The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1897-03-25
"DOC'S" STORY.

The "lush" was in his best humor
when he joined the evening group at the
Alfalfa European hotel. He had enough |
of morning penitence left in him to
make him grave and even dignified. At
the same time he had started in upon !
an evening accumulation, and had al /
ready become warmed into that friend
ly mood which helps one to realize that
all men are brothers.
"Good evening, gentlemen" said the
"lush," and he said it as if it were the
preliminary to an Grafton.
"Good evening, sir; good evening" re-
sponded "Doc" Horne, with slight in
clination Of the head.
'Sit down and make yourself miser-
able" said the lightning dentist, who
could be entertaining at times.
"Come join the feast of reason and
the flow of soul," added the book agent,
who could be original, if not enter
tanning.
"Sure, that's right" added the BIZ
cycle salesman.
The "lush" seated himself and asked:
"Well, gentlemen, what is the subject
under discussion?"
eve were just talking about the cold
weather, and saying that it must be
pretty tough on some people," said the
lightning dentist.
There's nothing personal in this. is
there?" asked the ''lush."
Certainly not" said the lightning
dentist, laughing. "Doc" Horne
chuckled, and the large book agent
smiled in a conservative manner, as if
he feared to compromise his profess
sional dignity.
The bicycle young man was puzzled.
He did not see why the laugh came in,
so he settled back in his chair and tried
to think it out. The task was long and
difficult, for he said but few words
during the remainder of the evening.
II don't think there is so much suf-
fering, now that the weather has mod
Grated" said the "lush."
II hope not" said doc" Horne. "It's
terrible thing to be cold and hungry
for days at a time. can tell you that.
If any of you gentlemen ever go
through what did you'll appreciate
that fact, too"
"How's that, rDoc%" asked the
"lush."
II thought had told you of my ex-
perience in the winter of '67 and '6s,
when was moose hunting with Gen.
Foster up in Canada. No? Well, we
had party of gentlemen from New
York and Philadelphia with us. The
weather was bitterly cold, but we were
living in the generals hunting lodge
and we managed to keep comfortable
One day was out with party, and we
were up ON the Sessikoochee river"
"W'at's the name, Doc?'" asked the
lightning dentist.
"The essikoochee-Indian name, you
know. 1t means lofty pines I had
two New York gentlemen with me, anI
we were tracking a moose--had beer
on the trail for several hours. Icrosset
the river on the ice to take up what
seemed to be a new trail, and I got sep
arated from my two friends. suppose
I was intent on following this trail
and that's why paid so little attention
to the weather. The first thing knew
the snow began to fall, and discov
cred that the sky was overcast, will
every indication of blizzard. I started
back along the trail, but in ten min
utes the air was filled with binding
snow and the wind was blowing per
feet hurricane among the trees. o
course it was impossible to see yer.
far in any direction, but kept ON. AM
thought was going toward the river
I knew if struck the river I could fin'
the house all right. Darkness came Of
Il had no idea it was SO late-and tn
wind came from the northwest and Gu
me to the very bone. walked an
walked and walked, but didn't com
to the river, and then I realized tina
probably had been walking away iron
it all the time. OF course my inclina
ton was to sit down and rest, but
freeze to DEATH"
"It must have been awful" sad tn
bicycle young man.
swell, it wasn't any pleasure excul
sion. Fortunately found hollow tire
where 1 could coil myself. got j
there and wrapped my fur coat aroun
me, and managed to keep fairly war;
, until morning. By that time the win
had gone down and the cold was some
thing intense. If hadn't been so hard
, and athletic I suppose never woul
have lived through it. got out, too
!. my bearings from the sun and starte
a out on run to find the river. ! had t
run to keep from freezing. OF courE
I still carried my rifle, and I also ha
; hunting knife, but / didn't have an
/. matches to start fire with. About te
o'clock that morning shot rabbi
but Of course couldn't cook it, 90 I ha
a TO content myself with drinking alitt
Of ths blood"