St. Mary's beacon., 1858-03-25


if Iresc.ie fn5sn oblivion some ffAzzSss.ss -
have isSI nstnairied flling ansl UsslSa i. ~
nieinorandaSh book.
Many aaliing a5irenture had A'Uek Bsnht
10 his ichSlyfvaseers Of SUI Ras sA.s Ill s.
The lake lbr 1eslsich lu;s eafEa ms rftsAsa
waS horri1 pool Surnrney gho HEAD qsAsFtcrs
of . aAsasdssIMassr marcasis slakes and glu
-ish i IA NaAseF, larked up by TIE Mississippi
n iges,s inittl is freqslsE.iv hacked Al@k elsan
-ollt of his little home and drove his1s Il Tie
D: llssg.N he lived in sues ass azuish spus.
~ sssas eosal NY. prhab i wAs So the cns-
sss.is lsae whIch wsie us.l srssass.l
& = .sII + ss.A ~ J as's s !.
asIse tsleisa lssi Neck Sisnls.i I ss's.s s?.s
fr thirty Sears, fsning when he ells;s it. hsl.sr
ing a day ar tsvsslsft The week--iusl iR enn.,aa
in ftst {, ind k'fysTT a fIe buck oe h'ssF---ass.l
drinking the lake water m1il its veey slime
was re'iAied a-' SAVE pig1ahts II Frenchnan.
With this 'utr ,lueti0i enters theseaxy of the
Wild Gnosc
One rainy, bleak March day. AIeck iasn's
upon examination of bis arier that MS proyis<
io,,s were out Bread he had never cared TOR.
and there hTd been so much wet weather. thai
the. hnntcs, who was getting RHEUMATIC firm, !
i.e II. continued exp sure. had kept within
doors, smoking his Inlian pipe, til tie las
piece of dried venispn gave out So with aia
i'll iiltme1 ,gs,wI he sheeldered his old gun.
that had dome him service since a boy and f,ek
! the way to his tavorite deer munts But fha
deer WAS closely housed, and did. not afford him
single shot. Avearied aRd 'wes,J he turned
hack with the uncomfortable prospect OF sleep-
Ing sRpptrlesS. wheachis eye fell on a large
! gmder that had pitched into the lake some
sixty yaris from shore, aud was swimming
tetnptifsly about, quite regardless Of his pro-
( piaqulty. 90 3s.ri - II 3d. ysss7 ~
With but little relleetion sAleck levsllelxah
piece, and had sprrl the bird heaaless upon
! the water, before he had time tot think how he
was 60 get it out. '' w
The alligatprs was 80 abaniant that dog
cSula nos swim aeress without being picked
up, and even the deer were frequently attacked
III attempting the passage.
/ But night was coming on, his canoe WAS
mile off'as is.ssts .snd il wassthey ganderpr NO
supper,: ,s5-,-....sr .....,...., - ,.-,.;-...s
i sAleckrstripped has buckskins for the attempt.
lie attached bis hunting knife by a,thong to-
his ne2k, took q stout 'chnns for support and
a club Tidefeftc, tiian boldly plunged in -
fhe trst dash nearly chilled him to the heart
out he reaShed the prize, fastened it around
however ,shen he was startled 10y q well KIN ,,vn
soahl, afis. glance over his shoulder assured
Alm thlit an ',ti soldier, bull ailgasor to u<e
the expression OF the frontiers, was upon his
tFank; leug:h ten or Eiiesn feet, teeth long en-
uilgil To cITve hlia at mp, stonia n sutfi ienty
eAflsIciouS T. hold every UuAce of him, and AN
appetite t. match al three. 4, 1t is unneces-
sary 10 Tclltauk upon tue velocity with which
AIcck inns wcre moved, foiipW'i4Ig this inter-
eStIg discovery. Danger may sometimes rem
Cfsr men reckless, but the PROSPECT of such an
ending l. his wld gu,se adventure. onlp ren-
ttered AleSk sHift; he mad seeal a fellow hun
ter dIsSecEe.i at hs very side, when their eaJc
was upsea, and the sight was QUO vi unnlitigat,sd
hTrUr!5ai - rH=u.s -l ..-.r ..f
The alligator struck tw to his one. ani the
race was a short one AleclS tossed the bird
FROM his back and q his great satisfaction the
! reptile Stopped nlcYr,ent e. smell II which
sffsitrdelAy saved his lifea But ne had only
red he'd tine top of the t,ank rs i.is purs,,er
thrust lis uglyfiI iIf~e high up on the mud at his
ifeet. his gan Der g alrcatly laaded--lor when
i-fsd 1etltiie hunter fatlste load before leaving
iits track sf--gaS6 hiin4fbw an advantagc aslsl
srcrpJstHthty tE revenge and as the alliea-
Car, stlniuhitcd'E WI un~SBted rapacifg az Iii
tni5 wtistersiast, tanIe an up the balsk Ii 81 !
cluihsy way, the e'Sr 'eei hunter unkss1.e t.a
iiaZzie E his pies int, his vcry ln;l.ls to- \
IA! down t..e' thr'at he had 50 ns7rsse'S =.
tli 1et a iItece Of operation that ksIs him IL
qaick y tes- such hardy chaps ever Die
l7i VIII the reader i.tlevc me fsat AISek nfonf
was ;ckless e'lvagh t. plunge tle ssesls t.ls.s
istO tiief.laikr and bring onr tbs t&ss.sss ..
while his eae,ly wa, fioulslarilsss s1lE t.s.sr,
the snoTe, al.l hundreds more pcs5 ksfksa,
sound ot his voice!
TIE ohiv Jjonrney5 that he eFer rss.sils Is tIe
white settlements were two each ycar % the
Nearest store, fifty miles Distant These were
i5r Iile purpose vi e%eiisanging rak Of bear-
skins.1oF pssstsssF, and lead
Il Irnet hfn'ur"n one Of these exc:Irsions. and
accompanied ih.ni homs. Nothing could BE-
Inore dianal than his locality, unless il wls hi
dwei.in;s n;s-hosise The cabin cos,sisted sf n sin.
+ gle rom about twelve feet square. made 81
; poles aud covered with bark The fnterior was
fhans thickly round with skins. nsanv II then,
iarge-aHd valuable, among which 4 Recognized
those OF the pai,shes, wild cak. tx. heg Id
I deer. "A fiie fes.5on of Iudian seaIgs eare 80
\ fisnee II the barbarsus tl.keA c,ntsaefed Issn.
50 icfig q residence nigh the assaflaslez
4 Antppgs those Of wIliel1 he usaa p.Ftic....a.v
l.pr9at, Ae pointed out The ton-kn1ls i sevsFz|
dis iagtlsE.cd braves.
j His bed wa nlgrc luxurianf tlysn II fr.<z4l
fsstldleils Gty d.me caii boast h1ine
q II nEan ieaiHeEs and syan skins dfaazsz ssisiI
tgt.se teatheFr ~. ~AId mere through Tie =
-Ffet nl.,ls.i.s t4e - man burrowed sfsH4
= oi stFsed ysnlSgi and few tiecccs 0f tIfisx3 80
Il NEST for n ilr4lr-a gqurd Of lake aafer k.s
u drak--A AZ patched but faithful riI.s
31sAaFa is AMI tba EA;itnH Night scream upon
-ls TefG Fps1i PIE, he, cared nCt The w1lfis
i igwioa tarpuga the ioag nights never disturb.
sf-L- sFsssts'~'S' 1gseaa4gsug hna rr
Z. 4ne allsgai1Fs uFigsit- splash s6e mossy lake
=fos bHitai'elT ilsasl iss by tie very side of is
y @is, Slr cGspsssi rsss ut1outhe aliAcent sand
oAEs saa shasaEsi thela mo-, or sBly heard
's1ieEn as kas dsslisr in eity walls hcass seo.-
dIn1ry sslssli nf tlae fhrsnesi siranis. NsEh-
ing ~zs,of izlscFaat snengh to attfact bio attca-
ts1n exceps the ~oies of man, and this, % OBJ
= s.qsE EewsaDss slHs eny .heissd hasnesE did not
, totlsa asssf.'atI .7.sotr7sd rf,IHssle ssffa5lf
lh ryflt .H,ssE .y1Esi sfss ssif b <se-.tz Il sft
fHffi s1iiiA8 hsls'E8s t1n-f s..- .f- .as- f-.r