The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1896-11-05
WHyinid by IL Moose.

Auo sisto " Ml1uesuth uuub lbtli lace
TO face IN the courts with Alexander
Phair Of willow River MIR. Phair il su
ing the ST. t. for heavy damages and, the
words Of Hugh Bailey of Grand Rapids,
Mr.. Phsir's attorney, the state has got to
hustle herself II she hopes to win
Mr., Pnslr, 80 it appears from despatch
10 Chicago pspCr. is farmer liviag "a
few miles from Willow River. The couu
try is new and there are still good many
wild animal roaming through the woods,
notably deer, m ose and bear, to mention
some OF the larger varieties, with au occas
sionsl ,tamp pulling machine agent from
Duluth aud, oa rare occa, iJnF, book
agent. Mr.. Phalr is bit of a hunter, but
this does not prevent bis beng law abid
i1g oltzan and be never knowingly VIC
lates game law.
1t happened one day recently that Mr..
Phair went t. Willow River TO purchase
supplies, The road being poor he went
on |, OF. His path lay through the woods,
so he took aloag his gun, fine repeating
riff, on the chance Of get ing shot at
some game the idea that he may have
had hope, OF picking oil a stamp pulltr
agent IA not worthy OF serious attention.
At village Mr, Phair purchased vari
ETY. OF articles OF domestic economy, in
GLIDING pound Of best Flower OF Con |
necticut smoking tobacco one box OF So
perior axle grease, two hickory axe han
dice, patent o1bow key, dollars worth
OF coffee, SIX bsded jackknife with
corksc,ew on the back and a gallon Jug OF
New Orleans molasses. These things be
placed ia grain sack and after discuss
ing the silver question for halt an hour
with the sorekeeper be sluug the sack oy
er one shoulder, took Ii, gun on the other
and ,trted for home,
Mr., Phgir had gone ZONE thee or four
miles and was crossing a little open place
in the tim ber when he heard rnstling in
the bushes 10 bis right. He looked 10
that direction, expecting OF cour'e to see q
stump extractor sRert emerge and Try to
sell him a mach ne which would pull the
attraction Of gravletlon up by the root;
bat 10 this he was happily disappointed.
Instead there met bis grz3 a large molse.
Mr. PhOir dropped hls seek OF provisi 1ns :
aud nstinctively brou ht his rhs into G r
Ing position. Bat tn bis thumb 90 the 4
hammer 1t h,shed into bis mind |
that 1t was the closed season for moose {
He dropped the Lutt Of bis gun on the /
ground I
For a mcment lGan aud moose stood sur '
geying each other Then whst was the as
.ouishment Of th1 former to see the All
nal moe Loldly 10 ward him Apparent
y the moose underttood the game laws OF
Minnesota ~ well as Mr. Phsir aud was u
gcing TO take advantage Of them. The az u
NAL came nearer and for . brief moment d
lr, pbsir entertained wild notion Of tax .
ng 1t by The after and leading II home u
Then suddenly the moose lowe red ite CT
lesd and assumed threatening sttitude,
be ueIt second it vas charging ttrsight eI
or the man. Mr. Phair raised bis quo y
nd again brought it down. Tue Law wss 10
IgId and N mandstoty, II he killed a moose, l
10 vent 10 tttte prl-on II lesped TO one 70
ile; the tutlers Of the. eIrsged stinsl ~
rszed hls srm. lustauiIy 1t wb eled aud OF
,me Tor tim sgaIu Mr. Pbalr dres back u
be hammer OF bis gnui then be let il gent
? down The law must be obsyed II dld y
1t recogl izs self defeuce ~ 80 tI'eun4t DE
~ circumstsBcs 10 moose killing The CI
limal struck hin and bosled btm over All
he q t-nplu. lie scrambled 10 LI, feet Ia
nd the IL moose caught BIN 90 is aulIers hl
1d tossed bin up like a teuui. ball he
rack tbe ground heavily but maGaged 20
g.tu bis leet aBd start Ter 9 tree ZONE %
l,t.gcs away -Four times before be /.
..chrd lb, r. tbc maideutd animal Tires II
.u dowa. E.ch time It attempted 10 sb
ann on Tin, Bat 81 lsst be reached Pc
.eir.e sud dragged him'eli up, niIl Or
tpsipg 10 he gur, though b,t sgsil sI-
mpied b use l.. TIE moose, Ut'sfiug dh
al a cnss, bulted the bark II tue tr,s O.
it. savage rage sId Looked up at hin on
ith Ere lshing from its eyes. Mr.. m'
bsir elung to limb Of the tree AID sip fu'
the dirt aud blood from IL, guu. 90