care keag to repeat. correspondent /A few of the days ago, Bangor according News, to Mr. the Priest Mattawam- was at : scorched Mud Brook, near Mullinoket Luke, spotting lines and exploring Office Bui d- tor timber preparatory for a lumber operation. For some time morning, and he heard the rampaging of an animal some distance away, but began to de- paid no attention to it as be knew by previous experience in the diary,) at- 8 woods it was a moose. But suddenly the animal appeared in reached sight, and seeing Mr. Priest, made a rush for him head down. Mr. Priest is a man about fifty years of age, and Flame, but line Ar- knowing how savage a bull moose is at this season of the year he Norfolk. The was not slow in taking a Nelson gait for the nearest tree, Into Company of the branches of which he swung 'L• himself just in time to escape: superintendent the Infurlated animal. Mr. Priest unarmed, bat perched in Transportation the tree he had a wood chance to this " monarch of the trans- forest." Mr. Priest was not there of his own volition, and would bales of, have chosen to have been somewhere else. But there he was, of iron. and he had nothing to do, except to inspect that moose. Mr. of hold. Priest says the animal was a huge fellow and would weigh over The pilot half a ton.. On his wide-spreading antlers were' twentyhouse Att.I to the prongs, whiob were pointed and sharp, and would pierce the from desh like a Damascus sword. are - For an hour the moose walked about the tree, pawed the house and ground, and occasionally emitted bellows, which were anything the burri- except music to Mr. Prlest's ears. The minutes passed slowly, The main seeming like hours to Mr. Priest in his uncomfortable. seat* in tastefully the tree. Finally the moose went away some distance, and Mr. form Priest took the opportunity to slide to the ground and started They for a white-birch growth which was some distance away. 1 He station- had safely covered part of the space when the moose discovary in each ered him. Then there was a wild go-as-you-please race. Mr. and these Priest fortunately had a good start, and reaching the birch conveniences as trees, struck a match and touched it to the bark, which, catchthose walked her ing fire like tinder, the flames with a roaring sound shot into the air." This was 'a new experience to the moogy a genuine is now a surprise party as it were. He stood for a moment looking at This the ruddy blaze, and listening to the cracking flames, when he all her turned, and with a mighty bound disappeared in the deep with the forest.- Mr. Priest reached his camp in safety and on his reWest a direct turn home received many congratulations from his friends liues out upon his lucky escape. During the time be was in the tree conveyance of Mr. Priest was pertectly cool and collected and filled his pipe nocos- twice and tried to enjoy a smoke. He• says be remarked to in Boston the moose that he hoped they would meet again under more order that favorable circumstances. Mr. Priest says this is the drat time Indian mails he ever new he could climb a tree.. Frult Com- The method of attack with the bull moose is with his antlers port to and fore feet, the edges of the hoofs of which are as sharp &g the United a keen cutlass. « Woe be to the man whom the moose attacks. title of the It will be a wonder it he escapes alive. A person had better Fruit Com- struggle with a bear than to have a contest with a bull moose modern when he is in an angry mood. A few years ago an Indian States who was camping near Mount Katahdio, called a bull with a mail moose-born. The moose surprised poor Lo, and he had a fearnow step tal hand to hand struggle. When Joe Dana, the Iadian, who enterprising was one of the tribe at Lincoln Island, and quite famous in his business day, emerged from the battle and took refuge in a tree, be had is not, as not a shred of clothing upon him, and his face and body bore live, bust- evidences that the struggle had been one which early caused the death of poor Joe. It was with much difficulty that he at almost reached civilization and aid, and. It is doubtful it he ever, when seven feet alone, called another moose. with a It is not unusual for bull moose at this season of the year to displaying attack men. The late Moses Wadleigh of Oldtown, and an manned Indian, were once treed by a moose. The moose saw fit to pay Van Val- particular attention to Mr. Wadleigh. The Indian slid out of occupa- bl3 tree, and, as he started on the run, sald: "Any news to summer send down to O dtowD, Mr. Wadleigh?" Mr. Wadleigh escaped Beach. The and lived many years to tell of the adventure. novelty and Scribner's magazine for Ootober Is led by the fourth artiole broke their In the series on "Great Streets of the World." Mr. W. W. Steamship Boston: Established,The Com Mail: of THE INDUSTRIAL TREED BY A MOOSE N Close Call a Pomobscot Lumberman Unarmed and Alone In the - A E Mr. Henry Priest of Medway, a well known lumberman, has bad a thrilling experience with a bull-moose which be does not Hard- No. 5 Lubber and ad Supplies, Plates 15 Last JAMESON Granite Trade. the Furnished Stock Rough UNION In which Fitted fastidious them, no rim, well Anishe t. GREAT Write to N. BANGOR AND Cannon
