The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1883-09-15
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THE PROVINCE MANS STORY.

Eyes, I've no doubt that billiards.
are fearful to encounter, but 1 do not
think they can be much worse than a
downright northeastern of the Prov
ince, said gray-bearded New Bruins
wicker to a Western man, who had
been relating to the few passengers of
the steiner plying on the river Between
Tobique and St. John his experience of
one of those terrible winter storms
which SO frequently sweep down upon
the exposed people of the Northwest.
II remember one in particular" he
said, 'for it gave me lameness that s
going to stay by me as long as live. ="
After listening to the Western mans
adventure, we were allaAnxious to hear
that of the Province mans. and urged
him to favor us. He at last assented.
II was eighteen" he said, ''that
winter, and tough as a young buffalo.
/ had never been sick, and scarcely
knew what it was to be tired. Ny
father was a lumberman. He went
into the logging-swamp that winter, to-
ward the head of the Miramichi River,
and left me to take care of the family
Ia pretty large one, counting in all
the children. was the oldest
''The winters are long in that part of
New Brunswick, and good deal of
snow falls. At that time there were
but few settlements, the one nearest to
where we lived being about forty miles
away; so you may know there wasn't
nuch going back and forth for the
tomen-folks.
''But for that matter, there were five
r six families living in our settlement,
md will say we used to have some
pretty good times together. We seemed
Utmost like one family, and when
NE was in need of help the others were
are to give it.
Zone of our neighbors was Mr..
loore. He married girl who lived in
te. settlement next to ours, and all
lr folks lived there. In the winter he
prked in the woods with the rest of
Il men, and as his children were small,
Iused to hire me to look after the
bres that were necessary about his
Alse., i
We'll, about the middle of that win
Tit was in February, think-Ma-
4y, that was Mrs. Moore, got word
tit her mother was sick, and that, if
s wanted to see her alive, she must
80 her at once.
The poor woman was nearly frantic
vi anxiety. Her husband was in the
wds, and she had no way of getting
tier fathers house. I think she had
nEeen her mother for two years.
William, said my mother, coming
he from the Moore cabin, where she
hibeen to spin flax and comfort the
sowing woman, i think you'll have
to-.
I'm going at once, mother 1
safor thought she meant must go
to RS. Moore's and attend to the
chs. uaN
Not that, she replied, surmising
wi 1 was thinking about. You
mgo to the settlement with Matildy.
Hdshould | feel if my mother was
dN and / could not see herr Now,
gelur chores all done up tonight, so
yoln start in the morning by day
lig I'll see to things while you're
goi
tut what's to be done with the
chimp asked.
'hey're coming to stay with me
umqatildy gets back.
lit was settled that should 90
witlrs. Moore, and if she did not
staiore than a day or two, l was to
briher home. The sky had threat
enc storm for a number of days,
andexpeeted to get up the next
NOR and see a snow-storm. But
1t wbitter cold morning cold
to then, though the sky was
Silly and heavy, showing plainly
enoithat there'd be a heavy fall of
snoS soon as the weather was
war
Tint take long to get the horse
andFeady, and putting ON fathers
mooin coat, we started, Matilds
carr her baby, that was not more