The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1872-07-19
Jim Walkers Bear Story,

Jim Walker-all know Jim Walker
about Columbia-is now living at Folks
Landing, in Bolivar county, Miss. Jim
is engaged in merchandising ana plant
irg, and his many friends will be de-
lighted to hear that he is doing we'll;
Jim has set his "megs" for an hundred
bales of cotton, and proposes to sell more
"dry goods" than any man has done
since the niggers were set free, with a
sharp sprinkle OF the critter added"
From the best of our information, Jim
will do it. ii no don't, then "you bet"
neither of "them things" "can be"done.
BY the way, speaking Of Jim, reminds
us OF "bear story" he tells, that lays
Dayy Crockett in the shade. Jim has
fine crop of corn--at least it aOds promi-
sing until the roasting ears began to
come up missing and most wonderfully
scarce. Jim was troubled in mind and
sorely vexe1, at finding each morning,
upon repairing to his corn field, that a
heavy forage had been made, the night
before, upon his corn. Jim didn't like
this, and resolved on plan to stop it. !"
So, armed with a dOuble-barrel, !"
loaded with bird shot, he repaired early
one bright summer morning "before
the break of day." to the rear of huge
brush pile in full view of the locality
where the heaviest inroads bad been
made upon his corn. Jim was watching
vigilantly and waiting with breathless
anxiety, when he heard the brush and
cane cracking tremendously, and peer
ing from his hiding place, ready to fire,
when, imagine his CONSERVATION and as
constituent as he beheld a huge and
INDUSTRIOUS bear, Gas big as an ele-
phant," making his way for the corn
field. jim was in a dilemma. He didn't
know whether to run or lie low" or
one thing he was well convinced and that
was, it wouldn't do to tackle that bear
with that gun! So Jim concluded valor
was best to be illustrated by gentle
demonstration at "keeping dark"
Without making any noise, he watched
the movements of the newly discovered
intruder, and was soon convinced as to
what had become of his missing corn.
The bear made "bee line' for the field,
and was there but few moments when
he returned with both arms full of Jim's
corn! This. was more than he could
stand, but what was he to do? With
true philosophy he remained still-mute
as a mouse-and, looking first at his
Shot, and then at the means he would
have tor an effectual escape, should he
be discovered by the robber of his cher
ished corn field. The bear being gone,
and quiet again restored, Jim ventured
from his NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.! He had
gone but few steps in looking after
the course the bear had taken, when he
heard the familiar sound of some of his
pigs that had been missing for some
DAVIS. With cautious step Jim advance
ed. He had gone but a short distance,
when 10. and behold he came upon his
lost pigs securely housed in welI-built
pen; and imagine Jim's establishment
when he found they were the uneonsci-
Gus victims of the bear, who had penned
and was fattening them with his
corn! Jim tells this for genuine, and
offers to produce the identical pigs, pen,
hiding place well-marked, corn field and
everything but the bear, and that he
hasn't been TO look after since bis fatal