Show MOOSE ATTACKS A HORSE And the Horse Retorts in KIndAn Incident of the Maine Woods Three young men from MHlown near Calais went out Into the country coun-try districts recently to pass tho day arid left their old horse standing under un-der the shade of the whispering pines while they communed with nature some little distance away according to the Kennobec Journal They were startled by tho neighing and snorting snort-ing of their steed and upon reaching reach-ing the spot whore tho animal was tied they witnessed an exciting encounter en-counter between a bull mooso and the horse Tho monarch of the forest just happened along and found the horse encroaching upon his domain and very naturally resented tho Intrusion lie made a run for the unfortunate steed and a bow on collision was almost al-most a sure thing when the old horses fighting blood got up and Instead of waiting to bo rammed like a fishing boat In a tog ho stood upon up-on his hind legs and caught the bull moose a swat fair upon tho nose with both forefeet Both animals sat down I suddenly to think tho matter over the moose from the surprise of the shock and tho horse because ho lost his balance and It would doubtless have gone hard wltU tho latter which was Incumbored with tho harness and rigging rig-ging had not the young men sot upon the forest king with yells just as hu was about to resume the attack upon his hclplosH adversary Any one who remembers the noise which a Mill town man U capable of making when out for a good time will pardon tho moose for his sudden and tudlgnl led retreat |