The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1901-02-21
kIcHAUDs EXPLOIT

~ thr bFEtf misfoufi hha itsf" S"'
tries. Shost. sioety. cf srssi hrssdth
shoulder sId aee5mnon strength,
.. Of iros sndsrspce o. o. He v.
mn of siosalssly placid aud even tempe
yet OF most sdveu,srous spirit cool. dst
mined. alert. seeming nevsr 10 be isksn !
sarrrse.
BE vss ny csptsiD 10 . sssoG marc
from The Softb,ro fsciic rosd 10 u
Black Hills vten every mile Of ocr root
iron old fott Fette'msn vss bes,t BY be
tile SioaI Tnfse times thsy attacked
only 10 dad Michsud ready 10 rscsiv
them TIE elose order Of our msrob 40,
the osrsuiti,ss vigilance erected by 90
leader uodoubted saved the band OF 35 Al
vspiufefs.
When FeIix Mishsud vent 10 Fort Bril-
ger from the Missouri conuiry IN isi0 O
thssesboots. be s~s . yoong msn. nntrisS
among The trspper companies som'
weeks after bic rival. and in the time O
revels st summer rend,zvons. BE- bad ths
misfortune. unsiitinsly. 10 provoke one oi
Brdsets hre.es,efs. . bJ,-hesdei trsppsi
vho could not brook 10 be crossed vittou,
fshti1e. Felix vas Immediately cbsl
legged TO fsh,. the cbsllepser nsmips bis
own weapons rlnps st so psoes.
The pescsial Canadian. however, not
only refosed to 6sbt, but attempted to sx
plain tbss be hsd nesni 10 ofisnse. Tbs
breseb Of ffootisr etiquette could not. Of
course be overlooked, so Michsud vas
branded "vqusw" and promptly cut by
most Of bis new sssocistes.
Some days later the offended tr.pper.
somewhat 10 liquor, attacked Michsud
vith pistol, declaring be would blow the
"sqnsw KsGuck's brains ont" II be- did not
get sun immediately and fsh,. whereup
op Felix promptly dissrmed bis opponent.
seiz, the sstobisbed trsprer BY the belt.
bore him outsids the forts defenoes. and
aans him. neck snd heels. into Black
Fork swimming hole" This matter rsis
ei sucb . laugh sgsinst the trspper that
hs did not renew bis attack In fact. |
when sober. be laughed ss much abon.
the sffair as any ooe.
Nevertheless, such was the mountain
code that Michsnd's reputation was not
fully estsbli he'd. 'K,nuck." as be came
10 bs called. was tolerated merely rs . good
nan st tskius beaver. aad handy about
lhe camps.
Two years later be was tripping with
! small band near, OF within territory
now included 10 the Naionsl park.
Among these liltle,irequented mountains
lie snd bis com pspions gathered 60 great 9
Isrvest Il pelnies that when spring came
beir small outfit Of ponies vas found 10
dsquste TO pack ell to the fort Months
{ hot westher must elspss before The sx
edition could return, and no csohe would
rsservs the furs from spelling so long.
/ thus became necessary 10 leave . men
shiod -one who could be trusted to care
u the iurs. and also to bold the ground
gsinst Invasion from rival company.
The choice Of man was determined by
It. but MIchsud was left ont OF the draw ),
g. Some thoueht be would rejoice at :
,is, but the young Cinsdisn wss mnch .
urt st bis oomrsdes' lack Of confidence
him. When the unlucky member, g
Hsxs" Fenion, expressed conviction 'e
'at be should never see Fort Bfidser p
Isin and made some fnsl requests OF q o.
lend, Michsud promptly volunteered TO d
~ with him. The trsppers we're sur e'
'ised. but offered TO objection to III, re y
aiming. 81
TITUS Felix snd the big, rsw-boned Ysn oil
'e, Hsss. we're left 10 mountain wilder v
40 to guard some thousands OF dollsrs' es
nth Of tors As their winter dusont
's getting damp for peltries. they fell to ie
,rk With their axes, and built upon the N
Ok ole smsll lake pine-log shack with "a
rough wsresoom overhead Tor storage. ur
Weeks PISSED into months. The trap ne
rs fshed. hunted. picked berries, or m'
,nRed sbout 10 enforced idleness, Not 20
there we're hostile tribes st ed
great distance. they saw no man, red To
whit for four montbs, end we're lock lei
fofssrd to the rsturn OF their friends. DO
zen Hsz, came 10 one evening from
nble sbout the lake. weiring . sober %
r 90
K k,nncf, be said. setting down bis rife. rel
We got coDp'oy 90 Il is lake. ard
ghiy poor sort. L,pe VHq1,z snd his 10,
1g. six oi 'sD, or, csmped down here . int
,. 'n'
Nicbsnd saia petbing, bo. his face must mt
70 .b w The concern be felt 81 this
zee Of nov, leone news. on
.s5pe V,sqptz consin Of B-idger's ire
spish. .1sXicsn psrtner. bad been en- COT
yed By the trsdsr. WilIism Subiette. ten
J hsd been whipped on. Of two csmps bic
stealing Subsequs tly be bsd ssthsr su'
from The unprincipIed sort, . bsod Of
. trsppers, who wrs more thsn sas ds'
tied Of being fres boo,es 40 veil. kes
Iszs watched the sfIsct OF bis pevs. ins
sss you'li be cliuin oct Of these moup I'll
!. right sudden. K,unot, be ssid. ks
isbbe 90. usbbe Dot. replied Michsud, see
bic hrss sod often bor-oom initial issb OPT
lov
hey II. supper Of srhsd vebison and Z
re. 10 silence. Tteu Fsiir 90, some Dee
nkins sod ,isd them mp along the Nh
sspieces overhead. bis
hats . good iiss. sdnitied HsEs. siri
'tsont DO sry GOOD. They koo~ tied
nt iss bstssr. Some fellow so, drunk On
b. fort. and 1T IL oat smoos their i
nds snd spies They ssw msv came Ios'
their csnp, bal | titnt let on 10 sss n.nl