Villanova Digital Library - Golden Days : for Boys and Girls, v. I, no. 8, April 24, 1880.

Activate Javascript or update your browser for the full Digital Library experience. Next Page

Full Title	Golden Days : for Boys and Girls, v. I, no. 8, April 24, 1880.
Contributor	Castlemon, Harry, 1842-1915.
Date Added	14 December 2018
Format	Newspaper
Language	English
Publish Date	1880-04-24
Publisher	Philadelphia : James Elverson
Source	Dime Novel and Popular Literature
Alternate Title	Two ways of becoming a hunter / related by an old frontiersman and written out by Harry Castlemon.
Topic	Dime novels > Specimens. Popular literature > Specimens. Children's periodicals > Periodicals.
About	More Details Permanent Link
Disclaimers	Disclaimer of Liability Disclaimer of Endorsement

OCR on so .iV3:‘.‘$ Jll. an an VJ[x Jp ‘=Tt X: """"“l't?7"'" I Q‘. I hi‘, I , xi 2’) 1‘ Z“ .x W - ‘ " ) ‘Wu W its wot s (Entered mcanlix ta AM. of Congren, In the yen mm. by Jun: Eunuon, in the Otlhzo (II the Lllluriun ul Donnell, .t Wuhlugmn, no.1 VOL. I. “‘“Ei?uEtQt$‘,‘s0“' 5"2C;a”E’o"&is’%'S&‘T“ PHILADELPHIA, APRIL 24, ‘I880. TERM3=$”i”SX%3.&’L‘E’“' No.8. “El ::u'%.c)L:. 2: . -e.%3t%;fTWo VVAYS OF BECOMING.A HUNTER:>‘;; E”‘.,i4ixy ;, E 2 Related by an Old Frontiersman, a d. Written Out by HARRY CASTLEIVIOH. Mrruon. or “'rnE auuaomr SERIES," “THE BOY TEAYPEII srmms," “nut IKOUGEING xr sxciur-:3," ETO., 1‘:-re. CIIAI"I‘]<1It XVIII. LEON MAKES up His “Your futlier couldn't have come here at 9. worse time, could he?” said Loon, at length. ' He was disappointed rather than angry. His uncle h.-ul formed some very elahnrnte plans for his enjoyment, and also I"r2mk‘H, anal they had l(H0(7I((‘,(I them all in the head by running away from school. It was Mr. <, Fuller's intention to cross theplztins on horse- i back (the Pacilic R.'tiIr0:t(I was not In I existence at the time those incidents happened) and return by steamer. 'I‘he boys would have been (lelightexl by a trip like this, and they might have gone hxul it not been for their one act of folly. Frank showed n disposition to smash things when he thought about it, but Leon felt more like cryin5.>;. “Ills coming here made no tlitlnrcnce. He would have found out all uhout it, sooner or later, for your father would have written him full particulars. But Itlon't care!" said Frank, who continued to stride up and down the room, Hli:Lking his lists in the air. “ I am going to clear out, and, if you have any pluck at all, you will do the mine.“ Leon placed his elbows on his knees, fastened his eyes upon the floor, and made no immediate reply. He hurl tnlketl very glihly about leaving his comfort- able home and ;:;nil1g out into the world to make him- self fzunous as a hunter and Imlizui-iigliter, but in tlremning about it he had always skipped the pre- liminurit-,s. How he was 1:I)IIl!tf)It‘.nVe home and make his way to that [>ID:I.‘4:l.Ilt valley in the mountains in which he intomled to build his cullin, he (lid not know, nor did he cure to trouble himselfahout it. Some lmyn, as we know. IHllI((’. ;:r0at calculations, ' . and have nnu-h to say nbout the faino they expect to win when thev are e.<t:1hlishe<l in some business or profession and have plenty of money at their dis- posal, but theytalw no note of the long hours that must he Hptmr, in studyaml. hard work before they can attain to the desired eminence. So with Loon. lle sometimes spent halt‘ the night; going through imaginary fights with grizzly bears, Indians and outlaws, and picturing to himself the de- light that would be his when he was fairly settled in his mountain-home; but he did not like to dwell upon the thought that, before all this could be accomp- lished, he must sneak away from his father's house E TJWII I’Im’I"' I till . mg, i. J Franlds glowing picture of life on the plains.