Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1869-11-12

Bets TO miss fire. and it was very sol
dom that she failed, 10 the hands of Un-
Gle Ned. to bring her game. She Ger
tainly dill credit to herself on the Fourth
of July. 1855. e5 fya4
Here is vour luncheon" said Aunt
Hannah, in her cheerful, kind way, hand,
ing each Of US something snugly demo
up in scrap Of newspaper, which we
slowed away in our coat pockets. I'm
Gle Ned slipped in a small flask filled with
what he called E" Rattlesnake Antidote.
which he sid might como handy in
case we were Bit" Uncle Ned shout
dered :. Old Belts" | my Windsor riff.
and with hearty cheer for the glorious
Old Fourth, We were away for the
woods. ~ 9 II
Now" says Uncle Ned, after we were
fairly under way, (" let's 90 pest Randall
Thompson's, up here IL the edge of the
woods, and let me show you a great Gu.
riosity in the shape of his black hog
You would swear this hog was black
bear, should you meet it in the woods.
The hog is not fat, however, ms bears
usually are, but lean and lapk. Thomp-
son tried to faiten him last fall. and
stuffed him with all the corn he could
eat, but he wond not grow fat Mt all,
bat only waxed large and muscular. =
Thompson thinks by another fail he will
ny him again, if he has good luck rails
ing corn this year"
We found ThompsoH with hoe on
his shoulder, just'on the way to his patch
of Corn. -
q Good morning, Thomson" said Un.
Gle Ned; "ju,t .iropped round this way
to show this friend Of mine that black
hog of vour'a; tell him that he looks
So much like bear, he would be likely TO
shoot him, if he ,net him in the woods
without having been previously iutroduc.
ed To him."
"Vcry sorry I can't show him, Uncle
Ned" replied Thompson, ''he hasn't
been home for several days; stops in
the woods most of the time digging roots;
hain't mnch to give him now; so the
black cuss has to shuck for himself; |
see YOU arc on huut to lay. look out
you don't mistake him FIR a bear; he's not
much account Just now, but calculate on
maxim Il big chunk Of pork ont o him if
corn does well, and it looks now as
III ugh it might" laia
"Just So" said Uhcls Nod. "providing
you can get any fat into his old carcass
[ have seen the old fellow too many
times to oe likely to make mistake, AMI
we shall probably hunt near together.
aud will see that my friend here don't
make mistake either"
We babe Mr.. Thompson COOL morn.
ing and passed. into the woods We
soon struck what is called in this region
a dry run" 1t is the bed Of n creek
without the water. In the spring when
The snnw is melting away, or hen heavy
showers of rain fall, it is creek indeed,
and sometimes a river; but in drv
weather in The summer. it only shows
that torrents of water have passed over
its pebbly bottom. This, however, VIC
found to he somew hat an exception to
the general character OF dry runs, for as
we passed along its bed, we soon came
to pools of water in the channel, which
were evidence of springs above,
Around these pools tue earth was much
cut up by the tracks of deer, :hat had
come to quench their thirst and cool
themselves by standing in tue water in
the heat of the day. We had passed
but two or three of these pools, before
we found water in the run. The run
now grew more narrow, the banks less
slopiDg, and the general face OF tue
country more even, in some places quite
level; thick and tall growth of grass
extended for many rods on each side Of
the little creek, and in some places as
far rs the eye could reach. We soon
found the source of of the creek; it was
large bubbling spring ofvery pure water.
forcing its wav up through bed Of
white sand, which was kept in constant
motion by the action of the water. This
noble spring was partly overhung with
wafer birch and willows; its banks were
slightly slipping, and covered with rich
carpet of thick, fine moss.
1t was now nearly noon. and there
seemed to be no better time or place to
rest and refresh ourselves. Here we
would eat cur lunch AMI watch for the
white tailed deer to come and drink.
We saw TO game in coming up the
creek; not even that tempter Of old
mnther Eve for which we bad taken the
antidnte III lie lite flask. in case ope
should slealthiIy spring upon us from
lie thick grass. This ! mentioned to
uncle Ned. who said there was still
"pieniy of time 10 get bit before reaching
home" l.H ...fo.f faf,t ~
. That's very true" said |, "but hav"
you never heard 1t stated that an ounce
Of prevention is worth a pound Of cure ?
Our flask is small; had we not hetter
use its contents in the most economical
way on the prevention plan, here by this
cool SPRING." ss-sf1Esla
After due consideration. uncle Ned
replied, "pndoubtsdly a portion of it
had better be used in that -wayr A IL
We ate our lunch, drunk heartily
from the clear coll spring and smoked
our pipes. Loungiug upon the green
messy carpet we watched the bright
grtins of sand rise and fall in the bub
bling spring, talked of other days, and
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