The Red Cloud chief., 1901-12-27
USELESS ACQUISITION
French Chef Who Was Out Of Place
with Buffalo Bill.
TAs Nan Of Many Meals soon cans
TO Bs Regarded ~ an Expensive
Lssssy In the wsstsrs
Wllds.

started on n tout OF tnt hochy "ou"
tains as the host Of n number OF for-
eign military officers, having been
feted by them in their clubs ana
homes, he wa anxious to cater to
their every taste and comfort whlle
i'm camp life on this side Of the great
pond. relates the Detroit Free Press.
His orders were to spare no eh-
pense, and among the "luxuries
taken along was n French chef with
a record and n price. He was secured
from the Brown Palace hotel In Dem
YER. Louis Pierre Gascirgue was his
name; but for the long trail. and the
generous price paid to him. 80
plunks a week." . cowboy said the
chef consented to be called Gas" for
short.
lie had the selection OF the canned
goods to be carried along. and turtle
soup, of the very best. NJ. Gas or
dered. and IL took an extra wagon to
hold them. The chef was radiant In
a snow-whitr suit and cap, and pre-
sented the appearance the first night
in camp Of a ghost, and was regarded
with superstitious suspicion by the
cowboys and others of that ilk.
Gas set In to show the wild west
erners a thing or two in the culinary
art by his first camp dinner. He had
a patent cooking stove. the WIDE
world for a kitchen with heaven for
q roof, while china. fine linen and
wines were right at hand, Six o'clock
was the dinner hour that hrst night
at the base Of the San Francisco
mountains, and Gas vas In raptures
over his dinner, Buffalo Bill, the
host, looked serious, the. guests more
so. Such q dinner they could get in
any club in a city. but they did not
say so, IL they did keep up a devil OF
a thinking. 1t val o what Col.
Cody liked, but IL was what he
thought he ought to have for his dis
tinguished guests. The latter stood
II for two days and then went on a
strike.
II say. Cody" ventured Sir st. John
Mildmay, major OF the Grenadier
Guards, edo you call this wild vest
arn camp fare and cooking? You see.
we are all half dead with dyspepsia
now, and thought we would get some
good, wholesome food on this thou
sand-mile trip in the saddle with
you"
The others joined in the chorus to
the same effect, while monsieur, the
chef, looked as solemn as a country
parsons horse. As for Col. Cody, he
bramed with delight, said that Rocky
mountain trails and table d'hotc din
ners didn't mix well, and Gas was at
once given leave to 20 along, as ne
couldn't he sent back, as an orna-
ment, a useless acquisition, and two
scouts were installed as cooks. And
with the chef, the canned goods,
china, fine linen and the stove were
sealed up in the wagon. and tin plates
aud cups were brought forth.
And such cooking ~ these scouts
did could not be improved upon. while
Col. Cody showed that he was a first
class cook himself. He could throw g
lapiack from frying pan into tn,
air Is feet, turn il over and have il
come down on the other side, never
once making IA miss and falling int,
the fire. The guests tried to learr
this trick. but il was found too ex
pensive, rs they never missed the fire
but always the frying pan. NJ. Louit
Pierre Gascirgue could not be pre-
vailed upon to taste any of the from
tier cooking, but stuck to his soup
and plum buildings, while he locke,
as though he had buried his hes
friend. He sought excitement in rid
ing a %broncho, and VAS thrown daily
He took to a wagon and was upse,
after which he walked. dropped he
hind, and was scared nearly ia deaf
by the Indians. One day he stoo
looking up disconsolately at the su
and said in a funereal tone: Dat -
do shine for all persun, but it do nc
just seem to shine for me-"
Z When the long trail ended at Sa'
. Lake City the French chef was tn
I only n of the party who had ind
g%estion, and he drowned his sorrow
by getting gloriously drunk. hent
: was happy for the time being. II,
Col. Cody braced him mp and returnt
him to Denver, having paid well Il
. LUXURY" not to be taken on
Rocky mountain trail.
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