Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1866-09-14

that I,had ured at startstI shook his
head wildly, md looked arovnd as the
rest did, but he did not full, nor did
they, rs expected they wonlts, start u
run. l.r.. F.I.....
Thought to myself, shat moose is
terribly thick-hcaded II = peaked ball
that weighs an ounce will not go
through his skull. / will try softer
place!' ,,s..,, ,..r.qs, ag.dsys
And ] cooked tho other barrel, and
stepping out where / had a clear sight,
I aimed for the animals shoulder.
This time touched n tenderer spot,
for with wild below the huge animal
made one leap forward, and then sunk
down in the shallow water and mud,
kicking and quivering in his death
struggle. The rest of the moose started
on the run for the pond, and I had no
thought Of seeing anything more of
them. # e.
Setting my rifle down against dry
birch tree, drew my heavy hunting
knife and waded out toward the moose,
intending to give him the coupe dc
grace which would not only put him
out Of misery, but by letting him bleed
freely, leave his meat whittier. and bet
ter than 1t would be othcrwl lse.
I had got within a few yards Of him,
when 1 heard something thrashing
through the birch thicket which I had
just left, and looking back, saw. q sight
which was anything but pleasant.
There, between me and the spot
where I had LEFT my unloaded rifle, was
the other bull moose, foam dropping
from Its black muzzlc, its eyes fairly
aflame with anger, its name bristling
on its neck, its tremendous horns low
cred, its intention to rush upon me all
too evident About forty yards from
me, directly ahead, was a low-limbed
tamarack tree. don't think I made
more than ten or fifteen long jumps to
reach that tree, and I can hardly tell
how got into it, for when reached
the first limb Of the tree, about nine or
ten feet from the ground, his hoofs tore
the bark from the trunk not a foot be.
low where stood. 'Ah' '' .''.' 3... -.
| l got further up as soon as possible,
for that moose seemed determined TO
reach me with its fiinty hoofs II 1t
could. "a+ Nu., t.f'".. ..-.I
Night was now coming on, and tho
prospect was not pleasant. October IL
cold and frosty there, I had nothing OH
but my common hunting suit, and that
old bull moose placed himself as SEN
tinel under tire trcc, and get down l
coald not. II I had only my rife with
me, could have re-loatied It, and have
made him az comfortable a. the other
one was, which had given Its last kick
some time before. But I had only my
knife, and that was ne match for the
horns and hoofs Of my watchful guar
dian below. '' 2" .f''i ..,'. -. W Z
The sun went down, and I began to
get terribly chilly. The wind blew
fresh from the North, and knew that
II could hold on all night In that slen-
der tree top, would be more than
lucky. 1t was full moon, and the twi.
light of day was not darkened any, for
the moon shone brightly. ln
yelled, gave the Indian war-whoop,
howlod like a wolf, screamed like a
panther, all, to frighten the old moose
away. But 1t was no go. He would
walk around and around the tree and
paw and snort, but never a rod from 1t
would he 60. . -.. ..aL III
AS the night went on, It grew colder
and colder, and began to feel numb
and powerlcss. Fearing that would
get 50 numb that could not keep my
seat in the tree, I took my belt from
my waist and fastened my left arm Sc
curely to the trunk Of the tree, so that
while seated ON the limb as ] was,
could not fall. ...4 .sal.t
had just taken this precaution, when
1 heard couple of notes Of music that
pleased me as much, and think q lit
tie more than any other music that
had heard before. .5 & F.. .l.,.
1t was the sharp crack Off couple Of
rifles, fired from the thicket just back
Of the tree where I was perched, and
the deep, h0arse below from my ene-
my below, told that tho music had
found an echo in his breast. .....'l.l
He plunged forward for a step or two,
and then went down on his side, while
two Of the best hunters that the North
woods ever turned out, Lon. Woods
and his brother Bill, stepped forward
and hailed me. aa..l1 8. a"PI 7itl 1t,.@
"What are you doing there, stranger?
roosting?" los .sabtauas gaL .g-a
''No, merely keeping watch over that
other moose that I killed before night"
said I, my teeth chattcring with the
old i"a .ayttsi. .@si ~ l@ ltt"
iS"We heard two shots fired when we
were down at the Inlet, where we were
oamped for the night" said Bill, 80
Lon. and me thought we'd come and
see what game was around baa5.,gas
"Im glad you came, boys, said I,
"for could not have stood II out mp
that tree till morning, and I don't
think the moose you've killed would
have allowed me to come down with.
out giving me bigger horn than l
could have stood up under" ga aa
They laughed, and Lon revived me
with q little Bourbon syrup that he
carried, and I went down - their camp
to pass the night Next morning we
skinned our moose. and the horns OF
mine are now over the gable end Of my
shanty. never want to be trsed by q
moose again. aga- tag
From the Toledo Bla,le. 4iius
Y3a i Very ADt Reply. s
A soldier of this city, who served