The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-03-14

tug at the line, rush, and then a sweep
OF the pole and Mr.. Sunfish was doing
acrobatics on the shelving sands of the
slough.
1t wasn't long before the chums had a
nice string of beauties gilled on forked
sprig OF willow, and safely anchored TO
the sunken log.
| Then off to the marsh, each armed
| with a stout club with which TO rap
! elusive frogs on the head. 1t was hit
and miss-and miss oftener than hit.
When half a dozen fat fellows were
bagged. back to camp by the sunken
log. Build bonfire, dress the frogs.
fill an old tomato can with clear spring
water, drop in the frogs, salt the whole
with gunpowder. and put it on the fire
to stew.
Those used TO be feasts fit for the gods,
especially if a neighboring farmer had
thoughtfully cultivated a watermelon
patch that would provide dessert.
Then in the fall the chums would ''go
a nutting" in the big woods and camp
out over night. They'd start at noon
and by shutdown would have ali the nuts
they could carry. After a blackbird
stew, cooked in tomato can over an
open fire. they'd prepare for the night.
4 big bonfire was built. Two touches
one on either side of the fire. were made
from twigs and boughs of maple and
hemlock. The freight fiickered through
the big trees and transformed stumps
and logs rod away into grotesque
grizzly bears and crouching catamounts.
And then the chums played Indian
Scouts. There wasn't an Indian within
a thousand miles, but they made be-
lieve that these woods, within hearing Of
the church bells and factory whistles,
fairly swarmed with bloodthirSty rcd
men. And they really believed them
selves daring heroes taking desperate
chances. While one slept, the other sat
on the stump OF tree. well out OF the
freight so that ne could pierce the sur
rounding darkness. and watched for In
Gians Thus for an hour or more this
trusty sentinel would cit statue-lke 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 a
sleep. or, as he put il, az pounding his
ear
AT last az daylight came on. the fire
would seem TO get low and there'd be a
chill and damp in the air that made the
chums yearn for home and not coffee /
And so. having been heroes for a whole /
night, they'd shoulder their harvest of |
nuts and in the early morning twilight |
trudge homeward through the swishing /
wet grass. just as the all-night places /
up IN the sky were putting out thar /
lights.
And then the chUms went 70 college /
together and were partners in business
and lived neishbors.
And now one is gore 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
Of sincere mourners might to
day be alive and well II they had only
taken as good care of their heath in
manhood as their mothers took OF Il
when they were boys. In boyhood days
when chuns got home WEI and tired
rom an excursion into the woods.
mother not only fed them. but Il there
vas l!Ith cough or cold shs promptly
iossd them She didn't lei shen try the
experiment % wearing oUi a cod
shs knew better
Seven out OF every ten % ts1z "oauTnS~
Who die before Their time. Gle OF TIA;
Igsad destroyer. consumption. that fos-
er-child OF neglect There a 10 Ne
,sssiIy for these deaths. There's sure
nd speedy remedy a; hand. Il = D..
'ierce's Goldsa Medical Discovery III
uEss ss per cent II al cases 81 con-
umprion- I: corrects ali arrangements
!, the digestive organs II gets
aove" o. TIE Ive.. /. causes Tie L.