, 1862-06-19
NO. a


aGenilenen,s said Kentuckian, as he spread
bis huge form before IRE IN q country tavern
fdont make fun Of that tlnif dog. e You bIdais
and with nee Of pfOfodni melancholy and touch
ing pathos be added, anles yOu want 70 hut
@Uhi Of course moi, sit. Il you ahiIke 4 Buti
pray, how did be come % get celsailed q lih hlr
sawel, gentIeihed, TN ten YOU, saId tie Ken
tuedan, repicnishing fhe capaci0ns holioArof IL
cheek with quid Of tobacco sThat thar dog
was the greatest bar hunter Of k1intuck. ARW
years ago ] used 70 take my riheand dld lbltirer.
Of IN Afternoon, aud think nOthihk Of killing "a
bars, Onec0ld DAY n the middle 81 winter, bail
tfoubleaE good Deal with On old he tur tlniuI0a
to carry OF our pigs By The dozghs IsiaI1oi oIi
with Riptearer, detefmihed y kill he oli rpsea,
OF die in The attempt Wen, dfter we'd gone abouf
two mics through the woods, We IN d asdd1lh
came right smack % the old bar, with hisuil
and three cabs. / know d couldn't shoot 'emnll
At once, and ! knOkd II killei either Of he "a
'uns, tother would make at me, Tor could sut
theyWefe mortal hhhtry. So osays !, Rip wlatIl
We dofp Ripknohfd what I was saylhi and vithts
out Naitin' % hbld any conab about Il, he gug :
growl an pitched fight in among ihem. With
that let hy d. the she bar, Coz knowd sac va
the Rust when the cubs was about. Over she rolled
as dad Is I taatkeFeL Rip ile htched % tie b.
bar, and they had most 4 mikkly tuslls lor abonf
6ye minutes, when the bar beghh 10 roar enough ,
like blue iiihf1er. ] run up then and knocked Sis
brains out with The butt end Of my file. he
cubs we're % skeered and cold that / killed In n
about two lhindies with my knife. Bot RIP aook F,
on terrible about my knoekih of The Old bar a /.
the head. At ihst 4 Thought be was goin' 70 tack6
on me, and sys1 I, Rip, that's downright M
grateful With that he sneaked o. % d hun, But
could easily see be was tefribly mad yet. Wen
let the bars aIl on the ground. cohcludin' to cin
back with neighbOfs for EN- rs soon as could II
EN- know. On the way home, Rip kep ahead a
me. Every time he thought how killed the old
bar, his tail would stand right up On ehd, be VA
50 powerful mad II wis gittif Oh 10 night and
began to grow lfeezih' cold. About half : nils {
from The house Rip chine 10 halt thinkin' he'd =
have another look back In the direction Of ~
bars. The scent Of EN- raised his dandef wn1.
than evet. His tail stood right square Up, as sin
as . hoe handle. Just then L came On coldlFth
ever and poor Rips tail ffiz exactly as Il uloodi
was 10 bad f1--I bad 70 are 10 tlaW T. Whio
l was thinking what I'd do 70 get Il down, . Big
buck deer sprung up and darted right over Tie
fence about hliy yards ahead. Rip did not wait
% Be told rhar % 80. but pitched aricr ih1 DER;
! cracked sway With my rife and Just bit the h1zl
between bis horns As soon as Rip got 70 he
fence. be thought bed make sb0tt cni-he dashed
right through, but bis tail vas 90 brittle Il broke
Oh between the rails. Poor old Rip was gone
for good. He never had stall to show ailer that
lit broke his epiritlg well Is bis tail and thltS
how he come oloe t. And now gentleme1. In :
ggttin liitie %; md i you have no OhlsutioH
vel take horn" - !
And the Ron was taken 6iihoat 4 word Of
comment fegafding the story.