Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1868-09-02
Grandiather's Story.

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about tbe a5Son,,,ros ,.,, ,,sod a. -. - ~
woods ~ " '
The Children eatborsd obont III, old mans
chair eagor fr anotbor ~ H. s4n.;as - -
mpcb moro i,tores,;n,, ~ tl,on, boo.,,s, a.,
kpew tbev wero true ones
al bolieva never boy.. told ,.o, ahou, +ho
cubs Gnnd one Tina bo, yo tsnt and
tanned. have -"
M no, plooso ,,ll ~. all .l,o.,,. ,l,,,, 3,
The voices were very cocer onss tbat n,ado
renIv IN tho ala man,s o9ost;on
. Ono Jav tool ,oI ann and s,or,od Of
in search ~ tho cows IL ,boso da,,s MA nod
M nostnres cleared and tbe cattle Iad to ,,e,
tbeir E,ing in ,be woods A. + was o,oiSn,,
Ion, in 7bo d;roc,;on ae ,ha - e. ,Ls
I6en beard tho sten of some hoayv oni-
ma bebind mo turned anJ saw larao
beor She w.s comm, toward mo ra;sed
INV ann and was nbont to shoot whom sha
turned and ran around tbropob tbo ,h;oL
undergrowtb of bnsbes tlI s6c roool,oJ /,
noint directlv ahead Of mo in tho d;roc,;or
had been Going There She stained and sot
do,vn o,, ber bind foat and ro,ahoJ , I
tbouobt there was something sinrnlar in ber
actions and did moi Ere at o9ce os had IN.
tended To: but took few ste,s towsr5 ber
and she stepped toward me- growling in nncb
the same way doo does
81 stepped hack and the hear kent her
positiou. | was sure from her actions that
She had cnbs somewhere oropnd and oodo NJ.
mind to find them. tool, careful aim and
fred. and the animal fell. with sharn snorl
and after moment or two Law perfectlv still
and motionless / went nm t6 her and saw
that she was dead Then I began 10 se,rcb
around for signs of a trail that would lend mo
to the plaee where the cubs were concealed
| had noticed the actions of the bea, well
enough to know that they were not far off
." At last found a little path among the
bushes. and on following il came IN nm old
root under this there was onitc a cave
formed by the earth that had been turned nm
when the treo fell. In the cave. as suspeet.
ed. were two cuhs-sleek fat tbings lonling
like puppies. They were afraid Of me and
eurled themselves IN in the fprtberost CORNER
of their nest when ( touched them tbev
erowled as a mummy will when he wants IN he
! let alone.
IL marked the place by breaking down
some bushes. and then went ON after the cows
| found them only n little distance o,yov and
as | came back with them stopped and got
the cubs. They did NOT ike the idea of ho.
inc carried away very well. hut MANAGED to
get them home. We shut them nm in q little
/ box. and gave them some milk tn dr;nL Al
first tbev would not emf in that wny I'm, as
they rot hungry they were Glad n
IN few days they rot 10 be as tame Il.
puppies. We let them run about the ward
and house. and they followed MS EVERYWHERE
we went. SEEMING To consider us in tbe same
light that dog does his master Tbev acted
like doos in n great many wavs They yonld
whine when they were hungry and ia, for
something to eaf AZ well ms \ nunnv eould
If they rot into mischief fand thew wcro vorv
mischieyous animalsA yonr crandmother
would cuff their ears. Then they would set
up and nut their paws over their ears wbiu.
inc very niteouslv They used IN make mo
tbink Of children when thew were nunisbcd
They tonnd ont where The snoar tub was
kent. and If tbev eonld MANAGE 10 get into
tbe nantrv unsee1 ofg would romc tho cover
and Jim and Joe ubnt was what we called
tbem) feasted themselves grandlv nm sugar
They liked anything sweet. think t6ey
would have liked candy as much as Ettie
Nav here if tbov could bnvo got ,ny
aThey would accompany me into tbc 6ela
whore I wont IN ,yorL and wnnld nlo,.oro 4