Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1856-05-03
The Haunted Moose.


A friend of ours, Box H., during the
late cold term, thought he would 90 into
Hamilton and have moose hunt. lie
left the city in company with SIX other
gentlemen, on Wednesday of lasI week.
After a ride of twenty four hours ihry
reached the borders OF the great wilder
ness. Having put up their horses and
sleigh al the ..Iast TAVERN" they started
on, for weeks fun in the woods. The
second dav in the wilderness, our friend
and party started moose of hrst-class
proportions. They sighted him about
noon, and kept on his track ill about ;htee
O'Clock. p. NJ, when the parry informed
Bob that they were about tired on! and IN
tended to take the back-'rack for the sham
" and have dinner. Our friend said {:
Livery well, go back if you please. As
for me. I'll have that moose or perish IN
the attempt" The party went back and
Bob went ahead. He kept up the chase
until nearly dusk, when he got sufficient
" near the crilter To give him condlgn.
He was a glnrions fellow. Like Frank
Granger, '.sx feet high and well proper
toned" Bob was rejoIced at his sue
cess. But his pleasure had one draw
back, "whal could he do with him -
Another source of uneaslness was the eX-
cessive cold, and the distance from the
shanly, some eight miles. While philos-
ophizng upon his folly, night came on,
and as there was no such thing as getting
up fire, he was al his wits end TO keep
from freezing. At las! he bit upon all eX-
pedent
lie cut open the moose, took out its en-
trails, and crawIed III and lay down. The
animal heat kept him as warm as "pePPer
sass" ill about midnight, when he fell
asleep. lie awoke about sunrise. and
thought he would crawl out and start back
to his friends. There was one pull back
To This arrangement. After the heat had
left the moose, he had frozen as slISas a
post. an operation that subjected Bob n
as rigid confinement as if he had been
locked up in Baslle. Bob endeavOred
TO cut his way out with knife. But II
was no go. He might as well have un-
dertaken TO whille granite. Bob sPen,
most melancholy day, and finally worried
nature into sound sleep. While thus
unconscious, a company of hunters came
along. discovered The moose, fastened a
rope to his legs, and sci about dragging
him out OF The woods The movement
awakened Bob, who ll:Ousht Ee was get
ting haunted" and, therefore, commen-
ced haIIoolng for help. Such noise
coming from dead moose, excited the
superstition of the hunters 10 such de-
gree that they abandoned their prize and
fled as if the devil was alter them. After
running about three miles they m I Bob's
friends, who had been out all day trying
TO discover his Whereabouts. The hun
rers Told the story Of the haunted moose,
and the strange noise which came from
his abdomen. Bob's friends smiled. They
requested the hunters 10 return. In
half hour The "haunled moose" was rea.
ched. The friends halloed bob y
Bob halloed "here !" The friends said
ave are going to cut, look out for the
axe" Bob said "let drive--beller
have damaged head than legs made of
icicles." The adventure has made an
on Robert. lie says next
tine he sleeps inside moose, he will
lake good Gaze that il has "leaher hinges
on It's back. Albany Tribune.