Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, April 12, 1891, Page 18

"NEATH SUNNY ITALIAN SKIES. Biona and the Imperishable Position It Ocoupies. FOOT-PRINTS OF A BY-GONE CIVILIZATION. The Grand Cathedral Dedicated to Baint Oather Thoe Beanty of the ltalian Peasantry —Art and Its Vortarics. Ttaly, March 23.--[Special Corre- Tre Bre.j--With a dignity and charm quito her own, Siena sits upon her aills, proud and imperishable. What matters At that her wealth and power have flown, and hAL her MOre Prosperous commerce is gone, nover to return! Has sho not still her beau ful cathodral, the pride of hoer heart, and r Mangin tower, graceful and delicate as a liyt To one who has not studied the artistic and truly refined nature of the Italian, it is dim cult to comproliend this feeling of pride aod affection waich this peoplo have for their churches and paiaces, 10y T om with a feeling truly ro, and one has but to praise the monuments of their city to win their good will and esteem Away from the beat. tourist, Sic who com SieNa, spondence verence th in ack of the averago cos fow stran come for art alone. Sodomo, in bis famous “Christ and Crucifixion,” is en he Lis best Who that has ever scen the threo Marys knceling at the foot of tho cross, can over forget themt In the church of $3t. Domenico is a chapel, decorated in fresco by this same artist, repro senting scenes in the life of Suint Catherine. This fair saint, with plc os and up- turaed faco, seoins endowed with life. We stop to listen, thinking to hear her speak. The artist must have been inspired when painting this picture, so vivid, sointense, has ho portrayed her sufferings. Raphael, andliis master, Porugino, also left their worle herein the different churches. ‘Titne seeus not to offace, but only to soften, these works of genius. The tones grow more mellow and rich, and become the aespaiving hope of our artists of today. At the time that art took a revival in Flor. ence the same influchces were felt in Sien Splendid _chur wd palaces were built aud embeliished with peintings. Today, in passing through the quiet, narrow stroets, oue encounters on ull sides evidences of such wealth and artistic culture as to make the beholder stand befc them in wonderment and admiration. Here ono lives and moves largely in the past, The same broad flag- s.01es which pave the streets and which we tread nave been trodden before by emperors, One would not be surprised 0 see au ar- morod knight or courtly beauty issue forth from one of the noble courts of an ancient palace. It would seem but natural and in harmony with the surroundings, Siena was once a Rowan colony and evi- dently proud of such distinction, for in every piazza and in front of every public building stauds the mother wolf with Romulus and Remus. The old wall_surrounding the city still stands intact, emblazoned at the gates with the great sedi of the Medici. In Fior- once every building of importance bears the same crest, but I had hoped to find here no trace of this tyrannical family. But alas! no city within their reach couid escape from their “all-powerful hand, and Siena, like, Florence, Pisa and the ‘others, wmust bear their crest of balls even to this day. The chief glorv of the city is the cath deaicated to Saint Catherine, the saint of Sieua. After a careful of the cathedrals of Europe, ono suffers mothing by comp While tho facado 18 elaborate in carvings, and beautiful in design, the interior is equally attractive. It posscsses noue of that severity nor bareness of the Duoma in Florence nor the Moorish richness of Saimt Garco in Venice. It is warm aud restful to tho eye, with its many columns of alternate black and white marbie, and its long vista of naves, The floor is a marvelous piece of inlaid work, done in white and black marble, represent’ g seriptural stories, while the white marble Rulpit with its wonderful bas reliefs done by Nicholas Pisuno is con: d_one of the fin- est picces of such work in existence, Turning_away from tne splendid temple of worship where the odor of Incense filis the . and the decp tones of the grand old organ still linger with s we turn our steps into a narrow street and foliow it nto the dyers’ quarter of the city. Soon we arrive at a modest, uvpretentious casa, built after the nanner of the Italun houses, of brick and covered with stucco; above, a loggin with tiled pavement, and over all, & steep roof pro- jecting over tho honse to protect it from the hot sun of summer. We riug at the narrow entrance and presently the custodian, with Xey in hand, appears and we make known our purpose. We wish to visit the home of Saint Catherine. With a pleasant smile, provoked by the prospect of o 1p, we aro conducted up @ stone staircase leading into a chapel, whoso walls are decorated with paintings relating 10 the life and labors of this holy woman, Tho pictures, while 0od, ave modern, and interest us less than the altar, with its fresn bouquot of flowers and its spotless linen covering. This altar, the custodian _explains, was formerly thie chimney piece of the grate, and this chapel was the kitchen in which the cooking was done for the indigent family of twenty-five children. Inu small room adjoining, with its siugle window and its low ceiling. we are shown the heavy block of stone which served the saint fora pillow, a lantorn which she carried with hor ut vight when visitng.the hospitals and adnrinister- ing to tho sick, her flacon of can de cologne, hier crucifix and a bit of her woolen vest. In 8 plass case are presented the few books Wwhich were her daily comvanions, and this is her own small room whero sho rested after tho trials of the day were done. Wondertul woman! A saint, in_ every act and thougnt. Knowing her history, who ean remember hor without fecling an admiration sincore and strongt In the broad camvagna around Sieua the viows are lovely and ideal, reminding one of the backgronds to be seen in some of Peru- gino's paintings. The hillsare ornamented with a quaint old monastery or convent of suow white marble, with tail campanile and open loggiu, standing in sithouette against the deep blue of the sky. The mouks of the middle ages chose these spots for solitude and purity of mir. They aro approached by serpentine roads, winding 1n mysterious labyrinths around the hills, shaded by the silver gray green olive or tall Lombardy poplar, and guarded at the en- trance by the dark cypress which stand as sentiuel. In many of these mounsteries are still to be seen on the walls of tho refectory some of the best frescoes of the old maste as well as fine specimens of wood carving, Wwhich had its origin in Tuscany In these country rambles one meets the cantadini, who are famous for their beauty Well do'they merit snch a reputation, for they are undeniubly lovely in their rich, dark ype—regulur of feature, with black, dreamy eyes and long lashes, hair as black and vol- ished as tho raven's wing, and an olive com plexion, with just enough color in the well rounded cheek to @ve life and richness 1o the face. Ln this part of Italy, where beauty 1s the rule and not the _exception, the entire landscape woars & smiling expression. The coutadina wears & broad brimwed straw hat of Leghorn, with long stroamers of white moire ribbon falling down at the back These hats descend from mothor to daughter, and_poor, indeed, is she who cannot own oue of them.' Fortunately the fashion in ha doos not change with the seasons, for these peasant women, and their logacy of wealth of brim and leogth of ribbon alwaiys remaius in stylo and detormines their station in life Sho who can boast of tho widest brim und tho longest rivbous is considered the most aristocratic and richest amoug her less favored sistors, and all look up to her as a superior being. Vheu tho peasant girl marries sho is ex- pected to bring into her now life adowry in proportion to ' the coudition_ her young hus- hand ocoupies at that time. Tais is not given {u oash, but in what is regarded by theso peoplo as an_equivalent, numely, & necklaco of seed poarls, usually 'cousisting of seven .strands each, which is presouted by the ‘mother to tho bride-elect. This reprosents her marriage pbrtion, These necklaces are handsome and are handed down from one generation to another. ‘I'hey cannot be sold unless thero bo urgent distress iu tho family. . BAve metmany peasaut wowen woaring ding ¢ dral, patron stuay this 13, and those | th 1 have stopped to advire then. pratty sposa knows their worth and beauty and 13 always proud to show her dot. ‘Tho peopie Iu_Tuseany are well off in worldly goods. Thoso who work in the fields rocelvo one-half the profits of the harvest. The padrone of our hotel is the proprietor of # farm about three miles from the city, of | which he is justly proud. Ttis a charining spot, with a small villaand & garden filled with olive trees and grapes, Ho makes his wii oil and the wine for is tabls, which are Voth of superior quality. With a_kindnoss | and penerosity always present with these aclightful Italians, he would open n fiasca of the rieh blood of the vine which he had de cight years before, Uuder the | shude ot the olive we sat and chatted and en | Joyed his hospitality. The wine was ¢ aud a deep ruby in color, with enough body to caution us agafnst partaking of it too freely. 1t was absolutely pure, being en- tirely froe from thoso artificial aids so generally used in wine. We = were taken to the fields to see his beautiful oxen, or buffaloes, as they are called here; thoy are splenaid créatures of & pale dove color, with asoft, mild eye and long, spreading horns, “They wre very stronr.and take the place of horses, which ‘are very scarce, and only oc- ly dovs one sce those smail, iong- nirth-provoking donk S0 common on the streets of Naples | 1t was toward sunset when we mouuted to our pluces in the he jehn on the hox soat gav ing to nis whip, and with a nod and addio to pretty I w of the he farm. The sun colored mountains in passionato splendor drove through fields of veritabic nd burnt Siera and entered the old Roman wate, heavy tedici crest Nrrrie W. Coriss, NTINGS AN nceof an Occurrence Down on th: Tussabaw 1n 1804, O “Whoa,” said Mac, hovso. “Why, wher from “Moany!” v You oid, —you--" *Don’t in his come reining did you the emphatic rejoinder. v thing! You-you Mue, somewhat abashed. I hurt your feelings?” “Hush!” “with hysterical encrgy. “Hush yo' mouf, you mean--you—— Heren burst of sobbing interrupted, and Mac stared helplessiy, amused, but sympathetic. She was a ting bit of a girl, with brown, eurling hair and brown cyes; o half pathetic and wholly intoresting pic- ture, for the woeful litile fase wus un- mistakably pretty, says an old vet inthe York Herald “'m sald Mac, “Did tho presently, horse scare “he didn’t. Ho now, and spill’ a stepped on my ta my- - things! “Oh,” said Mac, path, e| 1 's bad. dark ldn't see very in the woods She peeped up at him, pouting, the tears still standing in her eyes, Then she fell to twisting her dpron, but deigned no further recognition of his penitence. “You're a very pretty little snid Mae, with as much tact as “I hnve a hittle gicl at home.” No answer. “Her name’s “She's five years your nume?”’ She looked up again, and then grew ahsorbed onca more in twisting her apron, *\What's your name?” Mac persisted. Still no answer. “Is it Peggy?” “No,” definntly; It ain’t.” “Is it Sarah Ann? “*Course I ain’t named that,” Vell, is it——" “Name’ Mary,” she with great dignity. away las’ woek—th, Yankees comed,” “Oh,” said Ma Mary? Well, well, well ‘And Pomp hid everything,” she con- tinued, growing communicative and looking up into his face, *cause the ole Yankees come. Right there.” Whew!” whistled Mac, and laughed loud and long. -He laughed until the tears rolled down his face. The more he thought of it the funnier it scomed. “In that stump, eh? Wi —he came very near going into another spasm of laughter, but didn’t—quite. ‘“Humph, well,” ““Pain’t funny.” she said., sharply. “Well!"—checking another outburst and feigning apology—well, I guess you are right; but how did you know it was there?” “See, Mamma and Pomp,” “and Pomp put all Mamma’s money 1n there—Pomp did. 'Cause it’s a hollow n’ they’s a big hole in theve,” ck laughed thoughtfull **Miss Mary,” he said, seriously, “you ought to be at home right now.” “I'se lost,” she ventured, tearfully. 1 know it,” he laughed, “and I am too. Let’s see, doyou kuow which way your home is from here “Up town,” hopefully, so'diers up town.’ *That’s the trouble,” said Mac, grim- ly. “Well, Tll carry you as far can, Give me your hand, Miss Ma that’s vight——" Just then a shadowy form moved from the sheltor of a tree near by, and the figure of an old negro man was seen in the gathering durkness, He carvied a gun, which he lowered from his shoulder as he stepved into view, still kooping his hand cautiously upon the trigger. “The devil!” said Mac. “Were you trying to shoot me? Put down that gun.’” **You hush,” said the little one resent- ing the peremptory tone of the yaunkee scout. *‘Pomp’s our wan; Pomp ain’t your man,” **No, Mars Gin’l,”” said Pomp, humbly lowering the hammer of his long squir- rel rifle; I wuz tryin’ not to shoot you. But when I come "long yeroan’ I yeré ole missis’ baby tell 'bout that money, I'se mos’ 'bleege’ tor shoot yor, ’cause oie missos gimme de watehin® an’ gyardin’ on't. An’ Marse Jim, 'pens’s powerful on meto look arter ole missis an’ do { things w'en he gone away. An’ yore I | been er watchin’ an’ er prayin' {er do { good Lawd, wid my han’ on de trigger, {an’ jes’ er hopin’ Marse Gin', ‘at 1 | wouldn’ ha'ter kill yer. An’ w'en you | 1aff and look back you ain’t gwine ‘ter take it, hit de look lack de Lawd answean old Pomp’s pr right den. No, Marse Gin'l, Tain’t been tryin’ ter shoot you; I been tryin’ not ter.’ | Aund nere wo are,” said Mae, “fight- ing to set you all free,” “Ain’t sayin’ nothin’ ’hout that.,” a | little shame-fucedly, **cop’'n Marse Jim *pens powerfully on mo ter take kyar de place w'en he gone,” “I guess you're right, 'omp,” said Mac, musingly looking out on fhe dark- ening woods. * “You would only do for your master what I am, doing for my | mistress—my country. But’—tighten- ing the bridle reins—‘tuke the little kvh-l home; the money will bo all right. \ Where is the nearest ford and how far?” “Hit 'pens,” said_Pomp, signiticantly. | “I’spec’do neares’ one fur you, mars gin'l, is back fo' miles, 'bout middle ways ‘twixt'de big bridge an’ de fuc'ry, yasser.” “All right,” replied Mae, turning his | horse’s head in the direction indicated. oodby. Pomp. “By, marse gin'l,” raising “Wish yer-woll, sub." “Goodby, Miss Mary.” “By," she said, slecpily. s0b, ble. “down there in the But it’s getting well here girl,” truth, he continued. Now, what’s Mary,” old. % him, runned the old informed “Poggy t's when d your namo’s she said, “An’ there’s his hat, The | sproading | standing in the | - THE WAR CLOUD. | HUNTING GEESE AND DUCKS. The Villags of Olarks and Its Notable Oitizens, A SPRING MORNING ON THE PLATTE. Shooting Honkers From an fee Blind «The Trip to Prairie Creek and the Sport That W.s Joyed Thers, Wild fowl shooting is at last at its height in this vicinity and every out and incommng train bears its quota of gunners, Trus to the prediciions made in these columns weeks g0, the season is proving a great ono. There are birds everywhere, all the favorito feed- ing grounds are teeming with them; gee canvass back, redhead, maliard, widgeon, | pintail, bhuebill, teal and merganzer, and the eathusinstic ghnner is making bay while the sun shines. 1 spent last week out on the legendary Platte, in the vicioity of Clarks—a famous old shooting ground —with those paragous of the field and stream, Dr. W. J. Gailbraith and Captain Ray of this city, Dr. E. A Richardson of Clarks, and Dr. C. B. Little of Bloomfield. But before entering upon the particulars of tho chase, n few greasy lines deseriptive of Clarks will be apropos. It isa small Uuion Pacifie station of probably six hundred in- habitants, situated north of the track a mila or moro from the shores of the river, Clarks has several dis- tiuguishing features, motable among which is the young ladios’ brass baud. Therc area dozen ‘members and from the rosy, buxom bunch it would be ¢ificult to select the belle. Th had bu half dozen practice meetings thus far, but under the able directorship of Prof. Kocher have made most creditable progress and are now enablod to spiel with a rythm and & melody t would put to shame many an older orguniz- { ation. The band iucludes Mable Deitz, first | K flat; Daisy Hartwell, second F flat; Anna McPherson, first B flat; Laura Gilbert, se ond; Mary first alto; Maud M Leai, second; Morse, tenor; Mary att, baritone; Louie Pratt, tubs; Maggio ot snare drum, and Lo Sears, bass oxt 1o the band in o noteworthy way comes Joe Briudle, banker, real estate agent, duck hunter and all round’ square man, Dr. E. A. Richardson, the druggist, is an- other of the same sort. Unclo George West runs the hotel, and runs it well. He is a gontieman of the old school, but has unde gone such a degree of modern _retrogression that his pristine individuality has boe almost wholly obliterated. He is jolly, r tund and g , With a tongue sharp as a two- edged sword, and can_ swear louder and put morc fire-water under his belt than any mau west of the Missouri river. Sam Richmond, his chief clerk, is a second edition of Uncle George, and when not_occupied- in jugsling the spittoons and kicking the dogs out of the oftice can be found on a batin the river or in bed. Sam is a sure shot on Swedes. Jack lawyer, politician and newspaper rrespondent, is a handsome, royal fellow who has no busiuess in Clarks. He plays a “hob-t211" with the same espriv that marks his handling of a “straight’ or a *full house.” Jack is also a bad man with his fins, and should the spirit _move him, would oo uble to make many a so-called champion jump over the ropes. Then there aro Frank Diets, the lumberiian; - Mr, Hart. weil, the merchant; Charlio Hoyt, tho goose killer; Dr. ltovinson, and a score of other citizens whose names would show up well in print. P'But anough-of Clarks for the nouce. The first day out was a grand one, and tho prospects were flattering for incomparable spor “We put it in on the river, which gurglod and rippled aud rushed on its way as if under some spell of enchantment, with tho soft, south breezes playing over its gloss, and the topaz sunlight kissing the raggod wmasses of floating ico and snow-covered bars into ra- diant smiles, Truly, the Platte, in the early vornal se: son, presents a tiful picture as it flows, with a mighty impetuosity, onward and downward through o magnificent agrical- tural country, so iovely yev so romantic in its surrounding details, ‘50 impressiv 8 in its sweep of grandeur, Far to the cast are the dim outlines of the barron uplands, with their lacustral _borders, where tho_cottonwoods stand naked, but'gle in the soft light: to the west innume eads and islands, dark and gloomy in the shadows, but affording excellent *bliuds™ for the lying in wait for duck or goose. Stretching before you, through a net-work of moving ive and snow-laden floes, the savage Platte, a gleaming, glittering expanse of water, dim artery to ail the vast country beround, and everywhore offering a chosen home for the Canada and the mallard, the sandhill and the fishhawl. The Platte river at this time of the year is a seemingly interminable stretch of watery wilderness, the whole country for miles ap- pearing 1o be so swallowed up by its ex- tended shores as to be absolutely indistin- guishable from the river proper. The main cuannel, if there be such a thing, oven to one familiar with the configuration of the land- scape, cannot be told from the countless sluices, divides, cut-offs and cul-de-sacs which ' fill its broad bed. It is seldom, if cver,at any point over a man’s head,but there are ' channcls decper than others, aecp holes and beds of quick sand, which meke it hazurdous, even for the most adventurous and skilifal ducker to enter, vot in their lgh “waders” they boldly peuetrate to the re- motest bar, uud cross and reeross, here,there, in fuct anywhere, without fear or disaster, but many'an _inexperi pring shooter has mobhis deatnin its swift and trenche 1s current. From time immemorial the Platte river has been one of the most celebrated resting and roosting places for wild gecse there is in the world, and is still a haunt numerously visit- ed every spring and autumn by both goose and duck. The birds fly off to the corn und stubble fields in the morning for fond, re- turning for ablution and rest shortly before noon, then off again about_the middle of the afternoon for subper, and back in the gloaw- ing for rest and safety on the bars through the dreary night. The morning” in question rose fresh and radiant from her bath like Aphrodite from the sea. The pink tints of dawn faded, tho distant bluffs warmed into purple and the cottonwood tops brightened into gold. A littlo while and the sun was kindling the grass and willows into yellow life and then picking out the sprouts and dark leaves uatil all was one broad illuminatior. The rovin sang s _blithesome us in' May from n copsc hard by and great wedge shape flocks of . und bunches of ducks wereto be seen in all dicections, as with a honking und a cackling they left the bars and flew off for tho feediug grounds, Dr, Galbraith and myself were but a fow moments reaching a favorablo bar, although it was with some trepidation we stommed the powerful current,but matger quicksauds and loating ice we got there some considerablo time befors the morning flight was oyer. It was the work of but u few moments to { haul out a half dozen large s of ice, and standing them on their cdgo in a semi-circle, our blind was complete and putting out our decoys we were roady for business. We had scarcely got settied upon our knees when the monosyllable “mark!™ camo from the doctor and pecring through an aperture | in theice, a bunch of geese, five speckled fronts and a veteran old Canada in the lead, was seen bearing down on us from the west. wero decoying nicely, and as thoy set s and came on siraight toward us T whispered : “L'1L take the big fellow, Doe." “AlL right,” e responded. The next moment they were within reach and wo wore on our feet. The noble old gander looked as big as the fabled Roe, and { gave him the first barrel full in the side, but with a startied honk he began to climb, and in my burry and oagerness 1 made a clean miss with my sccona. Crack ! crack ! wout the aoctor's Smith, ana splash 1n the water and thump on the ice, a speckle front eame down o each barrel. 1 was horribly chagriuned, but 1 kuew I bad hit my bird hard the first shot and I cried +0h, 1 hit him, Doe, I hit nim! Did you soo the feathers ! Yos," rephied Gulbraith, “I saw thom, Sauay, but they were all fastoned to tho | goase!h That made me madder than ever, but I | couldn’t get back for the doctor was out after his goese. The ove i the channel was killed dead as a stono, aud gs ho lodged but a few yards away aatogy, the Jagged loo the doctor started for tho ofie 'which fell on the ice, which was only wingbd. He was obliged to shoot it over, but ft gave him o werry chase before he accomplished this. Once more in the blind, wo wait, when a flock of cuattering spow flying high, came flying over. The dc id they were too high, but I would have shot at them then, mad us I was, had they been out of dight. Imagine our sur- prise, when a mement after Tlhad poured both barrels into thém, and they were well past the blind, when bno let loose and came Whirling and gyrating to the ice. It was a chance shoot, but the bird was dead as a door nuil when he bounced upon the bar. 0 0o, I can't shoot geese '’ was my sar castio ejaculation, as I ran to retrieve my bird “Mark!" It was a bunch of redheads and they came tearing down the wind liks a house afire. 1 took the left and the doctor the right and wo vboth downed our birds, mine the drake ana the doctor's the hen. Mine was killed dead, but again his was wing- tipped and wobbling into the water, he had to follow it nearly a quarter of & mile before ho succeeded in shooting it over. Whilo he was out I got in another shot, & long one at a flock of Canadas, but while I heard the shot hurtie against the sides of the birds, they wero hard citizens and continued g’ their way t'ard the north pole. Then there was a_long wait; most of the birds bad left the bars and would not back until uearly noon, and we ing tho question of g when flock of mallards we over tho open water ac the river. The doctor brought his r juto requisition and after considerable effort attracied the birds ted across. They quickly de- eeso decoys, but shied just as we v were going to come in, and leit. They made a cirele mile, then came bearini down upon us again. The doctor gave a running call and the birds shying a trifle, at leneth turned and came slowly and 'suspiciously down toward us. We ‘knew they were extremely fearful and tacitly agreed on taking a loni chance. Sure enough, when within probably fifty yards of the blind, they “dished” and began to clinab, and knowing that was our only chance, we jumped to our feet andlet them have all four bacrels. To our astonish- mont four birds fell. This ood luck wfused us with a renewal of enthusiasm and we re- mained on the spot until 1 o'clock, but to our disappointment the geese did not return ouly w sparse and _spasmodicflocks, unerriugly prosaging a chauge in the weather, In the meantime, however, we succeeded in bagging several more redheads and two mallards and 1o pintails. In the afternoon we pulled u stakes and returned to Clarks, deciding to traasport the camp and entire outfit on the morrow to thie Prairie creck country, in which direc- tion we had noted all through the morning the birds, both ducks and geese, were flying. The uext morning broke cold and tem- pestuous, but nothing daunted we loaded up the wagons and in the teeth of a piercing wind pulled out for the noryh. It was a long and cold ride, over one of the most execrable roads, owing to the almost impassuble suow- drifts, man cyer passed over. But we reached our destination early in the afternoon, and the myriads of ducks and geese jumped in the vicinity had a most electrifying effect upon us, and we soou forgot the discomforts of the trip. Under Captaia Rayls supervision the tent was soou up and the uext half hour the lonely spot was alive with culinary operations, and the sone of the coffee pot and griddle quickly joined that of wind and ripple. Just across Prairie creek, ou the open prai- rie and extending almost'to the base of the bluffs, were thousund and thousands of snow geese, with biere and there a buuch of Cana- das and Hutchins, sitting solemnly on the ground, and filing tho air with their ' plaintive cries, while in the air, in all direction: could be seen hundreds anore, and ducks, princi- pally mallards and - sprigtails, unul couidn’t rest,and straggling flocks of sund kept the wintry atmosphere vibrant w. cir peculiar and penetrating per-rat! per- it! perrut! This was an exhilarating sight that no sportsmen could withstund, and after gorging ourselves with hat and eegs, boiled potatoes, fried onions and strong coffec, the entire out- it sallied forth to locate their biinds and got o work, Captain adn’t long 1o be wer I a tected the Ray and [ buiit our blind at the edge of the back-water, not a thousand from the tent. It was a dificuit matter to construct 4 suitable blind in a country wherd brush or willows aro unsnown, the only available mwaterial being s rank weed, bo- longing to the rag family, and which ouly grows in straggling patches in tue moist places along the creek., With the aid of a balf dozen lath, carried from the camp, and a ball of twine, the captain and I succeeded in contriving a pretty decent hide. We drove the lath in the soft ground to the depth of a foot, then strung the twine from one to an- other, on the order of a wire fence, and in- tertwined with this an armful of the weeds mentioned, with sundry tufts of spear grass and wisps of hay. ‘In an hour's time we had our decoys out and overy: thing in readiness, and wittout further ado took our positions on bended knees be- hind this hastily improvised screen, Wo had but nrecious few moments to wait before a flock of pintails came in with a rush that almost upset all calculations. The pin- tail is a bird that does not decoy very readily in tne spring, but on this occasion they worked like a_charm, and a half hour after getting our decoys out we brought no less than nineteen to bag. Tho doctors, too, who were located about a mile west of us,were soon popping away,and it was morally certain that u big killing was to mark the afternoon’s work About 4 o'clock the wind died away to a whisper, and this &awe ns gentle as the breath of a babe from the south. To the wand of sunbeam, the leaden curtain which haa bung over us all day, lifted, aad there was an instantaneous glitter all about. k'rom this hour on until darkness began to settle down over river and plain, the scene was beautiful aud rovivifying,ana with fair shootiug,the af- ternoon proved one that will last as _long us memory does, It would be tiresome to the reader to go into details of the evening shoot, as intere: ing as it was to us, and 1 will wind up with the statement that the result of the five guns was forty-seven ducks—mallards and pin- tails, with oue wiligeon and a brace of red- heads—and twenty-one geese—eight Canadas, vine speckled fronts und four snows. "The song of the coyote at night, prairie dog town, the Dr's. swan, and the haps and mis haps ol five days' camp life, with the inci- dents on river and marsh, would furnish ma- terlul for colamns more,but space is valuable, and, gentle reader, you must allow imagina: tion 1o fiil the hiatus. Saxpy Grisworn. - The most popular skin curative and preservative of the day is Spanish Court Cream. Its absolute purity has assured its success. Kor sule by all druggists, - ekl Died With His Shoes On. On the J. M. Winston place. fourteen miles north of Do Kalb, Texus, William Watts, a plantation laporer, on arising told his wife, Fannie to say her prayers, as he was going to kill her as soon as he had put on his shoes. Stepping out to a wood pile she secured an ax, and return- ing to the house, buried it in the back of her husband’s head, splitting the skull and killing him while he was put- ting on his shoes. 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APRIL 1 foot | 9 RADAS & micRoBL ¢ KiLH ILLER Diphtheria. 1801 A Specific fo DiTY, Fo In months 1 have ‘cured ns wany herla with Miorote Kitlor. of the dise s not boen o slngle Mierobe ki n WS & 50 W, First South Subseribod and sworn March, 151 Seal) DL DAYVIS, o this ith day of YR Salt 1 ake Co. o morchunt > (Mr. Davis s a proml. wulyh holes: TAYLORSVILLE, Utal, Mareh men: i Do mber last’ 1 hid T Wit aiphth rin nnd- oroup A (e Fn 1o fore IO thts fuh Ay of pE O DR ON Notary Publie, Sall Lake Co Wo Ciry 4 tn e Microbe K. or_ chl same disense. + + * of No. 2 ana used it frocly membrane in the throat be shx dnys the child was perfoctly cure of the attor s £0 often serious diphtheria. * *+ + ¢ 245 W. drd North St JOTIN HEN Subscribed und sworn to before me this Fobruary, 1591 GEO. D, PY P Senl Notary Publ We biive many other sworn statements certifying t Microho Killer has never failed to cure diph- therln 1na single casy WRITE FOR LARGE CIRCULAR FREE THE RADAM MICROBE KILLER (0., ST. 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