Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-12-14
S0N3 WEATHER YARNS

Ntaltt4t4 Atlltlt4tafs
A number of us were sitting close be-
side the depot register. trying TO be az
comfortable as possible. and 20 make
our conversation heard above the wild,
weird howl OF the December wind.
"A disabrseable day" said an eastern
Virginia man, "but think I've seen u
eoidah in the noun
"C0lder2" sneered a Maine lumberman
'ff we had this weather up our way
we'd sleep out doors.
''Pretty cold winters, have you?'
"COld? Why, men. last winter / was
standin' 40 the door Of our shanty, when
a fne buck came along, chased 0y a
by an pOw'ful houn. Agin the law 90
chase with dogs? Yes, but a good dog
outruns the Law"
"But what OF the deer aud dog?"
Gimme time. Well, sir, that buck
had been skirtin' the lower side Of the
hill. an came to the crossing nigh my
shanty. AS / opened the door he made
a singh an a pow'ful leap, the houn'
SprIngin Into the air az the same time.
Al this moment, when both were In the
sir, the cold wave coming over the hill
struck 'em-"
and threw them Over?"
''What? No, gentlemen, that buck
and hound were jist fritz right there 10
midair. They never kim down from
that leap. j chopped the dos down and
thawed him out, but he want no good
for huntin' after that
"But the buckle" said the Virginian,
Wiping tears from his eyes.
The buck. He stuck thar, iriz In
the air till the sun kim out next day
an dropped him."
"Ths mans doubtless a-tsllin' the
TRUTH" said Colonel Hatfield, OF Big
Sandy.
over have such an experience,
Colouel?"
"Puty nigh. One uiaht a passed. Nv
us wuz uD on Elk Mountain huntln'
when the blast struck US. 10 was IN
the cold spell o. IS. Tha' Wuz seven
NV ms, an the othah six wuz Settin' by
a big fah Of pine logs
"Aud were frost bitten
Frost bitten, Gentlemen, the blood
wuz ff0ze 10 the veins Of every one OF
'em-every man that had drop o.
blood 10 him"
Aud how did you escape, colOnel?"
"Im a kaintuCkian, sab.
The Colonel Is doubtless right, SAID
an Illinois drummer. at remember an
experience Of mine in the Big Horn
couutry.s few years ago. j had gone
up with bIr. ROOsevelt's party and we
got scattered.
Myself aud two companions were
snOwbOund i'm q cave IN the mountain
side and kept prisoners for three days.
Our food ran out and we were about as
Z hungry a gang as you ever saw.
along To the evening Of the third
dav q deer came working his way by
the cave. Glad? Well, yes. l had a
teu-gsuge gun, with shells loaded with
buckshOt, four drachms Of powder 70
the load.
THE blizzard was coming 90 close,
but 10 was still cold. / pulled up and
70 make sure fred both barrels az once,
at distance of thirty yards
scot him, OF cOurSe?'
"Did I? That deer was startled OF
course, but went away as II such thiRgs
occurred every day"
"Did you discover how 10 happened"
81 didn't until next day, when we
got back 20 camp. I told my experience
aud Mr.. Roosevelt laughed aud said
such things were quite common in the
mountains, aud to look into my gun
81 found the gun was plugged at the
muzzIe. Gentlemen would you believe
it, the heat from those two heavy
charges Of powder only warmed the
loads tin they got within two inches
OF the muzzles, where they froze hard
and fast % the barrels"
And the crowd Of gentlemen went
out and stood on the lakeshore and
wiped the perspiration from their
honest brOws. ABBAM PINE.