The herald., 1895-09-15

"On the lower Hassayampa they're liars
from the state. But up above they're
honest men. leLstwise they are in part;
an give the story as twas told and
leave for you to say whether the yarn
was sprung below or come the other
way" HONEST JOHN.
Honest John Cooler OF Walnut creek.
Yavapai county. told me a story of how
Eb Jones discovered Taran tula guich and
it is so interesting that reproduce 1t for
the benefit of the readers OF The Herald.
1t is so startling that it may seem i'm
probable, but Honest John stands behind
it and two six-shooters hang on to him.
Address him at Walnut creek for terms.
''Me and Eb Jones was pards way back
in TO- Eb was mt much on size but he
had mora grit and git up and git than
any pard l ever had. More'n that, he
had twice the heft of him in luck. His
luck was simply tremendous.
1--WE was prospectIn' together on a pur
ty fair layout on the upper Hassayamps
when the grub petered out. We elected
Eb to make forage on the next station
ard he ped himself accordin.
''Tne afternoon was so hot you cud fry
leans on the bare sie in the shade and
when he reached the erik the sight of
the water overcome him. He shed his
bues and pants and lay where the water
cud trickle along his spinal column. and
he was dreaming OF his chlldhood'S days
when he saw them pants going over the
bank with two kyotes tieu to EN-. He
gets up smart and puts on his butes and
made after them kyotes cussin' fit to
make it rain. The kyotes was onto HIM
and put on steam. and if the burned crit
tors had only come to some understandln
m them nantS never Cud have over
hauled 'em, put each of 'em bad a leg of
pants i'll his Jaw and they cudn't swap
opinions without letting out the pants.
Just as Eb was concluding to make
camp for new outfit them kyotes come
to a tree and each on 'em took the other
side of it; consequently the pants held
'em up till Eb got on deck.
IF the critters had had sense enough
to pull back or 1T go they might have got
away, but they both wanted all the pants
on their side. Then they got the idea
that the tree was in the game for the pot.
and they Slowed round and tried to pull
up the tree and take it along with 'em.
But the tree held on.
''Eb come up and shook in his boots
to see the fun and the kyotes was so set
on getting the tree that they didn't take
no notice Of him, and he LATED and
LATED so that he had to let his belt out.
'Eb he iiggers up about what he'll do,
and takln' piece of rope out of his
pocket he took their tails, which was
stiff as crowbars with rage, an tied EN-
fast together
when they realized what was up them
Kyotes give yowl so sharp it cut limb
off the tree, and they started off so sud E.
den that the pants fell outen their Jaws
and their backs went up so high that
they had to roll over to straighten EN-.
Then they tired to go off in different
directions, but they was lined for keeps.
Then they swung round the tree and
com pared notes. They must have lowed
that the game was purity rich. Eb was
sguatting on the ground just where he d
joined the critters latin fit to bust. when
all TO onst he was swung up off the
ground and carried along on 2:40 time.
1t nearly choked him at first and he
didn't know what TO make of it. Then
he realized that them kyotes had turned
back together and was riding him on
their tails. Eb had got a grip without
thinking just as they struck him. Bar
rim some rough ground he got along fine.
1t was kinder dark when they started
and purity black when they got there.
Eli got there first. The kyotes was scairt
that they didn't keep good lookout. and
when they come to an Indian tank they
didn't see il until they were right on top
of it; then they turned sudden in differ
ct directions and Eb slid off and rolled
dow about twenty feet before he
stopped. When he stpoped, he stopped
all over.
He sat up when he cud and laffed Sc
much tnat he had to loosen his belt
again ana take off his butes. 1t was the
most amoosiDg thing he'd struck since
the circus come to Prescott.
''Then he fingered he'd better be gittin'
somewhat mighty quick. 1t was so dark
he cudn't have seen daylight without a
candle, an he wandered about pro,
miskus.
"a bout midnight he hadn't got no bear
ings and concluded 10 camp for the night
Just as he'd done this he herd a snori
like frog with the nightmare. Ell
thought it was Injuns. The only weepor
he had was a jackknife in his bach
pocket. but he was dead game. He rollec
himself to the edge of the bank anc
pesred down, t,cudn't see nuthin'. Their
the bank bust and Eb lighted on top o
so:lethin' soft.
1t was mud!
He'd got back to the Indian tank.
He was riled enough to chaw steel. bu
it was no use kicking, so he struggled VI
and got onto country rock again as quick
- be cud and, concluded he'd have n,
more amoosments till sun-up." 4
Honest John called for another drinl