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Moose. The second topic which stirred Swedes, last week, was wild moose. These mighty, antlered game were alarmingly reported to be browsing upon and trampling down thousands of aspen saplings in the province of Smaland. Aspen is a wood much used for making match sticks; and match making is a major industry of Sweden. Therefore the wild moose tales alarmed...
...Woodward, '84 is in business at Aspen, Colorado...
...lighted the way. We had proceeded but a short distance, Jackson ahead, I following him (the way was narrow), with my eyes on the ground to keep the path, when suddenly he stopped short and wrenched my arm violently. Startled, I raised my eyes. He was trembling like an aspen and pointing ahead. I followed the direction of his finger. What I saw I shall never forget. There, directly in front of us, straight across the path, was an enormous figure, all white, with outstretched arms that seemed ready to clasp us in their embrace. I was never a believer...
...aspen frail...