Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1864-12-02
5. PARIS ME- FRIDAY, DECEMBER ?. 1854.

lie thrust. IN the paddle ~i,h . hold
s-cep AZ this frst awkward essay the heai
Of the canoe darts oct from shor,,. the p al
de Slade - cAagbt under the stern whrrlin,
IN the opposite direction. and. before tb.
wight has tine 20 CRY oDt. over rolls the
bark. and J. TRANQUILITY floating over the
submerged navigator. Up he labors. drip
ping and puffing Ike the tame seal. and
Chambers upon fe7ru srr.a.
What were yCu boxing after down there
on the bottom inquired Tony.
Why. the thing vent over besor, I had
time q sho~ nv SKILL A. all Wen. the va
ter - not cold. ard plsns- bath I. health
iui thing al times; though. 10 be sure. Il
would be a. PleAsAnt just 70 give q fellow
time to set his cloths of 6rs, 80
- When you 20 on TO Raqussse Lake. %
ssid Cary. '' you1i come acro.. Old Bill,
Wood Hes ar Oh chap that's hunted and
trapPed around that AXE for thirty wear. a,
TAR a. J Eno~. and all alone. too. He rot
ea'ehed out IN sno~-storrn a good many
wears ago. and got both legs frore 80 bad
that be's los; them a. the knees. The ola
FELLOW never says give up he stump. around
Yet. making his three or foar mile through
The woods any day. he travel. from one
lake 70 another. ard backs With him on IA.
tramrs jos; such canoe a. this. Abogt
the trst time ever sc old Billy -as Vie.
1 was oouiin' in fron Beech's lake. a GOOD
many year ago; thst's seven mile bevond
'he ks1uette. whcn right in the wood..
see something or other crawling towards
M Iust Ike a laundering great ~alking
toadstool. IL started ne A. first ,f,re I
knew What animal q was: bat pretty osirk
heard OBJ Biiys voice come from under
thr concern, and found out twas him ma.
iu- hr B~srhs Lake. too. The -ano. ~.
t.rnea BOSTON, uP over his head. AID hid his
Whole short body Ike a big umbriua Old
Biiiy y a savage fello~ ~bcn hls dander'.
up- Three or four winters ago a psck Of
wolves Got into his camp ON the R..,u.tte
one day when he was away. and tlev eat
up all his Ierked senison. and al the relfs
too. that hung Up around. and that b. haI
trapped a good While for. too. When be
got into camp and saw ~hat they had done.
D. swore some l guess bed never slerp a
wink iill b. got rvv--se. DO believe. -
BE- - % ~0rk rishi OF 10 get bold Of one
Of the CRITTERS alive. and this : Lo~ b. dad
a. lic stumps cot anl looks o. 4 hoIler
pane ga tbe woods when b. had found
oig one Standing. BE- goes % work snh hi.
hatoi'et and cuts asht into one side from
close % The roots ior three or four feet up
the but b. cat 10 vide enough a. the uprser
cod % lei in a VOLTS bead. and narrovin'
down % four or Eve inches width AZ the bot-
TON When be got e done. BE- thrvw IN
chunk oi meat in the boiler of the TREE. and
icft q iOr that night IeSpoct tb- old chan
kinder grinn~d az b. himself When b. tho'i
Lo~ bed sarve the wof uhcn be cstcbed
him once. Wei. m the nisht the hungry
PACK scented tbe shgnk Of venison in tie
boiler tree. and they s~arned round AM
scraiched and fought one another % get A.
BE-. finsila, big one reared 90 on h,s
hind feet. and stuck his bead through ibe
upper end 90 the slt into the boiler. ans.
dropping down vIib his bead inside. reach.
cd the Uicat. When Ls bad swallowed H. .
spd come % want % back oaf. tLe rascaI
found De couldn't Puu his head ihrougt.
lie was yoked tigb and fasi. A. y0u'v w. seen
oxen in stalls aforc now. Wen. pretty .oou
the rest Of the pack Gle ared ogi. and b. hung
there all night ln thc moruin' Billy stuups
~ the frst thing. and sees ihe soli was in
the trap. Halo. NJ Ene chap; you're
here. arr you, { ike your looks. DO /.
piauder my camp. eL~ Then Bin, 90.
dosu BY the tree 90 look a. ban. and once
in a while pri,ks hrm ih bis knife. al the
come taking to lim. and saving. Halo.
Oh ihi,l boz 4o y0u itcl, i hkc to ..-
you, 4 sish the rcsi vs. here' TIE voli
se~uci to kuos shat va couinr. aud yei-
Ici anl suaf.el. scratched anI ,crked. iuf
D. diint know enough to rcar up a1d plll
his bead olt che uay he got in. FinaIf.
oll Billy erfs up or hls stumrs. ard avs
De-. No~. ea.s your oiI hide. 500 oiI tLiel.
l'm goia' to tkia you alive where 800 h. '
and faith. hr lil draw h.. kniie doun The
vo.fs backbone from neck to tail Then
he tcg4n.to draw o. cat down across the
shoallsr.. The uon ierkel and yelled al
tae while .Ise nusie. Billy said The end
OF .t vas. ihat tte woN. pitching ani rear
ir- rfh the smart. dil fna'iy ierk ti. hsad
oat oithe trap. sni -hulsd on Bills ike
mai. Batthe oli ielios's arms ~ere -bo,s.
f hIs irgs verc gone. lle diInt Sinh q
hair. tat rlt In be knife .o sell ttst. in q
f.u m.nates. he settled Ibs uoirs s1sioess.
Do sa' a smart tsssis f1ra hale vblc. Bd-
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