New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1891-01-14


n \fMSssgNa OF the west is
q SMgyJ SNWY a Mr.. Charles
VN1a@ ~ A Re min to n
W \ ~ He owns a
stEf szazssz number of deer
which are kept in an Enclosure near
the house.
Last summer tragic event hap
pened in this deer-pen. One of the
does had become the mother of a
beautiful fawn. But when not more
than IL week old it was carried off by
an eagle.
The feathered freebooter, who had
probably been lowering high in the
air, had the boldness to come plung.
ing down upon his prey in plain
view of Mrs. Remington and her
daughter Belle, both of whom ran
towards the spot, hoping to brighten
him off, but in vain.
A moments loud Tapping Of the
mighty wings and the Enclosure was
cleared, the fawn's legs just touching
the high fence as he was lifted by his
powerful captor and borne struggling
into the air.
The eagle few laboricusly, but got
higher and higher as he went, soon
becoming mere speck in the far off
sky.
"The cruel monster!" Belle ex-
claimed, eff were a boy I'd do
nothing but hunt eagles! What will
my brother say when we tell him?
I wish he had been here; he might
have shot the savage bird"
Her brother, Will, who had been
absent, returned presently, and
Bellies recital filed him with more
wrath than he could we'll express.
II hate the whole eagle tribe!'' he
said. "Why couldn't I have been
here? I'd have bored that fellow
through and through with buck
shotp' .-''"..
Will had never up to that time
been able to kill single one of the
rapacious birds, while as to grizzly
bears and mountain lions he was
strictly forbidden to follow such
fierce plunderers till more years
should have passed over his head.
He spent much time on the lake,
fishing, fowling or exploring the
shores for mere pleasure; and quite
often Belle would accompany him,
she herself being a really expert row
er and as fearless as himself in ven
turing far out from the land. -,
1t was soon after the scene at the
deer-pen that they one day found
themselves a number of miles from
home, upon one of these healthful
excursions.
At.length they discovered an eagle
flying so low over the shore that as
they were close in the boy hoped to
obtain a shot at it,
But it swerved from it's course, and
as it did SO they perceived that it
carried something in it's talons.
ut is lamb!'' cried Belle. "The
horrid creature has just stolen it
from the ranch"
Will fired both barrels at the big
pirate of the air; but the distance
was too great, and the successful
forager, still clinging to his prize,
made off for the mountain crags.
Perhaps he is the very fellow that
stole our fawn,' observed Will. 4
thought of that when fred. It's
too bad that can never get q fair
shot at one OF the big thieves. .
Not long afterwards Bellies atten-
ton was arrested by some new OBJ
ject which appeared to he floating
in the air at distance.
ssSee!" she cried. ssWhat is that
away yonder in the sky? How queer
it looks! It doesen't seem like q
bird, or anything that is alive
Will looked were she pointed and
1as equally surprised.
stNo; it ism q bird 2 he said. .sIt
appears like 9 great ball floating
about, or standing still in the sky. ?
Then, after moment, with bright
/ second thought, he added:
ssOh, I know what It must be. It's
the balloon that was to go up from
Stockton: You remember the pa
per said there was to be q balloon
ascension this week.
Yes, replied Belle; Il recollect
it now. I'm SO glad that it's coming
this way. Perhaps it will pass right
over our heads. :,
= nope so,' replied VIII. Il