Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1907-09-14
MA TURE FAKE
CAUSES WRECK
TENDERFooT swATs DEMURE
COW MOOSE
BOOK DESCRIBES THE BEAST AS
GENTLE
Animal Retaliates to the Indlgnity by
Driving Party Into Trees and
Demolishes Their Entire
Camping Outfit

| PATTEN, Me-, Sept. ia tenderfoo
sportsman who didn't know any bette
| slapped a COW moose on the rump with ;
barrel stave, and then wondered why thu
indignant matron wrecked his camp
chased two pretty women up a tree anC
| terrorized the entire party until the guido
returned.
The foolhardy sportsman was L. B
Longstreet of Boston. One of the womeI
was his wife and the other, Miss Alice
Fisher, his niece. In company with ]. 1
Barbour, also of Boston, Mr.. Longstree
pitched camp in the moose timber fort
night ago to study nature and fish. HI
had never been in the deep woods before
and the entire party was having delight
| full time when the moose incident &C
CURED.
Mr.. Barbour and the guide had lef'
camp for an afternoons trouting, wher
Mrs. Longstreet reported to her HUSBAND
that a strange animal, looking something
like a COW, was trampling the croque'
ground in the rear of the tents This
ground had been cleared and prepared at
great labor and Mr.. Longstreet was i'm
mediately indignant. He was, however
cautious. Taking a short, stout stick, he
reconnoitered from a safe distance; then
returning to the tent delved into a nature
book by popular writer.
There is little doubt that the animal
we have observed is a COW moose" an
nounced Mr.. Longstreet, calling the at
tention of his wife to a picture in the
book. ut states here that these ami
mails are extremely harmless and may
be driven as easily as a bovine of the
domestic species. The bull moose is,
however, an animal of different dispo-
sition and should not be excited"
Such being the case, suppose you
will drive the invader from the croquet
ground" said Mrs. Longstreet. But
be careful, Leon, for these books are
not always accurate" q
Mr.. Longstreet procured a barrel
stave, grasped it tightly in his right
hand and approached the COW, which,
gazing at him with large, round eyes
took a step backward and spread its
four legs.
"Shoo, Shoot" shouted the camper as
he advanced hesitatingly.
Mrs Moose remained immovable, placid
and determined. Mr.. Longstreet adj
vanced closer and waved the barrel
stave. Still Mrs. Moose refused to bulge.
Strike gently, if you strike" cautioned
Mrs Longstreet, who, followed by Miss
Fisher, lurked in the background.
Mr. Longstreet removed his glasses,
placed them in his pocket and swatted
the offending moose where he would have
applied a spank to a disobedient child.
Next instant he received a solar plexus
blow that sent him sprawling.
Mrs Longstreet shouted in fright. The
shout was extremely inadvised, for it at
tracted the attention of Mrs. Moose to
her, and, with low, hollow below, she
gave chase. The pursued women saw
little chance in flight, so they negotiated
two low-limbed spruces, where they chung
painting and shrieking, while Mr.. Long
street Skinned another.
Being unable to reach the trio the
moose started in to wreck the camp, and
she made good job of it. Down went
the tents and lean-to cook house, and
over went the stove, tables, chairs and
cot beds. The wreckage was tossed in
an indescribable heap, and when the
demolition had been completed the moose
took up a position in the middle of the
croquet ground and uttered a shrill nasal
cry Thereupon, from out the bushes,
appeared a baby moose,s who sidled up
to its mother.
For couple of hours the party re-
manned freed. Then the guide and Mr..
Barbour appeared. The guide took in
aged to sneak up to the overturned
tents unobserved. Procuring a two
foot looking glass from Miss Fishers
demolished ''boudoir' he got line on
the descending sun and flashed the rays
upon the moose. The effect was in
Simultaneous. The animal started,
blinked turned tail and ran, calling to
her young to follow.
While the others were reconstructing