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Show SHOTGUN IS NOT FOR MEN ' "I am not carrying this shot gun for the purpose of killing men or to oven shoot at them," sajd Mrs. Mattlc Coleman, the plucky little woman who It traveling across the country with her three chllren in a covered wagon. "I use It to kill rabbits and sagehon for food. 1 have spent only ten cont3 for fresh meat since 1 left homo and you may depend on It that I can do some shootlne. The older children know how to shoot, too. "Traveling In acovered wagon is not a very "great hardship, after all, and I have quite, enjoyed it. The children chil-dren have had good health since wo started and I have gained considerable considera-ble in health and strength. Wo get plenty of fre6h air and exercise and the camp food, while coarse, Is wholesome. whole-some. The wagon Is comfortable and, by lifting the sides of the cover, It Is coal, cen on hot days. There Is always al-ways an invigorating hreezo through the wagon. The team is doing fine hnd vou may rest assured that they aro well taken care of. They haye ple.qlv of good feed and water and we never drive them a very great distance during Iho day 25 or 30 miles is all we ever try to make. "When we started on the trip. I was nervous and feared that something awful might befall us, but after a few days' traveling I found there was no more danger in that life than In the home life. We ore treated well by everybody and Ogdon people have been so kind to us that wo feel under great oblogatlons to them. I had only $13 when I left Oklahoma and had but ten cents whenwe arrived in Ogden. We will leave thtjclU with a few dollars in cash, a big gnib stake and an abundance of clothing. "I nppreclalo the offer of the county commlssloners to pay my way by rail to Oregon and I know that the suggestion sugges-tion was made through the kindliest feeling toward me, but, ou know, I will need a team when I reach ray destination des-tination and it is likely that I could not set as good a span of horses there with the money I would have as tr.cje llttlo fellows are. The team I have are the bc3t little horses I vcr saw and they arc fattor now than when we left the south. They are Just fine and thoy never hestitntc to pull us out of all sorts of mudholes and ocr steep hills." Mrs, Coleman expects to continue her journey this afternoon, her course of travel to he by way of Brigham City, Corlnne. Park Valley, Raft River. Riv-er. Albion, Goose Creek, Twin Falls. Mountain Home and Boise. The country coun-try is settled along the entlro route and she will find good watering and grazing places on the way. oo |