Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-05-22
TERR0RIZED BYDEER
A MOB o. THEM CAPTURE 4 HOUSE
ANo' SMASH THINGS.


Provide "A stuffed Gray Wolf.
"But vas going to tell you about
the Canadian gamo laws being respon-
sible for nuisance, said the old
sportsman. "The deer have the laws
down fine, and though you might roam
for days without seeing Il sign Of one of
them in the shooting season they are as
numerous and intrusive a. mosquitoes at
other times. The deer, you know, is
species of goat and will develop all
goats toughness if he gets the idea that
you daren t touch him. No small boy
could be more insolont than the deer
under those circumstances.
"After we finished our dinner the
first evening at the cabin on Capen is
land last August We sat reading and
smoking A deer put his head in the
door and ba-a-a-ed at rs and winked his
eyes and shook his tail in an eager
way, as if he was asking for something.
What does he want! we asked the
guide.
oh, anything--old clothes or boots,
rubber shoe, tomato cans, anything
like that for a change Of diet.
"Wegave him pair Of stockings and
a chrome Of Mary Anderson. He ate
them and bounded away looking as
pleased as if his uncle had left him
legacy. That made Us laugh, and we
hoped he would come back and let us
have some none fun with him.
He did come back before daylight
next morning and brought six other deer
with him. They ate up two white shirts
and some underclothes that were hang
ing on the lino behind the house and
reused Us up by knocking on the door
with their horns. When the guide open
ed the door, the leading buck butted
him into corner. The other deer crowd
ed in, and they took possession Of the
place. They upset the lamp, and as
many as could get at it drank the kero-
sene. Ii made them cough, but didn't
abate their curiosity i'll the least. They
all put their noses IN the stove and
shifted the ashes. That set them sneeZ-
ing The big buck, by turning his horns
Sideways got his head into the biscuit
barrel. lie ate till he was rounded out
like football and then tried to go out
to get a drink. But lac had forgotten the
combination, and the barrel staid right
where it was. lie gave a loud ba a-a-a!
and that frightened him worse than any
thing, for his voice was baritone, and
the barrel made it sound like double
bass Then lie started in TO back out
slowly, shaking his head and keeping it
low.
Il and Capen had kept quiet IN our
hunks. We knew the Canadian law, and
we didn't want any trouble with the
deer. Bat they bad no idea Of leaving
Us in peace. Two Of them caught hold
Of the blanket that was covering Capen
and began 10 deyuur Ii.
90 'Losgo! be shouted But it was no
use. They knew the ropes and were not
going to be blGiIed.
80 jumping macEerelp shouted Cap
Ell, gct,ine mad L won & stand this any
longer. Law O. 10 law, these ho0dIums
have 20, to ct cut Of ny house.
He started to descend from his berth
when a wicked looking doe made q jump
from the other end Of the room and
7
! what would have become Of us if it had
not been for the buck with the barrel
In backing cut he ulpped over chair
and fell down Jhe barrel Jared him,
and lie became panic stricken. He gave
/ a terrific b.a-a.a! and hCistinR the bar.
lei UP il The AIR began TO charge about
bluGly. lie Iell down turned somer-
saults, butted the other deer and tried
To knock ont the end Of the cabin. The
others were SO surprised and frightened
at his strange appearance and antics
that they stood still and stared open
mJuthcd till TWO or throo Of them were
Knocked lail y west. These got up and
away, full l-cLity smash, and the others
woke up and slid the whole earth from
under themselves at one jump.
The tAee Ok Us GOT up and jumped
On Che buck. We carried him outside
and then Let him 60, and the way he
smashed around through the landscape
was a caution. We could trail him by
the biscuits. lie broke the bottom out Of
tho barrel after awhile bat guess he 5
wearing the rest Of it yet.
"Cf course we were III great state
Of alarm ior fear the deer would come
back, bat the guido said:
That 5 al right / II fiX those fel-
lows
Luckily we had fine gray wolf
skin. This the guide stuffed and planted
in hieliko attitude on the shore where
the deer came from the mainland That
afternoon the deer that turned our cabin
inside out returned with 20 others.
They were all Oh the broad smile, think
ing of the picnic they were going to
have till they caught sight Of the stuffed
wolf. That stopped them as dead as
though they had run against brick
wall. They wheeled quick us fash,
and the way they put was caution.
After that we had no more trouble,
and my advice To men who are going
for sport into the wilds Of Canada i.
that they take stuffed gray wolf il
they want To have peace ana comfort.
New York sun.
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The Professional Woman.
Margaret Saugster, writing Of women