Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1841-04-13

which must have been done through her
starting with an upward bound, lust es
tired-she was frightened, perhaps at the
flashing of the printing my gun lock not
being on the percussion principle through
the bushes, as her head was towards me-
Be this as it may, the poor thing was Grip
pied SO sc 'erely that she soon gave up her
struggles 10 follow her companion through
tie deep snow, and stood still. She gave
me a most pitcous look with her large
brown eyes, and uttered mournluly t:.isJ
trumpet Ike blcat, peculiar to the COW
moose, as if cntreating for her lie. But
hunters heed not these matters much, and
as was holly eager 10 come up with the
big fellow, who was evidently hit by the
blood sp.inklcd tracks he left behind him,
a thrust or two Of my knife did the business,
and scarcely waiting to see the animal turn
over on her side to die, pushed ahead.
81 %as pretty sure would not have far
to go, as being wounded, and his consort
separated from him, he would soon yard
and lie down. followed on for about three
quarters Of mile part Of the distance a
long high r5@ge, and the tracks Of my
game leading down from it into a broad
swamp, flat, which being frozen over and
covered with, looked like large level plain.
Proceeding with some caution to the edge
OF the ridge, | discovered The huge beast
just below me, aud, sure enough as eN-
pected, lying down in cIumP OF cedar
saplings. | now made a deliberate level,
it being my last available skot,-ana
again fired. | hit him, but not so mmcdi-
ateiy effective as had hoped TO do, for he
started Up, ard with wicked to-s Of his
large ungainly head, dashed out into the
usual high.sprioging trot, making the snow
0y in clouds on all sides of him. re-
marked, however. that his pace seemed
Stacker and more unsteady than at first.
He did not go far, but made direct for
sort Of ialanl in the swamp, grown with
large trees Two immense pines had here
been blown down at the edge Of this islcl,
and having fallen in position crossing
each other in an angie, formed with their
upturned roots and branches, barrier,
high and impossible, save at the base OF
the triangle, as it were, in front. Into this
accidental and strongly formed natural CO.
vert, the moose pushed himself, and then
turned TO bay, retrcating to the inner end.
| rather think he had yarded here before,
and consequently knew the spot, as old
tracks appeared family about, and the bush
es round being chopped and broken, show
ing that they had been browsed upon.
81 now found myself at a stand still,
my last bail expended. and my game ap-
parcntIy in a mood to make a tough fight
of il. There he stood. his huge bulk loom
Jog in the shadow of the trees even larger
than his natural immense height, with his
horrible ugly head facing me, as | stood
out in the clear moonlight, and his legs
planted as if ready for charge if ad
vanccd-an experimental daring not to be
idly attempted, when the tcrrors of the
broad, wsighty, sharp hoovcs Of the AMI
NAL were to be remembered. Being con-
siderably wcaried with my chase, and u1i-
determined as to fuy.her plan Of action on
my part, rotre3;ed to an old stump, COM
mandiag full view Of my mighty fire nd
under tfe trees, for the purpose of rest
and cogitation on the fashion Of attack to
be next assumed by nc.
| confess was considerably puzzled on
what 10 do. ! was 10th TO turn and retracc
my steps without bringing matters to an is
suc-and yet there was nothing left bat
close quarters fight From my knowledge
of the bull moose, and The savage temper
they display when mcrtalIy wounded and
cornered up, as this one was, | waived the
hand to hoo' scheme, and tried TO think
of some other, atiording more security to
numbor one. While IN this STATE OF per-
plcxifv was startled and surprised to hear
sharply ringing in the distance, on the ST
nee of the night, and through the loneli-
ness of the region around, the hunters
whistle, call or hush signal 1t was re-
peated frequently at intervals, drawing
nearer TO me, and in answer to similar
response Of mile. was in hopes it was
some hunter from the settlement, follow
ing on my track; and if so, knew that
my chase would soon be brought to a VIC
torous close. The whistIing gentleman
turned out to my great disappointment to
be master George there, who simply fetched
himself and snow-shoes TO the scratch, not
having even his jack-kniie. 1t seems the
young dog grew impatient in the shanty
waiting Tor me, and started nj length TO
see the fun: continued on till he came to
the COW moose had killed, the sight Of
which excited him 10 push onward upon
nv tracks. As it was, he formed a useful
addition, TO my council of war, as matters
stood; and he brought TO my mind what |
had heard Of Indian hunters doing in ST.
milar prcdicameut 10 mine-which was
when their lead was expended, tQcut sharp
pointed sticks OF hard wood. about six in
ches long, and with them fire at the ami
mails head 10 blind it. while at bay, so as
10 admit of the knife and tomahawk doing