Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-10-30

allowed him to SOP In the skilltt, an
honor that sui Ross never accorded 10
hut few OF his warmext ard truust CON
tldentiai friends. Bob anil the goyufnor
were not exactly IN accord OH all political
lines. hut they agreoi on gravy, The ing
~ full OF bait and an ant,-prohihition
town not i've miles away. Somebody Is
tvning IN tho fiddle. Sam Jackson Is howl
ing war song and tho atmosphere Is
fragrant with the odor OF flowers. Alcd
fish, steaming vcnison and roasting tur-
key WHOM sly little down Whispers In iny
car; There is a big buck picking around
In the little rladc UP here not two hun
drcu yards from camp. II was but the
work OF a moment TO tell II lie. pick up
Winchester and steal out OF camp, on the
edge of tho glade looked cautiously
around and sure enough ihore atands d
big buck az big AS an elophani-sueh
hornsl Have got the buck agnor eaitk
stand on nay feet and 50 I lie down aud
rest my gun on log. Bang. ffhe shadowy
object springs Into the air, roars Ike q
lion and falls Lpon the plain. am IN an
oNtacy OF Joy. How my name will ring
through the camp when they learn have
killed the biggest buck In 1aSnsl Cooking
the gun and dcurlshing Il big butcher
knife. | run forward TO cut the throat Of
my deer. II was IN the gloainins ana
nearly stumbled over the animal, IL raised
up on Its forofeet and looked ne in the
lace. Such q look OF reprocf mortal man
never witnessed. The knife fcll from my
hand. Tho animal fen on 90 aide with the
usual dull thud-llyed, langushed and G1ed.
had shot my own Jaoisasa.
They kangnrooed me nnl that store I'VE
miles away had TO send for new invoice
OF LIQUIDS AZ my expense before we broke
camp.
In this region there Is an old negro by
tho name OF lrons who has flock Of net
crows and jay birds This negro susni-
oioned that another negro living Ave or
six miles AWAY had stolen one of his
yearlings, ono day the suspected negro,
whose name was sllcklnR. happened TO
stop at Irons cabin. Irons invited him
TO be seated under tile trees and NJ
once accused him OF stealing the yenrllng
Sliiins denied it vocifcrously mo use,
no uHc" shouted Irons, ~ done sent tho
crows ana jaNhlrds to SOC tho duhhll and
he tell me you got my yearlin'! Irons
at once called his flock Of pets, 'Ilora
IN Sllltlns." he shouted. "lIurc he am
Take him TO the dcbbi" The crows
came ana the Jays Hhrlekcd ana nuttercd
about SliElus' head. slikins ali uncnn.
aoious VI tho relationship that existed be-
tween Irons and the birds, was about to
die The crows and Jays III on Irons
head and shoulders aud then flow cav
ing and ahrIeking at slklns "Tnko that
COW thief. Take that nigger down 10
hell" shouted Irons. Slicklns' eyes were
about to pop out OF his head "Tako him
to the dcbbll." shouted Irons as tile whole
noek fcw at the frightened nogru's face
slickins fell down and rolled In the dust
and moaned: "Air, Irons. Use goln' to
pay YOU for that yearlin', OATS what l
done como down here fur today"
one day we cut bee tree, and all the
noishbors oano and brought their women
and children aud thon we had q picnic
md dance under the tro0n that night
by the camp fire as the smoke rircled up-
wards through tho swayng moss we lis
tened TO the discussion OF such moment
GUS questions as tanning coon skins.
courslug bees. picking geese, soft soap
making, chasing eat ana raising hounds
Utter tho word hound IN tho country and
every ear IL open 20 hear. Let puck
opeu up on any kind OF trail and tho
hoes are dropped and every plow " left
In the furrow Tho woods echo 10 tho
music OF horns and hounds, Everything
that can stay on, the hurricane deck OF a
mustang is IN the saddle. and every coun-
tononce Is glowing and every bosom hoay-
Ing with tho JOY OF tho chase. They ure
the happiest people IN tho world, Every
ayocatlon aud every business In the marta
OF trade IN recruited from the ranks OF
tho strong, healthy young men who grow
up full OF ylgor and honesty Us DO the
boys and girls OF this region,
As We turned away after enjoying two
or three days OF rural life we felt ali
over In accord with RUFUS Saundern.
when he was saylngj "if l had anything
that gold could buy and could live at the
most pulatlal hotel IN the greatest city
In the land would prefer TO 10 into the
Nthppg flta lalFnu q,
AK IN my own hands / would build me u
cubln and clear mp u spot Of ground. l
would blaze Il way through the woods
down TO the sprlng I would pant illWora
and TRAN vines about tho door and
seated there under the shade OF the trees
by the rippling waters listening 10 the
music Of tho birds and half intoxicated
with IN fragrance OF the forest, Watching
the sunlight. toying with the culiR Of
my healthy children, I would be happier
thar. king because that place would be
my lone" BroEos.