The morning times., 1896-05-31

is the finest of the whole itinerary. The
Practical Man had told US beforehand that
on that drive We would get more for our
money than on any other in the Park,
aud there was not a dissent from this
opinion.
Ine t.aiut Pots and the Devils Half Acre
are on this road and the way lies through
burnt forests The gaUnt, black pines
stand grim and ghaS against the blue
SKY. anu III Il nttle distance assume human
Shai iess Deep back in the forest we passed
an old witch, sister to those of Endor, arms
extended. hair flying, i'll the very act OF
delivering Il curse. Close by the roadside
was the gaunt figure Of an Indian with
tomaha wk raised TO strike. aud near hin q
a stuulpy little guome guarded bubbhng
geyser,7 which glittercd like a great emer-
aid uuder the somber trees.
We passed iunumerabie geySers. Some
of them. exquisite gems, cleaned with bril-
liant color, and danced and glStened as if
inhabiied- 10y joyous spirits, Lcrelies, for
the seductive lovehness is death giving If
one should yield to the temptation and dip
himself in the lucent water. Others were
thick and black. boiling and steaming i'll
horrid ugliness. HobgobiinS seemed to in
fest the place aud the weird spell was upon
every one. Dore never painted anything
more grotesque. Pee never imagined any
thing more uncanny.
Not word was spoken after we entered
the enchanted forest, noua sound disturbed
the silence, save the clatter Of the horses
feet on the dirt road. The Italian count
crossed himself at intervals and the Prac-
tical Man declared that the Grand Duke
kept his fingers crossed during the entire
drive
ItseemS an absurd thing to say, butit was
s. relief to us all when we drove out of the
,rriTD iGht
through q real eastern meadow, carpeted
with wild flowers.
GEYSER BILLS RED NOSE.
At the upper basin the geysers were
spouung in the most amiable manner,
which was owing, said Hank to the Pro-
fcssional Beauty, whom he regarded as
legitimate prey, to the fact that load
of soap had been thrown down their craters
in the morning. Geyser Bill kindly showed
US the one to which he owes his name,
and, at the earnest solicitation of the
Enthusiastic Woman, told us the story Of
how he came by it.
Yer seer said Geyser Bill, some
years ago | druv two ole gals from Boston
thru the park. They carried on like yer
reg'lar teuderfeet. an asked more questions
in a minut then / could bev answered in
hull week. At las one Of EN- seZ ter me,
sez she, very perite, Mr.. Bill, what makes
mani I said ez how l V TaTn't no soaker,
au' put her off the best way | could,
but they warn't no put off to her. She KEEP
on askin' questions thiCker'n bees in
hvin' time, so seZ I at las, seZ I, Lord
bless yer life. Marin, l amt no -drinken'
man. an how my face come so red is
long story
'Waal, when I said story, them ole gals
wouldn't give me no rest till told EN- some
thin. So, seZ I, it was this way.
One day, hevin u party here at the
Upper Basin, / was a lookin' down in one
of them geysers, Jest ter pass the time
away. The darned thing seemed more pos
sessed than ever an bubbled and foamed,
an the spray was hotter'n HI, beggin' yer
pardon, Marm, for they both screamed at
that. 'Sez 10 myself, afallin' down there
wouldn't be so very comfortable, an jest
ez I was asayin' it / felt myself agoin'
plump down that very geyser. Golly, but
il was hot. / was jest gettin' used ter the
heat, an the sensation of fallin' when
felt myself goin' up an gettin' cool again.
BOWERY SPORT ARRESTED.
- Bless yer life, if l didn't come spoutin'
I'D out of thet cool geyser over yonder jest
eZ good eZ now, barrin' a red beak, about
which yer was a askin' marin, an which
is jest ez good fer all purposes ez it was
before eff it is red, an thets only ma t.
ter OF looks, but it amt i'll no wise OWN
ter Ticker, eZ you will allow
At the Upper Basin the scientifically
inclined revelled in the opportunity to
collect specimens. Those OF US not ambi-
tious in this way sat on the porch and
watched Old Faithful sending its great
cloud OF mist into the air, and all the
| little geysers near it doing their utmost to
send their spray as high.
$50 it is i'll life,'' said the Practical
Man, I'VE can't all reach the same limit. ="
1t was his first remark since morning,
but, as no one encouraged him to continue
he betook himself TO the end of the porch,
where he poked away at n big brown
! bear that had found refuge there, with the
| idea of disiodging it.
While we were watching this interesting
| proceeding party of cavalrymen came in
| view. They had under arrest a man with
| an impossible name, whom they had caught
| ,lefacng the formations. He was dressed
| in Bowery style, his hat sat on his head at
a Bowery angle, he had Bowery swa gger,
! and was. in fact, a Bowery sport OF for a