The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-01-28

On q chill evening III October, par
ty-yillagers and travelers-sat around
the box-stove in the Office of the Conway
House, at Conway, n. H., and story tell
ing was in order 4 Travellers big
self-important manifold several very
large stories, his last being OF an en-
counter with a grizzly bear, which took
too tree, to escape his furious dogs,
where he shot it.
Uncle Samson Head heard this, and
then he thought it time to open, which
he did, as follows:
"a good many years ago, when was
younger n | am now, [ spent season
down by Six-Mile Pond. 1t was a great
season for wild geese, ana they took a
great fancy for that pond. I'd rlgged
mp a raft f0f fshin', and AFTER time ]
trimmed il with bushes, SO as to go arteV
geese on it. But never mind about that
From the winder Of the chamber where
slept could see Almost the whole o
the pond, and one dull, l6tqeTy mornln,
when [ got out o bed, and cast my eyes
out onto the pond 1 saw flock o wild
geese jest hgthin' on the water, away
over the far side.
''You can bet your life, it didn't take
me long ter dress, nor ter git my old.
duckin' gun and tixins; and when all
was ready, down I went to where my
raft was. As most Oh You know, the
pond is six miles long, and the geese
were, at least, three to four miles away,
soft couldn't shoot at em from where
l stood. Wal, ] was jest maxim for my
raft when [ 'spied fox, not more'n four
rods off, lookin' at the geese. My fust
! thought was to let drive at him; but,
| thinks l, hold ON. Let's see what he'll
do And | held on, and it's plaguey
| lucky t did. And now I'll tell you of
jest the neatest hit of gamin' t you ever
heard on. Listen:
THAT ere fox had got his eye on them
geese, and he meant to have 'em. Into
the water he went, swimmin' as beautiful
as You please, till he come to within
about a rod of whar they was huddled
together, when he went down out o.
sight, and the next thing l seed was one
o the geese drawn under in twinklin'
Ha twas a neat job, nOw-just as true
as you hvel Wal, the fox come to the
surface agin Jest about where he went
down, and then made for the shore, With
the goose's neck broke. He made straight
to the spot whar he'd took to the water,
and there he landed the fowl, right under
clump o hazle-wood.
''And then that fox set out for another;
and went through jest the same ma
MOWERS. And-to make a long story
short-thar / sot, hid by the bushes O.
my raft, and saw that fox go and come
! go and come-go and cOme-till he'd
! taken the last one O the Tot!
''And, as Mr.. Fox landed with the last
! goose, jest drew bead on him, and
let drive Good-by, fox! [ went and
counted them geese, and found jest
thirty-nine of EN- Thirty-nine good,
| fat geese, and a rousin' fine fox 1
called it a poorly good mornin's work
! and done afore breakfast, at that ]
picked up the game and carried it home.
and if Their weren't some tall pickin' o.
feathers for while. then I'm sinner I"
As Samson told his story, the travelled
stranger looked at him curiously; and
| finally ventured:
"Nfy friend, may be permitted TO
ask you question? ?"
"test as many as you please. Go
ahead"
"You tell us you got those geese in
the morning, before breakfast ?"
eyes"
"Well, sir, perhaps you willexplain It.
/ That fox had to swim three and half
miles to reach the geese ?'
every bit of it, sir.
"Then he must have swan seven miles
for each and every goose, which would
have been taO0 huadred and seventy
three miles, or thereabouts carrying a
heavy weight--a weight very nearly
equal to his own-one wayi Upon my
SOUL [ can not understand ii"
Said Uncle Samp., as cool and calm as
summers eve:
Stranger, you said you freed a grizzly
6e0r?"
'Ye-e-es," with considerable hesita-
ton.
oval, [ was watchin' that ere fox
swimmin' arter them geese at the self
same time at you was watchin' q grizzly
bear ctin5'5n' q t'eep
The stranger pondered for q season,
and then, with 'smile that was child
like and bland, he invited the crowd in
to the little room back of the office