The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-10-27
DIDN'T KNOW THE MAN.
Two Strangers Ran Up Against Moses
Frost and Were Surprised

Frost and Were surprised
Moses Frost stood feet in his socks
and was called 'sthe best man on the
rivera phrase that expressed admira.
ton for his physical, not his moral, quail.
tiles. He was, nevertheless, generous
truthful, brave and altogether a fine
specimen of the wilder Canadian back.
woodsman. The title implied that he
had successfully tackled" all the famous
"bullies" of the Upper Ottawa, even the
terrible Joe Maufraud, thirty years ago
champion of 1.-The French" Moses, in a
squeaky, shrill, slow, small treble, that
came absurdly from so big man, used
to tell me his experiences.
"Ther' is some use IN havin the repy-
tation of bein purity good man." he
squeaked modestly. u reckon ther'
haint been no peaceabler man on the
river than me sinst they give up tryin to
whale me, most three year back. Last
time | fit was because two men that
never seen me before didn't know me
when they did see me"
''Tell me about it, Moses" said l.
"We1, surveyor. it was about New
Years, the time men Lilly Ann got
hitched. Ny woman was dead sot on
seem the fashions down to Portage du
Fort. So we started two days after the
shindig for to have weddin trip. She
said that was the right way. We stopped
at Rattrays instead Of Paddy Scully's
place-the best Their was goin wasn't
too good for Lilly Ann them days.
"Well, Lilly Ann was mighty took up
with the circus picters on Rattray's
barn. I'd "a took her in, too, only it
was gone more'n four months"
But what about your last fight,
Moses?"
"Yas-yas-I was disrememberin!
Well, it was when men Lilly Ann was
goin back home. You mind the bridge
before you come to the Calumet"
THE high bridge over Brabyon's
creek"
"Yas, that's it. guess it's maybe the
length of your chain down to the creek
in summer. That time the holler was
drifted half full of snow. Well, there
was the two of 'em on the bridge-one
of 'em looked like good man. Says he
to me: We're wantin rider
IL can't give ye no ride says l.
Their hain't room, boys, for I've got the
woman, don't you seeY
with that the big one runs to the
head of my pony. didn't want to get
out and hurt the man, but says Lilly
Ann, Be you goin to stand that, Moses?
If You be, III get out and whale 'em my
self Shed "a done it, too, surveyor.
Mebby you never heard what Lilly Ann
done to Joe Maufraud that time he"-
you'll tell me that story another
time. Moses What did the two men
dor
"Oh, yas Well, jumped out and the
other one come up, squarin off. He fell
easy. Then the big one runs in. Mebby
you never see a bull moose comm at you
iekety pelt?"
The fellow ran at you head down.
eh?"
"Jesseggsackly. Well, 1 stood to one
side sudden, and give him trip. Then
[ takes him by the trowsis and the back
of his neck and pitches him over IL
railin.
with that Lilly Ann says, You're
purity good yet, Moses and she jumps
out laughing. There we stood and
looked over the bridge right down."
'Was the man hurt
"Hurtedl How could he be hurried,
an him fell into seventy feet of snow
drifted in the gully? He did have some
considible trouble gettin footin to lift out
his head. Then he looks up ard says he,
Who in thunder be you, anyhow?
"'He's Moses Frost. says Lilly Ann.
'Murderation. says he. If we'd
knowed that we wouldn't have wanted
no ride youths Companion.