Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1875-12-15


kindness Of one Augustus whose
surname is not Cesar, we were fur
nished a good conveyance, and
having armed ourselves with every
kind of weapon imaginable, bid
ding our wives and little ones an
aTectionate good bye, We started,
prepared for every possible emer-
gency, if an abundance Of all kinds
of supplies is any criterion. Be-
fore starting we were escorted to
Mr.. Fields drug store by a posse
comitatus of book-keepers, physi-
clans, lawyers, lawmakers and
others who deemed it to be their
imperative duty to demonstrate
their kindness by showering us
with snowballs. Gus was terribly
enraged. He is determined that
the lawmaker and physician who
made themselves more active than
useful in the matter shall be re-
paid a thousand fold the first OPP
portunity that presents itself.
About six o'clock in the evening
we were in sight of A. N. Spratt's
lumber. camps, on Wolf Creek,
having travelled over thirty miles
of the worst roads it was ever our
misfortune to see. On arriving at
camp we were met by Frank Pow
ers, who bracing himself on all
fours, gave us to understand in the
most earnest manner possible that
any advances on our part would be
attended with consequences not as
pleasing as we might desire. After
a little caressing, however, Frank s
anger was appeased, and, learning
that we had no hostile intentions,
he gave us q cordial welcome. A
few moments more found us com
fortably seated in the cooks shanty,
whore a sumptuous supper was at
once prepared for us by a cook
who certainly understands her bus
iness., We set ourselves energet-
ically at work to punish and put
ont of existance the venison and
other unmentionablcs with which
the table was spread, and succeed
ed admirably. We rested tie SAL
bath day, accoi ding to the COM
mandment. On Monday morning
we started out bright and early,
full of high hopes and anticipa-
t;ons-t"aveled all day over bills,
~tonps, logs, thickcts, brush and
brambles, and through marshes,
swamps, puddles, &c, until at last
as night was drawing on we turned
our faces towards camp, disheart-
ened, and so far as l was concern
ed, Disguised. My advice to dys-
poptics would be TO throw away
their Holloway's and other pills
and 60 deer hunting. You can
have abundance of exercise. The
season of the year is quite imma-
terial as your chances are as good
one time as another. If you are
possessed of a cow bell, and believe
that by ringing itVthe deer will
come up and stand to be shot at,
just try the experiment, -
On Tuestiny morning I resolved
TO adopt what / thought much
easier and in The end a much more
lucrative amusement. according
ly made the necessary arrange
nrcnts and started squirrel hunting.
But alas! = / found this the most
aggravating of all. The deer
would run, giving me theI satisfac.
ton, at least, of knowing that ]
scared them; but the squirrel
would neither run nor stay, only
dodge me around tree, and make
all manner of insulting and banter
ing noises while the tree was be-
tween us, and the madden l got
the better pleased the squirrel
seemed to be. / concluded at last
I couid find better employment
than Amusing squirrels, resolved to
turn py face towards home, fully
convinced that as q hunter am q
decided failure. This is humilia-
ting to be sure, but then it is worth
something to learn that man
must he possessed of something
moro than shot gun and pair Of
shoe. packs to Kill deer or squirrel.
either
MY comrades were possessed Of
more pluck and not so easily dis
couraged. They were determined