Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1901-02-28
cow ADOPTED GALE MOOSE.
An 0dd1y-Assorted Couple That Made
Western Logging Camp
Interesting.


d has been brought out by the death O
d a calf moose which had been adopted
!, by motherly old white cow, the rela
tionship continuing in an amiable man
ner all the summer and until the cali
: met an untimely end not long ago
: says the New York Sun.
z Last May severe forest fire came
! close to the camp of the Tower Log
: ging company near Tower, Mimi, and
though the camp was not in serious
danger, the situation was anxious
enough to cause the gangs to knock
off work and keep weather eye out
for trouble. One day when the forest
at the edge of the clearing was elouded
with smoke through which red tongues
OF fame were tapping up the branches
a big COW moose dashed out of the
smoke and into the clearing, followed
by a calf. Both were exhausted, and
they stood for moment bewildered,
needless of the men who were watch
ing them. Then the COW moose realized
that she was In the presence of man,
her hereditary enemy, and she retreated
to the forest. But the calf was unable
to follow. The mother looked beseech-
| ingly 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 conclusion |
that her best course was to leave he's !
offspring to their mercy, she turned |
about and plunged into the woods.
Deer when threatened with peril
have been known to run to a man for
protection The protectors of the calf
figured it out that that was why the
cow moose left the calf with them, for
moose does not desert its offspring
earelessly, but viii defend it with ter
rible effect and desperate courage. At
any rate, the little waif of the forest
was taken TO the cook shanty and a
bottle of cows milk was given to II and
was drunk greedily After a few hours
of rest the calf was as frisxy and merry
as il had ever been. II did not appear
to mourn the loss OF its mother, but the :
manager of the camp ordered that an
attempt be made to bring mother and
calf together again. A big woodsman I
fitted the little one up and carried it /
into the forest half a mile away. He Z
that when he left IL the calf l
would call for its mother, who was \
to be lowering around some I
where near. But the calf resented this n
to thrust him out from the =
comforts of civilization, and when the y
nan ran away toward the camp II fol- n
swed. No mother appeared, and the a
'alf made its home at the camp, where N
t became known as the Orphan. n
In few days there was not lumber -
ack who would not have fought for n,
he orphan. The cook saved the choic- =,
st milk for the waif and fed him out 4
I bottle, till one morning the orphan =,
ucceedsd in coaxing his way into the .,
onfidence and affections of a COW =,
AIMED Bess. Thereafter they were :,
aseparable companions. =
The oddly mated couple was the ~
reatest attraction of the camp for "
lonths. Kodak fiends and tourists
'ent miles out of their way to see
hem. The waif hourished and grew ra
nazingly under the tender maternal oh
TIC oi bess, out as IL happened it was br
trough his foster mother that he
Ime to his death. One day Bess took MS
into her placid mind that she would FOL
ander seven or eight miles away from
le camp for new pastures, and the fla
rphan followed. When they were We,
und the manager of the camp sent :
70 men after them. The men took TAI
vantage of their outing TO daily with ami
e cup that cheers, and the Orphan I
as the victim of their debauch. They eve
arted back along the railroad track ba,
ward camp about an hour before sun anf
and presently, overcome by the str
nor they had drank, the men Law
wn by the side of the track and went
sleep, tying the COW to a rail. A S
eeial train came along and knocked tina
life out Of the poor little body Of thi.
Orphan. 1t is pleasure to add Bile
at the manager of the camp would ing
eept no excuses and discharged the shu
Q men at once. hal