Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1897-02-25

had gone down and the cold was some
thing intense. If hadn't been so hardy
and athletic suppose never would
have lived through it. / got out, took
my bearings from the sun and started
out on run to find the river. I had to
run to keep from freezing. OF course
I still carried my rifle, and also had
a hunting knife, but didn't have any
matches to start fire with. About ten
o'clock that morning I shot rabbit,
but of course couldn't cook it, so l had
to content myself with drinking little
of the blood" .u
The bicycle young man gasped and
shivered, which led doc" to say: "You
would have been glad to get it,
II should think it would be hard
work 10 run in the snow" said the light.
ming dentist. ..
Not if you had snowshoes," said
"Doc," with an amused smile.
"Oh, 1 didn't know you had snow
shoes"
81 didn't have any when l started,
but made a rough pair out of some
long twigs knotted together with
kind of wiry grass that grows up there.
With this PAIR of shoes could make
four miles an hour across the snow.
kept at it nearly all day, only stopped
to rest twice, if l remember correctly,
hut l was off in my calculations. for l
didn't find the river. 1t might have
been a mile or it might have been Is
miles away-l didn't know. When it
began to get dark again III admit that
l was a little frightened. The only
thing that had kept me warm all day
was my running. and, of course, by this
time, | was more or less tired. Well,
sir, it was funny thing. | had cut
through little ravine and was starting
up the other side, when l saw an In
dian trapper. n fur suit, jump be-
hind tree about 100 feet ahead of me.
l stopped short and yelled to him:
kerry mahoo! That means in the In
dian language. Come out
Can you talk Indian. too. 'Doc?'"
asked the ''lush.''
81 knew few words belonging to this
Canadian tribe of Maxeboshas, but |
never gave a thorough study to any
Indian language except that of the
Sioux"
"Lo, the poor Indian" observed the
book agent. What did this man be-
hind the tree say to you?"
swell, he waited few minutes, and
then he came out" said "Doc." Il saw,
that he had fresh haunch Of venison
siung over his shoulder. and decided
20 have some it. Invent up to him and
asked him the way to the river and the
camp. He pretended not to under
stand. but knew better. sHe shook his
Lend and started to go away and |
cropped my rifle and grabbed him. Of
urse | could have taken a drop on
him, but didn't want 70 have any
shooting. didn't want a dead In
dian. | wanted a live one, who could
show me the way back to Gen. Fosters
hunting lodge. First, wrenched the
gan out of HIS hands. and then we went
at it. He was giant IN stature and
very strong, and was weak from rack
IT food and all that hard travel, but l
got a hold on him that had learned IN
wrestling. and landed him IN the snow.
fell on top Of him, and. drawing my
.nife. pointed it at his throat and said:
Now, will you obey meY He nodded
that he would. and so let him up.
knew that these Indians always carried
matches or tints. because they were
in the habit of cooking food out in the
forest. l kept this fellow covered with
my rifle and made him build t1re ami
cook me some venison. which ate with
some enjoy ment, you may he sure. by
this time the moon was up. emptieu
his gun and gave it back to him, aud
then told him to lead Inc to the camp
lie struck Oft through the. forest and
followed him. Well, sir, we travelled
all night and about nine o'clock next
morning reached the lodge. They had
given me up for lost. Yes. sir. all The
eastern papers had me dead, but tina,
was one time fooled 'em. learned
after l got back that the Thermometer
had registered ~ Below
"What became of the two men who
started out with you?" asked the light
ming dentist.
"Oh. they got back all right by fol.
lowing the river. A funny thing about
that experience. The Indian remained
at our lodge couple of days and be-
came very much attached to ME. After.
ward, when | went up there, he acted
as guide for our party
Doe ceased talking and the ''lush''
gave one look ut the lightning dentist,
as it to indicate that be was helpless
with admiration.
1.-The doctor appears to be man Tho
ha had remarkable experiences said
the book agent, later in the evening
when doc" had gone to his room.