WID1TESDAY, NOVEMBER g, 1903.
THE MORNING ASTOMAtf. ASTOMA. OREGON.
HIS HUNTING TRIP
By Troy Allison, Copyright, 1 905, by Troy Allison.
The eligible bachelor braced hlmsolf
pffaluat Uit shock aud stood It Ilk a
Hian.
II bad been wanderlnjr. along the
country road fur lislf an hour looking
fur a fluid that mta-tit rov ilia liMIng
place of uiany rabblM Ik.mi thing
omirrnl.
Krvtn liohlnd a lilnpMn.il nl utono
fewe that Ki'pnriiliHl tin Held from tin
Adjoining wimmI a girl i-aim running
iH'lluii ll dlnt-tly lulu tit vlitfUtl bud.
elor'a arum.
lit got one glimpse of a frlgtitfiiod
tutv before she hurlid It In tbe rough
ness of bis bunting coat and clung to
bJm frantically.
"lie's aftw met" alx (naped.
Tbi man's face grew atrrn, be
brought bla gun Into a more available
position and fixed bla eyee on the cor
liar of tbe four wbere tb- girl bad
flrat appeared. There waa a rattling of
A tHirVL TBAaidHU CAI.P STOOD DUTOItt
MM.
dead Icavfa-more notse, be thought,
than on tnan'a fnt could posnlbly pro
due lit ellgllila bachelor bad never
before had an opportunity to play
sVilgtit errant, but he suddenly fell
blmai-lf longing to kill tbe econndrW
wlto had frightened thla girl.
There waa another acurry of leaves,
anf, then -a playfol yearling calf atood
before hint, prancing In Uie awkward
way peculiar to aportlng calves, with
an eipreealon In Ita eyea thnt aeemed
to wink at the ninn and aak If be dldc".
see the point of the Joke.
Th eligible bachelor stared, then let
hla gun fall to the ground.
"Oood Lordl" be bowled. "Waa that
what frightened youT
The girl hnd wriggled out of bla arma
and atood behind him, peering around
blm for a aafe gllmpaa of the enemy
11 ne naa already knocked yon
aown once and waa trying to do l
fain I don't auppoeo It would he so
funny to you," she aald resentfully, ev
Mently not appreciating hla ecstasy of
inirtn.
He sent the calf down the road wltfc
few warlike gestures and turned to
look at her. amusement still lurking In
bis ryes.
- Mie find aentcd berself on a atons
and wna pinning up a torn place Id
Der skirt.
"Home people ran laugh at nothing.
ahe suld Idly, fitting the elgea of tbs
torn place together.
The mnn looked at the amall face,
rosy from the frosty morning air, an
noticed the short brown hair that
made little curls around her forehead
"I'm a brute to Isugh," he aald pen
ljently, "but It wna so-or-sudden.
Ho was lu ilnnirer of offending again.
He took his hnndkerchlcf to brush
the mud from her dress.
"You are evidently not accustomed
to the n V" lie queried, smiling.
'I Imve never bud such close, ae
qunliitnnee with one before," alio said
"I live In the city and am down bcM
to g' t at ring. I urn boarding at the
fnrrtihoimp Just nbovo here."
"I'm down here on a little bunting
trip," he mild, not adding that bo eras
also taking a rest from being hooted
during tlio season by tunncurerlDg
CiaruinuM. "I wonder If (!iey would
jive ine dinner at your furmhoriseY"
"I'tii sure they would." Phe ex
tended the hospitality of a fao-ipltnble
country. "It's the first bouse you
come to, and they' are named Jonet
you can't forget It If your memory It
any good at all. I'll tell them you
are coming to the 1 o'clock dinner."
She had repaired the damage to ber
skirt as best she could and atood up
to go.
"I will bring some rabbit If X can
they arc good for Invalid," letting bit
eye rest again on the Iktle, short, boy
Isb curia that made him wonder 1 se
were alxteen or twenty. "Maybe yu
will accept them as a peace offering
and forgive me for laughing."
A hint of shyness In ber eyea iradt
him understand that her resentment
waa really a reaction from tbe embar
rassment of having rushed Into hla
arma, now that her fright waa over
and the cause at a distance teemed to
trivial.
She gure a regretful look at the
torn place In her skirt "I uever ahaJl
be able to mend It ao It woa't show,"
ahe aald at tbe left blm.
Tns eligible bachelor was nsdita-
tire aa he climbed the etoae wall
wage war on the rabbits.
Now, I wonder," he mused, "If that
Utile girl la ao poor that a torn placa
In a blue terge skirt can worry her!
It's a shame!" lie strode through the
tangle of briers and dead weeds
thoughtfully.
Next day the eligible bachelor's valet
went back to town, and bla waster e
tubllshed himself as a boarder at tht
Jones farm, with only guu and ault
rase for bsggnge.
The gun wss In small demand. There
seemed much more pleasure In Jogging
along country roads mounted on clutn
sy farm bontea and helping a girl re
gnln her strength. Hhe I nUd mo tin)
and dainty perched u; imi the bit: h rt
that the eligible bachelor vowed U
himself that be bnd never seen au
equestrienne In Central park that com
pared with bur.
"Wouldn't It be Just lovely," ahe he
gan one day when they bad stopped
to regnln their breath after a bounc
ing race on their largo limbed steeds.
"If one didn't have to work for a II v
Ingr
Ills mind flew to hla bank account,
enough to laat several generations if a
man could only get hla threescore and
ten extended that long.
"lo you find teaching ao terrible T
"It s not the work." She grew con
fidential. "It's that I want to man;
things-pretty things like tome women
have."
"Might a mere man ask what these
things may bo aa applied to your own
desires r
"Ob, a sable neck piece and a muff,
a lovely brass bedstead to sleep on
some long, wrinkly gloves and some
soft, trslly dremes; lots of violet wster,
manicured nalU, a French maid"
"Hadn't you better wait till I call
a atenographer?" be Interrupted.
"Hut wouldn't It be blissful to have
them?" she sighed. "I wonld give my
torn walking skirt to thu deserving
poor and not bother about It any
more," ahe wound up ruefully.
He let bla face assume Its most dole
ful eapeet.
"I wlh I hnd all these things to of
fer you." He broke a twig from th
hedge with a vigorous cut from bis rid
Ing whip.
She sst suddenly erect on ber borse,
and be watrhed ber from tbe corner of
bla averted eye.
"A poor dog of a man feels that bt
has nothing to offer a girl," he con
tlnued morosely.
Fhe looked at blm hesitatingly. "I
don't want all those things so dread
fully much," ahe aald abyly.
one'worn'by ETtySen 800 yean ago.
It of pure gold and weight nine marka
tlx ounces (focrteen pounds) and It
adorned with 63 sapphires, 00 rubles, 1
emerald and 838 pearls.
The crown of the king of francs
la a circle enameled, adorned with
precious atones and heightened up with
eight arched diadems, rising from ae
many fleurs-de-lis, that conjoin at the
top under a doable floor ds-lla, all of
aoll Chambers Journal.
WkiTW Lebelee Teraa Red.
Tersona living at a remote distance
from the natural home of tbe lobster
think that red Is the original color of
that species of rruxtaceau. The natu
ral hue, bowevr. Is green, the beauti
ful bright brick color being the result
of boiling to which such creatures are
subjected. Two explanations for this
change. In color are given, either of
which appears to be tenable: Their
shells contain a large imr cent of Iron,
and the boiling process oxldlzea that
mineral, the change belug almost ex
actly the same aa that brought about
In burning a brick. Huch a chunge In
the color of a lobster's shell can be
brought about by the snn's action, but
never while tbe lobster la living. As
a rule, however, the sun's bleaching
Influeuce consumes the oxide almost as
fast aa It Is formed, leaving tbe ahell
pure white.
The second expls nation Is tbst the
original green color is due to the blue
and red pigments, the blue being aol
uble and the red luaoluble lu boiling
water. When the lobster la boiled, tbe
blue pigment la dltnolvcd, leaving the
red to color the creature's shell.
rsreleee Abaci Moat?.
An eccentric character of pioneer
daya In California waa a lawyer named
Lawrence, an attorney for the firm of
rainier, Cooke & Co. "After a night
of drluktng aud gambling Lawrence
one afternoon called upon Palmer at
tbe bank," aaya Thomas B. Fartab's
"Gold Iluntera of California." "ne
waa dressed In a gray flannel atrirt and
overalls, a broad brimmed hat with
a belt containing two alx-shootsrs and
a bowle knife arouud hla walat He In
formed Palmer that he Intended to
leave on the afternoon boat for Bacra
mento and the mlnea. "Why do you
do thatr Inquired Palmer. 'Because
I have spent all my money and must
earn more,' aald Lawrence, who never
kept any account of how he stood at
the bank. 'Why,' aald Palmer, ou
have not spent all of your money, euro
ly. It me tee.' And, turning to the
book of dally accounts, be continued,
Tou have a credit here of $3,000.'
'Have If asked Lawrence Incredu
loualy. 'Yes, ao the books show.' 'Well,
then. I will uot go decided Lawrence,
who returned to bis office and his prac
Oce of law."
0e View o Jo J0roa.
Of one phase of Joe Jefferson's char
actcr a writer In tbe Outlook says:
Ho was IntcrcMted In the lighter phi
loHophlca. The work of Prentice Mul
ford greatly attracted him at one time.
He had bad remarkable communica
tions, as be believed, from the. other
world-enough, at any rate, to convince
blm thnt there was another world and
to make him confident that ho should
see again those he loved. He was a
wonderful optimist, always cheerful
always looking for the brightness of
life. He once told the Spectator that
In all bla thousands of miles of travel
he had never been In a railway or
atenmshlp accident or seen one. The
last letter which tbe Spectator received
from Mr. Jefferson was reminiscent of
their earlier friendship and closed with
these words:
Itow time ffota on. so heedleas of us all!
What a abort lived creature Is man (my
salt exceptrd-by ths byt, aeventy-flve
nsxt birthday)! In a few years w shall bt
sweat little angels, wines and all, and, as
the old gambler said on his deathbed.
"If ws meat. I'll fly you for Till then,
sincerely yours. J. JEFFERSON.
tome Crswaa.
When Emperor Napoleon I. was
crowned king of Italy at Milan, May
23, 1805, he placed the Iron crown of
Loiubardy upon hla head with hla own
tands, exclaiming, "DIeu me I's donno;
gnre a qui la touche" (God hat given It
to me; beware who touches It), which
was the haughty motto attached to It
by Its ancient owners.
Tbe Tlungarlan crown, worn at their
accession by the emperors of Austria
1 kins of Uncgary. Is the identical
The BsrUI of th Llvls.
From evidence difficult to dlxpute, It
tppears that lu the O-lcxtlul empire
old, Incurably dltcuHed and hopelessly
depraved persons are frequently burled
alive to rid the community of the bur
tittu ana repotiNiulllty of tbelr care-
taking. This arrangement Is the re
sult of a tiuittisl uu lerstaudlng, tbe
victims nwutlni; to and ut times as
slHtlug lu the prellmlu.iry ceremonies.
Tbe uimse seem to lis re been rec
ognized by the hlKhext authorities, and
thu burials have certaluly been con
ducted with the Huuclhu of tbe ruling
powers. Creat preparations are made,
and there Is much ado and sometimes
a r-how of grief, but a great deal of
the lutter U evidently perfuuetory, aa
there Is an all around fveling of sat
isfaction on the part of the spectators
and more or Icoa complaceucy on ths
mind of the victim, who Is comforted
by the assurance that he la fulfilling a
tradition and will earn tbe respect of
Is ancestors and gone tiefores.
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Ths 50 cent site contains two and
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as naJu
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New Specialties
Prices: Reserved Seats, 60c; Gallery, 25c.
Seat sale opens Saturday rooming at 9 o'clock at Hoefler'a Candy Store.
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best meals on wheels.
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xso Third St., Portland, Ore.
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