The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-11-09
COW ADOPTS MOOSE GALE.
Oddly Assorted Couple at Westeru
Logging Camp.

Duluth Cor. of the Inter Ocean
Durlng severe forest lire near the
camp Of the Tower Logging company
a Dig cow moose dashed out Oh the smoke
and into the clearing, followed by a calf.
Both were exhausted, and they stood
Tor moment bewiloeI Ell, needless of
themen whe We're watching them Then
the COW moose, realized that she MAS in
the presence of man, her hereditary en-
envy, and she retreated to the forest
But the calf was unable to follow. The
mother looked sbeseechingly toward the
men that surrounded the calf, but made
no attempt to drive them away, as they
expected. Then, as though she had come
to the combustion that her best course
was 10 leave her offspring al their mercy,
she turned about and plunged again into
the woods
Deer when threatened with peril have
peen known to run to man for protec-
uon. The protectors of the calf figured
IL out that that was why the COW moose
leGt the calf with them, for a moose docs
not desert Its offspring carelessly, but
will defend 1t with terrible effect AMI
desperate courage. At any rate, the little
Walt OF the forest was taken to the cook
shanty and a bottle of cows milk was
given to it and was drunk greedily. After
a lew hours of rest the calf was as
risky and merry as 1t had ever BEEN 1t
did not appear to mourn the loss of its
mother, but the manager Of the Camp
ordered that an tempt be made to bring
mother and calf together again A bic
woodsman lifted the little one I'D and
earned 1t into the forest half mile away
lie supposed that when he left it the calf
would call for its mother who was sup
posed to De lowering around somewhere
near, But the calf resented this ATTEMPT
to thrust him from the comforts of civil
lzatton, and when the men ran away to-
ward the camp 1t followed No mother
appeared, and the calf made it's home
at the camp, where it became known as
the Orphan.
In. few days there was not lumber
jack who would not have fought for the
orphan. The cook saved the choicest
milk for the waif and fed him out of 2
bottle till one morning the orphan sue
ceeded in cOaxing his way into the conf
dence and affections of a cow named
Bess. Thereafter they were inseparable
companions.
The oddly mated couple were the greatest
attraction of the camp for months Ko-
OAK fiends and tourists went miles out OF
their way to see them. The waif flourish
ed and grew amazingly under the tender
maternal care of Bess, but as 1t happened
1T was through his foster mother that he
came to his death. One day Bess took
IL lnto her placid mind that she would
wander seven or eight miles away from
the camp for new pastures. and the Or
phan followed. When they were found
the manager of the camp sent two men
after them. The men TODD advantage Of
their outing to. daily with the cup that
cheers, and the Orphan was the victim
of their debauch. They started back
along the railroad track toward camp
about an hour before sunset, and present
ly, overcome by the liquor they had
drunk, the men lay down by the side of
the track and went to sleep, tying the COW
to a rail. A special train came along
and knocked the life out of the poor little
body of the Orphan. 1t is pleasure to add
that the manager of the camp would ac-
cept no excuses and discharged the two
men at once.