Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1886-10-12

back without seeing the timber af,el
having travelled 90 far. Another hour O
swim walking and the base Of the lon.
looked for mountain Was reached. Ther
in the midst of heavy sho~er Of rain
they sat under big hr tree aud ,alk.t
the situation over.
During ell the afternoon there had
been indications Of game; fresh track,
OF both bears and deer bad been pleaty.
They nekoned ,ha, they eouli see to fol.
low the Trail on their return until nine
o'clock; IL WAS then five. They would
climb "a hour aud then break for esmT
and ,ru,, TO their good fortune to ge, 10
before dark The mountain rose s,seI
and rugged before them. aud both wer'
nearly exhausted Miehigsns ankles and
feet were badly swollen; Maine Was Ia
but little better condition. They would
climb ten minutes and then rec, three,
anJ would tax. turns In Carrying the old
Winchester. which now seemed 10 be a.
heavy {. . rihsd cannon. Their joke
upon the dudes had no- become serious
matter 10 the ru.,lers ba, IL ". too late
TO Withdraw IL VI. thirty minute.
pas, .ix by P.ei6s time. Maine "a.
thirty rods in advance he VI. carrying
the ride In hi. hand'. NJ, having strength
enough to &c, !, up on bis shoalder.
There wAs . big hr tree fallen across
the trail. IL ~. fn too long 10 70
around. aud too high to climb over. bu,
the bitter eoar,. "a. decided upon. And
a. be undertook TO climb over the os.
,her. vsa scramble and = grunt oa
the other side and a. Maine psePed over
TO bis surprise aud houoi. . large eians.
mon bear appeared. There ~. not
much danger a. these bears arr perfectly
harmless: but ,h. ru,,ler W. badly
frightened be had no, sIens,h enough
10 run OF even shout for help I, ~a'
moment Of intense srei,smsni. ia the
mids, Of ~hleh be either hred the rife
OF else IL ven, of itself the gun either
kicked OF else the report parslyEsd the
hunters muscles. for the nsx, instant he
found himself going do-n the mountain
b.ek-Ard aud no, u pon bis feet. either.
Miehisan. hsaring the rpor, and seeing
hi. eompaniOa coming do~n the noun.
tain 10 such q manner. ,ippi'ei be -.
accidentally .ho, be rushed up and ask.
ed Ia q bfeaihless tone. WHAT'S the
matter
"Ms,tsr." sjseals,sd Maine. .eram.
bling 10 bis feet, "a smart man you are
To han, bears, TO stay 10 the rear uaiil
the danger is ell over. aud | be obliged
TO expose myself alone in this maansr"
A word Of eiplsn.,ioa. aud thea both
climbed up TO the log and ,imidly looked
ovsr Ye., there be was. Weighing
nearly four hundred pounds. The mn.
ale Of the qua vas % near him shea
discharged that bis fur bad been Staged
by the fire the ball bad entered as back
Of bis fore les aud bad passed through
the body. They eat upon the log and
looked. "wh., do you think Of tha,
proudly asked Maine Of bis conpanioa.
Who. .f,sr moment. r-aee,ion answer.
ed. IL dear case Of death By accidental
shooting"
The remain. were rolled up assin',
the los and the rus,lsr climbed on /; at
,i, o'clock the big timber. l.reh oy name.
VAS reached. crossing upon tbs noun
tain eide. Great trees some OF which by
actual me.saremsni ~sp fourteen fee,
In diameter; t-o hundred fee, high oe.
fore q single kno, or limb could be seen.
The lsreh is very much like our ysllo~
pine aud Is quite a. valuable when man
uf.e,ur,d into lumber For ten minutes
they s., 10 silence looking at the giants
sroand them. Maine rose 10 hi. fee,
and said. 1--WE mus, 20" "No, much"
said Miehissn. III an used up | -ill
.,op here ell night. The dudes will be
alarmed q, our absence and ~ill rush on
early in the morning and reach us With
the grub" III, ]. ,oooold. said Maine.
I'VE have no matches and on this noun.
tain ~e will perish before mofning."
Sad MIehissn. 81, will take me until
twelve o'clock TO walk back to the dudes.
IL will b. dark q, nine 30 we eanno, gs,
there" III can reach the dude, BY zine
o'clock" said Maine. So !, Was dscid.
cd that Michigan should take the De TO
defend him .slf With during the nigh, II
be did no, reach the camp. Maine ".
TO hasten back aud II he reached the
dudes be VAS to send the guide With
torch and provisions In search OF Miehi.
gan. The latter began 10 slowly make
his way down the mountain. while
Maine. feeling the responsibility resting
upon him. dashed down the bill like al
antelope. I, Was . hard race. II he
failed TO reach the camp before DARK
without FIRE or gun he mus, remain alone
Ia the forest. Tbs s~ea, rolled in
gres, drops from his face down bills,
aeros. streams. over logs he ran; dark
ness began TO gather; the trail could
hardly be di.eerned. On. on. on, faint.
Ing. hungry. exhausted, b., he dared
not stop to rest. AT nine o'clock oa .
little hill covered With dense growth OF
pine trees the trail Was hopslessly Lost.
There Was q Wild. bitter search for mo.
men,. q feeling OF despair, When "nuR.
RAu !" through the woods there CLEANED
. light, II Was . camp fire on bill Only
half . mile beyond. Tha, distance was
soon made. Maine fell exhausted on
the ground. The story WAS told.
The guide fastened on, in search OF
Michigan and at twelve o'clock he re.
turned safely with him. During the II.
ternoon while the dudes were fishing.
some villains had stolen al our food. 50
We had no supper or breakfast. bu, the
dudes kindly rolled the rastle- up in
the blankets. built big ere =, their feet.
and told us to rest and sleep while they
90, or laid upon the ground aud KEEP, =
faithful watch over US. The next morn.
ing . thousand questions were asked
about the bear. "whss made you fall
backwards down the mountain" asked
one "why. the rifle kicked" | replied.
"Nonsense." ehimsd In ell the dudes.
81 will leave !, for Michigan to decide
whether IL did OF not" urged. To