Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1892-10-27

tfrl laseS and rivers OF What hzs since
terr wrA aarnei the Park Region ~
Mir-e~tA Tau. r~zw-h=rusrL .anewv
ana 9Hahie = cEsiur1ng as much pr1va-
ta1g 2nT i~niizu. ne huntexf and
trapped he found game and
far Haf-t abundant IN defiance 81 the
~4ra@S who claimed that country for
their own
fear later. When settlers had driven
AVA me Indians a. we'll a. mast Of
the g-uc odd Thad. too much IN love
v--a tie locality 20 follow the Indians
aa4 tte game, bull, a snug cabin upon
the edge "a wide stretch Of timber
@i meadow anil where a deep. clear
stream cmpt1e8 into lake Of consider
able SUR aul settled down IN adapt
himself - the new orsier Of things.
lie r1uli nsv-r make ap ais MUD -
le-Dmc 4 farmer. but spent his time In
hunting and trapping A. n had ALWAYS
'iouc 4 gu~nd ueighho- he was When
"@er be returned from a successful
huut a aGIle % venisou or bear meat
was pretty SURE 10 and - way 10 our
hurse On the banks ~ The lake. IN r.
turn tsr the hams and bacon which nv
falsr- sometimes sent him
vi father was uo hunter. but when
became old enough u handle n rife.
ne often Allowed m- Ia ACCOMPANY Old
Thai on his expeditions went al
most wsd with JOY whenever / was
granted a holiday Of this sort Old
Thai was n holly companion. and one
IF the bcst story teller that I ever
knew.
We had no end Of sport. and me with
many exciting adventures both on Land
and water. but nv greatest delight
was - sit BY our camp fire 1t night
and listen to the old man a. ne re-
counted his early adventures among
the Indians.
his tales of hand 70 hand encounters.
Ct cunning strategy. of ~hairbreath
escapes, all told in a manner that con
vinccd me of their t~ruthfulness. would
MI a large volume IL duly reported.
Coming down the Otter Tail late one
autumn day after a successful deer
hunt we landed 10 portage or carry
our canoe and its heavy Ioad down past
one of the numerous rapids for which
that river = noted At the foot OF the
rapids we embarked once more 10 pad
die down to a good camping place q
short distance below.
How you like 20 shoot them rapids
with a Load Of furs and traps aboard9'
asked my companion. as We took up
cur paddles
4 shOEld want 10 sar yoaxI-bv 10 NV
1riruds before tired IL I replied
i wouldat care - Try il again my
self. bat did Il oace. said Thad 1t
was a grounding case. though. | tell
vou. for Just lad n do il or los. M
~-ziR But ] made the biggest hanI of
fur that night down IN these woods
THAT J ever made IN my Life Tell you
al about il when px- ret into camp
fou ee. he began when we sat
down % a supper Of fried venison.
hardtsc& and coffee. with our feet 10
the ire, while the bark canoe. turned
upOn il side protected our backs from
the sharp west wind; you So I'd been
trappin all the fail up above here. and
catehed the prettirst lot Of fur you e~er
set eyes on All this country belonged
toths MandaR Sioux then Il was Just
about as much a. n mans life was
worth "a let them Indians catch him in
these parts
4 hadn't seen the first red during
all the time that I'd been trapping
that fall, and made up ny mind that
they'd all gOne further west for their
regular fall buffalo hunt - I was
padding along as careless As you please
late n evening, about n mile above
the rapids, where hat big creek puts
in from the east
Well. ! tuck a good look up the
creek Is l always did up every stream
when padding IN hostile country. and
what did | sre eone poking round a
bend but the noses Of a pair Of big
games
Il kRow'd too well what wa in EN-.
and didn't stop 10 get n good look az
sne crews. but just dug my paddle into
the water an tried - get past the
mouth OF thzt creek and out Of sight
4 5eerd the Indians give a yell list
IS swept past the mouth The mex.
seeO1Gs rack went : e0uple % EideA
JEs balisss AIS sFSss lots ta-cuss