The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1880-04-28

most as bad as We had two years ago wher
we was csmped away down "a 1t by the hese
OF Martins River. You reEueA 1per, sir, Int
night we saw the little fire In the woods
close by. when there was no one there tt
make IL. Very curious that .wss; ca 1T make
that out at all. What was ii, do you think
said 1.
Yes, sir, mebbe; some of our peoI,e be-
some Indians"
Don't you, JohnT
"Oh, no, sir; / never seed no ghosts.
seen and heard some curious things. though.
L was huSting once with two gentlemen
near Rocky River-you know the place well,
SIR. We were all sitting in camp; winter
time, sir; pretty late. about bed time. The
gentlemen were drinking their groS and We
was smoking and talking, when we heard
some one walking, coming up TO the camp.
"Halloo." said one of the gentlemen, who
can this be at this time OF night?" Well.
sir; We stopped talking, and we all heard
the man walk mp to the door. Ny soul, sir,
we could hear his moccasins cruuchIng in
the hard, dry snow quite plain. He walked
up to the door, but did not open it, did not
speak, did not knock. So, after little one
OF US looked out-nobody there nobody
there at all, sir. Next morning there Yves
not track on the snow-not q track-and
no snow fell in the night. Well, sir, we
stay there fortnight. and most every night
we would hear a man in moccssins walk up
to the door and stop; and if we looked there
was no one there. and he left no tracks in
the snow. What was it. do you think, sir?'
Don't know. John, L am sure,' said,
unless il ives some strange effect of the
wind in the trees"
well. sir, seed curious thing once, /
was hunting with gentleman-from the old
country, think he was-my word, sir, a
long time ago. mebbe thirty years or more.
My soul and BODY, sir, what a sight of moose
there was in the woods in these days. and
the caribou run In great herds then; all fail
ing, now, sir, all failing. We were following
caribou, right fresh tracks in the snow, we
we're keeping sharp lookout, expecting to
view them every minute, when / looked up
and saw a man standing right between us
aud where the caribou had gone.
He was not more two hundred yards
of-I could see him quite plain,
He had on a cloth cap and a green blanket
coat, with belt around the midole-not q
leather belt like we use, sir, but q wooden
one like what the Frenchmen use IN Cana
ds. There was braid down the arms of his
coat and around his cuffs. could see the
braid quite plain. He had no gun, nor ak,
nor nothing in his hands, but just stood
there with his hand on his hip, that way,
"Our hunting all over, SIR l said to the
gentleman, we may as well go home.'
Why, what is the matter, John? says he.
Why, look at the man there, right in the
track; he's scared our caribou, 1 guess
Well, sir, he was very mad, the gentleman
vas, and was for turning right round and
going home; but wanted to go up and
tpeak TO the man. He stood there all the
ime-never moved. l kind OF bowed, nod
led my head to him, and he kind of nodded
lis head. bowed just the same way to me.
Well, started to go up to him, when up
rose a great, fat COW moose between him
and me. Look at the moose, Captain,
aid l. Shoe. herr Good Heavens,
Johnp he says If l do shall shoot the man,
oop No, no, sir, never mind | cried,
fire at the moose Well, sir, he up
with the gun, fred, and downed the moose.
She just ran a few yards, pitched forward
and fell dead. When the smoke cleared off
the man was gone; could no. see him no.
where's My soul and body! what's become
of the man, Captain says. Dunno, John I;
perhaps he is down, too saws he. We'll,
sir, says /, you stop here, ar d l will go and
look; mebbe he is dead, mebbe not quite
dead yet Well, 1 went up to the place. and
there was nothing there-nothing but little
pine tree no man at ell. / went all round,
sir--no tracks, no sigT of a man anywhere
on the snow. Whit was it, do you think,
cir, we saw"
well, john" replied, 81 think that was
curious insar CO of refraction." "Oh,
mebby," says John.