Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1865-10-25

coming straight towards US; and | would
gladly give fifty dollars to shoot an elk
Down Carlo Don! down sir" and we
all hid ourselves behind large rock
''l on wonld give fifty dollars? Good y
heard Hans soliloquise but took no no
tice at the time Of his remark.
Meanwhile, the animal was rapidly ap-
proaching, evidently unconscious of any
/ danger IN the front Nearer and nearer
ne cane, straining every nerve to distance
/ his pursuers The shout and gesticula-
/ tions of the men in the boats. each trying
( to outstrip the other, and the anxiety of
| the elk to reach the shore, were quite
/ equaled by my intense fear lest the boats
should get the first shot
Now look you" whispered Hans, Che
/ is making for your point; he will stop
/ half a second to shake the water off him
directly he is on hand That is your
I simel"
Good
The elk was now about hundred yards
of land The leading boat was not more
. than a hundred and fifty yards behind );
and two of the men in the bows were all
ready standing up, rife in hand, to let fly
the moment the animal set foot on land
There was no time to be lost
"Now look he can feel the bottom"
The Next moment sent bullet in be-
hind the shoulder at forty yards, AMI the
huge animal rolled over in the shallow
water, splashing and struggling in the
aGonies Of death. Quick as thought we
rushed down to the spot, and dragged onr
quarry out Of the va +.
Meanwhile the first boat had reached
the shore, and we were soon surrounded
by half dozen savage-looking fellows,
who, to judge from the way in which they
spat and swung their arms about and
shouted Zone Of them cried with passion,
were cursin@ US by all the Scandinavian
Gods. Presently the other boat came up,
and there were now at least dozen spec
tators, all Of whom seemed to be in a fur
ious state Of excitement This was rather
alarming, and | turned round to speak to
Hans TO ask hjm what we had best do.
when, to my horror, | could not see him
anywhere. Where had he gone? He
was close by me not a minute ago.
"Cowardiy brute, | muttered, TO leave
me among such lot Of savages, who, to
Judge by their looks, seemed ready to kill
me. However, he was zone, that was Ger
tain, and | had only myself to rely on
I Calling Don and Carlo close to me, who
lid not at all approve Of the presence Of
50 many strangers, | determined to take
it coolIy and, quietly lighting my pipe,
4 proceeded to fay my elk
T Whether it was that my friends thought
me and the dogs dangerous, or whether
my coolness puzzled them, l knew not
! but after staring at me long while, for
! they found it was useless to talk to me,
and after they had elected the most pro
/ di-ious quantity of saliva conceivable,
they went of in sulen silence, and rowed
/ back over the lake
"Goolr ! thought; and now they have
gone, | dare say Hans viii crawl out Of
I his hiding place" felt convinced he had
sneaked somewhere under cover. Hans
Hans" ! shouted.
+ Sure enough | heard his voice some
distance off, and in a couple Of minutes he
appeared, out Of breath and in a tremend-
Gus heat
"its all right, he began.
"Au right Yes! | dare say you are all
right. But to 90 and leave a fellow in the
lurch like that You ought to be ashamed
Of yourself Why. its wonder In not
murdered and stiff
( I've only been to the 'Foged (magis-
trate) and laid an information against you
/ for having shot the elk Its all righsw r.
4 replied Hans, smiling.
This was too much | might have
looked over his desertion, but to 60 and
turn informer was cowardice Of the most
objectionable kind
Hans all the time had been laughing
with delight; hut, seeing that l was seri-
ously angry, asked me 70 listen to what he
. had to say.
60 on. sir I said, in q dignifed man
ner.
Now, my good friend, did You not see
one of the men sl.nl, of directly the boat
came ashore o. I shook nay head mega
lively.
.Bur dil 50 that's your game IS it 4
Two can play at that thought ]. For YOU
see he was off to the Foged to lay in'or-
nation against u-. Now, l can afford tc
pay twenty dollars if YOU can Besides
as / am a candidate Of theology, | didn'f
want to see my name in all the papers as
poacher 50 ran up TO the station,
borrowed the man Pouey, and set of, full
gal on. to the Fozed house. Before
had gone half way, / saw my friend run.
Ming along in the same direction as hare
- as he could He did not recognize me til
l came alongside, when. pulling of III,