The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-04-09
PETER AND THE BUCK.


A Circus Performance by n French Cana
dian Who Left His Gun Behind.
Wan tam ! am go Wit Peter Deschamps on
Madawaska for hunt deer. Peter was ma ole
frien'. com from Jus sam place wi me-'bout
seek day chopin below keebeck-an' was
crazee for want shoot something. We have
pork an bean an plaintee 'noder KIN food
for eat an we max l.. de shack close on side
M~adawaska Reever. were we t'ink she's good
ron-wav foi deer.
" Pete ! say. You mus keep II on de
mind dat you don't go on de bush wit'out TAX
1t de Eon. dat you shall see som animal. meb.
be. for shoot
'Correc'. Pete he saw. 'eef I see two-t'ree
some more de ANIMALS ] keel heem. sure
All sam. mex mornin' wen he GO on de
canoe for look round he lecv dc gon on de
bank. lamtink dat don't max So moche diff
ference. for eef he was shoot something. he
was de best man | never know for miss it. sure.
Bimeby. he SEQ wan beeE deer wimmin' on
de waiter de lac. Very H. excite. he reach on
de bortom OF de canoe for TAX up de tusil.
Sapre tonnerre. Iieea cuss heem de luck an
spik many bad word FOR hn' hees forget eet
on de bank. | want tole you dis. OATS very
bad Ting for de deer. Ba oui. She would
be moro safe eef ma frhen' was have hees Con
wit heein for shoot.
He max up hees min dat he shall catch.
anyway. de deer. 50 he push de canoe harder
as lie can for try head hccm dc buck offer de
Ian DE heeg ANNA ,jomE an ~p!onge, max
binleby. pete rom on hees side. an hit heem
five. seeN. wan douHalne..aln Oh lie ANIMAL hces
head. vile de raddel was broke Dat was De
went but. 10y Cor. He don't do, dat: hoes
grab heem de luck an try for push hee' nose
under de waiter for drown.
Dat was de foolish blY-noSso. De mos smart
est man wat never see cantdos oche ting. |
tlnk meselfde buck have something Tor say bout
canoe teep vi on de waiter. an he wns rlonge
down on de ne. an he SPOUT an blow de waiter
"Mongee! am soc de whole Ing form be-
hin de tree were ! am stan. an | say to ma
Fink dat teller do: LcetdnG / don't Know
how he do dat. but wen | look Cncurr. | see he
Was w 70, De Ito. top on of S lie de seg he AIS n E?r ,Ean on ,n% wit
kee on de racer chPrnL De deer she 'eep an
jomr an max II de neeG HAT. aut Pete steek on
de toy holding on tight lie horn an maxim de
Wall, btmehy, dev was com on lie shor"
an mo-" b'e"! I laugh so mus or! On ma eve
o" ,an de sam IH d. lax a.; ' g% at G G"M;"% M .. az Mcs wan a"
; Mp. tit Ven Thee hes ;" ON IN d down he ketch It Dc
tail de an. NAL wit hees bot hans an was hul'
on dat leetle wife tail for God save de Queen.
iertorm on de circus. Pete could nevairc toIe
how he do dat.
lie DUCK she leap an mar an rome an ma
frien'. wit hees eyes heeg lax two potato an,
hees boz cheek red an, bulge, ont for try hold
on. can't sp!k wan Ieetlc word. hut croan very
loud many tam Wen de back jOmp an Jerk
heem from often hecs leg.
"Hees rome wan nonder more de yard:
was stan very ,!ose. lie buck was sutinG
troo. but Pete place hees feet on twot ronk an
null on de tail so hard dat she was not raIabil
Tor get way SO long nces hpl on. He look
pretty tire an seem want for let 60. but
"Hor On. Pete: Cat deer belong for YOU.
Keep it tight de creep!
But Pete cant sniE somettng p"n, t',,gy.
t'roat. an, try for rWss hc"S NOS nossihiI !
was mos BROKE 4; no Tor iaGgh on ma inside.
sure lre enough Ior see s"rha rlnS. , ,.
on lie bush. an dc bCulefrog tomble hieseT on
de. mud by tic rCevcr bank; Il" some was
nIeasurement On dc wo"iSbnt Pete he got nc
tam I all for know S%u,ntinE bout all dat lie
de smOk'stack OH de "H0r "abOose. an wan
tam he mos, let her 60; wen he try fer We,
green. an, de luck Jerk, an keek. IN dc hccl'
I'm rush Pete yerv hard on de stomach-Ea
gosh dat max heem sicEfor sure an he hole
lax sHcre dam. all @hout lat ! shat r5nne on de
shaintee an get ]""ni"G" an cut ae ole fool d""'
bees heal Off so quick she can.
y keep from show dc laugh on ma lace an
say: You ketct do deer; iof, W You ~
want keel heem YOURSELF Tax hole he"m &c
hin legs an nut ncem on hc"S BACK.
But he was mos plaY ont, SO takr it "
de gon. AN comm near on ma, guard. shoe
dc buck wan. tree tam on de hehd. u" deer
iall dis way. an Pet" he AL dat WAY. but lrctt'
soon he r,ln' lie. nm airer vile hoes put hoes
han on de S. mach, an hHas rub hcem lie les
an, he say.
lin he say. She : nc piuuiniGue FOR krtcl
Oeeg buck on lie tail. | Nm dats plnintc'
.rouhle, an don't do Get som more, NOT 10
noting. | know ma hiH-4csse. an''shc hnig'
ronning round IN de whole rountrec kctchin
all de deer wit ma hans. Wall. ] don't care
me, | am got p IrctIc, de h~o-Iegce holdin' "a
buck on lie 5trad-del hsteen de tree. but ia
tam. haGosh, was got mad. an max up mi
min dat | shall 90 wit 10 buck, ar dc buck
tai! was 90 wit me, sure