Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1864-12-09

faint mur,nuring- Here. a. the guides IN
stance. The travellers halt % search its peb-
by bed for certain curious stones which be
avcrs are % b. found therein. They sue
cerd. add end many Crystals Of the rich
oPalesccns fclsPsr. brought down. no doubt.
by The torrent from the upper rocky fAst-
nesses-irridesoen; stones Which. when vet
from tie river. seem really 20 laugh With
al the prismAiic tins. ofthe rAinbo-.
We arr nov but few miles from TIE
guide's' clearing and as the trail leads
through an open level forest. nc quicken
our pace. ard a; nightfall reach tbe little
hamlet % three cabins. where We are warm
ly welcomed. A isw moments after our ar
rival. Touy's fello~ traPPcr. Jack Lamb
The same Who Rad been 4" showed Ia ~ith
him st the Pass. cane in from the opposite
direction. and reported that b. had Killed
bear mile back upon the trail. and sought
T0uy's help 70 bring Il in. HIS adventure
nth bruin was a thrilling one. lie vas
hsrrying on. be said. - rvach this place be-
fore dark. When b. encountered the bear
ia the very path; having no weapon A. all
with him. be tried by shouts % frighten
tie bear away; ~ord. not answering the
purpose. Ike the old uasa in the fable. the
Young fellow next tined the virtue in stones
bat 50 far from putting bruin 10 aight. a
bard hit 30 enraced ham THAI BE- closed -ith
the hunter. who stood has ground. and a. The
bear (not large one. indeed came up. "a
luted Lim with a hearty kick A. BE- deliv-
erred the blow. howevcr. the bear seized him
by the leg. Bat. a. good lock would have u
fastened his teeth only ia the hunters high
boot. There it clung tenaciously the hun
ter beng 40 athletic Young fellow. succeed-
ed IN keeping bis feet. and 10 getting m hrs
grasp a heavy stone. With which De 80 pow
eri1iiy and repeatedly snotc bruins heal
tbe animal yct maintaining its hoii-that 4
sbnsf.y san. under the blows. JACK. boot
exhibited manifest marks 81 the bears teeth.
and an hour later BE- and the guide came in.
bearing The carcass itself
Within the hour. a capaeioss di,h ofbrof-
ed bear's-sieak smoked on tLc rude boar,l
beside some % our Cold River trout. ~ea al
drew around, and. by The smoky glare Of =
pitch pine torch, did ample justice to forest
fare.
Tony's " siaais,~ vas a solid snug cabin
of spruce logs. hewn fat inside. bat in their
native bark ~iihout. and locked together
10y deep notches a. The corners Il boasted
t~o rooms. the one IN which vc sat. the 9th
er overhead. and reached ry a sairwav q
Pegs driven into thc vail logs this j. floor
e wiih split boards. on which are heaped
many dry skins Of deer. bear and moose.
great stone fireplace. across one end.
biazes vith great maple logs. Tor. in the
forest. thc night ar j. chilling On the
walls hang many pairs % deer's antiers.
TROPHIES oi the chase. whose proues are la
den w.th garments anl weapons. One pair
ofant.er supports ihe guides t~o rifes.
with their baii pouches and powder horns.
Pipes casae-ihe never-faiiin., f-ienI and
companion of the huntcr IN bis loneliesf c1-
cur-ions-and tie guide AMI be fellow hun
ter are Jed 90 recount. for the amusement u
the tourists. many adventures Of their for
est lives