Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-01-27

lot of moose. One of them, a great
 bull, ran ahead of us, roaring with
 fright. his antlers rattling upon bush
 and bough, his black bell hanging to
 the fern-tops.
 Don never wan t hey no argument
 with one O them air chaps less ye know purty nigh how t s comin' out said D'ri.. "Alwus want gun es well es purity middlin' ca-a-areful aim on your side. Then ye re apt t need & tree. tew, fore ye git through with it. ''
 After a moments pause he added: Got t be a joemightyful stout tree, CT he II shake ye out nv 1t lux a ripe ap- ple"
 | 'They always have the negative side of the question:" I said. Don't be- lieve they d ever chase a man if he d let 'em alone.''
 "Yis. siree, they. would" was D'ri's answer. T we he'd 'em come right efter me fore ever c'u'd lift gun. Ye see, they re jest es cur'us bout man es man is bout them. Elf they can't smell i'm they re terrible cur'us. 1 Jes' wan f see what s inside uv i'm I an what kind nv smellin' crltter he | is Dunno es they wan t dew i'm any i! perticlar harm. Jes' wan t mux i'm over leetle; but they dew it awful careless. an he ain't never fiji t be seen no more" He snickered faintly as he spoke. l GA n fber 6f,n't nobody ,rb i'm efter thet, nuther,' he added, with smile.
 i T member once big bull tried t find out the kind O works he'd in me. 1 T wan no moose-jest common or ! dnary three-year-ol' bull"
 Hurt you?" queried
 No: t hurt i'm" said he. soberly Split i'm, es ye might say. Could mt never bear the sight nv a man efter thet. Seem so he did mt think he wus 8 mild O tn poor cuss. He'd t be | shot.''
 What happened?" He'd stout club n my hand" said he. Got holt uv is tail, an begun a-whalin' uv i'm Run i'm down a steep hill. an passin' a tree, I tuk one side an he t other. We parted there fer the las time" He looked off at the sky moment Then came his inevitable addendum. which was: q he'd dam sight more tail 'an he did, thet S sartin." About ten o'clock we came in sight | of our old home. Then we hurried our horses, and came up to the door with rush. A stranger met us there.
 Are you Capt. Bell?" said he. as got off my horse.
 I nodded.
 'I am one of your fathers tenants" he went on. Ride over the ridge yon- der about half mile. and you will see his house." I looked at D'ri and he at me He had grown pale suddenly, and felt my own surprise turning into alarm.
 Are they well?" I queried
 Very well, and looking for you" said he, smiling
 We were up in our saddle, dashing out of the yard in jiffy. Beyond the ! ridge wide mile of smooth country slored to the river margin. Just off the road great house lay long and low in fair acres. Its gables were red rooted, it's walls of graystone half hid den by lofty hedges of cedar. We stopped our horses. looking of to the distant woods on each side of us.
 Cant be- said D'ri, soberly. his eyes squinting in the sunlight.
 Wonder where they live?" I re- marSed
 "All looks mighty cur'us." said he. CT ain no way nat'ral"
 Let's go in there and ask" sug- gested. :. We turned in at the big gate and rode silently over driveway of smooth 1 gravel to the door. In a moment heard my fathers hearty hello, and then my mother came out in a better gown than ever l had seen ner wear. ] I was out of the saddle and she in my arms before word was spoken. My father, hardy old Yankee, scolded the stamping horse, while l knew well he was only upbraiding his own weak ness.
 Come. Ray; come. Darius said my mother, as she wiped her eyes; ''l will show you the new house" A man took the horses. and we all followed her into the splendid hall,