The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1886-04-01

he had left his paddle with true Indian
,carelessness. but 1t was too much Of an
effort to go back after 1t, and laughing
ly remarking to his comrade that. the
one or two places where they would
cross the river to get near better shores
for polling, he would tie, his craft be-
hind the other, the two went on polling
their way up stream. They were
about hale way between the villages
when a buck moose was seen swimming
the river far ahead, and, making for
small 81 wooded island in mid-streain, he
ran into the willows and disappeared. It
vas quite, evident, that he could be
routed out Of such a small patch by a.
:yigorou display Of lung force when
/ near sa by, /, and the two .icano oemen started
,forthe island, sbutmuch shampef red by
having only one paddle, zone canoe ehav-
Ing to tow the other, Sure enough the
moose was readily frightened out Of
the underbrush where he had taken re-
fuge and plunged into the water to
swim to the mainland, quite good dis.
tance away. In the race that followed
there was but little headway mhde by
the pprsuers from their peculiar Ipredl-.
.cament, but 1t was also necessary. to
keep together, so. that one Of the con-
testants could look after the empty
canoe when the death struggle com.
menced. The best hunter and eanoe-
man was in the forward craft digging
into the water as If dear life DEP ended
Oh the result, while his assistant was
helping him all he could with both
hands used as paddles over the sldes Of
| the second sIone. 1t was hurriedly
agreed on between them that when the
hunter sprang on the animal. could 1T
4hs'oYertaken, he would throw his pad
die to his companion, OF as near as he
could, and he would paddle to 1t with
his hands. and get 1t. The race was q
close and exciting one, and as the bank
was neared the moose seemed to take
heart and red0ubled his efforts TO es-
cape with the effect Of keeping about
even with his pursuers. The swift riyssa
had carried them all daaigs|IBBa
l
=; ercn OF high, perpendicular bank
wnere the Indians in turn took .heart
a. the prospect Of here gaining on their
pey. Yet it would not do to. trust
N,i' MOOSE not to climb even 80 steen y
place' and as the bank WIS near bv
th9toren!ost canoeman cut LOOSE from,
Ills companion and shot forward s.lono.
slue ,tne doomed animal and sprunp on
-: az Sne seIne n1omenthurling his bad.
die: us far toward lis companion as he
could. Even this slight addition to
the programme was enough to turn the
'tide. and during the short time occu-
pied In doing it the moose had knocked
the knife out OF the hunters hanh and
started up the stream with him, while
the other Indian went padding with
his hands after the paddle, not very
near him. The moose, making little
headway against the stream, turned
back across the river, ard nearing
barren, sandy islands or spit of
tenth Of an acre the Indian gladly en-
braced the. opportunity to cease en-
bracing the moose, and let him 20, ac-
companied by a yell to prevent his turn
ing and paving him to death. The
other. Indian did not get everything
into 'ship- shape" till he had drlfted so
near: the lower village he thought he
would return to it. when taking agood
long rest, as becomes an Indian. he re
turned to his companion on the lone
sand spit, who had amused himself
fighting mosquitoes, the only life that
disputed the claim Of the island with
him, and keeping the recording angel
busy jotting down choice Indian ex-
pletlves.