The state herald., 1891-10-30
ON HIS WEDDING rRIp.
Nose. was some ao6d T.. and .h. N.a
Found II Out.


Found II Out.
Moses Frost stood 8 feet I in hia
socks, says Youths Companion cor
respondent. and was called .the best
man on the Rivera phrase that ex-
pressed admiration Of his physical not
his moral qualities. He was never.
theless. generous, truthful, brave, and
altogether d fine specimen Of the wilder
Canadian backwOodsnian. The title
implied that he had successfully
tackled" all the famous "bullies" Of
the upper Ottawa even the terrible
Joe Maufraud, thirty years ago cham.
picn OF "tho French" Moses, In d
squeaky, shrill, slow. small treble,
that came absurdly from so big man.
used to tell me his experiences.
"Thcr' Is some use In havin' the
reputation OF bein' purity good man, :"
he squeaked, modestly. II reckon
thar hain't been ho peaceabler man
on the river than me sinst they gave up
tryin' to whale me. most three years
back. Last time I fit was because two
men that never seen me before didn't
know mo when they did see me-"
Tell ME about It. Moses" eaid 4
well, surveyor. IL was about New
Years tho time mon Lilly Ann got
hitched. My woman was dead sot on
secin' the fashions down to Portage du
Fort. So we started two days niter
the shindig for to have q wedding trip.
She said that was tho right way. We
stopped at Rattray's instead OF Paddy
Scully's place--the best ther was goin'
wasn't too good for Lilly Ann them
days
"Well. Lilly Ann was mighty took
up with the circus picters on Ratlrays
barn. I'd "a took her In, only 1t was
gone more'n four months"
"But what about your last fight
MosesP"
"Yas--yns-I was disrememberin'!
Well, It was when men Lilly Ann was
goin' back homo. You mind tho
bridge before you con,o to tho Calu-
metz"
The high bridge over Brabyon's
creekp"
"Yas, that's 1t. guess it's maybe
the length OF your chain down TO the
creek in summer. Tint time the holler
was drifted half full OF snow. Well,
there was the two OF EN- on the bridgo
one OF 'em looked like good man.
Says ho to me: Wore wantin' rider
81 can't give ye no ride says !.
Their han't room, boys, for I've got
the woman, don't you see?'
with that the big one runs to tho
head OF my pony. didn't want to
get out and hurt the man, but say.
Lilly Ann: BE you goin' to stand that,
Mosesp II you be- I'll get out and
whalo'om myeelf.' She'd "a done IL,
too. surveyor. Mebby you never
heard wha. Lilly Ann done to 10 Maui
fraud that time he"
You'll toll me that story another
time. Moses. What did the two men
dop"
"Oh, yas. Well, jumped out and
the other one como up, squarin' off,
He foil easy. Then the big one runs
In. Mebby you never SEQ bull moose
comm at cou licke'y-peltP"
THE fellow ran at you head down.
ch?n
'Josseggsackly. Well, | stood 10
one side. sudden, and give him a trip.
Then l takes him by tho trowsis and
the back OF the neck and pitches him
over the railiu'.
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?"
Hurled! How could he be hurled
an him fell into seventy foot OF snow
driftcd In the gully? He did have con-
siderable trouble gcttin' fcoiin' TO lift
out his head. Then he looks up. and
says hoi Who In thunder be you. any
howl"
Hes Moses Frost says Lilly Ann.
D" Murderation! snys he. II we'd
knowcd that we wouldn't have wanted
no rido.'m