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Show ' fr IDEAL TURNOUT FOR SANTA CLAUS Lumberman Drives Into Town With Team of Caribou Added to the . Horses He Was Driving. Tho local manager of ono ot tho great lumbering firms In tho upper Gatlncau Is in face, form and habit a very fair representative of Santa Clous. The rcsemblanco recurred to 1 his mind with forco recently when, ns I ho drovo down Catfish lako, tho clat- 1 ' terlng of hoofs aroused him to tho fact that two magnificent caribou wero trotting alongside his horses. i Both animals wero well antlorod.and I beautifully marked with scarfs of t whlto fur around llielr necks, and they kept up to tho threo-mlnuto gait of j tho ponies with the greatest case. "I guess tho wholo outfit mado Just 1 tho dead Imago of a first-class living J picture ot Christmas coming straight from tho North Polo," tho manager said, describing this part of hl3 adventure. adven-ture. At tho edge of tho lako ho stopped and, standing in his cuttor, gavo a ; shout, "Just to boo tho rascals Jump," ho said. Thoy did Jump, and mado oft hastily among tho trees, but only for a little while. Tho peculiar clatter of their loosely hanging hoofs was soon ; heard in tho rear, and the man even 1 felt their warm breath upon tho back . , fc of his head. ) Thus accompanied, ho drove up to tho door of tho shanty whoro ho was to spend tho night. As It happened, ono of tho men thero had a repeating riflo at hand, and instantly killed ono of tho caribou, and so badly wounded tho other thnt It was easily found and despatched tho next day. As the manager unrobed In tho shan-ty, shan-ty, telling ns ho did so tho story of tho persistent companionship of the caribou, cari-bou, a damp handkerchief foil from his hat, and was with a quiet chuckle picked up by a young Indian who was acting as cook's mate. "Some lavender water or something of tho kind, old Merrifleld tho hunter put on a cut I got on tho head from an ugly fall this morning," tho man explained. "Good modlclno that, for dcors," tho Indian answered, and went on to ox-plain ox-plain that old men of his trlbo had a secret kind of oil which wns used to attract tho quick-scented deer, caribou and mooso to tho traps set for them, or to tho hiding placo of tho hunter. It was mado pretty clear that it was tho Indian's lavender, like painkiller upon his wound, nnd not any desire to take service under a modern Santa Claus, which caused tho caribou's fatal fa-tal attachment to tho manager's turnout. turn-out. New York Sun. |
