The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1885-10-09
Z TRYING SITUATION

the Lomt<r ArSt~N< Il
Years AGO. when the lumher business
On the Aroostook River Was In she
height Il is prosperity. there ncursSn.a
! claSs II men Who followed Tia. cali
ing the year round. working - ne
woods In winter, ION lie drive IN ne
spr:nr. and alter ; fcw weeks STAY n
| thr towns near the mouth u t1r rstr-
started back 70 tie wilderness % CRUISE
out = ste for the next ses<o1's opera
ton. and 10 prepare the eamis -
res dincss for the CREW.
The majority Of them we're sins's
men. and = generous xhole-heArsei
set they were. though Tonsh and 6
les. Thee wees 81 sd2rnrss zee 80
often spent in dissipation AM ines
suuandsred their 1eAr : MA-r~ : ~
les haste. making them si-i - ~
back 10 Their Nr.d Lie II me 1v's
arain. But there were ~
tie rule. AMI many : >ieAcs- emi<1
mar was IL be be found among t-sM-
Who carried the fruits q h. iAcor -
his family. and spent Ii leisure -lns :.
nan IL this latter class was Old
Dan Beckwith. who. on the dec.Ane -
| the lumber trade. made > Little home ~
! the woods far NJ On the river. zAn.n-
! livelihood br hunting and - r-As.A+
! few vegetables. whsca be DISPOSED =.
III Tie towns lo~cr down the river 4
. uas ms fortune 10 make ms ac4uAAn--
anee during ! recent So3ourn II Nn-'
: nart OF he country. and 1 spent several
. aaxS AZ his home in the WILDERNESS
d,r.nr With time he related Am0ns
numerous others The following ~.
= dent VII Oh impressed NE windy tois
q =. n was in HI peculiar cAAleSL and Ae
y companied ~ <ingnlArls eNpses~-.s'
d Gestures The language ~ :ht re2l gu
q fashioned ~oodsnan ia 4na - n..Ai
y ~, ~ The English French and ln1A.I
a;oms- snL mu-r be heard 70 . n
preciated, 80 l VII not attempts y -
low IL -
that II happened" he bez.n- - ne =
- undrr the spreading maple ~nAe
= shaded III doorway thAr pleasant sun
mer evening. -~hen mvp-c ~
- thi'-k Til through these woods - c-Il
~ ar n = farm-s4rd- and = mole iau-A'
~ and ii The same time > more a.
~erou- posit on l never heard 81 !
q. TThile 4 was ro0Sting up II inc 1T
out ~ harms Way. poor Jim Ea- -
mo II hot ana heavy on the -rcnni .
az lo~. and ii come nigh . D. ~ l-ns
40 mater with nina hut l u. -eiti
aheai IL ny story I,
we &c. me-fhAf Is my cAum y
.p1 Larkins aud -w CRUISING e..
.-hanre' TIA. sumnser f0r Odd I'm Lo'
II one az the biggest ofrrntprs On l
r.xer We had nlred b. TIC year u
snrinr. and il Was our rr-t -nmme
crus.e. ior We vcfe Young fellow ~
rye ana NOT much used to the business
.Well. We got alon- pretty ~
M, c-onSider;nr. and about the 1rst a !
r,-t We lad the chance pretty y
cruised up. and The place for ne g
lorsfed. We had one more dAy G.
;nr 10 do. and then Ne intended %
down river after the crex- ~no xer'
build the camps and swamp y
o. we went light taking only 4
e,onrb for : lunch. and leaving cur
- r;ae "a camr. for Ne had decided = {
the TO or three times IL summer
- once hai we been bothered Win '
animals-a,fhough We -av iotso q the
iofhs and that was when ; nc
pm u But III tell yon thzt some 9
time
We'll - 1 sid re len ne
and % had no weapons excePt tne
and the little old pistol thai i'm ~
lar6ly carried. We cruI-tt 40 near!
49, dav. spoifing = god Pale q rn
and - the sun beg1n 70 SINK To-
eids the west We started for camp We
,~,vhs .rayesed some distance 80
share derry came upon : herd Of seven
$50 I'm which were so tame that
would hardly move out q the.r q
would "a cet away from Us We never =
~ = practice Of soaring or hunting
thing that came in our way unless
essary. hut Jim said he ucul
them NOT 70 stand in cur way. and q
ing bis pistol. be thoughtl~ssly 70
II Il the nearest canbcu- Which
hnf : fpw Yards away. and Tired
The hullef would hardly have
MESQUITE bur Il wounded The G.
slightly. and he began 70 b.e.i ~
y. making = sound !. gcca e.
Sleeps CRY. immediately 80 ne
below and : crzsh IN Inc woods 2
res 70 Us. and turning. We saw > 81
. were moose angrily approaching vs. y
form : brimful Of fight
IL and II was standing some ihrss 2
yards from Jim under : ~
a after whose branches almo& touche
. head. and I swung myself up
} LOT q lively. 1 tel you- while J'n n
aner time 70 dodge behind : tree b<sr
z. moose was upon him. and -
% looking old fellow be Vas too
Il sfemed almost - Il you could
match by the wicked IRE IN has
young Il flashed .iciou<ly cut from un'
bAins big branching horns
ssync thing. PERHAPS ycn don't
hut Il Is - true - a i sfrAnge. I
What's cry old hunter who kncws viii =