Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1875-05-27

ty for the benefit of the disabled man.
AS each pound of meat readily brought
dollar, you will see that the blood
thirsty animal paid very well for his
mischief
Several men have been able to escane
from the clutches of these terrible Great
ures BIZ feigning death. A half-breed
Indian-P Portuguese boy was recently
herding sheep in a southern county and
was attacked by a grizzly bear. Although
severely laeerated by its sharp claws he
had the hardy presence of mind to pre-
serve the semblance of insensibiIitv
while the bear paved him about, rolled
him over and over and at length covered
him with earth and leaves and retired
After while the boy crept out and made
his escape.
Some years since grizzly cub was
brought to Hardy's Ranch and allowed
to grow up there. He was very sagacious
and gentle and was never confined. He
was carefully trained to many amusing
tricks and readily drove away cattle anC
did much useful service, like a dog. H.
seemed to know all the cattle belongins
to the place, and as he was never fierce
they were not at all afraid o. him. One
Gay, when he had grown to be quite
grizzly, some strange oxen appeared in
the road little way from the house
which was favorite country inn. Some
body babe the dogs drive the cattle away
and the dogs rushed out, followed
Kit" the grizzly, who was a lazy, lun
bering fellow, and only went out little
way and sat up on his launches, with
his fore paws dropping down, to watch
the fun.
The cattle did not mind the dogs much,
but continued feeding about, until pres
emily they spied the grizzly. Such an
excitement! The oxen snorted, beloved
their war-cry, and then charged upon
poor Kit, tumbIed him over, and woul
have torn him in pieces if he hadn't
been so tough. He recovered from his
surprise enough to get away from them
and proved himself a sad coward by run
ming to the house, crying with fear a
the top of his voice. Although all tb
ferocious elements seemed to be tame
out of him Kit developed an astonis,1.
ing talent for mischief, which ultimately
led to his untimely death.
He had been taught to drink from
bottle-au accomplishment in which
took much delight. First the bottl
contained sweetened water, then whisk
was added, until Kit would go reelu
and staggering about, quite like a man.
One night the pop-beer" man stopped
at the ranch, leaving his wagon, as usual,
before the door In the morning Kit
was found standing behind the wagon
helping himself to beer. He would tax
up bottle, bite the wire off with b
teeth, strike the bottle upon his other
paw to make the cork fly out, then lux
uriously drink the contents and throw
the bottle away. The number of bottl
strewed around, and the nearly emp
wagon, proved that he had been indus
trious, and was exceedingly fond of beer,
Loaded teams were constantly stop
ping here, and Kit showed great curl
osity in investigating their conten
If he found anything eatable he wo1
tear open sacks of flour, grain, potato D.
rice and, after eating all he could him
self, sit up on the wagon and feed the
rest to the pigs that ran about the prem
ises.
This sport at length became too eXpen
sive to the parties who were responsible
for Kits behavior, and after he had dam
aged several loads of grain and flour, anG
eaten nearly barrel of sugar, a court
martial was called, and Kit was sentence
to be shot.
Those who had treated him to whiskI
were sorry to part with the jolly com
rade, but they asserted that he made ver7
good eating.
Alas, poor Kit!
But I will not moralize. IF there is
moral to the story / cheerfully dedicat,
it to those WHO are moralists or tempe
ance lecturers by profession.-Ol5gerO p
tics M0gaz5ae