The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1906-07-12

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the head Of the convict alone appeare,
above water. In this fashion he gaines
the middle Of the current. and the out
going tide swept him down toward III,
mouth of the harbor.
Rufus Dawes. drifting with the cur
rent. had SLOWED himself TO coast alons
the eastern side Of the harbor until the
pilot station appeared in view on the Cd
posite shore, BY this time il was nearly
4 O'Clock. He landed az a sandy cove.
and. drawing up his raft. proceeded TO
unpack from among his garments a piece
OF camper. Having eaten sparingly, and
dried himself In the sun. he replaced
me remains Of his breakfast. and pushed
his noats again into the water.
Arrived at his destination about mid
day, he set 20 work TO lay his snares.
The goats, with whose sides he hoped
to cover the e~oracle. were sufficiently
numerous and tame TO encourage him to
use every exertion. He carefully exam
med the tracks of the animals. and found
that they eonverged to one polnt-the
track 10 the nearest water. With much
labor he cut Town bushes. so as TO mask
the approach TO the water hole on all
sides, save where these tracks immedi-
ately conjoined- Close TO the water. and
at unequal distances along the various
tracks. he scattered the salt he had OBJ
tanned by his rude distilation Of sea
water. Between this scattered salt and
the points where he judged the animals
would be likely to approach, he set his
traps. and retired to watch the effect
Of his labors.
About two hours after be had gone.
the goats came to drink. There were
nve goats and W kids. and they trotted
calmly along the path TO the water. The
watcher soon saw that his precautions
had been in a n wasted. The lead
ing goat marched gravely into the
syringe. which. catching him round the
neck. released the bent rod. and sprung
him OF his legs into the air. He uttered
a comical bleat. and then hung kicking.
The other goats bounded of at this sud
den elevation Of their leader. and three
more were entrapped at a little distance.
Rufus Dawes now thought il time 10
secure his prize. though three of the
were as yet inspiring He ran
Town TO the old goat. knife In hand
before he could reach him the bare
y dried catgut gave way. and the old
'ellow. shaking his head with gr~otesque
made of at full speed. The
'rhers. however. were secured and killed.
The loss Of the Syringe was not a seri-
'us one, for three traps remained I'M
prung. and before shutdown Rufus
Dawes had caught four more goats. Re
moving with care the catgut that had
Icae such good service. he dragged the
arcasses 70 the shore. and proceeded
0 pack them upon his floats. He dis
however. that the weight was
great. and that the water. entering
trough the loops Of the stitching in the ,
de. had 50 soaked the rush grass as
render the floats no longer buOyant. f.,
lie was compelled. therefore. TO spend !
70 hours in resulting the skin with :
ich material as he could find. Some :
ght and hOck-like seaweed. which the !
Of the water had swayed after /;
le fashion Of h~aybands along the shore. :
an excellent substitute for grass. !
ID having bound his bundle Of rushes :
ngthwise, with the goatskln as a cen II
be succeeded in forming a sort !.
rude amos upon which the carcasses y
securely. i
The tide was now running in. and he r,
- was imperative ludl Ne SuOulu / n
gain the further shore while the cur :,
ut was in his favor. He touched the n,
He'd water and drew back. For an a,
he determined to wait until the ei
ANS Of the morning should illumine AZ
It beautiful but treaeherous sea. and az
n the thought Of the helpless child. "a
10 was. without doubt. waiting and "a
itching for him on the shore, gave new
ength to his wearied frame; and fixing
eyes on the glow that, lowering above ~
dark tree-line. marked her presence. q
pushed the raft before him Into the g
'addling and pushing. he gradually &C
ed il toward the freight: and at
: just when his stiffened limbs re-
ed TO obey the impulse Of his will. %,
he began to drift onward with the =.
Fard tide. he felt his feet strike frm
ind Dragging the carcasses above ~
mark. he rounded the little y
montory and made for the fire. He reg
red the fire before the solitary watch ira
here heard his footsteps. and spread ers
hands to the blaze In silence. {
rere. starting, cried, 1T Is youi .fv,
re you succeededT'
There are six carcasses down BIZ the
IS You can have meat for breakfast ina
A
he child, at the sound Of the voice. net
9 running down from the hut. ~Oh. poll
Dawes. ! am 50 glad We were him
nning to despair-mamma and L." non
snatched her from the ground. .s
bursting into a joyous laugh, swung -
into the air. Tell me- he cried, WIN
ing up the child with two dripping my
above him, what you viii do for tain
IL l bring you and mamma safe fed
, agaiDY' tax.
live you a free pardon said syI- 1--WE
and papa shall make you his SER FOR,
y Frere burst out laughing at 49,.
reply; and Dawes. with a choking -.
'tion In his throat. put the child Ainu
the ground. and walked away. nag
the morning. however, Rufus Al
IS was first at work. and made no vice,
lon TO the scene Of the previous just
By dint Of hard work they got tude
our goats skinned. and the entrails wers
ed ready for twisting, by breakfast -
made 1 hssrtv mes, NJ VII durii
eing no better, Dawes went 10 see OF q
and Seemed 10 have mada frfouHa than