. Echoes from the Rocky Mountains : reminiscences and thrilling incidents of the romantic and golden age of the great West, with a graphic account of its discovery, settlement, and grand development . ntense pain which had not ceased a single moment, and believingI should die if not soon relieved, I hastily pulled down the revolverand foolishly threatened to shoot him if he did not immediately relieveme. lie was a brave man and quietly said: I will do so! Infifteen minutes he returned and gave me an injection which wrappedme in profound slumber from which I did not awaken until the nextafterno
. Echoes from the Rocky Mountains : reminiscences and thrilling incidents of the romantic and golden age of the great West, with a graphic account of its discovery, settlement, and grand development . ntense pain which had not ceased a single moment, and believingI should die if not soon relieved, I hastily pulled down the revolverand foolishly threatened to shoot him if he did not immediately relieveme. lie was a brave man and quietly said: I will do so! Infifteen minutes he returned and gave me an injection which wrappedme in profound slumber from which I did not awaken until the nextafternoon. I arose fully restored, although somewhat weak from theoverpowering pain. Yet the pain was gone and I felt happy. Thinkingof my legal engagement, I hurried down to the court-room (or tent)and reached there in time to witness the adjournment of the court, theprisoner having been discharged. I got no part of that fee. I receivedsomething else, however, just a little reminder of the last nightsfoolish experience. I went to thank the doctor, apologize and pay myhill. He quietly remarked that apologies were not in order in that-country. Said he, It was your time last night, it is mine now, your. l!i:s ECHOES FROM THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS. 195 bill is $50 ! I paid it without a murmur and he received it withouta smile. I said before parting, Doctor, will you tell me what wasthe matter with me? I never endured such pain in my life/ Yes,he said, I will tell you sir ! You had an attack of Nephritic colic. A ride across the plains and over the mountains of the far Westto-day is not the same as that of twent}r years ago. Seated in a palacecar in the midst of the luxuriant ease of the progressive age in whichwe live, surrounded by all the comforts and enjoyments of home lifewhile flying on at the rate of fifty miles an hour, we do not comprehendthe magnificence of the journey across whose pathway Nature hasthrown her bars of terror, or smiled in the simple beauty of herflowered landscape and
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