Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1864-04-08
VI ] = e l. l. Z. 4 y Y.
Truth Stranger than Fiction

. ioio~ The hight touchcs Of early frost q
moahted traveller ~as Pur,aing his way
ihroagh dark. broad. lonely for-.f. "a The
~esisrn part oftlsa State of New Iork. He
hal ridden three miles since s~eiag hu-
uasn labisstioa. ani b. hal yet two 20 r.
before he cosld get sighi of another. lie
~a' des'endiag hsll into a gloosBy-looking
valley, through ~hich fo~ed a shano- bet
i-runoing sircaHa and on reaching ths
wa'er. b. permitted b.. thirsty beast 20 .,op
and drink.
" that moucnt a nan came oct fron a
cluster % busLe, into the roal. or horse
Path. on The other si,ie % the strcara. This
Hlsn as drssssi like hunter. and carrisd
T'ae oa his sAoui!sr. Ia his general ap-
pcarancc thsnr -as noihing thai Indicated
hn'iiiiy Or viessd de-ign he ~as -
MEDIUM siKs. compactiy Lslt. with int-l-
gctual i-aisrss anS a osrtain sir Of gcutili-
ty-sccminr rathsr a. ons abroad from
some 'cttlensnt for a days' sport than /,
Profcssioual hunter. AL tbs the mounic 4
Traveller cAEcfaiiy aa.cd bciors As crossed
The stream O. eOutnae b.. Joarnsv. All
~hcn they oau,e aear togsiher a pleasant
salgtAilon as exchanged.
"iiu- ~eathsr ior trav,llisg. SIR re-
uarsed tbs uaaa 9Th tLs gsn.
' Aud for haaiisg al,o. .boaI sup
pose saiilrd the other oa Oh, bore
Yes. iAsr, - gauis snosgh. rvssrued
IN other '' but ! a. net a gooI hunter.
AL can only show one bear for ms da,',
-orS thas far. aud TAT - almost us-less 10
tnc. because / have no means O. tAke q
A~ay. -0uld uilEagiy giss a dollar or
th~ 20, 0i a horse lac yours ior a couple of
nogr.. II you could spars Gve niialsr, 90
%. soal4 Ike you - SO thr bear. IL !.
Sniy jast hset bebin4 these bushes. some
to haaIrci yards from bere.~
sill not only lnok a. .. replied tLo
traveller. disa0snting Aad iasteaiag his
hoFse. o. bai. 4 not too b~4Fy. -m take
q sioas ior you. seeing am g5iag yoar
~ay.
TIE hanter thanked hin ia most cor
dial manner. AID then. a, BE- ~ mae him-
'ef agreeable and keep Up ,he eoavsr,a-
tenn. inquired -Lere tbc other IA, from.
-hither Ioururying. AM % forh aod
learned IN rrply. thai the latter r-, alcd "a
Albany. was a nlsrchang Ia good business.
AL as traselling. partly ior b., hsa.sA.
a. partly vith the sis- of a.asing a. e.
tensse iznI purchase for fsiare spslala-
ton
Well. here we ar ,- cKciaiiacl tae h,la-
tsr. a. thc two emerged i7osa the lenso
thieket. throagh ~Aiob tLey bal .l0sly for
ced the.r "a. into The more oPsn uJol ,
' herc &c arc an boz ~ill $40. ,ou a.
lne and iat hsAst a. Tou ever saw. Ub-
serve where i point a. riae
lie siePped bsck some eight or ter feet.
as.i5crAts iy raised the pisos 70 his sye an.l
pointed The maxz.e directly AZ the b-al of
,lo traveller. There vas a fash. loud
report aaI iis sic,in fcli likes log his
arl covered uith biooJ
Lis might. or it might not. base bcsu
thc frst cr.lis co lnaniitcd ty lie man vifh
riis. E-t .. she irascler isil. tie riae
'appsd h,-a Li. hand.. nnl lie shooA ,io-
isnus iroru Lead O. foot. yri be- raa o. 81.
si,iiui. aud AsrEieIly robbed Linn 81 a purse.
Psckci to.k. . gol1 -a,lh ani CHAIN.
soue clri1as s~als. diamouI breast piu.
and . iiamonl rag. sbieh ID hmly tore
frozen 80 angcr. Then o. dragged tlc lo.if
.nto tte thi,Eci. pieksi ur h.. rile. nia-eel
ma.Ia thraurh fh~ lush.s ca fl. ,....r