Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-04-20

(F'rom the Meriden Daily Journal)

I want tole you about me an Joe. Wan
cole day-Monjee, she was more cole day
like | never see dat yet-we 90 On de-
wood for shoot.
Wall, we go two, tree mile, mcbbe, on
dc bush, Wen we was com to de Of
tawaw Reever. Joe say, she good hont-
ing on 'noder side, on Kebek province
lsay, " ! don't tink | want for 90. De
water on de rapids she max ice very
tim"
He say. For wat you max foolish talk
lax dat? For why you no want 20? She
plaintee safe. | not 'frid--me VO.la!" an
he so for cross.
Joe, he was mos over we'en de ice she
break an he fall on de water. Bagosh, |
was mos 'fraid he was drown.
Wan Teller, he's leevc on shantee
'noder side, t'row heem de rope. an pull
heem out, an Joe was ask:
How do you feel. Joe?
"Bedamne! / feel pretty short" he say,
81 don't nevaire touch de bottom or de
top"
He had de hard tam, sure, but he say:
Il don't care. me. | los dee gun, but |
am save ma nat an de boutellle w'iskee."
De mans she was mos take de fit for
laff-but Joe no like dat an he say:
For why de diable you want lam2 She
not so very fonny for Teller get drown
jus like mo5nrat."
Noder day we 90 from de shantea in dc
bush, not jus sam place, for chop tree
She was begin srow-was long tam
since ] don't see IL snow like lat--an'
every tam we try for get back, we got
more los in de beeg snowbank. Cole?
Bagosh, she was cole for sure: TIL
bimcby Joe he max cry lax small ba-
bee an he have IT all feex az lat he die
in de bush. I'm sorry for poor Joe, and
he was so such leetle garcon. so | say:
"Nevaire min Joe. She not so heal-tee
al. No..
from die yet"
/ So | am TAX ma axe. an am MAX
rough shack for push off dc cole she's
not 50 warm, but she's better dat we
don't die Wit froze For wan TWO day we
leeve in de shack. wen, Moniee, We get
so hongCec we shall starve eef we don I
get some ting for cat. But wat we shall
do?
we got no gun for shoot-only de axe
for cut wood.
Jus bout dat tam Joe sec lee;le rabbet
as she was iomb on de hole,
"Ba oui," he say, EFF de rab-bet was
catch, we very we'll satisfy de honRer."
/ "Restoz done Joe ! am say. Il tink !
am try some t'ins-we get two, tree some
more de rab-bet, mebbe, sure"
She don't tax long for cut lie brush
and put it up on top wan leetle hill. II
max beeg pile.
Now joe" [ say "tak it de match
and max to lite de brush"
Foe wat you wat do dat?" he say
queek, an hees look lax | vas max il
sone ting foolish on de 'ead q don't
know wat you call daD, but ] say encore
Max it to lite Joe"
Hees do wat | was ask, an We watct
dc beeg flee from de little shaintee
Bagosh, she's max very warm an crack
lax she's 20 gun.
VOLTA, dc rab bet" whisper joe very
E'eXcite.
Sure! Dey KEEP plaintee comm all d,
tam, encore, often dey hole and plantc,
noder place, an max 1t ring round d,
hill to squat like dey was monkec on sh,
hin legs de bottom of de hill. look up OF
fire was On de top.
She was fonny little animal. an wa,
wonder wat kim ting was max 1t to d,
| like dat.
Joe was hurry to go for keel some rab
bet wit bcas stick, but ] say;
"Ba non; Restez vous. We don't let d,
cat out from de nag ontil she's ripe. Bme
by some ting going happen mebbe uei
we do dat, bagosh, we'en we got plainte
tam"
De fire was melt de snow on top de hill
and de melt waiter was rome down 81
de rab-bet-den de cole was make It IL
waiter she vas freeze righ, wen she ge
de bottom of de hill, and she mind legs d
lettle Ca-bet was freez on de ice, 50 da
all de ANIMAL she can't rome away. Sh
pull and Sho iornp herself dees way an
dat way, but all de sam She stock tigh
ON the ice--I tole You dis 1t long tan
since don't see such fonny ting like dat
Some she's freeze by de min legs an
some 'nodeS she's steek by de leetl tai
but sh's all stock, sure!
| tink dat was smart ting mesef--me,
"Viens, done Joe" | was holler, "vite !
We TAX II dc clob an kill or lie ea
wat we want for eat, an laissex de res