Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1895-06-01

Iame ducks inquired the Mdssh-
chusetts man.
"Tame H.. no; wild ones, replied
Mr.. Magee.
"TheJ won't do!''
Boys" remarked Colonel Steb-
bins as he slowly rose 10 his feet,
we've got to get over this difficulty
in some way, and I've got a few sug-
gestions TO make. Angels is little
different from Boston. We've not
got the facilities that they've got
over there. While it's fashionable in
Massachusetts to have roast turkey
and mince pies Tor Thanksgiving, it
amt fashionable at Angels. Pm
therefore in favor of barbecuing a
grizzly and having ducks.
Colonel Stebbins was leading citi-
zen and his opinion carried weight
Besides, steadier eye and "A deadlier
hand never covered his man on the
Stanislaus Ii WAS not at all times
advisable TO contest his opinions
But here he had touched sympa-
thetic chord in the hearts of the
rough men who surrounded him. and
his breast was thrilling with the con
seriousness of having done his duty.
lie was therefore in no mood for OPP
position
But the Massachusetts man had a
thousand Puritan traditions in his
mind, and the stern fidelity 10 princi-
pie Of the yoyngers in the Mayflower
in his heArt The idea OF celebrating
Z Thanksgiving with baked grizzly wand
wild duck was inexpressihly distate-
tul TO him.
. ] don't want any Of that kind Of
Thanksgiving dinner in mine, he
remarked sententiously
II think YOU do, sir. replied Colo
I mel Stebbins, II think YOU do. |
think you will eat IA piece Of grizzly
aud little wild duck; and the
Colonel \ voice grew low and musical
there is what says you will. and he
tapped the handle OF his revolver
significantly
The crowd looked upon the culprit
with gathering disgust. and he be.
gan 10 feel that he had gone triile
too tar
1T is the fashion. said Colonel
Z Stsbblns. to cat roast grizzly and
Wild duck al Angels for Thnnksgiv-
ing
In that cnse have nothing more
20 say, responded the man from
Massnchusct T.
And that settled the controversy
The next day hunters were de.
/ spntchcd 10 bring in a grizzly and all
I the wild fowl that could be shot on
/ the Stauislaus. The camp was III "A
ferment OF excitement Thanksgiv.
ing was novelty, and il was going
to be- done ~" in a style that would
Hstonish the oldest inhahitant
An immense pit was dug and prepa.
I rations pushed forward rapidly Tor
I on old.fashinncd barbecue Every
man in the camp took part in tho
restless activity and agreeable cX.
element /, was lonely comm.
nity IN its relations TO the outsid,
world, but in itself II thrilled and
buhhlrd with congpnial cmGt~on
After due consideration IL WAS de-
I tcrmiucd that ns no religious cere
mouy could prcccic the dinner, il
would h. proper 10 pH~S the tim,
T employed ia roasting the grizzly with
I local fcStivity Accordingly the bar
I ON the other side oi the gulrh bccam,
I tho rendezvous of the excited popu,
lace The tnngloiout used nj Angels
at that time was not OF superior
| brand, but persistent lihatious mad,
/ il the medium of the necessary degree
OF cNhilration Everybody was
friendly. aud good humor prevailed
on an sides: Jest and rrparter few
4 thick and fast. Tho unwritten lnw
Of the camp, that no blood was TO be
split an day ofreioicing was strict.
~ adhered to.
"This il very Different day from
the one passed about eleven wears
ago up in the SicrrHs, remarked Col.
onel Stehhins in y loquaciuns vein. ms
he filed his cupwith heumbcr liquid,
and his glance took in with pateruul
| pride the group of eager admirers
surrounding him. 1T was in this
month. II remember rightly. that
3 w Ntttl ltA WV liiEUNs AfilA tN,N lil''t
and | ON q biz Hat rock up in the
hills We had Travelled all dry with.
out mouthiul to eat. Not even a
/ jack rabbit had crossed our path.
We were two of the hungricst mon
YOU ever saw. and we were debating
between ourselves how in the world
We were ever going to make Angels
with no grub TO travel on. when all
ofn sudden big grizzly stood before
us There was no time to get our
guns. The bear was ms hungry as
we were. and he had come ON bust
ness. We both made for the trees,
and they weren't far of, or we never
would have got there As II is we
! had about as narrow u scratch for
| the first limb ms ever two men had
The bear settled down nj the base
ofmy tree, in resigned sort of way,
as much ms to say he would wait for
us. And a more patient animal than
! fbnt Lnat t,r,,t.o1 ~ hp IL not tpuud