The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1897-02-20

But was going to tell you aaort
the Canadian game laws being respon-
sible fer "a nuisance said the old
sportsman. "Tile deer have the laws
down fine, and though you might Z
for days without seeing Il sign If one Of
them n tie shooting season they arc IS
numerous and intrusive as mosquitoes at
other times. The deer. yOr know. is d
species Of goao ard viii develop al d
goats %touchEcss if he gets the idea that
you daren'u toreh him. No small boy
could tie more insoIcnt than tie deer
under those circumstances.
After we finished our dinner tho
first evening a5 the cabin Gil Capen is
land last August We sat heading and
smoking. a deer put his head in the
door aud ba-u-a-ed at Us ard wiuEed his
eyes and shook his tail IL all eager
way, rs if be was asking fer something.
"'NAat does ho want:' we asked the
guide.
'tOh, anything-old clothes on Eaots,
a rubhcr shoe, tomato ANS. anything
like tlat fer Il change Of Diet
""ofayc lin a pair Ct stockings and
a chrcmo cf Nary Anderson. He ate
them and bounded away looking az
pleased as Il his uIcle had left him a
legacy. That made is laugh, and we
hoped he Wonld come back and let o.
have sGtae more fun with him.
He Gid come back before daylight
next morning and brought six other deer
with him. They ate up two white shirts
and solno und4fclothes that were hang
ing on the line behind the house and
reused US up by knocking Oh the door
with Their horns. When the guide {
ed the door, the leading buck butted
him into Il corner. Tie other deer crowd
ed in, and they took possession Of the
place. They upset the lamp, and az
many as could get at it drank the kero-
It nado them cough, but didn't
abate their curiosity III the least. They
all put their noses i'll the stove and
shifted the ashes. That set them sneez-
ing. The big buck, by turning his horns
sideways, get his head into the biscuit
barrel. Ee ate till he was rounded ont
like a football and then tried to go cut
to get a drink. But he had forgotten the
combination, and the barrel staid RICH.
where it was. He gave a loud la a-a ~
ard that frightened him verse than any
thing, for his voice was baritone, and
the barrel made it sound like double
bass. Then he started in to back ont
slowly, shaking his head and keeping 1T
low.
II and Capen had kept quiet il our
hunks. We knew the Canadian law, and
We didn't want any troable with the
deer. But they had 10 idea Of leaving
US in peace. Two Of them caught hold
of the blanket that was covering Capcu
and began to devour it.
Lego" he shouted. But it was no
use. They knew the ropes and were not
going TO be bluffed.
jumping mackerel!' shouted Cap
en-. getting mad. I wcn'tstand this any
longer. Law CT no law, these hoodlunls
have get TO get out of my house
He started to descend from his berth
when "a wicked locking doe made q iancI
from tho other end Of the room and
helped him hack again. dom know
what would have become CT us If it had
been for the buck with the barrel.
IN backing cut he tripEed over a chair
and fell down. The barrel Jared him,
and he became panic stricken. He gave
a terrific 'b-a-a-a!' and hosting the bar
rel up III the air began to charge about
blindly. He fell down, turned so1ner-
saults, butted the other deer and tried
to knock CIT tie end CT the cabin. The
others were so surprised and frightened
at his strange appearance and antics
that they stood still and stared open
mGuthed till two or three of them were
knocked galley west. These got up and
full lickity smash, and the others
woke up and slid the whole earth from
under themselves at che jump.
thee Cf US got up and jumped
On the buck. We carried him outside
and then let him 60, and the way lie
smashed around through the Landscape !
was a caution. We could trail him Ly
the biscuits. He broke the bottom out OF
the barrel after awhile, but l gness he's
wearing the rest CT ityet.
"Of course we were in q great state
Of alarm for fear the deer would come
back, but the guide said:
That's all right. I'll fix those fel-
Luckily we had a fire gray wolf
skin. This the guide stuffed ana planted
in "a lifeliEo attitude on the shore where
deer came from tie mainland. That
afternoon the deer that turned our cabin
inside ont returned with % others.
They were all on 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