The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-09-19

Illustrated IS Fgeslerle Remington. New
YORK F+reLserGek 4 Stoke 4 60 seat
ne. L.owmssl 4 HanfoEd- ~
Fer seversl years sketches nave ap-
reared ia western newspaper ever the
signature Dan 0gfin. descriptive q life
81 an Arisona mining amp.
Over6rawn ~ these stories may have
been and repiete wirh tte slang ard yer
E4cuizr or The nnfnes and kEwless Gss-
gera9Oes They are 50 irresistible e. their
huulor. 50 Ia accord with the popular con
cspft0s q what = mining camp should he.
and are told with such = mastery o. the
dialect q the frontier man. that they
have been everywhere received with the
greatest interest and have been regarded
~ the critics as among the best examples
- raining camp sketches-aud also o.
western hunnor.
The writer 81 these sksfches & Alfred
II. Lewis a western Newspaper man now
living ia New YORK lie has collected the
best % them into volume which he now
gives to the public under the title Of
''Nolfvilie." IA honor q the camp ccie-
brated.
The tales are All reccantcd ~ The Old
CatLlemau" while odd Man Eurtght, 20
Dec Poets" Cherokee Hail Moore.
Tut" ''BoREs. Faro Nell" old
sfonte." Texas Thompson" and numer-
Gus others Hlft their picturesque person
aitfiEs and Characteristic furnish the per
sonages whose adventures and converse
ton make the hum0r aad interest OF the
book.
Frederic Rernington's fine Illustrations
sssist the Imagination ia our conception
Of these unique characters and their sur
rouBdinFs by hls portraits and sketches
which from '.The old CattIeman' 20
"Crawnsh jim must have been drawn
from life.
the book opens with "wolfvile's First
Funeral"
After ",rhe Old Cattleman" has given
brief exposition Of the more salient
traits Of Jack King. q former leading
spirit OF southwestern society who had
fallen victim 70 bis starting in one night
TO make q flush beat tray fuu for
s75l" he relates the preliminary arrange
merits for the funeral. and gives the fol-
iazsffffz tss4+les lie
direction Of Doc Poets.
'Let the congregation remove its hats
says Poets. a settin' down on box al
Jacks head. an as many as can will
please get somethin' 10 camp on Now.
my friends be- continues. thar amt no
need Of my putin on any frills or gettin
ia any scroll work The object Of this
convention g. plain and straight. Mr.
King here present f. dead. Deceased is "a
very headsfronk person. and persists yes
terday 81 entertainin' views t0uchin' a
eiah flush queen AZ the head. which re-
suits Ia life everlastin'.
Now. gents. This is a racket fun Of So
lemnity. We wants nothin but good
words Don't mind about the truth
which the same amt tn play at a funeral
nahow
+" We ali knows Jack. We knows his rec
ord our information Is ample that-s-
way, how he steals "A boss at Tucson how
~ robs q gent last fall at Tombstone:
how ne downs n party AZ Cruces. how
D - Il b. Nrgff
Fsrgo's people. when he stands up the
stage over on the Lordsburg trail. But We
laws u gli aside today. We don't copper
nary het Yesterday moTnin'. accompan-
led by the report OF a Colts f0rty-fiVe
Mister King. who lies we're so cool an
easy. leaves Us 20 enter tn behind the
great white shiuln' gates Of pearl an
gold. which swings inward 20 glory eter-
nal, It's great setback at this time
thar amt no sky pilot In the camp This
deficiency IN siy-pllots Is a boss onto Us.
but We does our best
" Al "a time like This hearts that singin'
ts good safe break, an therefore calls
on thar httle girl from Flagstaff 10 give
US THE pyin Ranger"
SO the little Flagstaff girl crars her
valves with drink. an gives ms the song:
an when the entire congregation draws
skyards on the LAST verse IL does every
body good
Far away from his dear old Texas.
We laid him down 10 rest;
With his saddle FOR a pillow
And hts gun across his breast
Then Poets gets ont the Scriptures
Tn goiu 10 read "a chapter oufen these
we're Testaments he says. Il Amt max
IN no claim for IL. except it's part of tho
game. an accardn' ia Hoylc. II thar's a
preacher we're he'd 40 e. hut rein thar'a
80 sufh brand on this range. makes it
as n forced olav u1Nsef'
so he reJds as chapter about the sep
ulchcr an Mars Magdalcue an the res
direction: an everybody takes II i'm pro
found as pra,rN duss fov that's the lead
re make. an we knows g.
'Thcn Poets allows ned like 10 hear
from any grrt order thc head q good Of
the order"
So thr rcdophtablc Poets 3 followed oy
Characteristic remarks from TWO other
shining lights 81 thc camp. ard Jack
Kings hc.iv IS finally deposited Ia its last
tS.tlrs place
AT tho grave wc tures in ana gives
Tire" cheers FOR King au' thrne for Doc
Fre's mr. last xe gives three more an
iirrr tor Che camp The hurlers cuts
looso cyrrVthiu' they knows tr0m TIE
water caV 20 the retreat -an' while the
uiSrers IS a-shoVeHu "a the sand Sc hangs
away witch our aiX-~hooters for general
results dc'irhttut YOU cau mble thar
gHn't been $50 funeral Ike Il before or
siofe."
ANA g, tnc "old Cat,ieman" srlns his
6rol stories with their quaint dialect -
n0rn are 500 the least dull Boz fast. each
enc SIS h1huliug over with native hunor
ana 81 is 4ot too much to Say that Wolf
vit@" g Ihr hest Aook nj che VIVA West"
row before the ps,tlc and 1e an exhibi-
tinn q ths accepted Gar western tyne 70
sboud be very successful in England As
Weu az America
Good MS the stories IRE in theueclvcs.
the pleasure ~ she rcstler ls srsstIv enc
harct3 hv the Illustrations bv Frederic
Remington. whose kaowlcdEc of western
typea Nnd scenes urNrr appeared 80 hettr~
advantage than iu these clever drawings
MANY CARG0ES By W " Jscoos
New YORK Frederick \ stokes \ 60.
Seattle. Lowm5u 4 fisnford Sl11
Many Garages by W " Jacobs in-
trcauces to she lowers go fiction new
EraHsh writer wha scer,s 90 have thor
ouEhly mastered ths ari ct making short
stefies far he has prcAoced ore ~ she
few realty tmusiu~ books cf receut years.
and iIs tun 3 50 hearty SO roliek}uE
that the reader s.rhs fhl' there are NOT
twice twcrty-oos -Cargoes' which ts TIE
number = stories the book contains.
Ks range is rather narrow csc aS
valkht he Inferred f~om PITS tttlc for t ls
on board ~ small steamers or tuee
schooUcss. sn8 lighters plane up ana
8ean the Tbames. or taking short frius
sia0g the EuEl.Sa coast that t1c i1ri-
seuts occur.
MI Jacobs IS hlwet ST. ana So sa-h
rsav - said 20 exhaust = 0rt as tne pos-
sihle most - the probable hlar3e~s adj
ventures ard uslshapS ~ wrt.er crews
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