New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-14
The FuSifiUes Of Pleasure.
BY LLOYD OSBORNE.
IN THREE PARTS-PART I.

We rolled out Of Red Rock some sixty strong in
a line Of Surveys headed by 4 stage coach This
was a regular old Deadwood affair drawn by six
horses and il a matter Of pride azvith every
body that bysOne driver had once been shot on
the box. L gave rs something TO talk about at
the start. ana helped to break the ice-I mean
- I concUrned-for the others al
7----e.. 10 kl-o" one G1ot1~I. and hrst names and
TX OF voInssTers: ANA 1feusI- tri.d a. ~ I- -
tnat i was sOmev nat OF heavy weight
party. HoweV er. was happy IN my way, and toGA
comfort Sol ioUs mountain air the wool
land scent OF tue redwoo0s pines 1 mad seen
mining representing important New-Iork IL
teFesi5Thut 1t mad been spent N deserts and waste
tfornia was consequently = new country 20 ms
- Was a e.icioLs morning. the olae 81 the not-
EctJon o. ore c,1 ~ y we ro,,I5 - ,iI ne
1Ae road WAS Wild and picturesque. aud 5000
that We tore along at gaLop. spinning ar0und
corners and skating precpices with a tiae aban,.on-
nhenJ o. any thing Ike caution However, there
vas nothirs for one 10 Go but to sit nght AID tae
y all IN, AID enjoy. somewhat perfgncteriIy, the
@ 7r OF 'he pTe,{y slrls ard Jolly yeJn9
had little part in the universal sayety, it pleased
as loudly as any one at jokes did not understand
G G a. rllieq S tr ITrt me IN tne 1Th. Pc
TALL blond crea ture-on the box seat. who seemed
as much out Of it as myself. and whose smile,
similar lack Of responsiveness He- wide. ques-
uGEIns eyes net mine more than once ard i felt
"
less good natured about it, TOO. and a Itte
ar an, ot disdain a. the n.erriment grew last and
SINE on e=e mad ' nm fT -' " re- lGle% 1b -
So ar5 --cI5 Ia1J .l ] i .ll3t
together and took the first occasion TO INQUIRE her
name from the girl next ne
''EEt Jayes." She returned sratching moment
ION a IasIIn2 ina youEg man named charlie.
But who's Ella Jayes?" persisted.
old Jayes's daughter was the answer.
At the risk OF getting myself dizked I pressed
Charlie, seeing that the only way TO make the
otsJ OF H. ara giving whcQp as We whIrled down
made haste to e4ishIen me with a sort OF friendly
iHpatence as though he did NOT mind stretching
a point once. but must not make a practice OF it.
"SsNiyou County was good enough for old Jayes
10 make barrels Of money in but when it came 10
raising d2HEntsTS Los fuvas Ranch wasn't in II
with the East She's out here now or a visit with
nine trunks and that air Of seeing YOU 10 5lazes.
z CIlnSon GlII ana more OF bully good fellow He
looked very epIEramnatc as he said this and
shes TOO stuck up for anything" said Charlie =
little friend and has no more notion OF having
Some Of the bows tried to be good 10 her" said
/ guess some of them drank out OF their finger
bowls and il all kind Of froze OFF,
and was trk fresh bS R Rer extreme beaG5y r
graceful shoulders The tit q her big hat the clus-
all filed me with a pleasant sense that perhaps
ing she turned 10 listen the talk. and once Il
name and made him repeat it to her several times
watchec ler coVeTtly Tor the rest OF the TIP ana
wasn't hals 50 Wonderfully WonierfuI as I had
been led 70 expect and nv unprecedented enjoyment
Of the superb scenery with the little chipmu1ks
above against the sky He-what with all This
stage rocking like a ship on It's enormous springs
and lullinS into sort Of dream, I managed 70
when somebody sad u vas II oc'ocA ana tnal We
had or he -rqafU DAD nd
lowed old trail hardly wider than the stage
49, I,t rarvon The trees seemed 10 close be-
hind us and hem US IN; the track grew s1eatIIiy
ana our train of SURVEYS; until then vel. spaced
out. overlook us and formed compact pro
the underground and the spreading tangle OF wild
500 i'e u 49, an bHsSafi Nv The noble fore-
ness and the haunting sense Of hidden things that
TolcSS saLS % NV 5~iSears Vbi- ersSEinT Ike
startling explosions. Instinctively the TAX began
TO run on gloomy subiects-on nests OF rattle
snakes. hirhwavuen with masked faces; hunters
lost for wears until some one stumbled on their
thickets rnyserously strangled. and discovered by
picnckers Ike ourselves chiitren carried on = 6y
pumas. by eagles by Indians oy logsers; ana taelr
distracted parents 0 going crazy %
double suicide. f3l killing each other IN delrluI1
O. devotinS tncaIcu-apIe sums 10 a l-l-les anu me-
BOMBED i'm a power mouse. One OF the girls had
seen an old lady run by locomotive in Stock
nv a good story about the Paris MOrgue Some
body went one better with Filipino atrOcity- Al
together when reached biz open glade. and
began % unload ourselves ard a tremendous cargo
Of luncheon We we're In state OF mind properly 70
apUrecfata the uncertainty OF mans lot here be-
low and the awful things that could unexpectedly
befaU the very best Of us. I was not so overcome
however that 7 did not round and help Mss
the means Of becoming acquainted with her and
putting I'm 2 or claim for her society don Z
want sound vain but I believe she was rather
pleased attention and she showed 10 IN
cliuatou move from nv side as We watched the
horses taken and tethered. and the whole party
scattering under the trees. At length We wandered
off ourselves with precise idea o. going
anywhere in particular. and sat on log and talked
'T hardly know why came to-day she said
ct hate rustic DiCniCS. and this Western tWO-and-
two idea Jars on my sIsceDtibilities."
IT'S the very essence Of al DlCnics, I said
What do YOU want? Three-and-threes. CT SIX
.,yVsU to be frank" she returned "Td prefer
more formaIitv and less-less kissing. YOU know"
you OuEht 10 throw yourself more into western
life 7 said Besides. it's all very innocent and
CAV II made downright enviOus 70 feel NY
self ONT Of 2 In words Of the song.
Every Niger has lady but me-
"'TfU came along" she observed
Though YOU hardly enter into the spirit OF me
thing 7 said
She broke of with little smile You know what
7 menu" she added.
"Of course. it's different IN the East I re-
uarked ironically
Rules were made for slaves" returned
There don't seem 70 be any out here for the
DAUGHTERS Of Freedom
Tn sorry Won didn't find somebody more to your
oh. there's lots Ike IN you" said