The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-07-13
1BEAR STORY.

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A BEAR STORY. ,si e y (.
"a bar Is an animal to be respected
and initiated. Heseldom goes out OF
his way to iniure anybody, but he don't
stand much ioolinf II anybody under
takes to NEEDLE with him. He remem-
bers good turn longer than most men
do, and III he has o weakness for honey,
I've never knowed him, Of his own 40.
cord, to mix II with anything dele
terious. SO much for the principal
character in my story, and I must fol:
low with q short sketch Of myself be-
fore come to the main pint. Not far
from where was horned there lived an
old woman that was believed 10 be n
witch. Now whenever baby was
horned she eenld iell nt first sight what
he or she was likely to be good for in
the world. When she sec my Oldest
brother lookin' 80 cute QUITO his eyes,
and holdin' his little fists 80 tight, she
condemned him TO be q lawyer. And
30 II was. He tufnedout 10 be ono OF
the biggest rpscalB IN Southwestern
Virginia. The second boy my mother
fetched was prophesied for . famous
politician, md ha groved up stillworse
tkan the lawyer, II 40 DO aich n thing IL
possible. Now when the old woman
was called on 10 look at me, she sot for
along time in d kind Of brown stidy.
Atlast she spoke mp. This boy, says
she, .has got tho gifts that might Set
him ahead OF either Of his brothers,
but IL would be q shame 10 bring up
sich n stout and open,handed baby 70
any Of them weakly, Bneakin, bnai.
nesses.' . ,slt = ~ H.a,i -
daddy took the thing to heart, and
bein' flatlered with her proghostica.
tions concernin' OF me. concluded to do
full Justice to my iacuIties, and bring
mo up as a bai.hnnter and so he
cliristened me Rowz6y, after old Lenther
Bill AtlIinA,s big bar dog. This dog
aforesaid was 80 turfibie on Wild var.
mints that Brother Ballard, the lawyer
(who was high larnt), told Leather Bill
II ho wasn't stopped there would be no
game left IN the mouniains4no more
than there was In the island OF Chios
after orion's raid. Not beif much Id.
dicted to Scripture, / don't know what
that meant. No more did old heather; !;
but the expression skeered him, and he
sent the dog away. 5iis tal9i VI illi1'
aWell, no sooner was Iiaifly weaned
than daddy begins my eddicaton by
gittin' me d six.montht. old bur cub for
aplAymate. Tint cub we named Rough,
accofdin' to his nater, md he yas avery
comfortable friend as long as wo were
rompin' or sleepin' together but when
our bowl Of mush aud milk was sot
down there was q suspension OF socia.I
bilties nntii cne oi ns got sound
wollopin', and the winner flushed the
mush and milk. d i'af
n:Roueh and mo generally ct fair,
but he would sometimes take mean
advantage when he found / Ind the
upper hind II, "A fight he upsot Tie
nan. weil aware that whom II came 10
tapping mill of the aoor lie was boss
and yas nowhere. In spite bf these
little ionpleasantnesses We both man
aged 10 Eoep M and hearty, and NO
outside beast or human eyer onderioolSI
10 toke M Enuut between uE without
feelin, tha tran IN If onrl iir;endsifip.
WHEN 20 bs5 ietSwed NJ IA IN tl,iee ar four
yaa,s ala Retr,sh q acchrdinf Ia . bar
nstsr had rnt ss IN ahead II me. and
"a capeisss abot,i NV elotbes. that nam.
INV bsein te feed IA In ' aenarato pans.
Tbis nav Man vaa ~ 4, nj; I XIV a,i;et tbat
NANNY, iosring AMI va ninht pine
for or,r. ,t,st,ai 7eSeroise ana eIsitement.
wouid sonst;nea slai, a howl of milf
int tj,a nrssh mi ana ajlhv na Ia 70
fnr Az i, .c,a,s;tss ,,, 6isrtis,,a, 'sre v3u.
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nreitv | Srsjl IN enmmed mn n vss sr, cooisd i.
aa scd @ scraned moatly Al n SairSdsv
c.a,n @ III NV oentiesaen tI,e scsan.
;,,s ali ao oriap' 2 and err,sty. had a 6ayor
That waa VA 4 MIGHTY enticin' IA bows and
bars and Ie9nit heip feelin. sorry for a
feiler uhose boyhood hain't been On,
r;chcd vith tite recoilection thereof
Bnt 10 foller The text. Although Il
moueht be supposed human wit would