The Minneapolis journal., 1904-01-23

the yery time you oughter have your eye skinned,
but you don't never do.-Philosophy of colonel
Wheaton
.sWho was the ancient who said that
something startling always comes out or
Africa? Well no matter who he was; II
he lived now he wouldn't have to go to
Africa, or out Of Minnesota for that mat
ter to find all the STARTERS his nerves
would stand. What's eating me? Oh.
nothing at all. Nothing uncommon, sup
pose in this country, but all the same
it's me for the asphalt just as soon as Jim
Hills choo choos come along
''You see came up here to get nerve
rest All run down, you see. Too much
work and worry, and the medico said the
balsamic air and brooding peace Of the
pine lands would do me more good than
all the drugs Of the pha acopia put to-
gether. So came up to try them. Found
the air all right, all right, but the brood
ing peace-well, I'll tell you about it.
''The boys at Grand Rapids introduced
me to Tom Fitz, Tony Dryers walking
boss and that good man took me up to
the headquarters camp with him. There
found good accommodations, better COM
pany, and Johnny Carroll. Johnny is the
cook, and If there Is such thing as bet
ter than tho best, he's 1t. Well, stayed
there a week, and gained in health,
strength and avordupois amazingly. And,
perhaps, had I simply loafed about the
camp all winter I'd have come out in the
spring hog fat and with no such thing
as nerve In my 'corp0rosity,. as Tom put
1t. But there was shotgun there, and a
gentleman running at large under the title
of Bull cook and not resenting 1t, went
out with It one day and brought back a
bunch of rabbits from which Johnny
manufactured such delicious pie that my
mouth fairly watered for an encore.
80 the Monday Of my second week at
camp took the fusee, and started after
rabbits by my lonesome, and hadn't sense
enough to teh any one was going, and in
what direction. which is just what a
tenderfoot would do, but no matter. I
didn't find rabbits very easily tho I must
have passed lots Of them sitting in the
snow where my needless, city-bred eyes
would never detect them. But did pick
up couple. and then scared up and
bagged brace of partridges out of a
covey of perhaps half a Dozen Then I
put off to try for the rest Didn't know
the country Of course, but as had my
back-track to guide me, didn't care.
II travelled quite distance. putting up
the partridges twice, and getting one,, be-
sides another rabbit on the side, and then
I heard dogs barking not very far away.
l knew it couldn't be wolves, for it was
exactly the sound Of lot Of spiteful
little ours yap-yaping around a COW or
out of curiosity. I came to it rather
sooner than calculated to, for it sudden
ly began to come toward me very rapidly,
and just as 1 reached an opening in the
timber tremendous big animal Of some
sort-one which looked much like the
old slime conception Of the devil, denuded
of his hOrns-as anything living can look,
broke into it from the other side, with
a mob of the queerest-lookng little dog;
/ ever saw at his heels, whirled and saw
agely stood at bay. EIis little tor
mentors, either catching sight Of me or
and hung back for the moment, and the
big brute, which I now saw was a bull
moose, made right for me.
Perhaps he didn't see me at all; very
likely he did not but I was up tree
when he arrived just the same. and if
he had any designs against my health
the little CANNES Immediately diverted his
attention from them. They were right
at his heels, nipping them on every side
and forcing him to incessant activity tc
keep them at bay. ...
"The cunning Of the little fiends was g
sight to witness, too. When one Of his
desperate charges brought him so nearly
In reach Of one that speed or dodgne
could not save him, the little fellow would
dive into the snow like flash and be
gone from the sight of the bewildered bull
like snowflake falling on water. l was
so much occupied with the game going
ON below me that I was oblivious O.
everything else, and nearly fell out of thu
tree when a gun went off very near b.
and the big bull went down like stone
discovered about that time that wa
almost frozen. and fell out of the tre'
as much as climbed down, only to b,
Instantly attacked by the little dogs ant
driven to frantic eXertions to beat then
off. Had not their owner, the man wh'
had arrived and shot the moose coming
by the way, on snowshoes, come to m.
rescue, which he was in no hurry to do
/ believe the fierce little brutes woul,
have torn me to pieces. and when the.
were beaten off I was limp as a we
dishrag, and every nerve in me on
strike.
1.-The hunter, q most v1llainous lookin
old pirate paid no further attention t.
me, but dressed the moose, and then In
formed me that it was his pleasure tina
I spend the night with him at his shack
which was nearer than the camp. Fl
was also good enough to intimate tha
/ might be all right-mght be sick ma
seeking health at the camp-but to hi
mind I was id sight likelier to b
a game warden, and, in short, he pro
posed to keep sight of me till the mex
morning. Then he would put me in cas-
reach of means to prove that I was wha