Camp and camino in Lower California; a record of the adventures of the author while exploring peninsular California, Mexico . s husband, that the mans deathmight bring tears to her eyes! The feeling that this un-sportsmanlike omission savored of treason and mawkishsusceptibility still rankles in the mind of the Colonel; Indeed,as he naively explained, except for this most regrettablecase of youthful weakness, he has always made a point ofnever allowing his sentiment to interfere with his war over, he drifted to the cow trail in Texas; later,Indian fighting in Colorado claimed his
Camp and camino in Lower California; a record of the adventures of the author while exploring peninsular California, Mexico . s husband, that the mans deathmight bring tears to her eyes! The feeling that this un-sportsmanlike omission savored of treason and mawkishsusceptibility still rankles in the mind of the Colonel; Indeed,as he naively explained, except for this most regrettablecase of youthful weakness, he has always made a point ofnever allowing his sentiment to interfere with his war over, he drifted to the cow trail in Texas; later,Indian fighting in Colorado claimed his attention; for a time,gambling at Deadwood enthralled him. Eventually, how-ever, the south and the west alike became too tranquil fora man accustomed to an active life and, in 1887, the Colonelcrossed the Border. Though he carries over fifty yearsand has, at various times, gone down before pistol bulletor rolling mustang, his energy is unimpaired, as I early dis-covered when he held me even in a sprint after runawayburros, notwithstanding certain and numerous hours whichI had devoted to the cinder path In the THE TOP OF THE PENINSULA 279 My New Years experiences with the Catarlnas hadreached the Colonels ears and he pined to be with me nowthat I had planned revisiting that predatory tribe. I didnot deny him the pleasure. In fact, had there been occa-sion for urging, I would willingly have drawn upon myentire reserve of persuasion. * it, he began, greeting my invitation with sulphurous sincerity, if none of the Mexs and Indians 11 go with you, an youre so Hell-fired set on goin, Ill make the trip. me, if Ill see a white man tackle a ride like that alone. An from what I hear theres like to be somethin doinwhen we meet them Yumas. Colonel, said I, warmly, youre a gentleman. An no offense, but youre a fool, thats what you are, goin onto them deserts in August. An youre aman of my own kind. An before we start, Id appreciate your fixin up my will for me for those deserts
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