THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : WEDNESDAY , XOVEM1JJ5JR 8 , 1890.
I THE DELUSION OF JOHN IRWIN. |
Hcing the Strange Story of n Height lirnln nnd What $13 Did to It
My 1IOWAKI ) I'll :
( Copyright , 1K D , by Howard Fielding. )
Tbu upJtnlrs girl rushed Into my room to
toll mo that something was the matter
with Mr. Irwln. In Heolf the Information
was not Important ; Indeed , it was no real
Information at alt. Something always was
the matter with Mr. Irwln ; always had been.
to the best of my knowledge and belief.
The gentleman hlmeolf oneo told mo that
It began 300 years before ho wns barn. His
earliest known ancestor flourished or vainly
tried to flourish In London near the close
of the sixteenth century ; nnd nothing li
now remembered of him except that ho
wns nlwnyo In trouble. The capacity for
being BO was his only legacy , and It had
never passed out of the family.
Such being the case , the servant's words
mrant nothing ; but her manner was rele
vant. She was frightened out of her wits.
The spectacle of ord'lnary human suffering
could not have nlarmcd nor even Interested
ono who had pcrvcd In Mrs. Ucardon's
boarding howse for a period at seven years ;
therefore , I wns led to suspect a distinctly
unusual occurrence. If something -was the
matter with Mr. Irwln that had never been
the matter with him before , It must bo worth
looking at ; and upon thlo consideration I
ascended two flights of stairs to the gentle-
man'n apartment.
It must not bo Inferred from what I have
said about Irvln's troubles -that ho was
blind or crippled or III of any grave disease.
Ill ho froqucntly was , but his friend , Dr.
1)1 ) uiiil , who attended him gratis , always Bald
It was -mere accident an obscure dietary
t misfortune , a stray ptomaln In the lobster
ealad , or a mouthful of ulr frorrfa New York
street excavation. In appcaranro he was
healthy enough , though worn thin by worry ,
and prematurely gray.
This roam was the farthest from the front
door , nnd worth $7 a week , with board , by
Mr ; . Hcardon's scale of prices. It was a
mode-rate charge for one who earned ho good
/ an Income with hlo pen , yet Iryln was alf -
f ways bothering mo on Saturdays for a
couple of dollars to piece out Mrs. Ilcar-
tlrr's money , or to gratify the washerwoman
Who must go to Coney Island on Sunday.
What ho did with hls'money heaven knows.
He spoke of debt , but when ho contracted
It I cannot guces , unless the rumor that he
bad been so foolish as to assume his
brother'o bo accurate ; ,
I found him pacing the floor , though there
was little room for such exercise. His hair
, . ; , was rumpled , and the collar of his shirt had
I been ripped from its fastenings In front.
' "Seven and seven arc fourteen , " said IIP ,
"and three nreBoventeen nnd one makes
eighteen , and four make Ulessed heaven !
f must hava some money. "
" \Ybnfn the matter , Irwln ? " I demanded.
"What are you raising such a row about ? "
"Say ten , " said he. "Ten and four are
fourteen , and one makes fifteen , and four "
"Sit down and keep nulct , " said I. "You'vo
been overworking In this hot place , and you
mustn't do It any more. What you need Is
rest. "
"Blessed heaven I" he cried. "I must have
somp money" . . > '
"Ton worry too much , " "said I. "Don't d.o
It. Let the other fellow walk the floor. "
And I tried to make him sit down upon
.tho bed.
"Seven and four arc eleven , nnd one one
for the washerwoman , " he muttered , taking
an old letter from his pocket and scratching
.upon the envelope with a pencil , "and four
re sixteen , and one ono for me. Two
boiled eggs are ten , and coffee Jive , l.i fifteen. !
Twjco fifteen Is. thirty , or Say three tWs In
two days. "
. "For heaven'ssake , old'man. quit fUur-
Ing. " I exclaimed. "There's nothing lu It.
Como nnd tnko a walk. This room Is nn
oven. "
, , As n matter of fact that back attic Is built
OTI 'a plan which divine mercy rejcotcd when
perdition was in contemplation , irvln was
absurd to work In , It ; yet for days and nights ,
In the hottest August that ever baked Now
York , ho had tolled upon a long story'that
ho was writing for the Gravesend literary
syndicate. It was sheer foolishness , and I1
bad often neked him wtjy he did not hire a
better room.
"Walt a minute , " said Irnln. "I could fix
It this way. Seven and four are eleven , and
four ones make fifteen. But what's the use ?
Blessed heaven ! I must have some money ! "
"Monty is of
small value compared to
health , " eald I. "Go down and engage Mrs.
Reunion's back room on the second floor.
Coolest room In the house ; I wish 1 could
afford it myself. Hello ; hero's Dr. Illnnil. "
"What seems to bo the matter , John ? " In
quired the doctor.
"In the name of heaven , " replied Irwln.
"I musti have some money. "
Bland , rummaged In his jiockets , nnd finally
pulled out n leathern case , from which he
extracted a phjelclan's thermometer.
"Toko this. " said ho , "and put It under
your tongue. "
Irwln complied readily enough , but ho
would not stop pacing the floor nnd , as ho
walked , with the thermometer sticking out
of his mouth , ho continued to make figures
on the envelope.
"How long has ho been this way ? " nbke-J
the doctor of mo.
"I don't know. " \ replied. "Tho girl told
mo about it. , Did aho call you ? "
f'Yert. " said he , "I'm glad she had the'
soiiBo to do It. John looks pretty-bad. "
"I told him henecded n rest , " said I ,
"Rest nnd change of scene , " assented
Bland. . "Ho ought to go to the seashore
for a month or two nnd take life easy. "
"I'm afraid ho can't get away , " said I.
"He's turning out a story for the Gravesond
people , nnd It ought to bo done next week. "
"At any rate , " said the doctor , with de
cision , "wo must get him out of this room.
Isn't there a cooler place In the house any
where ? I don't want to send him to n hos
pital. "
T mentioned the room on tbo oceond floor ,
adding that I did not bcllcv,6 that John had
the money to pay In advance for It , n formal
ity which Mrs , Ileardon would certainly ex
act nnd the more- particularly If It seemed
that her lodger was likely to bo 111.
"I'll stand half of It If you'll stand the
other half , " whispered Bland , "We'll fix
It up with Mrs. He.irdon nnd say nothing to
John Just walk him down there nnd put him
to bed. "
Ho took the thermometer out of John's
Mr. B. P. McAllister , ITnrrodi-
burg , Ky. , says : "I employed nu
merous methods of iocal treatment
for A severe ease of Oatarrh , but'the
disease grow worse steadily , getting
n firmer grip on me all the time. I
finally realized that this treatment
did not roach the disease , nnd
decided to' try Swift's Specific ,
which promptly got at the scat of
the trouble , mii ( cured me perma
nently. "
Catarrh is a blood disease and can
not be reached by spays , inhaling mix
tures , etc. 6. b. H , ja the only cure.
Bend for valuable books mailed free by
Bwift Spoclilq ComjJajiy AtlttnU , Ga ,
mouth and , after examining It by the win
dow , remarked that the patient had no fever.
Meanwhile Irwln had bcRUii to add again , '
ending his sums with the exclamation about
money.
"Out of his head , " said the doctor. "What
ho needs Is it Httlo cracked Ice and a cool
place to Ho down In. I'll give him something
to make him sleep. John. " he said , turning I
to the patient , "we're going to take you down
stairs to a better room second floor back ,
you know. "
"Sixteen and four are twenty , " roupondet
Irwln , "and one nnd one and one and one
In heaven's name , I must have some
money. "
"You must have twenty grains of oulpho
nal , " said the doctor , with decision. "That's
what you need. "
Ho took Jim by the right arm , nnd I
possessed mjtolf of the left. Thus wo
marched the poor fellow down the 'stairs
whllo ho protested In a voice which grew
louder constantly , that sixteen and seven
were twenty-three , nnd ono for the wash
erwoman made twentyfour.'o put him to
bed , nnd then I went out to buy some Ice
and to get sulphonal powders from the drug
store. The last thing I saw as I left the
room wns I ruin's linger making Imaginary
figures on the pillow ; the last thing '
hoard was his crazy outcry : "I must , I
must have BOtno money ! "
U was dinner time when I got back
but the operation of cracking Ice to put on
John's head , with other necessary atten
tions , delayed mo too long for Mrs. Hcar
don's table , so Bland and I had a dinner
sent In , with n quart of champagne In n
cooler. John could not cat much , but ho
drank some of the wine , nnd 'that , together
with the sulphonal , put him to sleep a
little before 9 o'clock. Then Dland and I
shaded the gas so that It would not shine
on the bed nnd sat playing poker until aboul
midnight , when the medical gentleman wenl
borne with $20 ot my money In bis pocket.
I went to my room and was soon asleep ,
but within an hour I was awakened by a
monotonous and distressing sound. It pro
ceeded from John , whom I found pacing his
room clothed In the upper half of his ragged
pajamas and repeating his endless addi
tions. He paused a moment as 1 entered
and addressed mo by name. It was the
first time ho had really recognized anyone
since his seizure.
"Krank. " he cried , wringing his hands ;
"Frank , I must have some money ! "
Delng only half awake -forgot that the
man was out of bis mind , and I replied to
bis appeal as If It had been rational.
"Tho doctor , " said I , "won all my money
nt poker. I haven't a dollar In my clothes. "
"What shall I do ? " ho groaned. "Seven
and one are eight , and four "
Hut I had reached my limit of endurance
and the next Instant ho was lying on the
bed with my right hand over his mouth
and most of my weight centered upon the
region of his solar plexus. While I held
him thus I talked to him like a father to
an only son.
"What you need , " said I , "is a good
night's rest , and I'.m going to sec that you
get It. You'll lie right here until you
stop talking foolishness and go to sleep. "
He became quiet at once , except for an
occasional childish sob , but I could see that
his hand was moving gently on the bed
clothes and that the finger traced the out
lining of figures. I released him and .sat
leaning against the footboard , watching the
dim white hand in the darkness until I
cpuld read the figures that It traced. In-
ftlnctlvely began to add them and , In the
midst of that exercise , I fell asleep.
When I awoke , with my splnS In a knot
and both legs full ot pins and needles , 1
was alarmed by the sudden view of the
empty bed. Immediately , however , I per
ceived that John Was pacing the floor mur
muring sqftly In the same old strain. It was
almost 8 o'clock and before I had succeeded
In ranking John dress himself. Dr , Bland
arrived. ,
"I have'arrangcd to spend the whole day
with him. If necessary , " said he. "Dr.
Jacobs will look out for my patients. Of
course , I shall lose some money by It , but
If I can pull John out of this I shan't be
grudge the dollars. Well , old man" to Ir
wln "how do you feel today ? "
John stood still a minute , gnawing his
fingers.
"I must , I simply must have some money , "
ho said.
Dland looked exceedingly grave. He felt
John's pulse , scrutinized his tongue , took
his temperature and finally gave him some
medicine out of n bottle.
"This stuff costs ? 2.fiO nn ounce , even to
doctors , " said he aside to me. "I bought
four ounces on my way over .here. I don't
know that It's any better than good old
bromide , of soda , .but some people thlpk
It Is. "
"It's Sunday , " said I , "but you Jtnow we
newspaper fellowo haveto work scven days
n week , so I've got to go do yn town'bVand
by. You'll look out for John ? " . ,
Ho nodded wllh a look of decision , jvhlch
Indicated that he , would\resort to heroic
measures If n favorable change did not set
In very soon. ' ,
I happened to meet two or threeof , Irwln's
friends down town In ( ho" course of th day
and 1 mentioned his condition. Wo held a
sort of mass meeting ; on the subject and
decided that what be n6eded was .an ocean
voyage. Europe , was out of the queatlon (
because of expense and the cheap southward
runs to nermuda , Cuba or the gulf wore
unseasonable , so we settled upon a trip to
Prince Edward Uland , By using our united
pulls for parses and collecting about $25
among us , It would bo possible to start him
off with all expenses paid both Ways ,
This was our final decision , but clrcum-
Htuticcfl Intervened , While uptown , In the
latter part of the afternoon , getting facts
for n religious special , I ran across Theodore
Mellows , who Is beglnplng to be quite well
known ns n philanthropist , Bellows was In
Yale when Irwln was there and I thought
ho might be interested In the case. I there
fore described to him the singular hallucina
tion that had taken possession of John's
mind.
"NVhat ho needs , " said Bellows , "Is n
first-rate specialist. Bland Is a good man ,
art excellent man In general practice , but
In these advanced days and when dealing
with obscure mental phenomena , n special
ist la absolutely essential. Wo will engage
Dr. Wilton Hockey. "
"Mother Moses ! " eald "
of I. "Hockey
charges $1,000 a minute. If poor Irwln comes
out of bis madness to find a bill from Hockey
waiting for him , ho will go back Into It again
as a mere measure of relief. "
"I will defray the charges , " replied Bel
lows , "lie will be more moderate with me ,
as I am able to be of service to him In
various ways. You need not mention that ,
however'lu case you should write this up
for your paper. "
I was greatly pleased to know that Irwln
would hava the care of such a man aa
Hockey. Or , Bland alsu expressed satisfaction
|
faction , when I mentioned the matter to
him , upon returning him.
"Wo can't lave too much advice In this
case , " ho said. "It Ifl extremely unusual.
John has been crazy as n fiddler's elbow all
day long , Hear htm ! "
"In heaven's name ! " moaned Irwln , "I
must , I must have some money. "
Dr. Hockey came In about S o'clock with
Bellows. John had been quieter for the
last hour , and Bland bad expressed his fear
that Hockey would not sea him under the
most favorable circumstances , but just
before the eminent fpeclnllst arrived John I
began to add his sevens and fours nnd ones
louder than ever.
The great physician looked pleased. 1
am told that he always assumes that ex
pression when a case presents unusual
features. He proceeded to put John
through the tests for paresis , paranoia , dip-
tomnnla and other forms of demoniacal pos
session , nnd all the time poor Irwln was
calling for money nt the top of his voice.
"What he needs , " said Dr. Hockey , "Is
regular , systematic hospital treatment. Wo
ought to have him In our sanitarium at
Flatbush tomorrow morning. As to the pre
cise nature of his malady 1 should not care
to speak nt this time. The only pronounced
symptom Is this delusion of the need ot
money , but that might appear In many
forms of Insanity , Do you concur , Mr.
Bland ? "
Dr. Bland concurred , and thus It happened
that he and Irwln , with Mr. Bellows nud
myself , rode over to Klatbush next morning
In a hired carriage , which cost the philan
thropist $16. I presume his own equipage
must have been busy elsewhere.
Irwln behaved very well , except for his
unondlng additions , punctuated with the
same old cry , "I must , I must have some
money ! "
During the next three weeks I was a reg
ular visitor to the sanitarium , where John's
case excited the greatest Interest. Neither
care nor exocr.sc was spared , and yet there
was not the slightest change In the patient's
condition.
I was returning disheartened from one of
these visits vhca , nt the Now York end of
the big bridge , I was accosted by a bronzed
nnd wcatherbcatcn man who had to tell
mo three times' that ho was Barney Moran
before I would believe him.
"I thought you were In Porto Hlco drawing
pictures for the Globe , " said I.
"Tho Globe sent me down there , " replied
the artist , "and then wired me that the hur
ricane wns exciting little Interest In America
nnd so I'd better come homo. I wired back
for money to buy n return ticket and didn't
get It , so I worked my way up In the stoke
hold of a steamer. I tell you , Frank , there's
destftutlon In Porto Rico , but not nearly so
much as when I was there. I lived on the
bark of. trees and a hatful of rainwater for
three days. However , they fed mo well on
the steamer , only I was so blamed seasick
that I couldn't cat anything. But never
mind my troubles. What's this I hear about
John Irwln ? "
I related the facts.
"I'd go over and sea him , this minute , "
sald Bamcy , "If I had the car fare , but I
'
havc'u't. I'll raise a dollar , somehow , be-
twccn now and tomorrow forenoon , and if
there's anything I can do forJohn "
"Bellows nnd I are going over at 10
o'clock , " said I. "Come over vyltb us. You
can work Bellows for the car fare. "
The artist was waiting for us at the bridge
entrance next morning , and we all rode out
together. On the way Mr. Bellows confided
to us the Information that he was consider
ing a new move In the case. It happened
that Dr. Rudolph Ehrllch of Berlin prob
ably the greatest living authority on brain
diseases was In America at that time , and
it had occurred to Mr. Bellows to bring him
from , Boston , where he bad been attending a
scientific convention. Of course the ex
pense would bo considerable , though not be
yond the means of the wealthy philanthro
pist. Ho had decided to tnko the utep
If Dr. Hockey saw no objection.
Wo found Irwln in bed in a nent and airy
room , tossing , about like a man In a strych
nine convulsion. Ho had been kept In bed
most of the time , but had slept very little.
Even In sleep the same strange delusion
haunted him. so that he never woke re
freshed. Often In , the night the nurse would
find him sitting upright against the bend-
board as If the unseen enemy had thrust
him back with a hand upon his throat and
struggling with his unlntelHglbleTroMema
6f figures.- ' ' i- > ' - * -
Moranv who , as an Irishman and an artist
has double cause to be emotional , shed tears
at the sight of his friend.
"Dear old follow , " he cried , grasping
both of the patient's restless hands and
holding them true and steady , as he leaned
forward across the bed. "Isn't there some
thing anything that I can do for you ? "
John seemed to have a faint recognition
of the man and to feel the better for his
presence.
"How much do I owe Mrs. Reardon ? " ho
asked , In a vague , wandering way. "It
must be seven and seven nnd seven and
seven , nnd yet with fifteen more two sev
ens are fourteen and ono for me you can
get a sandwich and a cup of coffee for 5
cents nt Dobbins' . Of course It Isn't coffee ,
but n fellow can work on It and the sandwich
Is a foundation for a smoke , even It nobody
can digest It. But what's the use ? I can't
get through. The Gravesend story would
have paid the last of my brother's debts.
If If If ! Seven and seven are fourteen.
I must , I must have some money. "
"His conversation Is somewhat more ra
tional this morning , " remarked Dr. Hockey ;
"more connected , as you see. Yet the fixej
Idea the fixed Idea "
"In the name of heaven ! " cried Irwln ,
starting back against the brass and Iron
heading of the bed. "I must have some
money ! "
"Why , gentlemen , " said Moran , turnlna
lo us , "ho says he needs money. "
"Not" an uncommon delusion , " said Dr.
Hockey , smiling.
"I never saw It before , " replied the artist.
"I have met those whose need was not
what they declared. The undeserving beg
gar on the street , the habitual borrower
who does not pay , will add a He to bolster
up their pleas. Yet all speak the truth In
this : They do actually want the money
and would be the happier for It. Even
the fellow who will spend what you glvn
him for drink feels a real craving that you
nnd I may not understand or sympathize
with , but It's real , for be proves It by deny ,
ng himself , food and shelter. As for John
lere , It's obvious what ho wants , He wants
the means to live till he can finish his
story. "
"Ho had $1C In bis pocket when ho was
alien with this delusion , " said I ,
"And can't you see what he was trying lo
lo with It ? " cald Moran. "Hear him add.
lo Is trying to add "up $28 of petty obllga-
lens In such a way that the total wont's
> o more than $ je. I've played that game and
the devil Invented It. A man with a eon-
tclcnco con go crazy at It without any
rouble at all. "
"You do not fancy that money would do
ilm any good ? " queried Bellows ,
"Fancy ! I know It ! " retorted Moran. "Ho
eays BO himself , and I believe him. Where's
ils $16 ? "
"In the safe down stairs , " said Dr. Hockey.
"John , " sold Moran , speaking very dls-
Inctly , "jou'vo got $16 Iti tbo fafo down-
italrs that you can have any time you want
t , and Mr. Bellows Is going to lend you $13
nore. Hero It Is. "
As ho spoKe ho took the amount which Mr.
Bellows bad counted out and pave It to John.
"That's $29. " muttered Irwln. "Seven and
seven are fourteen , and four are eighteen
md four ore twenty-two and three are twen-
y-soven , and ono for the washerwoman.
Vhy why , that leaves one It can't bo so.
rrank , give me a plere of paper. "
I bunded him an envelope and a pencil and
ho made figures with surprising rapidity.
Suddenly ho looked up with a smile that was
beautiful to see.
"Boys , " said he , ' . 'I'm out of the hole. I'll
lake a bit of a nap add then go to work. It's
allrlght. _ nil right ' at last , , thank God , "
He slept unt'll 7 o'clock that evening , the
flr t heathy and natural Bleep that ho bad
had since he came to the sanitarium to say
nothing of the months and yeoid preceding
Moran sat beside hl bed all the lime. I had
to so back to the city , but I got away from
work In season to be present when John
nwoke.
Ir. Hookey and Bellows were also In the
room when the patient opened his eyes. He
seemed refreshed and his expression had
changed radically. He looked perfectly ! > ano
and when ho t'pokc It wns quite with sense
nnd precision. Singularly enough , ho had a
fairly accurate memory o ! what had oc-
curroJ , except regarding time. He fancied
that be had been In the sanitarium only a {
day. Ho remembered the loan made by Bel
lows and expressed the firoper uratltudc.
"I feel like going to work at once , " he
said. "I can finish my Oravescnd etory
In a few days nnd It's my last hurdle. The
end of all my troubles Is near , " j
As he spoke he gave a hand to Moran , |
who of all of UB was certainly best able j j
to appreciate his feeling. Poor John ! The I
end ot all his troubles was nearer than
ho supposed. | I I
"We nre nil extremely gratified by this
favorable termination of our labors , " said
Bellows. "We have done our poor best
and have saved a fellow-creature. You
regard him as saved , do you not , Dr.
Hockey ? "
"He's as sane as I am. " replied the dis
tinguished specialist. "The record ot thla
Institution , " ho added , turning to me , "Is
really wonderful. You ought to look Into
It. "
And ho favored me with a few statistics.
Meanwhile Irwln was dressing , assisted by
Mornn.
"By the way , " said Bellows , "now that
you'ro well again , Mr. Irwln , 1 suppose
you won't need th'e $13. It Was like stage
money , anyway. I fancy that green paper
would have done as well. "
"All that was needed , " said Dr. Hockey ,
"was to displace the flxed Idea the sin
gular delusion that held nil the mind captive.
Mr. Moron's experiment was very shrewd.
I had been about to suggest It myself. "
Irwln was Just tucking away the $13 In
his waistcoat pocket. Behind John's back
Moran wns making frantic signs to Bellows ,
who did not comprehend them.
"I always pay n debt When I have the
money , " said Irwln. ' "Sometimes I have
thought myself hasty , while , others , proba
bly , have cussed my slowness. It hampers
ono to bo absolutely penniless and by the
limitation of his earnings postpones his day
ot freedom from all debt. However , I have
$16 In the safo. Let me see seven and
seven and seven Barney , old man , my head
hurts bold mo' "
His face , that had been pale , had suddenly
reddened to a degree that was painful to
witness. Ho turned half round nnd fell Into
Moran's arms. So weakened was tbo artist
by fear of what ho saw Impending that he
could not sustain the shock. Both men fell
to the lloor with Irwln'a head upon tbo
artist's kneei.
"This Is a most singular development ot
the case , " said Dr. Hockey , stooping over
Irwln ; "tho man Is dead. "
Moran , who had been so weak a moment
uofore , suddenly lifted the body without ap
parent effort and laid it upon the bed. Then
ho turned to me and addressed me In a voice
that was much like Irwln's when the strange
delusion had been upon him.
"For $13 , " ho said , "I could have bought
the brightest man I over met , and I didn't
have the money ! "
A CHEAT HUNTING GUOILVD.
An Abundance of finnk'e Of Every De-
: lon lit AlnnUa.
It Is a remarkable fact that game is ac
tually on the Increase tri 'Alaska today ,
reports Forest and Strfcam. It Is well known
that the moose was formerly unknown
within Its limits , but driven from the for
ests of Lower Canada and the United States
by the constant onslaught ot the hunts
man , It has gradually traveled westward
and northward until It has finally
reached the Alaskan ifiotililsuln- ; and ,
breeding fb > > ; e'ars pracUcTdllSr frbe from
' )
molestation , It 'has become rSljumlant there
' " '
today. When tho. agcnt'B"ot 'the Hudson
Bay company first appeared In its vicinity
they found the Indians ftwEllltig about the
Hyland river unwilling to 'ascdpd it or to
liave anything to do with the country about
Its headwaters , superstltlously maintaining
that long before , as a party of braves of
their tribe were aseendjng the river In a
ianoo , suddenly a terrible btack something
overturned the canoe and drowned most of
: ho hunters in the whirlpool. Might not
tl'o legend have been an 'account , exagger
ated by the simple and overawed Indians of
their first meeting with a moose , especially
as during the summer months the animal
often frequents the vicinity ot streams ,
standing shoulder deep In the water to
avoid Insects ? An untutored Indian , un
familiar with the moose ana Its character ,
meeting It for the first time , might well be
Impressed with superstitious awe and dread ,
such a powerful and formidable front docs
It often present.
A second factor which hasS resulted In the
Increase of game animals In Alaska Is the
manner In which the Indians , and white
hunters as well , following their example ,
capture such meat as they'"may stand In
need of. The country being , as a general
thing , rough nnd difficult to traverse , the
huntsman paddles along s6me waterway In
his canoe , scanning the banks as he goes
until ho coT.es upon his quarry feeding or
loitering nt the water's edge. The result Is
that the vast Interior of the country at a
distance fron the streams and navigable
waterways Ifa seldom visited by the hunts
man , and as a consequence Its wild animal
life augments from year to year. So Alaska
has proved the natural corral of the conti
nent , Into which all Its game animals have
gradually been driven nnd penned In amid
surroundings which are far from being un
favorable. In fact , hero they have found a
refuge admirably adapted to their needs ,
and have been steadily thriving nnd In
creasing until Alaska today has become
ono of the best natural gome preserves In
the world. Some moose nnd cariboo roam
Its swamps In search of tender shoots ,
mountain goats nibble the grasses and
mosses of the higher mountain slopes , and
black and brown "bears prowl around In the
darkest recesses of the forests and along
the streams Iti search of fish. The spruce
grouts Is abundant lu the dense evergreen
woods , nnd exceedingly tame , the blue
grouse Is also to bo found In tbe upper
timber belts of the mountain sides , and
ptarmigan on the sunny cliffs and barrens.
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Habblts are plentiful everywhere , and as
n matter of coure , their deadly foe. the
[ lynx , in usually not far away. Amid such
n variety as this the sportsman cannot fall
to find plenty of employment for hl gun If
only ho possesses the necessary knowledge
nnd skill at woodcraft to enable him to
properly search out and approach his game.
The ellmatp of Alaska Is not nearly an
hard nnd severe as ninny Imagine It to bo.
In the vicinity of the coast warm winds
I from the Pacific ocean temper the ntmos-
| phere , nnd even far Inland , although the
i thermometer sometimes falls ns low as 60
nud more degrees below zero , yet these cold
snaps are soon over and are not abnormally
, frequent. With the exception of the vloln-
I Ity of t"ho coast , the snowfall reaches a
depth of no greater than that of Maine or
Nova Scotia , and the winters , though
somewhat long , are still quite similar to the
"old-fashioned" winters of northern New
England. Though the first snowfall occurs
about the middle of September , yet winter
does not set In In earnest before November ,
and , after all , winter Is about the same the
world over. The writer has seen the snow
fifteen feet deep In places In his New Eng
land home , and If Alaskan drifts add a few
feet to their depth , the casual observer
would bo unable to detect the difference.
Many a man has spent the entire winter
In Alaska In a shelter tent and come out
none the worse/ for the experience. Ilit )
with the visiting sportsman , planning to
stay throughout the winter , there Is no |
need of undergoing such self-imposed hardships - i
ships , ns timber Is plenty , and n good ser- I
vlceablo log-houso can bo kept as warm nnd j
comfortable OB a New England homestead ,
In spite of the whistling winds without.
The country Is nil so comparatively new
and undeveloped that one does not need to
undertake a long and wearisome Journey
far from the most Isolated trading post to
get Into a region promising any fair pros
pect of sport , for a comparatively short
jaunt from almost any of the settlements
brings one Into the heart of good game
country. Returning miners say that they
have no difficulty In keeping themselves In
meat If adept In the use of the rtlle , and
unanimously agree that the whole region Is
stocked with , for the present , a well-nigh
limitless supply of a largo variety of game
such as the huntsman will search for lu
vain anywhere else.
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tVIIil U'pNtrni Editor Itrailjto Clial-
IIMIUC a rirrjrj mini ,
" \ reverend 'gent' of Colorado Springs , "
observes the Colorado Hammer , "doing busi
ness at the First Presbyterian church and
named W. J. W. Doyle , has attempted to
decry the Hammer by Intimating to his con-
giegatlon that the sheet Is nn infidel one.
In his Ecrmon ( ' ) ou the evening cf October
1 , so I have been Informed , he compared It
with an aesthetic publication printed nt
some time in Denver. His play rn words
when he suggested that the bible had baen
'hammered' for such a length cf time and
still retained Its shape , wns real cute , but
his Innuendo was decidedly punk , and his
suggestion iiot borne out by facts. While the
gent * was doing his peculiar variety of
ecclesiastical stunts and incidentally libeling
the Hamuicr , Its editor was warming a pew
cushion In au ortbpdox church. It Is a
matter of thu utmcst indifference to me
whether Boyle reads the Hammer or not ,
but I would suggest to him that If he wants
a real live text , I'll let him look over the
flies of the sheet at any time and get a
subject that will keep his congregation from
falling asleep while be Is talking. I know
nothing about Boyle , yet If he wants to be
gin a war on a legitimate enterprise which Is
In no way antagonistic to him or his game ,
ho can sit In and I'll try to entertain him.
Life Is made up of small things , and I sup-
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have to pay some little attention to them.
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