The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1926-06-24

/ PIE VI the water Ill lllS idNllle HtAl lit
cabin walls while awaiting the rising
moon coming up in all her glory, her
silvery sheen making mysic shadows
among the rocks and evergreens; a
picture ever to be cherished.
Travis had some commercial in
stinct, too, plus necessity, SO he was
compelled to build another cabin to
the rear, owing to his growing family
and the fact that he would entertain
many, who came from distant cities
looking for rest and mountain air,
who could afford to pay for it. This
cabin, while not so artistic, was sub
stantial and also built of logs. In it
can be found library with books on
wild life on land and sea, periodicals
and magazines. Paintings from the
brush of Mrs. Travis adorned the
walls. Music, also, was found here,
violins and piano. If one wished
they could enjoy a game of pool on
standard table.
Childhood had its share in the scene;
childhood's happy days in this secluded
spot, free from the dust and CRIME, the
jar and noise, temptations and pitfalls
of the city; just nature for guide.
Not far from the cabin was little
log playhouse, its rough walls adorn-
ed with pictures cut from magazines
and fashion plates. Here the happy
childhood hours had been spent in the
long ago. Here childhood grew to
manhood and womanhood. The evil
dence is close at hand. The little
house still remains. Even the dolls of
various makes and shades with their
little beds, as left by childhood, are
still there. When one looks upon this
humble evidence of youth it is with a
desire that the little voices should be
heard again in play, Gliding the doll
who had misbehaved or broken some
rule, in truly motherly fashion.
These dolls now lay as mute evidence
of what has gone before. Many have
been the plans of youth that have been
born under this little cabin roof; little
hands have cut and fit the clothes,
dressed these same dolls who now
speak in silent tones of other days.
Each phase of home life has been i'm
itated here and little mothers have
repeated again that which mother did
before. No doubt childhood's troubles
have been heard here and each one of
these little mothers have, no doubt,
built castles of the future; tears of
little sorrows have been shed. Then
when the clouds have gone feeting
away, sunshine has come again. 1t
is sad indeed but childhood cannot al
ways be. Time goes on and the days of
youth pass by. Those who played
here must take their place in the world
no matter where it be.
Amidst such scenes and in this
cabin home Winnie was reared; but
not alone. Sisters and brothers she
had who had gone before from the
nest the same as she.
Winnie grew up to be beautiful
young woman, being now eighteen
years old. She had 1.-THE figure,
large amount of dark hair, which she
dainty arranged in the latest fashion.
Her features were very fine, with
large dark brown eyes and a well
poised head She was the embodiment
of health and beauty, which goes with
plenty of exercise in free atmos-
phere, and close communion with ma
ture. Winnie had been raised as it
were, with horses, as her everyday
companions. She was an expert rife
and pistol shot. She could ride most
any kind of horse, good or bad dis
position. If by chance you would have
been in the mountains near their cabin
you might have come across a hunter,
or whom you afterwards found out to
be huntress, for she would be cloth
ed with a pair of brown overalls, high
top boots with the long straps and
fancy tops with the overalls tucked
inside, blouse and stetson, rifle and
holster holding a SO calibre revolver.
Her hands would usually be encased in
thin gauntlet gloves to prevent the
scratches due to brush. Being raised
with nature she had no fear of travel
ing out over the mountains alone. Be-
ing an expert shot, she could bring
down deer under difficult circum-
stances. One of her feats being that
OF shooting deer from horseback or
shooting a squirrel from a limb with
the horse in full motion. She had
narrow escape from death by bears
one time Going up the gulch on the
north Bear Mountain on hunting
trip having her winchester with her,