The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-09
nE DEoL1NED THE JAM.
weishty Reasons WAY HcSsmiams Decided 70
Rorrgo the Dainty.

EorrEo the Dainty.
When q man has enthusiastically planned a
hunting trip in\tho Rockies, inviting friends
from London and Paris, and a slight mishap at
the beginning threatens to spoil everything,
he may be excused for adopting desperate mca-
surcs. That was tho position OF McWininns
from Now York. A mountain froshot had do
laycd his party ut n half. way house among the
foothills Of the Rockies. Lord So.and-So, con-
sidering himself q great hun,er OF the grizzly,
seemed to think tho elements had conspired
against his own august parsonage. The Ger
man Count fumed and fused. Tho French
man, by asking questions that took all edge
from the Germans stories OF prowcss In tho
chase, increased the general irritation. Nut
tcrings about Colonial savRgcry" came from
the British member Of Parliament. Tho In
dian guides hung about In disconsolatc groups,
while tho Wallets bore tho brunt Of all Ill hu.
NOR. Unexpectedly taxed. the little halfway
house was in an uproar Of confusion finding
room and food for the unusual number Of guests.
McWilliams was not accountable for the ire
sponsible mountain stream. but he began to
feel very uneasy about tho outcome of his plans.
When tho other men chafod at the delay and
grunbled over the accommodation and talked
pcaled to the French Canadian and tho half
breed wife who kept the house;
a roll diV Of " biii,s. '' %Yoa'rS to lay such a spread for
the next few days as hungry men never before
"oui, Monsiour!" grunted the frontiersman.
promising a feast that very night, which was to
include fresh. salmon and prairie chicken and
venison. with a rare French. Canadian jam,
made only on the occasion of Il birth or a mar
riagc. This promise the Frcnchman confirmed
the Newfoundland pup whining through the
Greatly relieved. Mcwilliams told his friends
pecially the JAM. The announcement caused
i perccptiblo clearing Of glum expressions and
lemma. A savory smell. that verified Joe's
pledges. steamed up to his room, overlooking
the b sSk SSiit s b and Sno by and ,Sr,. BY the he, French : h%so
rising, Mcwiniams concluded the pot must
the yard cooling and when the clumsy pup
wabbled near Mac gave a hiss that sent the dog
The dinner bell rang and the sponsor for the
p pnrisst hss5d hath she tS Sahe dia hurting ufy ns d IL fhe ro iSns'
to join those below when a doleful. chorus Of
After the manner OF its kind, that pup was bent
on Investigating the contents Of the forbidden
pot. Having shaInbled and SMILED closer and
closer. the Newfoundland finally got his fore
paws on. the edge, and leaned over, Then a
long neck stretched down W. further and further ~ ,hat
duh splash. he tumbled in bodily. The squaw
been NO serious. Mcwiiiams would have
l~aughcu; but the mishap was now no laughing
squirming intruder by the scruff Of the neck:
Dripping with preserves the ho%ling animal
legs paved the air, but the squaw relentlessly
held on and carefully scraped every precious
morse. of tricklins jam down the soaked fur
into the pot. Then with an cxpletive that was
neither Cree nor French. she pumped that pup
on the strong instep OF her moccasined foot and
hoisted him high through parabolic space to a
remote corner of the ward.
Don. YOU dare serve" roared Mcwil-
liams, but the squaw had darted back to tho
kitchen.
course for McWilliamsi Each disconnected
had had s aiiayed Irritation TRey We're re- Reapins
Of the halfway house, without this additional
mishap becoming known. What should he dot
He hesitated, and in hesitating: like many be,
stairs with the purpose to do an indefinite some.
thing. the jam was being served. The squaw
cacy before the guests. and every man of the
crowd already had a lavish helping on his plate
and was relishing the dainty along with vent
by Joye. McwiIiams," exclaimed Lord So.
and $50, late to a feast with jam like thisl'
mouthfuls. TRES bon!"
CUT echoed the German, for once agree
host. harmony is restored.
Here's to Joseph's health for the treat and to
success for the trip" said the British d.. p, rails
"Amen!" responded McWilliams, fervently.
There's nothing like that jam under the sun,
hut I'm afraid it's n little too rich for me-"
Gay afterward inquired one valet of Lord
So-and-So's man. 'Meester Veelam not take no
zhaIni"
'Those blawsted Yankees" answered blase
i buttons, don't know n good thing when they
see it."
should any member of the party read this
account Of the jam episode, neither sensations
nor indignation should overcome him. for Nc
Willinms's dinner was a great success 1t was
only his wisdom in keeping silent that pre-.
vented all becoming disguised andsmissing one
of the best hunting trips ever made in the
Rockies.