V( THE WKST SHORE.
a uuiHaiiw which ought to lx? abat- began walking along the bank, peering
L More than throe times the stated intently into the water, his movements
Un minutes having now elapsed, and the closely watched by his companions above
mysterious stranger not having put in who were full of curiosity as to the meanl
an apearanee, the sentence was quickly ing of his actions. He soon stepped
cizl It t''k l"it a f"w minutes to down to the margin of the water, and
demolish the hut and pile its constitu- was for two minutes lost to sight, when
Nit part in a heap, with half a dozen he reappeared, bearing in his arms a
large Umlders placed on the top; but large flat stone, worn smooth bytheac
tlio work of writing a second notice to tion of the water. After considerable
rjnit wan one requiring more time and puffing and blowing, he climbed the hill
effort, since the doctor was not present and, throwing the stone upon the ground
to take charge of that herculean task, sat down to rest.
Wahah Joe, having seen the doctor " What you goin' to do with that 'ar?"
write the other one, was looked upon as asked Bud Jackson, while one of the
the mwt cotneteut to undertake this lit- others took occasion to remark that a man
erary effort, and to him the task was unan- was " a dinged fool what 'ud roll down
irnouhlydelegnte.1 This question having hill arter a stone, when the mountain
l-en aettled, the more practical one of was full of 'em."
Ut to write with and what to write " Never you mind," said Joe, with a
uK.n, claimed attention, and here was a look of wisdom and confidence in his
d.fhculty whjch nearly relieved Joe of countenance, "You fellers just hold your
hmonerouH duty, s.nce neither pen, pen- wind, and I'll show you a little Injin
I I 11' Z 7? nU8Lt frm bu8iDe89 1 learned when 1 kid, on
lohnwm a. After much deliberation, and the Wabash "
h!lrUcf;r;r'Htin8 ,U Llghly J06 gftthered armful of dry
Z I I i, l" "7 7 Bh0W- 8tick8 and kiDdled a He then stS
I n 1 a ,J l.nt , ' V D it8ed6e' the th side
" You Mlera jHt hold your clack a l! 1 a
minute, M,d ri fix this iZ y J?" filled his M
timn," nnd he ,B Wilt t i 'g ted " ' recg on his elbow,
the mo,n,ntum which Joe acquirll WhoBe CUn8ity and iffiPa'
'Jnt, liegan to render move the of him'
"-r,U fr more rapid than fmur 1 t rightl Jnst yu wait s
Tbo UaKt d.vjKM.e.l jnlo a j"1, ff minute8. you'll know all about
;- ith caUalU and sh rill whi T , '
m Joe Ut his fo(,ti .. . "8; r8 admonished, the remainder of
M Hk. a log to th U.ttl 'Vnl thermmiUeefoIlod their scribe's ex
"R hira-lf frc.m piun j ' 7 anaP1f- and soon each several individual
V'y -curing firm n I n a WB8 lndf "ously engaged in sending
'-nch ,f ,.; N I P JP upwards frequent puffs of smoke to min-
Vnl.ng but a moment fa take an in Wlth the darker variy from the fire
wtlcl.Jj tamuting the pure atmosphere
' ofthe stains. In about ten minutes,