, 1880-11-27
BEARS IN PENNSYLVANIA.
An Old lfuntcr'a Description Of Some
or Their I'ceilttnrltttK.

An Old 11unter's Description Of Some
OF Their I'ceii1tmrltteN.
i'h,1ni,trhia i.fdrr.
There are still cxlunBiyD forests HF beech
an,i 0ak II, tho Counties Dr Wayne. Pike, and
Monroe, IN Pennsylvania, a,al In Tho a',tu-
ccrt Count,us Of Sullivan aml Delaware, IN
New York, with yast arens uf outlying swamp
land Of laurel, lIrInlock, mil tnmarnck.
These arc tlearly within ilrariny distance NJ
tho Eric Hallway; hut eyeii ut this jalu day
tho htack tMRr mnlirs III tiicnl lis favOfIt
breeding htlta Feeling liailnts Enthusiastically
mud LII nearly M 1itrEo numbers M 1t tttl be-
fore civilization had nlatu my advance I'll the
region.
From nh old benr.l,nntcr Of pike County It
wns learned that there urc 1nore signs 0f
bears this fall tllan lIayD been kl.own fur
years. y long t,o edges of tho gr,slt ass'l'nps
there Is n Eor,er of snft, black uitd. These
swa,ups are, lnatly Ut tllen,, alnlest tuocccssl'
bic u MIN. atnl tho bears iMako t!lcni Their
places of refuge, II bears aso plenty, Tho
mud nfu.E tho edges, ut this tinIe Ut ycnr,
will be broken ~, Ms Il cows lal been wtlk-
the nl,'d Will bG followed nut III .sputs eight
Or TIN feet long, twD Or tltreo wide, ailtt twU
feet .tcuu. II great patches Of scrt!', Onks
are found Srusl,e'l t9 tie grnu'id, ellat Is n
SwsrHtns i' ti'sr. 'is r!sy .asa "s been s o!!t
lectllng ri. the ncorl,s. riley rise upon their
l,anncllHs nlnolg The scrub, and, with their
fore paws, heal t!In bushes violently 1}ears
liz ssss svtS fsT I'll &'ns s sFess'ai s'a ssys sy @ s
tIut their fayorit Insects inakn tsltir
hples III the fa!l under siUaes OIL tito Rrt,,ln.
Consequently they select spots w4yrc tlle
them up to get ut tho hugs. fg'l0w-iackct
aMtt llorlet nests, or rutl!rr their ct'Elents,
nre fayurlt Morsess with the blark Mnr. .Ifn
bear Sues Il yealow-]ac acl;nt or hornet working
III The wouils, l!p nets like crtxy thing Until
or rock 10 wIii1h tl,e ncst Of tl,e oiiiur II
fastened. lie pra!'cess. nnsl dances around
through tho wtIuds, licking lis chops, and
whining nlnl crawling. until bis u,'crrlrg
SCENT !eats lis,, % thy object Of his seasel:.
lpW-}aeketH bl,itA tl.eir nests III tlie ground.
When the bear finds olle, 1t takes but q few
scoops of his fnrc paws 10 turn 1t %rnns st.sc
out. The ltpcs swarm ont IN elp!ttls,, hllt!
yeI!nw. Iie pays no intention To their ut
iatks, although nll assault Of yelIow-jnckcts
os, a!.stst nMy ot!!er nn!s'aA! would soe.s re-
suit III tluatli.
Tlo hear merely shuts l,s eycs and Erins
'tcks them of until tile ,lest Is t.SI,oifed Ut
every truce Ut It's sweets. The old hunter
deelarps tlat lie sM,t. II .big, hear nnce III
1'incl0t SWnnf,, over IN the High ktMb re.
@ sas the &c cre;,ss s nt III y e to''d That lo Gear II
lad been rnbbing u yclfpw j.lcket's nest. ami
II was still ctiverctl with tie Ilery little III
seets. "if lhnt rar lH,! !'cel' wounded 1nly,
n s a,i + ,li,, Sil"W% 'ght ,y I'd H., wa]tzs % III, rlgh!
tl.e.,, r.,sseA sl..le hut ,a!el varsnlmts nf II
yutlur.iucI;et conle Il ttiyt,,' nj mt, didn't
want r,,,o o hi.,,, a,.ss ent .nt,A .r,n..
wA'n't. Inferred q 1lo whtllde! bar, but That
yNtllr bta! SCARED inc nit. didn't dare tU 10
Arter tlat b'sir I'LL next fny."
lIor1rets build tl'elr tl..4ts higl, up it tic
outa the gsacl, s,l hnrm. lsNs, cnmMl.'s ws
t'.esc insects arx, they nre 10 ,,a,eil fnr tl,e
ont nn limb lon sInnll to benz l|s weight,
or high up Oh thu arelst Ut n rack. Il the
fpr.ncr, le clilnhs The tree, breaks off tic
0ngs.st brunch it e;l1l get, md, holding i III
drops to the glpultt. Sometimes lie tia!ices
Or saips nli tho tintb unttt tho hest IL sllnl-
Ell OIL. IL slse nest Il ON rock. tic bear Es'ea
~ to the tup OF thu ledge Hlloyu It. Tle.i
5 IL sf@d Ta @ nrss s% sIef o 5 ss scSf of 9h o " f"sk
until onc strikcs 1lic nest md sends It tu,ntE-
10 k,,ow waint Inns cansct tl.eir rnt1.. vlM! n.t
ono vt t!sein deserts tho +fullsn ntst. blt NIL
w!ien they attacll Aiu. 1T aece..
"a hUriuL-sting, "says the ufsl hunter, "fs
c1llnl to Il blow from slchge hummer every
iinlc. md one l'ornet u knock Il bull down.
bucksj!ot ou = l'ar. al,d the shaggy srlttcr
seems to tI.nk lt'sa !.oap 10 fun. lla'll sta.su
Np on Ills hind legs and sill,nra off with Ills
f0rc paws Mt the hornets {cstas !! he WIS ,nx-
IT, e wlth H. s9s xs eTy y fs hs 'l9rn m S farsfd , t
roll all over the rest, ny il lie wnnte4l to show
tho ilor.lc.s how lii didn't caro- l,n n,ore far
'em tlsnn. If tlley. was Enats., Once sru u