Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1891-10-24
ON HIS WEDDING TRIP.
The Time He Had with Two Men whs
Wanted to Ride.

Moses Frost stood 6 feet in his
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 fine specimen OF the Wild
der Canadian backwoodsman. The
title implied that he had successfully
tackled" all the famous "bullies' of
the upper Ottawa. even the terrible
Joe Maufrand. thirty years ago cham
pion of "the French" Moses, In n
squeaky. shrill. slow, small treble, that
came absurdly from so big a man,
used TO tell me his experiences.
'Tner' is some use in havin' the
reputation of bein' purity good man, "
he squeaked. modestly. Il reckon ther
han been no peaceabler man on the
river than me sinst they give up tryin'
to whale me. most three years 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 !.
We'll. surveyor, 1t was about New
Years. the time men Lilly Ann got
hitched. My woman was dead sot on
seem the fashions down TO Portage du
Fort. So we started two days after
the shindig for to have wcddin' trip.
She said that was the right way. We
stopped at Rattray's instead OF Paddy
Scully's place-the best ther' was goln'
wasn't too good for Lilly Ann them
days.
well, Lilly Aun was mighty took
up with the circus picters on Rattrsy's
barn. I'd "a took her in. on'y it was
gone more'n four months"
But what about your last tight
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
creekP"
"Yas, that's it. guess it's maybe
the length of your chain down to tine
creek in the summer. That time the
hollcr was drifted full OF snow. Well,
there was the two of 'em OH the bridge
--one of 'em looked like good man.
Says he to me. We're wantin' rlder
II cau't give ye no ride, SAYS !.
'Ther han't room. boys. TO" i've got
the woman. don't you see?
with that the big one runs TO the
head of my pony. l didn't want to
get out aud hurt the man. but says
Lilly Ann: BE you goin' to stand
that Moses? II you be. I'll get out
and whale 'em myself She'd "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
do?"
'Ob. yas. Well, l jumped out and
the other one come up, squarin' OF.
He fell easy. Then the big one runs
in. Mebby You never see bull moose
comm at you lickety-pelt?"
The fellow ran at you head down.
'Jesseggsackly. Well, l stood TO
one side sudden. and give him trip.
Then takes him by the trowsis and
the back of his neck aud pitches him
over the railin'.
with that Lilly Ann says: You're
purity good yet, Moses. and she jumps
out laughing. There we stood. aud
looked over the bridge right down"
"Was the man hurt?'
Hurried! How could he be hurled.
an him fell into seventy foot of snow
drifted in the gullyP He did have con-
siderable trouble getliu' foolin' to Lift
out his head. Then he looks up. and
saws he: Who in thunder be you.
anyhow
"'Hes Moses Frost says Lilly Ann.
"'Murderationr says he. III we'd
knowed that we wo0ldn't have wanted
no ride"