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North Otago Times, Volume XXXIV, Issue 7732, 21 November 1890, Page 1

DANGERS OF THE PLAINS.

Adventures by the HA*u>t PIONE«RS.

Early in March, 1867, a party of friends, all old buffalo hunters, now linng and prominent citizens of Wiohita and Grost Bend, in Kansm, woro oampod in Paraoiiso valloy, with a famou« rendezvous of tho animals they woro after. Ono day, when out on tho rango stalking and widely separated from eaoh othor, writes Henry Inmon in Harpor's Wf ikly, an awful faliz* zard came up. Three rcaohed camp with* out much difficulty, but ho who was furthest away was fairly caught in it, and night coming on, wag compollod to roaort to a mothod frcquontJy omployod by persons loat on tho plains. Luckily ho coon found a superannuated bull that had been oban« doned b^ tho herd, and killing him took out tho viscera, and himself crawled inside tho huge boaafc, where ho lay comparatively comfortable till morning, tho storm having clcarod> off, and tho sun shining brightly. But when ho attemptod to got out ho found himself a prioonor, tho immonso riba of tho craaturo having frozen together and locked him up a<j tightly as if ho woro in a cell. Fortunately, his frionds, who woro Bearoh» ing for him and tiring off thoir rifles— which ho heard and yelled out to them— discovered and released him from hit peculiar prodioa« mont, At another timo two old plainsmen wore away up tho Piatto among tho foothills buntiug buffjilooa, and they, on ia generally the cane, became (separated, Ia an hour or two one killed a fat young cow, and leaving his riflo on the ground went up and commoncod to akin her. While busily engaged in tho work ho suddenly heard right behind him a suppressed sort of a snort, aud lookiog around him saw to his dismay a monstrous grizzly ambling along in that animal a oharactonatio manner within a few feet of him, In front, only a few yarda aw*y, thero happened to bo a clump of sorubby pines, and ho incontinently made a break for them, climbing iuto tho tallost in lous time than it requires to write of it. Tho boar deliborately ato a good meal off tho cow, and when ho had satisfied himself, quietly by down a'ongoido of the enrcaso and woot to sleep, keeping ono oyo probably on tho hunter corralled in tho tree la the early evening hii partner came to tho «pot, killed tho bear, which, full of buffalo, was sluggish and unwary, and becamo an eaay victim, and tho nuwilhng prisoner came down from hi? porch, The la«t time J caw him ho told mo ho still* hid tho tho bear'n hide, whioh ho kopt aa a momonto of his foolishneeg in goparating himself from hiu riflo— a thing ho had uover done boforo or sinoo, and which uo hunter ahould be guilty of,

WORK AND J.'LEnE S.

Two men have arrived at tho railway sta« tion sonic timo bcforo tho train. Ono will do nothing, or only fret and fume ; tho other will employ the interval hi ctudying human uaturo, ontor a proQtablo conversation, or try to loam something from tbo coutonti of tho bookntall. lv the eamo number of yemm fcho second class of man will livo tvrico m long as tho drat, because ho will do twico as much with hiu timo, How much moro oncrgy would wo have for good work if wo wasted loss of it in foolish nugar, uaoloaa repining, envy, hatred, and all uncharitablenosa ! i'hen, many of us would work with far more spirit u groater variety could bo IntroJucod into our work. Chango of work is as good an rest. Pity that tho manual and iutollootual work of tho world «hould bo confined to Bcparato classes of pooplo. instead of being divided amongst all, Why ohould some have thoir bodice worn out by over-work, and others thoir minds, vrhon, if tho work woro divided, thoro would bo Just enough for tho healthy and plcaaurablo oxoroiao of all the faculties of both parties ? Every boy, bowovor high hi* social position may bo, should bo taught a handicraft. Ifc is all very well for him to • manipulato his feet' vMI. as an Irish reporter wroto, at football, but woutd it not bo bettor for him to learn to do useful work with nil handß ? Five or aix hourn' reading, or other intellect tual work, is aa much au moot men can do wi'h profit in tho day, and this loavca them plenty cf timo for using their hands. Mauy aio diaconteiitod with tho name of idler who aro uovorthelcß!? content to do worso than nothing. Of coureo, whou it in said that every man should work, w« moan that ho sliou.d do good and useful work. If ho be ouo who will do mibchii'f, tho more energetic ho is tho worse it ia tor society. He will have to bo shut up in prinon to check hia energy. It would bo as aafe to allow an energetic tiger to go at largo as him. Strange that bo many aro willing to work hurl lor Satan, who will do nothing for a loving Heavenly Father, although they must (joon tiiid out that ' ISatiu aa a mister 10 bad, his work much wor«-e, and hia wjges worst cf all.'— From tho ' Qaiver."

According to the Vosuisohe Zoitung a uniform fcimihr to that worn by tho Bntmh sailors la about to bo introduced in ttao Gormau ftavy. Tho House of Commons in England in obtaining reputation as a dining resort owing to tho custom that has grovrn up of introducing ladiey to tho nnviieges of tho chrnog room and terrace. Forty waitora aro employed in nuuivt^riug to tho wants of huiigry logmlatofs.

KOYAL MAIL COACK FROM KUROW TO OMARAMA. ON and after MONDAY, Gth FKBRUAKY, 18S6, W, Goddards LINK OKCOACHEj will leave Kurow (oarryiog tlio Mails aod TVinengcrfl) ovory JMONUAV ani Thursday; ajokninu, for o>ja« RAMA, at 8 a.m. Leaving OIIAItAMA Every TUKS-* D\Y aud SATURDAY at 1 a.iv, arriving ac KUROW in timo to catch tho Traius to Oumuru. BookiugOlfiooat K«'KOW. L'a'ioongcrB 1 Faroa au>l Paicula muat {,rvn>i<i, W. GODDARD, •'roprietor, A oonvoyanop vvill al<y loavo O;narima for tho Wiro Ropo nvory FriiUy ut U a.m , roturning at 2 p,m,, utut lommng Oiuarama at 0 30 p. >n, LI V JiH Y and 13A IT SJTA B L«S at Kurow wauio Jloiaoa and iiu^gtes ouu bo huU lino, Good paddock auuoimnucUUou.

lfi 41K MJiIiUANTILK AM) U S NKJ. KuI'JUY vjAZETTJf OF NE A r ZEALAND, with which 10 iooorpjratad tho Weekly Advor&inurand tha Trade Protection Giz*.'tte, pub iahod every Thursday moraiog, AIiSOLUIKLY ItfDISL'KN'sAHLiS TO IUK HMftirX OF all TiULhUS, Tcrtiiq : Uazosto only, 21o; or vfi.h JJigGut and U wf-yoarly ludox, H 10j, bftinple Copius bbt*iiit»blo iv every own from ioo.il »sonti,» 5 onti, Proprietors : The Trade Auxiliary Company ot New Zgaland (Limited). Collection ot Debts, and Jncjuinott aa to Commercial standing attended; to. — Oamaru Agency, JIADDEN DENNIS N. Solo «igcnt for Oanmu and District,