded respect wherever
he appeared. lie was always pointed out to
strangers, and knew that his position in the
community demanded of him scrupulous re-
gard for his personal appearance and also that he
| must always keep up his nerve and live up fully
| to his reputation. Although the Sheriff is now
nearly sixty years old, has ever found
him derelict in his self-appreciation or neglect
| full Of his past.
The sheriff in these peaceful days has few
| stirring events to call out his prowess but in
the estimation of most Of the citizens of Donald
is the most conspicuous man In the place. II Ia
one OF his habits always to come down TO the
through trains every day to greet the crews and
to exchange word or two with the mail clerks.
1t also gives the passengers an opportunity. as
they patrol up and down the pIa,form whiIc ,bo
''' p"'io' ~ ""u "o"h .io ".io'th "I''ie thc
engines are being changed, to ask who that dis
uished.looking man is, and. while the sto-
rios NJ The Sbarify's orca,ness are hoin, ro,o,oI
.les oi .ne anerls srea.hess are peihe related
To give the sheriff also an opportunity to display
becoming modesty and an assumed Ignorance
of the fact that the travellers arc lis,en,n,, N
stories OF his past.
The Sheriff is Of medium height rather solidly
quit, ana mas grizzly BEARD lie wears low
crowned hat, and has military style as he
,bis NM, and tha, and ncoas,ona,,, snoaI,ins, w.
.hiS man anu .hat' anu occasionally speaking 10
and 40 on. After n turn or two about the Mat
form h. usuallv s,on. M tb. mail cor and nr,-
ting one foot on the braces of the car. enters
into conversation with the messenger, while the
passengers walk up ana down ana take him IN
thorough'y or listen to the tales Of his career.
sheriff d hedsr n is always "miabls and al
most Always cheerfui' once year. however
he Is manifestiy troubled and downcast' 1t is
mil al, oaI,a,,,r -, o,,,,nn 49,,
and then th V usually en.uss
Good morning, sheriff: YOU seem n LITTLE
,ronhled his mnrni,o. Won loci, hlus No,htne e
gone wrong, has there ?" some one will say, and
the sheriff will make this response:
oh' no. win an apparent eHort 10 throw OH
his careworn look; nothing ia the matter. but
day with me. and / never can shake of ia I re.
membrance.;' W" '''"A' VII ITO ''-
vitaton tie Sheriff viii tell his storv of an
eventful day in his career one that ANNUALLY
1T was Just thirty wears ago today that was
up in the Caribon country with The dearest
that would have Gladly given my lie IN any
day we're there occasIon 10 do So. Ne werss
Sy lamentabie oyersisbt had "nlv one n,In with
us. My friend had that suddenly We came
o b 10 ia wth h an grzI bear one
ms We used To- have in these mountains tn. bear
Ses liz s h hu aS ha and peen S.ung oy
that 1t was either his life or one or perhaps both
Of ours Tie came right for u.s. roaring and de-
NV friend was n nervous man. and I could
see that he was a little frightened. Now, You
know that I never lose my nerve and so said
to him that Thought he had better give me the
gun and let me kill the bear. so as to make sure
have the rcsponsibility of his hands. Tbn hear
came straight for us and I took deliberate aim
He Ind his month nnen and / aimed IN sbmni |
him there and lei the bullet penetrnts the brain
and thus make "A neat lob Of Il. When The hear |
was about ten nares off I nulled the trIover |
That bullet went straight TO lis mark OF course
but do YOU know lust as II struck The bear in |
the mouth that animal for some reason or |
other turned ON his heels The bullet nassed |
through Ills head and the bear turning Inst as |
il was passing through detIected The bullet. So |
that 1t flew back 10 us and killed my friend in |
stantly by my side Yes, this is always a very |
sad day With me, and am sure YOU will excuse |
me ii Idon't snow my az ust0med cheerfuness"
Sheriff Redgraye las another thrilling exneri- |
ence that he relates occasionally, and IL illus
trates his fertility of resource in time OF great
emergency and reveals 10 some EXTENT the
reasons for his popularity and advancement in
the estimation OF his FELLOW citizens He WAS mn
in the Caribou country many Years avo and
stumbled into a cump OF Indians wheTe there
was an epidemic OF sInall-pox raging liz would
never do for him TO return home after having
been exposed 10 that contagIon and IL also WAS
incumbent on him as a man with a sympathetic
heart 10 try 10 stamp ont the Terrible disease
He and his friend pondered over the situation
for a long time and at last plan came TO them.