The times., 1897-04-18

mile In fifteen minutes, said one of the
party, rather scornfuIly; even our jaoied
team could do that The driver said
nothing, but he knew it was over three
miles TO Marcus, and that each point OF
the Seven Devils and the head OF the SIX
Coulees, the several being from quarter
to a half mile long, had TO be rounded
before Marcus could be reached Enter
ing the first along steep hill in which the
road had been cut. a cart was met whereit
was impossible for either of the vehicles
to get out OF the way The driver OF the
latter gave way, his horse was soon I'M
hitehed, and the cart backed 10 the head OF
the coulee, where we could pass. We
pushed along, the borses showing great
fatigue. AS we were growing more ana
more Inpatient one OF the horses cast
shoe, ana then Iimped percepubly. but we
hurried on, for our time was up. As
we wound around the points Of the ridges
and Marcus came into view some one
would ask, How many more Of these
ueyiIs?'' As il WAS past train time our
thoughts were turned to how far the train
was behind, for il could not have passed
without our knowing it
Once it was imagined that the train was
heard, when the general blurted out:
None but blank fools would have under
taken such a Journey sentiment all
fully concurred in, though some OF US
spoke hopefully. shout, as OF victory,
went up when We passed the sixth
devIl, and no train in hearing. The horses
seemed to catch theenthusiasn, andsParted
down the incline. Soon Marcus appeared,
lust at the foot OF the mountain, down
the incline Of which the wagon ran rapidly,
the horses being just able 10 keep Out OF
the way. Through the tow and on 10 the
station we hurried, arriving there a half
hour late, yet beating the train.
As we purchased tickets we were in
| formed tina the tTai u was expected every
moment We were almost savage when
we found there was not a drop OF water
at the station, for we were 50 thirsty we
could have drunk up small bTsOk. We
were hupgry, too; hungrier than We knew
before we arrived, but there was nothing
| to eat And dirty! Each one carried about
| him more real estate than he had ever
owned before or would ever owna gain. The
| thermometer was GEer 100in the shade, and
every one of US would have sworn that
| il was 200 in the sun. There was ladyat
| the station whom one OF the party had
| known in Montana, and she asked her ac-
| auaintance, where through the earth he
| had been?''
on the yeranda Of the station we opened
| our grips and got out our vbic& bTooms
| to get some of the dirt off, but the agent
| requested us to go on the ground aS he lad
no shovel for moving the DIRT We would
brush off After getting off all the dirt
! possible with our limited means, TIE tram
| not having arrived, we inquired where
| water could be had, and were told there
was a small spring up the road soTue JOO
wards The agent would not give US any
| assurance that the train would wait for
| us. but I took the 1tsk and went 10 look
| for the spring, which was said to have
! barrel i'll it, / found barrel with some
! water which sttmk, but spring There
| was no house within fifty yards, so l
| thought the water might be used and
| wnileI was sloshing in it at great rate,
| a fleshy. red-faced woman came out Of
| what 1 afteTward learned was railroad
| clearinghouse and wanted to know why
| was washing in the barrel Of water she
used for cooking. Making the huEihlest
| apology possible, had not the courage 70
tell her that / thought The quality OF the
| water had been improved by my use Of it.
| I went farther and found the spring. and
made myself as clean as possible.
Returning, I found our party discussing
! some edibIes-bem sandwiches, beer and
| pie-which one of the party had gotten to
gether. We consumed everything, even 10
the pie, whose inward parts we had not
dared TO investigate. the general saying
that when he was commander OF an army
he woald appoint the prorider OF the sup
| plies commissary general OF the whole
| force The train being late. others OF
the party visited the spring and removed
| part of the real estate they had retained,
! and when the train left two hours late We
| had a hot and dusty ride to Spokane,
J though a great improvement over that we
| had endured in the morning Though The
/ trip had been a hard one, all were more
| than repafd for the fnCon venieuCe and
! pain they had endured.
| n N. BEADLE