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Show mmmmmmm MUSOAT JIUXTERST AND SOMC OF THE MARVELOUS TALES THEY TELL. Stlrlilcan ttall Knnxa their Ta When II Unn In I uailatleraleit anil AUo. Iilrlr 1'ate Serarltf, Than the I'alim Masl II. Arronte.l Ihe tlaskrat riimU (itpeilal Utter.) The muskrat r'rcni hiiuiii li tu tic found ilKclling In the Mali along the Detroit rler, near llelrolt Mich. In lature he la until. In complexion like to lili natlie mini. In habits 1mile ml iincleanl). In nlc-tllo allsf)lna: himself with rrnst ' tnuskrat slituft li onyon," vanhnl down with whlnkjr llttlr belter than raw alcohol. In Imagination he la wild, hl.l. fanciful extraiaitant. On .Morula? ntnlne llorulle. a tnt' type of the miukrat r'rencliinan. came Into .lean Huptlntr Morale's saloon at Ilcorse vrith a red anil olIen none There waa considerable excitement In the saloon The two Clroltes of Detroit De-troit were playing a match enme of pedro with the twn Montle brother. Thedo Clcotte waa winning:, nnd playing play-ing every card with a jell of triumph and a thump ot the knucklea that made the table dance "Fourteen time!" he ahrleked. a he played on the last trick and chalked the acore down on the table top. while the crowd, composed of unkempt, un-waihed. un-waihed. but ampalhetlc muakrnt Frenchmen, pressed cloaely around the playera. The triumphant Thedo turned and beheld Antolne lloudlea natal beacon, "llaylo. Antolne lla! Ze red note Ware jou get him" "Ware I get him? 1 tell you You day liar, but so It la. l)ee morn t tak' pall an' ax an' go to rlralre, walk out 'bout half acre on Ice, ihop hole In Ice an' gel watalre. Den 1 say, 'I t'lrity; get drink' I atoop. pool head In hole, drink watalre. Splosh! bang! Romrt'lnga by e none hat me fat. I geev great awalr, leap, fall on Ice, hear tomeflng atrlkc 1 rub watalre out my eye. Uiok. Here on Ice He cat feeah, beeg, so long, w'at I pno' out watalre by my none Ah' ahe hurt an' bleed, but I tak' feesli an' pall an" go to house. Klra' I put leetle fat miukrat on my nne teel he feel ver' fine. Den I weigh feeati-M poundt, 1 tak' before many beeg feeilt, but not o on my noe. Wen feeah tak' none for bait I Jua' loon 1 couple acre off. 1 tell you. feeah bite my nose. How wheeaky mnk' red lak dat You call me liar? You hear dat Knnuck fellow? fel-low? Somebod) hoi' met I keel him! Oh! good. All right. Yaa I tak' drink den. Leetle glaaa wheeaky, pleaae." Antolne went to the bar, and the carda being dealt again the game waa proceeding when the aide door opened and Theophlle Campau came In dragging drag-ging a large aturgeon that would weigh perbapa 90 pounda Jean llaptlito Mantle turned to him with an Innocently Inno-cently Inquiring expreaalon "lla, Theophlle, ou got w'ale Wore ou tin' dot drtf 'ahore?" "W'at! You Inaual me Ink dat I fin' him on hook w'at I bait for him You atop pla card mlnnlt I tell you quare t'lng Dla morn early I go feeah. T'lnk 1 catch few leetle perch I row out couple acre nil l.Ighthoue Point, w'ere Ice la gone olf. After w'lle perch he began bite, I pool. Sploalil lleeg aturgeon lie come, ketch perch by tall; hoi' him up out watulre, unhook un-hook him oil hook, t'row him In air. l'erch fall bark In watalre and awlm 'way. Wal, 1 t'lnk dat quare t'lng Den I t'row In 'gen Ketch nudder perch. Bploshl Hturgeon sate him aamc way by tall Dla go on nine, ten time Den I get mad, I rage, I awalr, I t'row (lit In air, I atamp prltty near hole In bottom boat, but I when I t'row In 'gen aturgeon come H Jut' lak' aame time before, on' deea II time be wink at mu he'a cjo. M -l FAI.L ON iiicimikar some- M tiiino 8THiKn" "Den I t'lnk. 1 Jump up. Pool up w anker out mud Tak' one perch I ketch 9 an' tie him 'longslile anker (look ao ; bla tall come Jua' to end Den 1 t'row iM h'm I" Splosh I W'rn he get perch 9 by tall dat time anl.rr get him by noae, JM Den I g'eas he mako fly. He tak' boat H long faater dan hosa draw cart. Klra' flj he go up rltalre, prltty nearceety De- I'M trolt Den he go down do by ateara- j'JE boata Jin' lak' ahe atan' still Den, VM bo'm by, Mr I'eeh he get tired. We jJM itan' atlll bout 10 mlnnlt Den prltty 'M quick, when he real, he atari jump out .IM watalre He Jump onie Jump twice. m Den I fink Tak' oar. 1'oot two oar '9 In watalre ready for tak' beeg, long. A gueeck atroke. He Jump 'gen. Quccck - stroke, awlsh! go boat rlgbt under 9 htm, w'en he In air Hang! he come M town all r'at In boat. I tak' out I B keel him wld beeg knock on head, M Ketch few more perch an' come H lboro." iM Then Antolne Iloudle spoke up: IS "Dat prltty good atory, Theophlle KB On'y nax' time you do lak' dat. better bring feeuli In w en you ketch "Im un' nut leaie 'Im outdoor In mud all nlghL I waa nut yea'day 'bout I o'clock by Mghthouae Point an' I aee beeg aturgeon atur-geon lie drlf' up on mud btnk. Hot beeg bang on head Mine lak' yourn 1 t'lnk 1 go out nn point now 1 fin" dat feeah gone-he, Theophlle'" "Wat you fink, who la bettalre liar. ntolne or Theophlle'" aiked Thedo t'lnittc of the rompany In general. I "Me1" shouted the twn atorytellera without pausing In their eaaerncss'to claim superiorly , to olisenc the exact hearings of the lemark "You hear dat" e.ihl Jean Ilaptlste i Montle "Yon each haf called odder n I liar. You half your fight-eel out out ald my aalonn " "I keel dat Theophlle' dcilared n tolne eatagel). leaving by the aide door. ntnlne Jua' lak' dead a'ready " nn nnunreil Theophlle between clenched teeth, hastening from the front door The prdm playera paused long to laten. but nn anund came from with out Thedo t'lcnlte broke the alienee "1 t'lnk he bat' run away home aa faa' na leg can carry, eh? I werah Iheoplillc tak' bcea aturgeon wit him " "SWISH! CO IIOAT HIOI1T t'.NDI'.K HIM'" Tlrteen time." ihouted Jean Hap-Hate Hap-Hate Montle, aa he banged down a winning win-ning card on the table, and the game went on |