Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-02-07
Gales and Sketthes.
An ArOOstOOk Adventure.
A PETITE MARRIED WOMAN WHO WEARS
A CHILD's No. - SHOE.

adventure which he met with recently dur,
ing trip to Aroostok county:
After travelling one day by a road
through the woods until well into the af-
ternoOn. L came to a clearing which proved
to be fine farm with good set of build
ings. Wishing to know how far it was to
the next house called up to the door and
knocked. An old man opened it whose
gray hair and general appearance would
at once tell the story that he had 7een not
less than IS winters. In answer to my
inquiries. he told me it was four miles to
the next house and 15 to the one the way
| had come; and they were full snug
enough at that.
| By this time what took to be little
girl made her appearance. She looked
me over and then began to question me.
Was a hunter? Where did come from
And what had been doing there? Where
was going to hunt and how long was l
going to stay?
Then telling me that there was the best
hunting about there that there was any
where in the country, and that they some
times took boarders, and boarded the
cheapest of any one on the road and set
the best table of any one, they asked me
in.
stood my rifle up in the corner and
before had time to pull a chair up to the
stove the old man informed me that they
''did not keep any money in the house,
sent it right away, did not dare to keep it
by them minute, and always kept armed
right up to the handle. there were so many
OF these critters coming around"
Eyes SIR chimed the young lady lone
of them came along the other day pre-
tending to be hunter. He wanted a
drink of water and while he was drinking
he looked the room all over and then said,
You don't stay here all alone do you p
Yes SIR said me and my revolver
"What are you talking about?" said I,
"a little girl like you could not shoot a
revolver'
"A little girl like me-" she squealed.
What do you take me for? | am 26 years
old and his wife into the BARGAIN
don't remember what | said, but
should not have been more surprised if she
had said she was his grandmother, look
ed first at her and then at him, then back
at her again.
We'll, you are bouncer for married
woman. You are as much as three feet
and half tall, aren't you?"
eyes, sir. am four feet
weigh about eighty pounds when you
are fat, | suppose"
''No, sir, weigh just seyenty-two and
wear a chid's number thirteen shoe.
Yes sir she went on, 81 am twenty-six
and Eben is seventy-six. He is the best
looking old man on the road, and he is as
smart as cricket"
mo doubt Of that. but you are the
smallest thing that ever saw for a mar
ried woman"
well. I'm smart, just the same"
$50 that makes you a smart pair
Eyes, sir, it does"
By that time Eben had got the old gun
down for my inspection and as he passed
it to me, he said, There she is, just as
you see her; she hain't handsome, but
when | point her at anything, instant
death is always sure to follow
stood her up by the side of me- The
muzzle just touched the top of my ear.
"Oh, she has got length to her, he
said, and as stuck my whole thumb into
the muzzle. he explained. Carries ten to
the pound, round butts, slugs four" |
found the date on the lock. 1861 that was
what you might call an old settler.
BY this time an idea struck Ella Chat
was what Eben called herr. 'sThink |
haven't got revolver, do you?" and
away she went into the bedroom In a
moment she was back with one of Smith
Il NELSON'S, the latest improved self cock
ers. 80 calbre. | reached out to take it,
when she drew it from me quickly, cling
inc to it with both her little hands, which
would have been small for girl of ten
As she held it at a safe distance from me,
and turned it so | should be sure to see it
was loaded she squealed, There. sir, [
can fire that Just as fast as you can wink
your eye" After she was satisfied that
had had good look at that, she darted
into the electromagnetic, and came out with
one of the largest sized Colts. also
had the satisfaction of seeing at safe dis
lance that the six barrels OF this were all
loaded while she explained, Il sleep every
night with these right by my head. Then.
il hear any racket going on in The night
| know right where to put my hand
| made up my mind at once that if there
was any racket going on in that house af-
ter hours it would not be by me unless
had an attack of somnambulIsm.
passed a very pleasant evening with
them. Ella sat in her baby rocking chair
and yanked a piece of gum that Eben
started for her while he told me many
a bear and deer story. But geology was
his hobby and he would 90 from a bear S
back to it at one jump. In this he carried
me along pretty well until he got me to
where a "horse-back bolted into the mair
ridge with a gully between" and a "whirl
wind picked up rock that weighed ter
ton," and there he lost me.
Ella made me up fine bed in the bes
chamber and slept well. The mex
morning paid my bill and went on my
way. Where put up the following nj OH
the people on my telling them where
passed the night before, seemed surprised
Said that generally they would not put ur
people there and usually people did no
like to stop there, especially if they die
not like their looks tor if stories and theil
shooting irons did not start them, h.
would bring along a hnman skull or two
AS he did not show any of these things tc
me felt quite fiattered.
Poor Eben! not day passes but that
think of him and wonder if he is still alive
In my mind it is only question of time
and short one at that, before he will
wake up some night and find that his ner
vous little witch of smaller half has