The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-03-27

to GIT that carcase down to Frisbie's an Wit the
'' Eiss satsd BACK RSp Souse and
got Jim Reddins and his helper; captured the
down to frisbie's: Frisbe handed out the SO.
and VI besides for tho two cubs. and the next
%s Hfy oa ssd tSC ON s
| happy as crickets."
| Channels HNnter's Extraordinary Adveu-
| ture at the Great Zmutt Glacier.
"They tell wonderful tales OF tho channels
and 1.-The chamos hunter In Switzerland. as every
| one who has travelled among Alpine peaks
| and glaciers knows" said ono who has been
| In Switzerland frequently and was n good
| listener while there. but Antoine Gimlich.
| q mddle-aged hunter. although still agile
| and elastic, In mind as well as body. imagine.
| had In his repertoire OF "reminiscences OF that
| shy and sure-footed antelope OF the Alps more
| to excite the interest and strain the creduity
| OF the listener than any other Swiss mountain
eer ever hoard give himself liberty on tho
| subject Antoine was dwoller In the Bernese
Overland. but, to hear him tell it, he had
hunted In and was ut homo in every part OF tho
Alps. His favorito narrative, for 1t was
tho first ono ho always told when lie
had listener. was OF a thrilling adventure no
had onco at the head OF the great Zmutt
Glacier. He had been following chamois for
two days among the perous rocks and icy
slopes In that locality. aud ut last discovered
1t on tho apex OF high rock that rose fifty feet
above him. He stood at the top Of n steep
slope OF glacial debris. where the footing was
insecure. which terminated on the brink
of chasm hundreds OF feet deep. Tho in
slant he saw the channels above him he fired.
The animal tumbled from the rock and fell at
his feet 1t was not dead. and 1t struggled to
rise. Antoine seized it by both hind legs, and
In doing so lost his footing. He fell forward.
still holding the chamois by the legs. and in
stantly both hunter and quarry were sliding
down the slope toward tho awful chasm.
Antoine made desperate efforts to thrust
his feet in some crack or crevice in the debris
paved desperately with its forcfoet to gain u
Efforts were vail Antoine rstained his hold on
the chamois's legs. in the desperate hone that
As THE they nsared tie brink Of tie ehasm the
sshamos' IN It's struggle; ha it turned upon its
faiI away bsnea him. and nd he i knew 10 had
instead Of tqmblins on down n into the abyss.
hanging to the channels S legs. Antoine glanced
upward. The curved horns of the channels
near the prsciplce' j edge as hunter s and ante:
IIpppe shot overt. The strong horns withs,, pod
and there. with nothing but hundreds Of feet
q cold ant nnrcsistins space between him and
the rocks DtlOW. antoine nuDS.
fervent prayer Of thanks for being thus fsV un.
Saf td from u the awful pHnEe but
forced to change his mind. lie had notning.to
be thankful for. he thought. for at tho best he
lin I" draw himself back to tie slope By
Ieing discovered and rescued were as one in a
thousand. ana even with that chance in his
his strength could long sustain him Suspended s
1he logs IL ws ia mot Within
that on the trail Of the chamois were other
hunters: 1t seemed m hour. Antoine says.
that he hung over that waiting abyss. suffer;
he felt tina. his strength could last but few
minutes more. when he heard a shout. and
but only honrse gasps came from his throat.
An ago seemed to pass. Then no heard tho
slope The sounds came nearor: then Voices
Presently the forms Of two hunters filled the
cheer came from them. Antoine Crasped tho
ef IFS s e with oil hT
toward the slope. He closed his eyes: his
heart stood still: he scarcely brcqtheh. BY
more until 10 found consciousness in "a place
OF safety. His rescuers, were, with him. and OF
course nc language could tell them what was
-, Everybody knows Antoine in the Bernose
the two hunters who rescued him that day at
tlls head Of the great Zmutt Glucier."
A North Woods Fox Itunt-The Roy's DOG
Was Good for tho Cane.
NoRrHwooD. N. Y. March 2e.-Ths boys
from tho Twin Lake Stream settlement
brought down n new fox story last Saturday
night. T. Il Andrews. one OF the men en-
gagged in logging operations. had brought n
young relative up from Rochester to SEQ the
woods. AS they We're driving past Barney
Johnson's biz fox crossed the road. wherest
Johnson called the lads attention to it
Set your dog on. Sick'em." said tho boy.
Joh nd on, dssrhound vas standing in the
that's a size one know Ier. ana she's cot
Andrews had meantime stopped his team
and began talking about something else; while
BRUSH After a little he. said:
II come back here in u week can got on
her trail AGAIN."
!guess you can
rye got dog that will shake the Ifo out OF
You can have some fun trying. but it's saw
pct sad s Sc aonF 30 EounG FL EFT
I'll go you." said Johnson.
hound that he kent undera blanket. It TGHc
the rond but short time before. and the hound
was on the trail within two, minutes after tho
made haste to put them on and 60 cross lots
to point on the runway from which the race
fox and hound had passed but taking down
the trail they came urto the finish In less than
hound Overt 1t. johnson wal od up. kicked the
fox took II good look at the dog. and then pull
Ing, n silver dollar from his pocket handed it
to the boy. l
Il diIn't think about your having bitch
hound" he said e.1 ...
The Story OF n Remarkable Cr0w-N Maa
Lots Of Fun before 1t Died.
SCRANTON. March 25.-"I never did but ono
thing In tho woods that was sorry for" said
an old Scranton hunter. 'and I have been
ashamed OF 1t ever since. / lived In Clifton
township them and going through some woods
ono June day saw crows most In pine
tree. No crows were In sight and there were
no signs OF life In the top OF tho tree. where
the nest was. l carried u shotgun. and as