The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1897-03-04

ravine in moss, nosng a messy mountain or
hillside here and there for dainty morsel Of
worm or fly. Now was your time. Impale q
squirming angle or grub-worm your hook,
carefully hiding the forked head, and drop it
gently down the sloping side of the messy
mountain, just a little way from Mr. Snnfsh.
A flash of light. a tug at the line, rush. and
then sweep of The pole and Mr.. Sunfsh was
doing acrobatcs OH the shelving sands Of the
slough.
1t wasn't long before the chums had nice
string Of beauties gied on forked sprig of
willow aud safely anchored to the sunken log.
Then off to the marsh, each armed with n
stout Climb with which TO rap elusive frogs on
the head. 1t was hit and miss-aud miss
oftener than hit.
When haf-a-dozen fat fellows were bagged,
back to camp by the snnken log. Build bon
fire, dress the frogs, fill an old tomato can with
clear spring water drop in the frogs salt the
whole with gunp0wder, and put it on the FIRE
to stew.
ally if q neghboring farmer had tkonghtfully
cultivated a watermelon patch that would pro-
vide dessert.
Then in the fall the chums would go
nutting" in the big woods and camp out over
night. They'd start at noon and by shutdown
would have all the nuts they could carry. After
blackbird stew, cooked in a tomato can over
big bonfire was bnilf Two couches. one
either side of the fire, were made from twgs
and bonghs of maple and 1emlock. The fire.
light hickered through the big trees and trans.
formed stamps and logs a rod awaylinto gro-
tesque grizzly bears ann crDuching catamouBts.
And then the chnms played Indian Scouts.
There wasn't an Indian within a thousand
miles, but they made believe that these
woods, within hearing Of the church bells and
factory whistles, fairly swarmed with blood
thirsty red men. Aid they really believed
themselves daring heroes taking desperate
chances While one slept, the other sat on
the stump OF tree, well out of the freight. SO
| that he could pierce the surrounding darkness,
and watched Tor Indians. Thus for an hour
more this trusty sentinel would sit statue-like
on a stump, with gun across his knee, and peer
into the night. Then when the stars told him
his time was up, he'd waken his chum and take
his turn at sleep, or, as he put 1t, at pound
ing his ear"
At last, as daylight came on the ere would
seem to get low and there'd be chill and damp
| In the air that made the chums yearn for home
and hot coffee. And so, having been heroes for
q whole night, they'd shoulder their harvest of
nuts and in the early morning twilight trndge
homeward through the swshing wet grass,
| just as the all-nght places up in the sky were
putting ont their lights.
| And then the chums went to college together,
ana were partners III business aho iiSeu helSh-
bors.
And now ono is gone before and the other
| stands with uncovered head beside the grave
| of his chum.
| Life is story of happy "chumhood" and
| sad partings. The old chums Of thousands
of sincere mourners might to-day be alive and
/ well if they had only taken rs good care of
| their health in manhood us their mothers took
| of it when they were boys. In boyhood days,
| utop chr ut WI a N
excursion into the woods mother not only fed
| them, but if there was a little cough or cold
she promptly dosed them. She didn't let them
! try the experiment OF wearing out a cole"
/ She knew better.
/ Seven out of every ten of the "chums" who
die before their time, die Of that dread destroyer,
! consumption, that fosler-child OF neglect There
| is no necessity for these deaths. There's a
| sure and speedy remedy at hand. 1t is DR..
| PieIces Golden Medical Discovery. 1t cures
| 90 per cent. Of all cases Of consumption. 1t
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causes the lifc-giying elements of the food to
he properly assimilated. 1t braces up 1t
builds up. 1t drives out impurities. 1t clears
| the lungs and lets the vvifying oxygen OF the
air penetrate every lung cell. 1t is the great
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an almost unfailing cure for consumption and
lied diseases like asthma. bronchitis, catarrh,
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wasting diseases and diseases OF the blood.
Thousands who were nourned rs doomed to
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