Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-02-24
A REMARKABLE RIDE.
Uncle Andrew Hutchins' Adventure with
 8 Maine Moose.

8 Naine Moose.
 "You want story, do you, boys? Well, I'll tell you of ride I had once on moose's back.' Tho speaker was Andrew Hutchins, of Gardiner, Me-, | a.sd, taking a comfortable seat by the fi'c. he commenced his yarn. "lt was While I was in the northern part of
 Maine, on hunting trip with a party or men from Boston. They had had good luck with small game, but they wanted moose. l told tn cm that I would show thcm one before long, and did. One Or two days after they began asking me where the moose was, and kinder got me rilcd. I took my gun, and told them that I'd get a moose pret- ty quick if they wouldn't como racing around like pack of steers. Off went, and had gone about a mile when heard noise as if the devil had got loose. I got up tree as soon as possible, and had just got fairly seated when two of the finest moose 1 over set eyes on came rigb5 under tho tree. Here was luck, anc took aim at tho largest and pulled th', trigger
 Andrew at this point looked rather sheepish, as if ho didn't want to pro- ceed, but, after considerable urging, the Gardiner News says, ho again contin- ucd.
 "The truth of it was, boys, in my hurry from tho camp I forgot to bring my cartridges, and didn' even have ono in my gun. We'll, knocked my head against limb and tried to think how was going to get ono of those moose, who all this time were cyeing each other like cats and dogs. All of sudden they started for each other and came lzcr plunlz to- gether, then they backed off again and tried it over. They kept at this for quito 8 time, and seemed to be getting kind of tired out, and were walking, round and round till they got their wind. Tho largest ono was right under mo, and could almost touch his antlers. 1 never know how it happened, Eus down l wont, heels over head, and lit right on that critters back. He didn't seem to lille this sort of surprise party, and just throw back his head and went, the other ono following after; lucky for me the trees in that place were pretty high, and thcro wasn't much danger of being knocked off by tho limbs.
 ''Wcll, sir, tho timo that it takes to tell this was enough for that moose to So ul-l q mic, ana tho smaller one right behind all tho time. was cling. ing to tho sides of that moose like cocltroach to a biscuit It was all l could do to breathe, and Ihad lost my hat long ago. l now noticed that wo were going toward tho camp, and we soUr hove in sight of it. gave q shout. and. as l did so felt something slip down my throat. The boys heard the noise, and looking up saw us coming. Down won't tho board they were playing cards OF, and off they scuddcd lillc so many ia%k rabbits We were now right in the camping place, and I wanted to stocs thcrc, but didn't, no, sir. I didn't sto } there, but ust about a hundred yards from the camp the moose stopped sui. denly and ] wont over his head into {, brook. l wasn't much hurt, and scraIn- hlcd out liiia grasshopp"r out of Nnot-holc, and right in front of mo lay those two moose, dead a5 horrin. I put on as straight q face as could, and | walked up to tho camp as unconcerncd q possible. 'lLcrc'3 the moose I prom i>''l you, boyS,' I sail. aH1 wo went ba k aHi cut thcm up. Iiin ,,-5 diln't say a word till after supper, a"d then ono of them handed me D looiiin.c-rlase. As 'uro as am what am, my face, st1ich vas covered by q heavy beard when started. was as smooth as q boys, and two of my from teeth wcro gone. Nv lat l found on no smaller 1noosc's antler."