The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-05-19
and shouted: "Gedonio! Gedoniol milo

Antonio to ON TO his relief. lie in.
structcd 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
e tie it TO a tree.
All went well until Antonio wa,
about TO pass the end of the lassC
round the tree. 1t would not reach by
a foot or two. and he hauled upon it.
Instantly Heenan wheeled about and
r went for Antonio open-mOuthed. Up
the bank went Antonio, with the big
camel close at his heels. He tried &c
reach the horses to mount and ride off,
but at sight of the camel the mustangs
gaze a snort of terror and dashed away
n up the river. Heenan's attention being
attracted 10 the horses he gave chase
to them, much to the relief of Antonio,
who had plunged head first into a big
bunch of sagebrush TO 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 4 mile up the river they found
both animals drowned in a deep hole,
with Old Hecnan upon the bank look
ing down at them. 1t was only after
infinite trouble that the two MeXicaus
were able to recover their saddles and
brides. As they sneakad home to
Buckland's that evening they were
sadder and wiser men. They went
for wool and came back shorn"-ever
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 cameIs had climbed
a tree To- watch the Nexicans, 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 ~"shearing the bull
camel in the rutting season"
When the camcls were first taken
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 n mining company at a
place about three miles from where
We're located the men vino were trying
to use the ships of the desert" rs
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
a camel.
One Sunday Hans came tearing int
camp about ten times as wild-cyed as
usual. ''Poys,' cried he, Il shoot D
helicl."
"a what?" asked one of the men.
"a hcl-ack-hclik," cried Hans.
"Mine Colt, the biggest helalt in all
Arizona"
He means he has shot a monster
elk, said sone one
"YaS, a helix" said Hans. $50 wohr
mir Colt helfe, rs list de biggest in de
mountains"
Big horns like this?" qucried an old
miner, drawing his neck down into his
chest and spreading his arms abroad.
No horn at all" said Hans. ''She
was a frau helak; She wos dc grand
muddcr of all de hclict."
As Hans was able To show blood on
his knife, gun and hands. the men cun-
clu,led he had n last really killed a
beast of some kind. Horse Were
caught mp and two men sent with
Hans to bring in the meat. of which he
said there was more aS a wagon load"
Hans insisted upon all hands taking
guns, aS he said he had seen Il large herd
of the elk just across Il little valley from
where he had downed his victim. As
the party rode along with HIM to end
his game, Hans honestly owned that
he had never before seen an elk. lie
had heard so much about the elk, how
ever. that he thought he knew the ami
Presently Hans put spurs I" his mus
tang and proudly dashed 10 the spot
where lay the dead camel. Dismount-
ing. he threw his beloved lager"
across his game, tl:cn as the others
up laid a finger on his lips. lie
in the direction of some low
hills. He wanted no noise made. He
was in just the right humor to creep
over the hills and slaughter the whole
nerd. In his anxiety to make sure of
MS victim, Hans had nearly sawed the
head off the poor camel with his knife.
When his companions came up they
were for some at a loss as To :
what kind of a huge creaturc Hans had
lain. Presently one of them, Tom ,
ilchurn. the well!nown Comstock :
nillwright (now dead, cried out: ''I:y =
he holy poker. its a camel. lie has -
one of the camcls that belong :
'ver AT the other camp. Here is Il nice ,
ness. I've no doubt the animal i, =.
worth all of one Thousand dollars" :
Wort a tousand dollar cried Hans ,
Colt in liimmcl! If we could kill :
all it is more as twenty tousand -
lollar in our pocket" ,
II wa, long before Hans could he :.
to understand that the boot was !
N the other foot" that the owners Of u
camel would demand one thousand !
.Ullars for it !
"Ach. der ~tcufel." cried Hans, with !
ueful face 'Potz wetter. Das kamcel, >
as kamecl. Is it den one kamecl hat
illcd?" IL
Yes, a camel" said Alchoru. and y
he men who own the camel will lie !
fter You !
bonner wetter." groOned Hans. -"
As the men did not wish To he caught /"
ear the dead camel, all hands beat a "
asty retreat for home. 3"
When they got back to the mine and
Did of Hans latest exploit with his old
jaeger, the whole camp was in a roar. =,
man who locked at Hans burst -,
ITO a horse laugh, and wherever he :.
'ent he heard the cry: Iii. here comes !,
Ic man that killed the camel" n
about a week Hans endured the :,
hes and jeers of the camp, then he n
up missing and his old lager" ri
it'll him. The men had made the T.
mp too hot for him. -
BENEVOLENCE DISCOUNTED. I'll
he Entcrpri>inE rwsboy Was In tn .,
business for the Money. "
The resOurccful ncwsboy is not { =
'oduct of America alone. lie is founC "