Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1879-02-13
An ENGINEER'S ADVENTURES.

y letter from Unnesdale, Pa.
says Aleck Forbes and Charley
HulSiser, Of Port Jervis, are two
weli-known Erie railway engineers.
They have lately returned from a
two weeks hunt in the wilderness
of Canada, 100 miles north Of St,
Thomas.
Last year Charley aud went to
The same woods" Aleck said.
THEN got treed oy wild boar,
and l thought that was worse than
going down 4 bank at the rate Of
forty miles an hour. You see. some
old fellow out there turned some
hogs in the woods thres or four
years ago, and they went wild.
started one of 'em one day, and
thought Ia have a little fun with
him. sent bullet after him. lie
changed his course and made plump
for me. | skinned up Il beech tree.
| though the blamed aniIual'd so
away when he found / was ont of
his reach. Bu5 he wasn't that Kind
Of q hog. 1t was colder than Green
land, and about two O'Clock IN the
afternoon. Charley and the rest of
the party were scattered about in
the woods, out Of hearing. The
boar-fcr he was a boar, and big
one ut that waltZrd around that
tree, SlittiEg out fr0th rs il lie had
CGewed barrel of shaving soap,
and showing up pair Of tuSks like
a young rhinoceros. He tried to
gpaw the tree down, and worked
away for an hour with his teeth.
thought certain be Intended tn keep
right on till he brought me down.
Bat by and by he gave that plan up.
The tree wasn't more than eight in
ches through, ard | think the hog
made mistake in qlit ing, for
there ain't any doubt but that he'd
a fetched it by early bed tima. Blg
he stopped guawing.
''Then he went OF ten or dozen
feet ard sat down on bis launches.
He grunted and frothed for at least
ten minutes. Then a new idea
seemed to strike him. lie jumped
back to the foot OF the tree and
commenced to shovel the dirt away
from it with lis snout, as If he had
a contract 10 build Il cellar. saw
what he was at in a minute. He
was going to dig the tree I'D by the
roots. Blame the hog = l said.
If sCn Of the boys don't come
along pretty soon might as well
nave been born 4 beech-nut, for he's
Dound to have a meal on me if its !
n the book Then l SEIZED, 'S'boy,
here, s'hoy = F.. But that hcg'd been |
90 long in the woods to s'bov
yoIth cent. Then l whisLled for |
IN imaginary dog, and calla1, !
II'yer, Towser! Eyer, h'yer' h'yern |
remembered when | was q boy, |
md the hogs got in the garden,
hey always made for hole in the
ence when You whi5tled for the
og. But this old fellow only
Iothed the more, and snorted the
Duder and worked the faster.
Il was blame near frozen by the
ime it grew dark. The sun went
own and the moon came up, and
till that hog dug away st the root
f that tree. | could SEQ that he
ad hole around it big enough to
uFy an OK in, and hope to fly If |
idn't think the tree began to tot
u. 1t got colder and colder, and
lt boar kept right on roofing. l
egan to wonder who they'd put OIL
" engine in my place, and whether
le hog would leave my bones so
le boys might Fl Il 'em and take
IN home 20 my folks. Once, about
ght O'Clock, thought I'd shin
own the tree and try race with
le boar, as | might Dis well be kill
! in trying to get away as to die
he a sheep in pen. So 1 began
} let myself quietly down. l had
y hands on the lower branches
ith my legs hanging down the
unk, when the hog smelt rat.
e gave a snort that made the very
ee sake and raised up Oh his hind
ct to meet me half way. was
sck to within two feet of the top
the tree in less time than it
0uld take a red squirrel TO jump
ii fence.
ITS 70 USE" [ said. "Unless
me % the boys come along inside
an hour, Pm a goner." AbO~t
n minutes after that the hog sud
,nly stopped digging. lie seemed
listen for a minute then, with :
string o. most unearthly snorts,
, started on dead run off toward
off swamp.
"What'S up" said. ''In less