East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-09-25

OF the WIND but very little OF the cold.
The appetites Of the seven were as
those OF so many hungry wolves. The
bacon and syrup were soon gone Even
the bacon rind was cut up and cooked
with the potatoes and flour.
The conditions Of life in this shack
are best described in Lazlnka's own
words
There were seven OF US. We had
no real bedding so we all lay on
bear rug on the floor with a cougar
skin over us. II was the skin of
large cougar but any one who has
ever tried TO stretch cougar skin
until it win cover and keep seven peos
pie warm on cold winter night will
know it cannot be done II fell TO
my lot 10 have one Of the outside po-
sitions. When a particularly cold
blast of wind would come bowling
through the cracks OF the cabin /
would try to pun corner OF the skin
over my shoulders but the man on
the other side would jerk it back
His language on such occasions be-
ing far from polite"
Harkcns TO Cali of sea.
II is therefore hardly TO be wonder
ed that the sea with all its storms.
mUtinies and shipwrecks becan cali
ing to the young German sailor. The
worst kind of a storm was not to be
compared TO an empty stomach, ,ac-
eompanied by a shivering night on
the floor.
He told the other boys he was go
ing back to sea. He was as full of
jokes ana good humor then as ne Is
today and his fellow partners in mis-
cry tried TO dissuade him, begging
him to stick it out until spring when
they would all be able TO get work.
The call of the sea was irresistible
however. so without cent in his
pocket he struck out fer Portland.
He walked TO Arlington where he
caught a westbound freight train Be
ing active as a cat and as hard as
nails he had no difficulty in getting
to the top Of box car. He says he
did not mind the swaying of the car
but the top Of it was glazed with ice
anu A4AEAt NuS AAO S4nS ~ NlAAlS ".
Several times he came nearly being
thrown from his perch but he finally
reached Portland only 10 find the
man he had left his ships papers
with had sent them TO him at Hepp-
ner
he went down to the water front
and found a ship due TO sail in two
weeks for England. The captain was
in need of an officer ana asked to
see his papers. He explained his pre-
dicament and told the captain he
would go to Heppner. get the papers
ard return to Portland in time to
sail with him.
Waiting until dark he boarded an
ether train. This time he crawled in
TO a coal car. The night was one of
the coldest he had ever experienced.
his clothing was originally intended
for summer wear and after several
weeks without change it was nearly
threadbare. He therefore burrowed
into the coal TO keep warm. Late
the next forenoon he crawled out OF
his hiding place at a small station
The surroundings were totally unfa-
miliar and even the river was flow
ing in the wrong direction. In place
OF the sage brush and ssndhills he
had expected to find himself among,
here were green fields and real
trees.
81 asked a man. says LazInka,
"how far il was to Arlington. He
said. '250~ miles 1 thought he was
crazy. said, Arlington is 13s miles
from Portland. 1 left Portland last
night and have Travelled all night and
now you say / am further away than
when / started
He looked at me and saiI. you
are sailor aren't you?'
Il said. yes, but what has that got