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inn OKGOW SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, SUNDAY 'koRNI NO, ' FEBRUARY 9
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COPYRIOHTCO IV THC CKNTURV CO.
4 BY THEODORE ROOSEVELT
Copyright J, Cntmry Ctmfamy
JSS. 'ANIEL BOONE wffl abniy occnpr
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tjpe of the hunter and wilderness
r wanderer. He wai a true pboeer,
and stood at the hd of that class
ef Indian-fifhters, game-hnntert, forest-fellers, and
backwoods farmers who, feneration after gen
eration, pushed westward the border of civilization
from the Atleghanles to the Pacific. Aa he himself
said, he was "an instrument ordained of God to set
tit t the wilderness." Born in Pennsylvania, he
drifted south into western North Carolina, and set-
: .tied on what was then the extreme frontier. There
, he married, built a log cabin, and hunted, chopped
trees, and tilled the ground like any other frontiers-
ine Aiiegnany Mountains still marked a
By Carolyn Wells
THE ACQUIESCENT SNAKE
There once was a man who said, "Why
Can't I look that big snake in the eye?"
The snake said "You can'.
And he looked at the man
('Most any last line will apply.) '
THE DISOBLIGING BEAR
There once was a man who said, "Oh,
Please, good Mr. Bear, let me go:
4 Don't you think that you can?
The bear looked at the man.
And calmly responded, "Why no!"
FOR THE VERY LITTLE ONES
J boundary beyond which the -settlers dared not go;
for west of them lay immense reaches of frowning
x forest uninhabited sare by bands of warlike Indiana.
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t Occasionally some venturesome banter or trapper
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; with strange stories of what he had seen and done
, In 1769 Boone, excited by these vague and won
drous tales, determined himself to cross the tnoon
' tains and find out what manner of land it was that
, lay beyond. With a few chosen companions he set
: out, making his own trail through the gloomy forest -
After weeks of wandering, he at last emerged into
U the beautiful and fertile country of Kentucky, for
wfckh, in after years, the red men and the white
trove with such obstinate fury that it grew to be
called "the dark and bloody ground." But when
, Boone first saw it, it wu a fair and smiling land
'of groves and glade and running waters, where
'the open forest grew tall and beautiful, and where
l Innumerable herds of game grazed, roaming ceaae
, 'lesaly to and fro along the trails they had trodden
; 'during countless generations. Kentucky vas not
'owned by any Indian tribe, and was visited only by
' (Wandering war-parties and hunting-parties who
' fcarae from among the savage nations living north
; )d the Ohio or south of the Tennessee.
I A roving w-party stumbled upon one of Boone's
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v vJeft Boone and journeyed hornet but Ms brother
! jcame out to join him, and the two spent the winter
(together. Self-reliant, fearless, and possessed of
great bodily strength sad hardihood, they cared little
for the loneliness. The teeming myriads of game
furnished abundant food'; the herds of shaggy-
maned bison and noble antlcrd elk, the bands of
deer and the numerous black bear, were all ready
for the rifle, and they were tame and easily slain. ,
Tbe wolf and the cougar, too, sometimes fell victims
vita til nrnwH nf th tvrn hiintar
At times they slept in hollow tree,
bush lean-to of their own making
when they feared Indians, they changed
" ling-place every night, and after making a fire would busiest place in Fairyland.
w nwie or two m the woods to sleep. Sur- Ala&fcrfs Cave."
. jT0U.n1'4 by nitt and human foes, they owed their '' .
I lives to theirjileepless vigHance, their keen senses,
! their eagle eyes, and their resolute hearts.
; ..Vmenthe spring came, and the woods were white
i j with the dogwood Wossoms, and crimsoned with
r 'the red-bud, Boone'a brother left him, and- Daniel
j remained for three months alone' la ths wilderness
J The brother soon came back again with a party of
. : hunters j-an other parties likewise came in, to
j wander for months and years through the wilder
f neii; and they wrought auge havoc among the vast
r)ierds of game. - . - s
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AN ELEPHANT TPINED BY A CHILD.
How many children who have seen the great
clumsy elephants in the circus would imagine that
hese animals can be trained io be the play
things of children. It sounds strange indeed, but
it is true enough. There is at least one little girl
who has trained an elephant to do all sorts of tricks
nd who has him as a daily playfellow. This little
girl is named H attic, and her father is a celebrated
trainer of wild animals in a great menagerie. The
t elephant was brought from Ceylon some years ago,
and little Hattie took a great and sudden liking to
him. Whether this elephant prefers life in Ceylon
to life in the menagerie is uncertain, though she
appears to be perfectly contented. . At any rate,
those who have a wide knowledge of such subjects
say that this elephant is the most intelligent and
the most amiable elephant that can be found any
where. The most amusing trick which the child taught
the elephant to perform, according to the verdict
of many spectators, il that of waltzing. HattW
amused many of her friends by taking a light warn
in her hand, and walking backwards while in fron
of the big elephant, whistling or humming a waita
tune. The eieohant would follow his mistreat
waltzing along in perfect time and really qoiti
gracefully for such a huge creature. I
Another remarkable trick was that of playing or
a mouth-organ while solemnly dancing on the toe
of a box two feet square. The seriousness witK
which the big animal did this musical trick aiwayl
provoked a laugh.
Little Hattie always maintained that the elephan
could play such tunes as "Star-Spangled Banner
and "Yankee Doodle," but eminent musicians wer
quite sure that this was merely a friendly theor,
rather than a fact. '
edge of the country, and his ability to travel on the watch to ward off the Indian inroads, an
through it, in spite of the danger from Indians, to follow the war-parties, and try to rescue th
created much demand for his services among people prisoners. Once his own daughter, and two oth
.Who wished to lay off tracts pf wild land for their wh wr her, were carried off by a ban
own future use. But whatever he did, and wherever
he went, he had to be sleeplessly on the lookout
lor his Indian foes. When he "and his fellows tilled
the stump-dotted fields of corn, one or more of the
party were always on guard, with weapon at the
feady, for fear of lurking savages. When he went
to the House of Burgesses he carried his long rifle,
and traversed roads not a mile of which Tas free
from danger of Indian attack. The settlements In
the early years depended exclusively upon 'game for
their meat,. Boone was the mightiest of all hunters,
so that upon him devolved the task of keeping his
people supplied. He killed many buffaloes, and
of Indians. Boone raised some friends and foi
lowed, the trail steadily for two days and a night
then they came to where the Indians had killed
buffalo calf and were tamped around it Firinl
from a little distance," the whites shot two of tl
Indians, and, rushing in, rescued the girls. On an
other occasion, when Boone had gone to visit a sa
lick with his brother, the Indians ambushed the
and shot the latter. Boone himself escaped, but tn
Indians followed him for three miles by the aid d
a tracking dog, until Boone turned, shot' the do.
and the eluded his pursuers. In company will
Simon Kenton and many other noted hunters an
wilderness warriors, he once and again took part
expeditions into the Indian country, where thd
wuea tne craves and drove off the horses. Twi
pickled the buffalo beef for use in winter. .He killed bands of Indians, accompanied by French, Tory, arj
orreat numbers of black bear, and made bacon of Bntish partizans from Detroit, bearing the flag
them, oreciselv as if thev had been hoBS. The com- Great Britain, attacked Boonesborough In ead
mon game were deer and elk. At that time none
case Boone and his fellow-settlers beat-them
with loss. At the fatal battle of the Blue Licks,
f m l. : J. i- -11 1 i 11 i.1 3- - .1 . m. t of the hunt of TOntueVv would waste a shot on -.k.'.t. ... i . . . .il
or in nm a no ifuiue. woo tens auoui au inc .wunuers 01 tne visitors tnroiicn rairviand, ; . : . r. , v , w""-" lwJ uwureu 01 me Desi nncmen 01 jvcuiucm
or in some e j anvthinz so small as a oraine-chicken or wild duck; k.. ...i.t, jui. .1 ... . .t iJ
at other times, is now calling out, "Turning now from the palace of the Fairy Queen on the bui they sometimes killed gee.e and swan, when ilTZ t
their rest- right, we see, on the left, the royal candy factoryabsolutely the largest and thcy camc south in winter and Ht oa he vers- But left wing. Leading his men. rifle in hand, he pushJ
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new country; but while passing through 4be frown
ing defiles of Cumberland Gap, they were attacked
by Indians, and driven back two of Boone's own
sons being slain. In 1775, however, he made
another attempt; and this attempt was successful.
The Indians attacked the newcomers; but by this
time the parties of would-be settlers were suffi
ciently numerous to hold their own. They beat
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tit- vr,v-,,,,, r- . . mi t wnenever uoone went into tne wooas auer game,
Go on, Mr. Motorman. Our next stop will be he had perpcttlllUy t0 keep watch leit h, him8cif
might be hunted in turn. He never lay in wait at
' , a game-lick, save with ears strained to hear the ap-
' 1 proach of some crawling red foe. He never crept
t . . . . up to a turkey he heard calling, without exercising
The next few years were passed by Boone amid utmo6t tQ u.wa, nol an Indian;
back and overthrew the force against him;
meanwhile the Indians destroyed the right wing an
center, and got round In his rear, so that there w
nothing left for Boone's men except to flee with
possible speed.
As Kentucky became settled, Boone grew restlq
and ill at ease. He loved the wilderness; he lovf
unending Indian (Conflicts. He was a leader among for one 0f tf,e favorite devices of the Indians was to
the settlers, both in peace and in war. At one time Imitate the turkey call, and thus allure within range
he represented them in the House of Burgesses of some inexperienced hunter.
Virginia; at another time he was a member of the Besides this warfare, which went on the midst
first little Kentucky parlamcnt itself ; and he became of his usual vocations, Boone frequently took the
. .-1 .1 t h. :mi ..- field on set exoeditions Seainst the savatres. Once mwd rvW westward with the! frontier: and
land, and he chopped the trees hinfself; he helped WJen be Kentucky filled up he crossed the M.ss.ssWaJ
the great forests and the great prairie-like glafi
and the life in the little lonely cabin, where from' t
door he could see the deer come out into the clea
Ing at nightfall. The neighborhood of his bif
kind made him feel cramped and ill at ease. So
Mte:;1 cabin "d ,tofckdie,j W' 0wn ty ' th.'. lB4iifi, - -oM . hmttfw prisoner Missouri, wherq Spaniards, who ruled the terrlto
surrounded by log stockades, at, Boonesborough and hands, wielding the long-handled, light-headed xvith them for some months, I but finally made 'Ms made hlm"an alcalde, or judged He lived !o a gr
ttlement of frontier ax as skillfully as other frontiersmen. His escape and came home through the trackless woods , t age, and died out on the border, ;a backwoods hum
maia, business was that of snrveyor, for his knowl- as straight as the wild pigeon flies. f Htfwat ever to the last . e' , ! , " 5
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