The Irish standard., 1897-03-06

] shivered, which led 'Doo" to nys "You
would have been glad to get It. )"
II should think 1t would be hard
work to run in the Snow" said the light
ming dentist.
"Not if you had snowshoes,'' said
/ tDoc," with an amused smile.
**Dh, didn't know you had snow.
shoes"
II didn't have any when started,
! but / made a rough pair ont of some
long twigs knotted together with a
kind of why grass that grows up there.
| With this pair of shoes I could make
| four miles an hour across the SNOW. I
| kept at it nearly all day, only stopped
to rest twice, If remember correctly,
hut was off in my calculations, for I
/; didn't find the river. It might have
! been mile Or it might have been Is
| miles away-I didn't know. When it
began to get dark again I'll admit that
I was a little frightened. The only
thing that had kept me warm all day
was my running, and, of course, by this
time, I was more or less tired. Well,
| sir, it was a funny thing. l had cut
through a little ravine and was starting
up the other side, when saw all In
dian trnpper, in fur suit, jump be-
! hind tree about 100 feet ahead of me.
I stopped short and yelled to him:
! 'Kerly n,ahoo!' That means in the In"
dian language, Come out is
Can you talk indian, too, poe?
asked the "lush."
II knew g. few words belonging to this
Canadian tribe of AIaxeboshas. but [
never gave u thorough study to any
| Indian language except that of the
| Sioux" ""-s
"Lo, the poor Indian" observed the
book agent. what did this man be-
hind the tree say to your" -. -. 81. -.
'Wcll, he waited few minutes, and
then he came out" said "Doc." Il saw
that he had fresh haunch of venison
s!ung over his shoulder, and decided
to have some Of 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. He shook his
head aud started to go away and [
dropped my rifle and grabbed him. OF
course I could have taken drop on
him, but I didn't want to have any
shooting. I didn't want a dead In
| dian. I wanted live one, who could
| show me the way back to Gen. Fosters
hunting lodge. First, I wrenched the
gun out of his hands, and then we went
at it. He was a giant in stature and
very strong, and was weak from lack
of food and all that hard travel, but I
got hold on him that had learned in
wrestling, and landed him in the snow.
fell on top Of him, and. drawing my
knife, pointed it at his throat and said:
Now, will you obey me?' He nodded
that he would, and SO l let him up. I
! knew that these Indians always carried
matches Or fints, because they were
in the habit of cooking food out in the
forest, kept this fellow covered wifi.
my rifle and made him build a fire and
! cook me some yenison, which ate with
some enjoyment, you may be sure. BY
this time the moon was up. l emptied
his gun and gave it back to him, aud
then told him to lead Inc to the camp.
He struck off through the forest and /
followed him. Well, sir, we travelled
| dill IiSiIO anu dDOuu ll1Ac ~ SACCh hIAt
morning reached tho lodge. They had
given me up for lost. Yes, sir, all tho
| eastern papers had me dead, but that
| was one time fooled EN-. l learned
; after I got back that the thermometer
had registered 40 below"
''What became of the two men who
started out with you?" asked the light
ming dentist.
sob, 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"
"Doc" ceased talking and the flush"
gave one look at the lightning dentist,
as if to indicate that he was helpless
! with admiration.
"The doctor appears to be q man who
has had remarkable experiences" said
the book agent, later in the evening
when s'Doc" had gone to his room.
! "You don't half know him yet" said
the "lush." Hes been a. capitalist. a
| government scout, circus t,llnbler and
steamboat pilot"
"And an actor" added the lightning
| dentist.
| "And an opera singer"
"And IL stage driver"
| sand an author"
"Why he's been everything. If you
don't believe it, ask him about it. He'll
tell you."-Chicago News. .u.
Wasting Time.
They were dining off fowli in restau-
rant. "You see," he explained. as he
showed her the wishbone, "you take
hold here, and I'll take hold here. Then
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