The morning journal-courier. (New Haven, Conn.) 1907-1913, 1908-05-25
Yale Geologist Won Old Man
Tison's All, Including
His Squaw and
Papoose.
CHAPTER OF THE DESERT
Party Driven from Oasis in Humboldt
Through Wrath at "Sky Pilot
Chap'-Story of the
Trip.

Among the interesting contents Of
the Century Magazine for June which
has just appeared Is a story which
VIII contain even more than usual in
terest for this city because of its local
application. In fact one Of the prin-
cipal characters represented In the
story is Prof. William H. Brewer Of
the Sheffield scientific school, and the
representation is one that portrays an
unusual side of this brilliant man and
one that those who know him only
In his official capacity will be more
than little surprised at. The story
Is entitled "A Desert Sport" II is from
the pen Of Edgar Beecher Bronson
and In outline follows.
The teller of the story announced
at the outset that he was one Of the
party that accompanied Prof Brewer
on the geological survey of Califor-
MA The scene is laid on a journey
across the famous Humboldt desert.
The party had been travelling for two
days without water and had encamp-
ed at the luxury Of an oasis In the
desert which Is represented as the
property OF sultry, conceited outcastl
character by the name Tison. One
Of the members of the party goes i'm
to Tison's small cabin and is met by
his watch dog showing his teeth at
the stranger. but the latter imme-
diately subdues the dog and Tison.
coming out and seeing his victory.
shoots the dog for his failure. To.
get even he challenges any one in the
party to ride vicious bronco which
he believes is the worst In the desert
and half breed in the party, a pro-
fessional bronco buster, takes him up
and after a hard fight wins. A
shooting match is the next challenge
and again Tison, who has boasted that
he Is the best shot on the desert il
humiliated. He becomes still more
angry at the success Of the party and
finally comes down with challenge
veiled in the most irresistible of Ian
guage for game of seven up at
which he believes he can clean out the
whole group. Here is where Prof.
Brewer figures.
Oddly enough" the writer saws,
Prof. Brewer for member of the
church was far and away the best
seven-up player ever knew. He
loved the game and played 1t often,
for diversion, never for stake of any
kind. But that night, carried away
| by the humor Of the situation, Brew
er whispered to me:
King, II does seem a duty to take
another fall out of that'cold bunch Of
conceit; l really believe ought to
tackle him"
Which he accordingly does. The
| scene Is Tison's narrow log cabin; the
audience small detachment OF his
own party and an overflow Of half
breeds belonging to Tison's brood;
the light from the Pickering fires on
the hearth the only illumination OF
the scene. From the start Brewer
has his opponent on the run but the
latter holding to the belief in
gamblers luck that there must be a
turning In the lane, holds out until all
the money Tison could wager and his
real and personal property had passed
into the hands of the professor. Then
Prof. Brewer finds himself playinA
for the squaw who serves Tison as
wife and servant and again he wins,
and the squaw is the eastern mans
possession. Next the half-breeds, and
lastly the little child of Tison and the
squaw become his property and Prof.