Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-12-05


 ed Mary Carmichael of those
 \ days mentioned ill the opening chapter of Genesis, days wherein whole geological ages developed and decayed Any era, geological or otherwise, she felt might have had it's rise, decline and fall during that first day spent in q sheep camp.
 She awoke to the sound of faint tin kings, and accepted the towering peaks of the Wind River mountains, with their snowy nantles all shadowy in the whitening dawn and the warm CT grays of huddling foothills, as one receives, without question, the fantas- tic visions of sleep. The faint tinkling grew nearer, mingled with a light pit ter batter and faroff baaing and bleating. Then, as Shadowy as the sheep in dreams. d great flock came winding round the hill. In and out through the sagebrush they went and shadows they moved among. The air was crystalline and sparkling. Crea- tion's first morning could not have promised more. It would have been inconsistent in such a place to waken i'll q house. The desert, that seemed q lifeiess sea, the sheep moving like gray shadows, were all parts of a big new world that had no need of houses built by hands,
 Ben. oldest of the Rrobdingnag tribe, who had greeted Maryss request to be directed to tile house" as bit of dry eastern hum0r led the herd to pasture Two other male Brobdngnags came from some sequestered spot in the Landscape and joined Ben. Mary recog- GiZed two more pupils.
 Mrs. Yellett then lnrolled the pillow constructed the night previous of such garments as she had been willing to dispense with and put them on. The vastness of her surroundings did not prevent her from locating the minutest article, and Mary gave her the respect ful admiration of d woman who has spent a great deal of time searching for things ill an infinitely smaller space The natriarch then called the remaining members of her household officially. The Misses Yellett accom- plisheI their early morning toilets with the simplicity of young robins. Only the new governess hung back but finally mustered up enough cour age to say that if such thing was possible she would like to have d bath.
 Mrs. Yellett greeted her request with the amused tolerance of one who has never given such a trife thought
 "The habit of bathing," she con- mented, lis shore like religion-them that observes it wonders how them that neglects it gets along" She beck oned Mary to follow and led the way to bunch of willows that grew about stones throw from the camp. Here be whole creek full of water, if you don't lack the forttood. It's cold enough to sell for 10 cents glass down to Texas"
 Somewhat dismayed, Mary stepped gingerly into the creek. It's intense cold numbcd her at first, but a second later awoke all her young lustiness, and she returned to camp in a fine glow of courage to encounter whatever else there might be of novelty Mrs. 1eliett was preparing breakfast at a sheet iron stove, assisted by Cacta and CiematiS.
 Ned had shot an antelope a day or two previous, and antelope steak, broled over q glowing bed of wood coals, with black coffee, stewed dried apples and soda biscuit made up what Mary found to be an unexpectedly palataDle breakfas
 The family sat on the grass. tailor fashion. and every one helped himself to what appetite prompted, ill a fash ion that suggested gymnastic powers, To pass a dish to any one, the gov erness discovered, was construed as an evidence of mental weakness and eccentricity.
 Breakfast was half over when Mrs. Yellett laid down her knife, which she had handled throughout the meal with masterly efficiency. Mary watched her ill hopeless embarrassment and wondered if her own timid use of a tin fork could be construed as an un- friendly comment upon the Yelletts' more simple and direct code of table etiquette.
 Lands sakes, just felt. all the time we've been eating, we was for gettin' something. You children ought to remember. I got so much on my mind"
 All eyes turned anxiously to the cook ing stove, while an expression of frank "cgret began to settle over the diiler- ant faces. The backbone of their an- oet:tes had been broken. and there was sonteth.ng else. perhaps something eve. more a2pctizng, to come. InterDreting the trend of their glar