Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-04-29
DIDN'T KNOW THE MAN.


Frost and Were Surprised.
Moses Frost stood 9 feet 4 in his socks
and was called 1.-THE best man On the
rivera phrase that expressed admira-
ton for his physical. not his moral, dual.
tiles. he was. nevertheless. generous.
truthful. brave and altogether a fine
specimen of the wilder Canadian back.
woodsman. The title implied that he
had successfully tackled" all the famous
'bullies" of the Upper Ottawa, even the
terrible Joe Maufraud, thirty years ago
champion Of 1.-THE French Moses. in a
squeaky. shrill. slow, small treble. that
came absurdly from SO big a man, used
to tell me his experiences.
"Ther' is some use in havin the repy.
tation Ct bein purity good man" he
sqneaked modestly. Il reckon ther
haint been no peaceabler man on the
river than me sinst they give up tryin to
whale me. most three year back Last
time ! bit was because two men that
never seen me before didn't know me
when they did see me-"
"Tell me about it. Noses" said |.
well, surveyor. it 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 weddin trip. She
said that was the right way. We stopped
at Rattray's instead of Paddy Scully's
place-the best Their was goin wasn't
too good for Lilly Ann them days
well, Lilly Ann was mighty took up
with the circus picters on Rattray's
barn. I'd "a took her in, too, only it
was gone more'n four months"
But what about your last fight,
Moses"
"Yas-yas-l was disrememberinl
Well, it was when men Lilly Ann was
goin back home. You mind the bridge
before you come to the Calumet"
1.-The high bridge over Brabyon's
creek
"Yas. that's it. | guess it's maybe the
length of your chain down to the creek
in summer That time the boiler was
drifted half full of snow. Well, there
was the two of em on the bridge-one
of 'em looked like good man. Says he
to me: Were wantin ride!
al can't give We no ride says L
Their hain't room, boys, for I've got the
woman, don't you see?
with that the big one runs to the
head of my pony. | didn't want to gel
out and hurt the man. but says Lilly
Ann. BE you goin to stand that. Moses'
If you be, I'll get out and whale 'em my
self She'd "a done it, too, surveyor
Mebby you never heard what Lilly Anr
done to Joe Maufraud that time he
You'll tell me that story another
time, Moses. What did the two mel
do?"
"Oh, yas Well, jumped out and the
other one come up, squarin off. He fel
easy. Then the big one runs in. Mebby
YOU never see bull moose comm at yor
lickety pelt?'
1.-The fellow ran at you head down
ehg'
"Jesseggsackly. Well, | stood to ont
side sudden, and give him trip. TheI
takes him by the trowsis and the bacl
of his neck and pitches him over thu
railin
with that Lilly Ann says, Your
purity good yet, Moses, and she jump
out, laughing There we stood an'
looked over the bridge right down"
"Was the man hurt!
"Hurtedl How could he be hurried
an him fell into seventy feet OF snow
drifted in the gully? He did have SOM
considible trouble gettin footin to LIT GU
his head. Then he looks up acd says lie
Who in thunder be you, anyhow
".He's Moses Frost, says Lilly Ann
.Murderation,' says he. IL wee
kpowed that we wouldn't have wante'
no ride. '"-Youth's Companion