The Montgomery tribune., 1902-03-28
HOW HE DID 1T.

The short story am about TO relate
is a camp yarn" told to me among
the evergreen mountains Of northwest
ern New Mexico, and in the midst OF
these very surroundings which clus-
ter about the scenes Of the story. We
were a party Of prospectors. tired and
weary with the day. climbing, in
search Of a "bonanza' camp beneath
the Incorporating branches Of gi-
ganiic, cone shaped lIemlock. near
thcmargin ofa gurgling mountain riv-
u!ct. Supper was over. the soft, fra
grant browse beds were made. the an
imals properly secured. and, with our
pipe, lighted and our feet stretched
out toward the cheerful fire. We were
spending the hour, az usual before
sleep. in telling yarn. aud cracking
jokcs.'
Joe Marks, an old hunter and noun
taineer. was called upon in his turn,
and related the following:
"There were seven Of US in the
party. and ole Hank Jones was along
lie war funny crittcr. ole Hank was
But You all know him. an know that
he knowcd every cave, an creek. M
peak. an rock, an canyon. an tree, an
grizzly by name. an location. an
could co to 'em in the dark. lie wal
a dead shot, too. an knowcd NOR,
about bars an their natur's than the,
did theirselves. Another fcller Of thC
party wa; a young Englishman. al
handsome. well put up. an merry fel
Ter as y'ever see anywhere. lie wal
a jolly, good-natured, 'froid of-noth
in chap, too, an i.t a, takin' a chun
rs ever rolled in q blanket afore a fire
But he war red-hot for huntin'. an
nothin' 'ud stop him when orcet h,
struck a trail--rabbit or grizzly
war all the same TO him. tho hckinde
leaned toward the grizzly, an that
why ! think his airl, irainin' was reg
lectCd. The rest on the boys was al
old hands from the plain, an tn
mountains. an understood their bi
oiho handle.
"The young feller had plenty o
dust. an he'd hired Us fcllcrs to sho'
him round among the mountains, al
he paid us big an furnished all tn
stock an grub. His pint was to &c
into the widest country where tn
game was the thickest; aud tell 20
ole Hank-who was the captain al
leaLcr-showcd him round lively.
"All this time the huntin' war firs
class. We killed no end o deer, ell
sheep. goats, an sich, an caught load
o. trout: SO in course the Young ma
war in his glory. But We had skcero
nary bar, and that was one o III
things that he was a-huntin' for, til,
we wasn't.
AT last we was a-cookin' breakfas
one mornin', when We heerd a noi'
down in mole below the camp. nei
where the horses was. Every man he
hunk o meat on forked stick. cool
in il for hisself on his own hook, a
the smell Of il made our mouths VI
Ter to get al it, cause we was hungr
an the smell o the meat made us WI
N wolves or buzzards maxim, Il
a karkGss. In minute ole HG,
knowed what war up, an what mat
the noise, but he war too alfred hu
gry to be bothered-'sides We he'd !
o. meat. When the noise come agi
and there was a loud snort with
the young feller pricked up his cal
and sez he:
=. uata ;L;as.as sez he, whats thatT
"'Nothin' that you er me er en-
81 us wants jest yet sed ole Har
kinder cross like.
"'But what is il z asked the you
feller agin, An then there was q
other snort, an he dropped his me
an rushed fur his rifle.
"It's bar young man, sec