Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-08-11

ahhNht uUNtl MlhA ulhlAl NlIl uIIHl IUEea
two men may meet One perhaps may
incidentally let drop a word and In less
than two minutes both will realize that
each was born and raised in the same
town many miles away across the ocean
and from that bare iact,wI,hout inquirrs
into credentials, a lifelong friendship
may be ccmented. ln such way I
Glanced to run across Charlie Cosgraye.
Our fathers happened 90 20 to college
together, that was enough ! had been
staying with Charlie ON bis orange and
ostrich farm a couple OF weeks; we had
pluckcd the birds, hunted. played nap
with the neighbov aud killed time gen.
orally in a most enjoyable way The life
was new to me and enjoyed 10 hugely
as Charlie was always skfmishng
around for some new excitement / was
enabled to 30 20 bed each nigh, feeling
! had not lived the day in vain.
Ny chum was a typical EnglIshman.
affected extremely loose riding brccehos.
immaculate tops. garnishcd with a pair
Of spurs that made one blink to look at
them; they were So brightly Furnished.
Ills hunting crop and be were INSOFAR
able; ditto his dogs, for De never
stirred without half a dozen CANNES
at bis heels, together with bus big roam
mare with a white stocking. lie was
quite correct, boo TACT quite English.
you know although 10 seemed 20 me
little out Of place loo the wilds Of South
Africa. That mare had my heartest
sympathIcs Her tail being dockcd iu
the correct Hyde Park riyl4. the Hics
had @ high old time. Bessics iaii work
iuE pcfpetually like au animated gun
swab. One morning alter coming iu
loaded with dead parrots. the fruits OF
a raid uron % lock Charles ycuurCd
the information we had been working
too hard and needed o. rest and change.
] did not say anything, as it appeared
to me We had been resting tho balance
ul our time. SO ! concluded that mum
was the word and proceeded 10 await
Development Il soon leaked ont that
every year during the hottest months.
January aud February. 90 the farmers
were Boz The habit OF packing up and
tr,kking down TO the sea coast, there
camp and indulge in rare old sugiabic
time. Nothing 10th I rolled up my
sleeves and ted Boo backing up
tent and q host OF the good Things of
this die in the shape OF cdbIgs and
drnkahlcs, 70 looks tu easy thing Co
stow away muuus Tor couple OF weeks.
in gScotCh cart but before ] got through
with my job Die seemed 20 have lost its
chains for me. The canned goods
were alright, but the pies, cheese and
butter The cheese would assert itself
wherever 10 was placed. aud whilst
working out that problem Charlie sat
ON pie. 10 didn't hurt the crust any.
as black abigail presided as chef amy
how, De objected loo good queens Eng
lish 90 having Dis srollgsa white ducks
urmenliuuabligt fCsCoud with Cape
goosthtrty. The pie was handed 10 the
omulprcstni dogs which smiled SUSPECT.
ously and then promptly passed after
politely oyeriurniug @ jar OF salt into the
tea eaddy. However, after many trials
and fluctuations everything was safely
packed away. Six oxen inspanned to the
cart, and the outfit started ON i,s Jour.
nty in the custody ui the leading bench.
grin, when Charlie informed him 10
pass COP" % the way bill dad not check
up O. *. 40 the other end OF the Journey.
A small kaillr was dispatched for our
horses and OFT DC started with O. bride
over his arm on the dead run. He was
about ten years old. being attfcd solely
In one OF Charles old white shirts he
ttstmhled young comet sCudlng DER
The ycldt, judging from the length of
tail visible. 10 there Is anything these
'queltas' like more than another Il is
the chance to get across a horse and
ride il at q break neck pace. How they
slick ON ! don't know To less than
twenty minutes % horse appeared ON the
rise. with tail straight uui, annihlating
distance like au express train, hoty
pursued by horse No. and the boy,
who bumped from side 90 side and
occasionally exhibited Sis inches of day.
light hetwiAt linn and IBIS stpcd. The
horses being saddlcd, final instructions
were gwen 20 the boys and we started
on iity mile ride 10 the mouth of the
Fish river The horses seemed eager
Tor q chase, So, giving them their heads,
We sailed across the yyldL crossing
over bushes the dogs clpIng as though
Brdlam were loose; ON we CIaucrcd
rounded a Clump OF bushes and rode
slap on to flock OF ostHchcs summing
themselves IN flash. The whole country
Appeared 90 bee one mass Of mdulating
ucCks and plumcd wings. Just then /
was busily engaged hanging ON to my
mount by one spur and a handful OF
name, and when ! had time a. take iu
the scenery the birds were ON the hOri.
zur, the well trained dogs lying down
aud Charlie holding bis sides laughing
at something ! muttefpd something
about "a loose girth, but Charlie tspied
the rate owner OF The nocl, coming over
the brow OF the hill with q shotgun 10
inquire into the unsCemly behavior
amongs, his birds, SO we lelt. We soon
struck the noted kowic bush and for
two hours trayerSeu road l5aye the
mark cut through the bush, the scenery
being very limited The dogs seemed TO
be having q huge time 10 themselves
amongst the small game and monkeys
ON approaching the kowie river our
ollactoTy nerves were greeted with
most horrible 0dur 800 we beat lower
down the river 10 find likely spot TO
of saddle. We found thg cause Of this
stencil to De tug QuaurrCd carcass Of
AN OK that had been EIIled and nJyed
the hide being spread on the bank
aud the meat laid ON II, ] was 90
loss TO account Tor such %
thing so far away from any hab
ilauon until Charlie explained that
he had heard of the custom among
The natives of presenting similar oil T.
ing 10 the river god .lIghclush / think
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