The sun., 1896-10-18
RAM BENT,S DEER.
An Accident witch win Obiire Two Lun-
bermen to 60 TO Work Again.

bermen to GO to Work Again.
AMHERST, Me-. Oct 10.-A man " hose eyes
were bulging with much looking for big game
In the uprvef woods came out hero to Penney's
last week, and put his name down on the register
as Sam Bent, Chelsea, Mass" When he said he
wanted deer and would pav good money to
get one, the idlers around the ofice exchanged
winks and referred him TO a small lumberman
known rs Cy, who had a camp on Union River.
How much are you ofrsrin' fer shot at q
big buck ?" asked Cy, winkinE back to the boys.
Five dollars" said the man from Chelsea,
"and $40 IL get him."
"Board's extra, you know, and SOS Ruide,"
continued Cy. determined to drive as good q
bargain as possible.
IAN right" said Bent, cheerfully. "Take me
there tonight"
The visitor boarded at Cy's camp, and Cy
acted as guide. The first day they went in un-
der Chicks hill and climbed until noon without
seeing anything bigger than hedgehog. Cy's
brother Tom brought the dinner to them in
the woods and took up the duties OF guide while
Cy went back to camp. Before they parted tho
brothers had quiet talk with each other, por-
tion Of which Bent overheard.
AT 8 O'Clock sharp" said Tom, as Cy turned.
yes" replied Cy. "Be on the down hem-
lock In the run and keep sharp outlook in
the beeches to the right"
Bent walked q long way that afternoon and
had very pleasant time listening to Toms story
about the plentifulness OF big game in that
region and hearing about the mistake which
hunters made in going up river for sport when
the best place in the world for deer was right
out here among the hardwood saplngs. Tom
took Bent long way among lodges to show
h i'm where Boston man shot two deer last fall.
He led tho visitor to n great hemlock stump for
the sa Ike Of pointing out q pool Of blood which
was drawn from the biggest buck in Maine"
Several cradle knolls were located the spots
where deer at divers times had fallen before
deadly bullets, until in a few hours Bent imag-
ined tho whole woodland was swarming with
deer. So charmed was he with the converse.
tional powers OF the guide that he forgot all
about deer and would not have missed his rifle
II 1t had been stolen from hun.
on u western hill. and before they had gone
Look a ther,' he cried il a stage whisper.
Aim fer his neck an shoot on iust squint"
Bent sSn S1nK leyssd ysd buck standing %
squinted along the rife the deer leaped in the
air, and before it landed on its feet again the
You've hit him. by thunder" "cried the guide.
who v as evidently vexed about sonnet hing.
l 20 hunting for"
Both made a dash for the woods after the
knowing more about tho woods soon distanced
! bis companion. When Bent had ran tifty rods
so he saw Tom leaning over the fallen deer
cutting line from its head. As he slRshrd
away with his knife he swore to himself, and
hastily conceaied the fragments of the line un.
der a mass Of leaves. After this he looked at
the deer pityingly and cut Its throat.
You here Z" lie asked, looking up and seeing
Bent.
YES. What's the line for?"
" Dunno" replied Tom evidently nettlcd. "He
must er run inter somebody's clothes..ne.
reckon"
Perhaps It was bed cord" suggested Rent.
Its been on some time. yhOw, he Continued,
feeling OF the raw scar which extended clear
around the top OF the d-er's head at the base of
its horns. I'll would have died Il natural death
before long II halnt killed t."
To all this banter Tom made no reply. though
| his face looked more savage than the hunting
knives with which they dressed the deer. Bent
, took his v-nison to Ellsworth the Lrxt dav. Be-
| very angry with him for killing III" deer They
| had kept 1t for two years. Whencver IA hunter
| came along one Of the boys would go out with
| him. while the other waited at an appoiuted
! place and turned the deer loose at long range
| Though half u dozen men had shot at it his
| or course. the hunters who had missed
| their gnme wanted 10 follow II up. Be-
| fore they had gone far the guide c"axed
| them off on tnlse track whirh brought no re-
| suits Meanwhile the long line which WAS at
tached to the deer- horns become entRngled in
| the und-rbrush and brought 1t to n standstil.
| When the discouraged hunter had paid his bill
and gone away the brothers led the deer back
and put II in pen in the hovel. where 1t fed on
| hay and oats until another hunter wanted TO try
| his luck.
Il reckon that air deer has earnt them boys
| more'n cool SlOO." said Rents IN formant.
"And now" he concluded. "then fellows must
| so to work again. It's too darned pad.'