St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-06-20
WORRIED ABOUT PETER.

yourself? Do you ever remember OF
seeing more snow ON the ground than
there is now?n
-"Yes, nigh about double. 1t was
thirty years ago. You remember it,
Nancy. 1t was the winter Sam Shilling
got married.
The snow was 90 deep" went on the
old gentleman, that it was all body
could do to get about to find anything.
The bears had all gone to den. and the
snow had closed their doors for 'em, so
it was hard getting OH track of one I'M
less you tumDled right into his house.
but there was some smaller game
that we set traps and shares for, and
now and then we could catch some
thing.
II had a number of 'em set. but my
luck was none of the best. Ii caught
anything, somehow or another 1t man
aged to get out afore | went to look
after it.
Il knew could set traps as we'll as
my neighbors, and arter spell l made
up my mind that | was being cheated.
| had my suspicious who it was. and
made up my mind [ would do little
trapping for another sort of game.
ii pitched upon the trap. l had set
nearest home as the best one to com
mence operations with.
"Close beside it, and right in the trail
| made when | went to visit 1t, dug
down to the ground and cleared the
snow away for dozen feet on either
side.
Here [ set what we called spring
trap, made out of SaplingS which had
lots of spring in 'em.
"Oyer the sticks laid some boughs
of hemlock to hold up the snow. which
| carefully spread back ag'in. When it
was flushed, knew that no critter
heavier than cat could step where l
had gone along without the sticks flynn
up and holdin' it fast atween them, SO
pcely had | set it.
1.-The next day but one, about sun
down, | was in the hoyel a-foduerIng
the cow. when | heard the sound of
voices in the house. One. knew was
Nancy's. The other. made up my
mind, arter listening a minute, was
Peter BlaZo'S wite's.
"'Bill, are We out here" hollered
Nancy, peeking in at the door.
"'Yes. What do you want" | an
swered.
".Come out here and show yerseif
Polly BlaZo wants to see ye.'
"'What is it, Miss Blazo,' sed |, stick
ing my head out of the door. Anything
gone wrong"
"Oh, Mr.. Perkins, sed she, wringing
her hands, Pm worried nigh about to
death about Peter
"'Well, what's the matter with him
nowp
"'Oh, Mr.. Perkins, He's lost in
the woods somewhere, and Pm afeared
Pm the cause oft. Vietuals are get
ting kinder Shoru-theres is SO, many
mouths to feed-and L told him we
should starve if be didn't try and find
some game. SO / got him started early
this morning, and he amt got back yet.
| know something has happened to him
or he would have been in arter his din
ner.'
Hurry back, Mis- Blazo.' sed l.,
'and send your hoy Josh down to Gar
lands and tell Dick to come up here as
soon as ever he can. Don't worry about
Peter; we'll have him back in no time,
good as ever
could, and | sed to Nancy:
Get the iarntern out and put into it
the largest candle you've got.'
"'D0 you know where he is?'
.And then had to tell her about the
snare | had set to catch him If he med
died with my traps ag'in.
1.-The lazy thief sed Nancy. 4 hope
you've got him, Bill, and that he will
have to hobble about fer the rest Of the
WINTER
"'Ill bet it will bark his shins,' said.
but it won't do anything any worse
than that But hurry up. Thar'S Dick
Garland a-coming, and we amt got any
time 10 lose. If Peters been in the trap
all this time he's had punishment
enough fer SPELL
''Dick soon fined US. and of course l
had to tell him where s'pected Peter
was.
'In jiffy Dick and 1 was off. /
knowed the way like book. and as
long as the daylight lasted we went OH
at good gait. When it grew dark
lighted the lantern, and the light of that
helped us a good deal.
"All at once Dick stood still.
"'What was you waiting for? sed |.
"'Harkp sed he.
"'What is it?'
"'I heard a bear holler.'
"'Wbich way"
"'Right ahead
".It's Peter. I'll bet. Thar amt any
| such luck as our running into a bear.
| But if it turns out to be one. We'll have
| meat enough TO last us both till the
snow is off,
I'VE hurried up as fast as we could,
and in less than AN hours time after
starting we were close to where / had
set the traps.
",Come on 2 l yelled at the top of my
voice, so that Peter should be sure tC
here. We've got bear! Just as soon
as you git sight OF him, put bullet into
| the crltter.'
".Don't fire, Bill came back the
voice. i amt bear. Pm Peter Blazo
whose got into difficulty
| YOU'RE a thief. if you amt bear! !
l yelled back. If you WANT you
| wouldn't be poking about my traps. Ii
would serve We right to let We lay where
you are until you fr0ze as stiff as q
snake in holler tree
1--WE got him free arter little time
| and started for home, he a-groaning all
the way.
I'VE got home toward midnight, and
he told Nancy and Polly that he had
fell down over ledge and that rock
had rolled over his legs. Polly was
fool enough to believe him, but Nancy
was so mad that she let the cat out Of
the bag.
"'He got served right she said.
'And at this Polly got mad. and if il
hadn't been for me and Dick they
would have been pulling hair in ne
time. Going home. Nancy vowed she
never would set her foot in the house
ag'in; but 1t WANT week afore they
were as thick as ever. Wimmin folks
are the most unsartin things in THU
world"
Killed by an Engine.
William S. Fuller, a switchman in thu
employ of the st. Paul & Duluth road
was struck by switch engine in thu
freight yards yesterday afternoon. HI
was taken to st. Joseph's hospital BY
the central station patrol wagon, blu
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