Kansas City journal., 1898-02-27
THE LADY and THE MOOSE,
LUCK THAT BROKE UP HUNTING;
PARTY IN MAINE.
Nearly Captured n Bear-She Began
by Catching Most of the Fish
and Then Nearly Got the
Whole Party In JniI.

from the New York Sun.
Two bachelors and a benedict in a H&r-
lem apartment house were planning a
hunting trip to Maine, when the woman
broke i'll with: Now. Harry. am going
and that settles it, If you co. l so. Don't
l? she added. appealing 10 the helpless
bachelors You know l can shoot pretty
well and am in good condition, and L am
going"
The three men had been doing "a little
desultory camping out during The summer
with Il cabin catboat and IL tent, and
once or twice the woman had gone along
when they had been able to get an empty
cottage for a week or two 4; stretch:
but of camping proper she knew nothing.
She was temporized with in the hope that
she would weaken: but despite cleverly
told tales of bears and deer, she only
grew more determined. So the men set
themselves at work and bought three
OF condensed milk. three dozen Japanese
paper napkins, coffee pot with a spirit
lamp attachment and a wrought-iron
pedestal. a pan for making. biscuits. sew
eral boxes of disinfectant. which the wom-
an said would take off the stufry smell
of the place. presumably the wilderness:
of bacon, ten pounds of coffee and 800
cartridges: The woman carried her traps
in a big Saratoga trunk.
Without adventure the party reached
Ashland. in Maine and from the railroad
station drove thirty miles into the virgin
woods and brush. The faces of the
Harry in a tailor-made travelling dress
We're picture. and their thoughts have
not been issued for publication.
The camp was log hut well made. six
teen feet by twelve, provided with twenty
or thirty blankets and a big stack of bal
sam boughs. Jumping out of the wagon.
delighted to stretch her limbs. Mrs. Harry
said 1t was perfectly delightful, poked her
head into the hut looked over the fire in
band; .M!iouo t. ,,o ,,,
Successful mt Fishing.
She was gently informed that the hut
before her was the only human habita-
ton within ten miles. and that it mus,
accommodate five men and herself. The
big trunk was dragged into the hut, ard. a
cord being stretched across one end. the
place was divided into two rooms by means
of blankets. The first night passed with
out incident.
The next morning with no table linen.
few forks. and tin cups instead of china
and glass. the hunters meal was dispatched
by the men without murmur. but re-
garded askanc>. by the woman. who APP
peared in all the glory OF an extra warm
bicycle suit bought for the occasion, with
one guide took the trail 20 70 the small .ii lake axe;
with Mr.. and Mrs. Harry. Mrs. Harry
proved an apt pupil with the fly, At the
amazement of her companions. Then she
started to stand up in the boat to reel in
the trout: Being pushed back into her
and 1t weighed nearly three pounds. 1t
was the largest of the day. From that
time on silence was at Il discount: The
woman stroked the fish and petted it, and
caught six others, while the men cauSh.
four between them, proving the truth of
s AND so back to camp SeY Wen
to find the other fellows returning with
deer
for supper. The next day she went fish
ing again. and Tom went with her. while
Harry went into the forest. Again she
caught fish and refused to start for home
until late. W men they struck the trail for
the camp dusk was fast settling down. She
had her bamboo rod in her hand. Tom
and Mrs. Harry's wraps. The guide stayed
the trail in the dusk Mrs. Harry saw a big
did not remember. and she said:
Tom. are We right / don't remember
that stump.
'Oh. go long" said he, man like. I'm
loaded down and want to get to camp.
and at that she. moved along the trail
Then h Ia the stump droppsdi i, to tn the K ground on
Tom. Tom! Tom. Look" she shouted
and Tom said:
Not Afraid of Bears at First.
"a bear! by gosh!'' dropped his incum-
brances. and slung his rifle around to pump
a cartridge out of the magazine into the
chamber. Mrs. Harry. crying "A bear.
now perfectly lovely. Went Tying down the
trail after. it. with her bamboo rod raised.
naturally blocking all hope of "A shot. The
bear rolled into the brush. and from some
point of vantage lay still as death. possibly
watching the party. Mrs. Harry wanted
to go in and just stir the bear so that Tom
could have shot and get the skin for her.
Eventually she was persuaded that the
Central park bears she knew SO much
about. who We're grateful for pettinS. were
different from the bears of the Maine
woods. and she moved on to the camp. the
talk being bear. bear. bear until Rob. the
elder guide. drew MIR. Harry to one side
and said:
Quit that bear talk! Your wife was
afraid of hedgehogs the first night. When
the lamp goes out tonight she will have
fits"
The event proved Bobs knowledge of
woman. Mrs. Harry did have fits as soon
as the lamp went out. and the hunters