Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (City of Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1853-1857, 1855-11-27
CHASED hY A CATAMOUNT.

one of the first settlers in Par,s, Maine. with
catsmeunt. Although [ cannot relate il
with that lively effect with which it was told
me, still have embodied the facts in this
sketch.
had been on hunting excursion. and
as was returning, | fell in with that often
described Parsonage, 'the oldest inhabitant.'
He kindly accosted me and gladly entered
into conversation with him.
y Dung man, said he, when first visited
this town, there were only three families in
/ 1t. on, who live In ease, can never know
the hardshlps and perilous scenes through
Waieh the Garner settlers passed. Come
with nae" he continued, "and will show
You the exact spot where the first hut ever
erected IN this town WAS loeated.o fol-
lowed slowly niitii the old man reached the
bottom Of the west site OF Paris Hi.
There" said he, ''un this SPOT was cree
/ te3 the hut. shall never forget the first
+ time | yiited II, and the story was fo,I y
/ What is it n | asked.
| Il will tell You. When the first so.,,ox
moved here, ms nearest leiy hbor lived t.sen-
/ - mics uista"t, IN the present town al Rum
ioI4' ana Tue Only road between the two
hei-A""fs was Z Iath thai lie had en-. him
i SCI; 80 'H"V ~ case OF want ar sickness he
4 iai7hs GET assl> tante. One SlriHe-l think
!t Was the thlr1 season af,er lie had settled
hcTe--he was ohilged TO 20 L. Rumfnrd flor
( provisions. lie arose early one ,norn;nr
aud started tor his nearest ncfghbar Pc
Pie OF the present day would think il hard In
make journey of twenty miles for = La., If
potato, on foot, 100; but such Mas ,he err
rand OF the frSt settler. He arrived bafore
noon; vas successful In getting bis posatoes:
1 got some refreshments and started boma
/ But It was lot very easy tu travel with . Ioaa
Of potatoes, and finally at sund,,wn ba - ravr
| oh his load, anu resolved 70 make shoI,ar
AMI spend the night. have been x;,h him
10 the exact locality Of il: it VA. .;,,,a..d
just on the other side Of the stream ~, -
are mills, in the village now kn.,,,n a. p,nE
| hook IN Woodstock. lie built sboi.n.
IRE, and took out of his sack = ~ -
meat t. roast. All, Young man. van I;.Ja
/ Saow wiki what a relish /. man CAT. H. ga
! N The woods, hut. A. vas saving -
m'nced roasting his meat. whei. h. vs. 80.
tied by cry 50 >hriil ;L4t he know a. -
! tLat IL was i cai'nount. viii relate ~ von
as near As | can, IN The language Of the .oId
settler himself. '''o 0iu
II listened moment" said he. oard i
vas rrraa m .t.u In, "'ti a.
,,etr.r thsD l.far. IT,, -"u u seemed
for n.v nrn saf.f, r. 'LoU'Ht was
| VAS # I.a., -. nil. - W. 30 60
there was uot ..,.i. 49,. III '.."'a' ana
than that tn ma r. -, 80 eng nearer
to start for E,,,o forItr co"e4uded
the cat,uoen, 'too ,ai me nature Of
stand the laaS, ,la,., - tH'nA 4 should
"a in the INV -, S'"PI +" l remain
ranSack The I'm, aid - 49, 'nd' ne would
xb;rl Ilar, .j., pTa ''at the meat
that L.. womb ~, toII'ny MS route, so
u had ,,ot ,'roca,.isI me '''Ir eating II.
milo hefor. 7 ~ -. .'J'c man h'f u
imaI. tha, he MS in y;,.t. r''N' 81 ne an
donb'sd NV 80 n.,- - ~ me camp. /
,bonIl have me sn,, ~ .f.t ''A' 'i.r animal
1.9'''' ~ ny NY S"i Ct, although declared
with rac III. th.rc 'n...'tit nay IFuS'y rife
r,,-.,..;..I. @ o's'' DC 10 coWerdIco
lo,,trv f,-o,fs ,oI.Il =. 't,d catamount,
a,Ir'tb;n. 81 ''o'H be'hG hungry,
~ "ta u save pocket knife.
tl;r4. e III 1...e' p'"pabiy about two
,''nr. IS 49, '.9c1 ana hearing nothing
on NV nac. o'd ~ .h ,''ein!' began to slack
Ceor tih,d', s.t - " had nothing to
raw ,ctf 40 80 e''.'IH anon TWO pounds Of
fa1 The f,ro.ion@ 80. Hoped had salts
come ~ tln ra.,.7..1' '.'ste'' Just as had
NOR. and vv,s laaI;, ~ would run no
m.st Il the d5.,ar,'"'7 i'cA aS'onlshed al
shor; q splce Of Tina ,l -'''I t'a'eied IN 50
horror to bosr tba - vas eiIc'Fined with
II then knew INV '. .oa,. s'l'.eA again
The Least had rnjoyIteJl, VIZ reaiizcd--
and eaten wLa. IaconIJ sa 5"'ersu me camp
ted INV track AID bad f H. anu shen seen
Il was about tlrao i.'''o"e "a "t'eF me-
AMI it had ALREADY h. - NY i'S cabin,
/ ed NV Sr'a.d l,'.i "It"ilo naFh' redoub!
( such DEATH Tba III Illus: mus uie ana
ing comes 70 NV mil u 'N't leei-
| know ,b, o,:-.ot ''t'4E IS thougA