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Show Mst&fii. .Erppotor. PWeainorrauicr Tin&i(mii citizen of the 2nd ward concluded that tho way of tho laboring man, llko tho way of tho transgressor, was exceedingly hard and decided to try his luck at mining nnd chose tho rcgion-of country lying noith and east of Alpina for his field of operation but it scums that his lurk had gone on a strike, as ho was caught in tho recent storm with scanty supply of bedding and very littlo shelter. To make matters worse ho was horrified on his return to camp on tho second day to find it lookirg like tho wako of a cyclone. But thero is a cow connected con-nected with this chnpter of the trng ody, and thereon hangs n tale. It seems that this wandering heroine had discovered tho haunts of tho absent gold hunter nnd proceeded to do a littlo prospecting on her own account with fatal rcsultsCto tho prospector) forsho not only jnado a total wreck of his humblo camp, but ate up arid destroyed his provisions pro-visions and trampled his belougings into tho dirt. "When tho weary firlttno hunter arrived and ro-vlowed ro-vlowed tho remains, ho registered a fearful oath against tho cow race and wept. There was no time for repining for it was now dark, so ho wns obliged to go to tho nearest house about two miles distanco nnd borrow n little flour and yeast powder, pow-der, which with tho aid of a littlo water and a frying, pan ho managed to produce a bullet proof subtance pomowhalreBemblingin shape and toughnchstho stato of Texas, on which ho was obliged to subsist for threo days. This sumptuous fare, together with sleeping in wet boding, bod-ing, somewhat dampened his ardor. Ho says he is not discouraged but thinks that when ho gets filled up again and gets tho smoko of tho campfirooutof his system ho will be most as good as now and ready to pursue tho untamefl gooso once mnrn ' , '. 2&L |
