The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1901-08-08
THE IsOUNDER.

About this timeIof year it is fashion
able to go camping out. If spring of
evil smelling and horrid tasting water
oozing out of mud bank can be found, !
that is the correct place to go to. If a i
man can drink the stuff for two weeks |
and live he can be fairly certain that his
constitution is strong enough to carry
him through another attack OF the d. Is;
if it Bills him he is as well dead anyhow.
Ii such a spring is not within the limits
of ones time or money it is his bounden
duty to sacrifice his comfort and en-
danger his life on at least weeks fish
ing expedition. Seeing that it was the
right thing. and being a candidate for
captain of the bon ton squad of Teton
county, the Rounder had to go, and he is
now IL position to advise other people
! how to proceed on such an excursion.
While the women folk of the party are
packing up the grub and getting things
ready, those of the male persuasion can
visit the saloons and get on comfortable
jag and have the demijohns filled up
and the beer cases packed in ice. This
will give them courage to brave the
dangers of the trip and give the depar-
ture hilarious appearance. Upon
reaching the spot destined for the camp
the wise guy will Immediately proceed.to
cache the demijohns in the brush and
put the beer cases in the creek while the
love struck sW ain will fly around putting
up the tent and fixing the beds, that his
inamorita may sleep we'll and dream of
the joys of life spent with this indus
trious, kind hearted bloke as a side
partner. The smart Aleck that knows
all about it will build the camp fire and
proceed to COOK up a mess that a hog
would nos eat but the people will have
, to or starve. The smoke, ashes and clay
in the grub will aid digestion and bull d
up rugged constitution. The delicate
young thing in the silk shirt will gather
boquet OF dandelion and pig weed to
stick in her belt and would not go near
the dangerous rivel for all the tish she
+, could eat when there was no company al
the table. Then the manly woman in
bloomers will wade up and down thC
: river until she catches cold that it viii
: take SIX months to get over.
At night when the jolly campers lay
them down to rest on couches that re
mind ore of Damien'8 bed OF Steel the
one VINO is drunk enough to be oOlivious
to discomfort is in luck; the others must
wage war upon the we'll known mosquito
and hundreds OF other kinds OF h.es an,
gnats that never visit towns, bnt relist
), town blood just the same. At early
morn the begrimed campers, wet to the
knees with sparkling dew, stand arounc
If in the smoke drinking stuff that som,
wit nick named coffee, and mupching th
remains OF last nights supper. Durin:
G the day when the sun gets in its stron!
j., hcks, when outside is like an oven anc
" in the tent like he'll. it takes a hero t
,f laugh and say he enjoys it. The fs
- will not bite That day and wise is he wh,
"a takes along a supply OF canned salmol
= and sardines When all hands have
w caught cold, mad most OF their cuticl
- rubbed off by brush and fallen timber
. faces and hands blistered and sore, an
H. their persons so dirty and sticky tha
. they dare not touch each other for fea
-, OF permanent adhesion the party is read
to pull out for home. The buddin
,a romance that bid fair to make two pee
% pie happy for life lies buried in the ashe
"a of the campfire, sworn friends are deadl
enemies, regulations have been RUNE
de and disease engendered, but the part
he has had an outing"
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