The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-17
MAD MOOSE FIGHT.
They Run Through n smuggicrs' Camp and
Then Battle In the Wreck.

INC = III u hNFtts'
ASHLAND. Me-, Oct. l5.-Since Albert &. Car
isles celluloid decoy moose caught fire and cx-
plodcd. blowing a 5000 stable into shoe pegs.
Mr.. Carlisle has occupied his leisure by Skin
mishlng along the Now Brunswick border on
the lookout for violations of the game laws. He
has just returned from one Of these trips and
tells q story of adventure with two mad moose
that would not be credited If he were in tho
habit Of taking liquor or spinning yarns.
Coming up the st. John River below Grand
Falls Mr.. Carlisle fell in with n bateau load of
smugRlers, who were running Toronto whiskey
across the line and selling 1t to the Maine lum-
bermen at 200 per cent. profit. The revenue
officers are alert just now, because they think
they may be removed to make room for Repub-
licans, and hope to hold their places by perform
ing deeds Of horoism. Consequently the snug
Rlers made their start at midnight and hauled
up for rest and refreshments two or three hours
before noon. On tho second day after Carlisle
Joined tho smugglers they hauled up near the
mouth OF Little Aroostook River, hid their boat
and went far up into a hardwood valley to cook
their meals and sleep. While they were getting
wood for the fre the men noticed that all the
small maple had been stripped OF bark, which is
o sure sign that moose arc around. but as no.
body would fire q gun for fear of arousing the
revenue collectors, the men took their meals
and went to sleep without looking for big game.
AS near az Carlisle can guess. 1t was about 8
o'clock in the evening when he was reused out
Of a sound sleep by a heavy fall Of something
against the shelter tent. There was a crash,
bringing down the poles and canvas on top Of
THE blue caps! They're onto us!" yelled tho
leader Of the smugglers, catching up his rifle
and making Il dash for the woods in an opposite
direction from the place where the boat was CON
cealed. AS the men freed themselves from tho
| commander until Carlisle WAS left alone Sta
uoning himself behind n big oak tree, which
was raining acorns all the time. Carlisle shaded
his body from the moonlight and peered out TO
see the cause of the commotion. While he
looked the canvas covers of the tent arose in a
from the ground and then sailed away into the
thick growth after the men, ~uttering a great
Before Carlisle recovered from this shock he
heard something come crashing through the
when he turned to look a giant bull moose a rod
tall and having horns that looked like a stump
f brnss Pic plSSug che his way through the under,
fire. which WAS burning near the camp site. The
animal plunged its antlers among the smoking
brands. throwing up fireworks and hot ashes.
and stamped with its feet and beloved. The
hot Goals lighted on its back and neck. burning
smell Of scorched hair, aud the hotter it got tie
more the moose paved and beloved. After
upon the camp beds. lifting the heavy army
blankets upon It's horns and trampling the ends
head and shouider. W Se Sea fall yo Decorated mde WITH
ribbons and streamers the moose turned its at
tention TO Carlisle, who promptly went up u
tree, leaving his rife and a good part of his
courage behind.
The moose stood on the ground and looked at
Carlisle and Carlisle sat on Il limb and looked
At the moose until the moon had climbed to the
zenith. The scattered embers had gone out. and
both Carlisle and the moose We're feeling cold,
though the moose was better Off than the man,
having a lot OF blankets to. keep It warm. At
last Carlisle made up his mind to run the risk
OF alarming the revenue men, and he began to
yell 10 the smugRlers for help.
Come up here and kill a moose" ne cried.
ITS got me up n tree and, 10 freezing me to
death. Hurry up now. or I'll complain OF you"
When the echoes had got through reporting
his remarks to the surrounding hills. Carlisle
heard an angry. "O.of" far Off in the woods,
and the brush began to snap. Then another
with fragments of tho canvas tent, shot across
a wide bar Of moonlight and came in violent
collision Win the blanket Glad head Of Carlisle's
and was ready for the encounter.
Carlisle does not attempt to describe the fight
on. and heard the impact OF skull against skull.
Tracing their legs, the two moose pushed
against eaSh other. After a moment of this
hooked and paved and goused mntil the dirt
md leaves flew ny md hid them from view.
When the conflict was ,%thickest. Carlisle stole
down from his tree. got his rife, and shot one OF
tho moose, and while TIE survivor was still gor.
Ing, tho body Of It's fallen antagonist, another
It Hp, w@s R Rn hour th Sef Tno' caPp rIiEts S eos,S q S aStnTfsSr :
smugglcrs TO come back to the camping place,
al OF them feeling sure that Carlisle was having
was rekindlod and the men had wrapped them.
solves IN tho tattcred tent and blankets FOR
sleep. the faint and sorrowful cry Of a lovesick
COW moose, came to them from an evergreen
thicKet half n mile away.
She's tho old Jade that has made all this
slsrs. Both III Of i thsm .P SnI Hls% were lo 90 fns t s% Rsr
when they tumbled onto us. I wish 10 gracious
they'd found her."