The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1906-12-13

to Montanny herdin' cows. Jest as
likes not he'll be here this week. It's
been quite spell since that letter was
wrote
Aunt Mandy told me that he was a
distant relation of hers, and when he
first came out there, two years before,
che was reggler college feller. But
he began to be little bit civilized
afore he made up his mind to be cow
boy"
We had just decided 70 go to bed
when the door opened and the wind
blew out the lamp; then cheerful.
boyish voice called, "hello Aunty" and
l was caught by pair of strong arms
and hugged and kissed vigorously. I
was so surprised that could not speak.
But tried to get away, only to get an
other dose of the same medicine.
Then Uncle Billy lit the lamp, and Joe
Skies, for it was he, pushed me away
from him and stood looking as cheap
as free lunch. 1t was Uncle Billy
who broke the spell by saying: "pll
be jiggeredw and then he fairly roared
with laughter, in which We all joined.
Joe had shipped a bronco to the
nearest railroad station and finding
that Billy's traps had arrived after the
stage left that day, had brought them
out with him. Uncle Billy decided to
try some of them the very next day.
The next morning Uncle Billy said:
"I'm goin' over to the lake today and
get some mink traps set afore it free
zes up. l want you fellers to come
along and take the canoe and look for
signs on the island while Pm lOOkin'
. along the shore"
Arriving at the lake, Joe and took
the canoe and started for the island,
while Uncle Billy started around the
, shore to examine a small creek. The
, island was about one hundred yards
, wide and twice as long, thickly covered
with small trees and brush. We had
just landed when we heard the brush
and twigs swapping and a large bull
moose trotted out into the water and
started to swim to shore. He did not
notice us, as the wind was blowing
s from him to us, and then Joe got one
e of his notions. He quickly pushed the
= canoe off and we started after the
= moose. l told him it was no use, as
q we had no gun. But he said he was
e going to jump on its back and cut it's
+ throat with his knife. Then told him
d the water would spoil his new buck
: skin shirt, but he was determined to
It have that moose.
a We overlook the moose just before it
d reached the shore. And Joe-with his
II knife between his teeth-fung himself
l. onto its back and seized it by the ant
u ers. AS soon as the moose gained the
s, shore, he rushed for large pine tree
=, to rub Joe off. Joe was lying fiat on
10 its back, holding to one antler, and en-
20 deavoring to take the knife from his
is mouth with the other, when broken
Is limb of tree that happened to be
sr just high enough from the ground was
= pushed down inside of his shirt collar
about foot, and the shirt being made
Ill of strong buckskin, caused him to be
I'd violently torn from the moose's back
r. The moose went on into the woods
in but Joe dangled from the limb. l fin
d. ally succeeded in climbing the tree, and
ge cutting the back of his shirt from the
be collar to the end of the limb, and lei
e. him drop. Just then Uncle Billy came
er up and said: CPL be jiggeredl What'l
ht Mandy say when she sees that shirt 2