The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-12-24
OUR CHRIsThAs BEAR STORY.

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j. Uncle Bob has two children Of his az
d noW, ana that made his heart all the warn
" toward every child be met
Il Tel US story uncle said lft+ra Ia
Y icoklng up from Uncle Bob's left kner
i know pretty good bear-storv . ran1fs
1 C@lCte @ boos WIZ q sly glance at Aunt Ksti1
e Du, tel us that, please. ." cried little Fa Il
I ME, from Uncle Bob's other knee hsr r,-ef i
lace 81 agiow with eager curiosfty
, ga. 1hlIJy years ago" Uncle Bob begsr|
Il "a EeS . via country out here. The wood
mas At-l OF pears ana wolves. not TO speaI x i
Otuer yarmint, and the settlers fla Il 81, 80,
sharp lookout tell Won
. was yonuE man then. and recko,s|
I,-g pest looklng cap in these parts. 90 T-rr1|
Katie H-A-0e ~ A1h
her usual quiet smile VIZ
y on know it yourself. Katie. rsturpsJ
orce :, Doo iesstways you thought o.
Aunt Katie blushed, and went on with be
knitting.
Whatever may be said Of me" Uncls
Poo resumed there was gal in the neigh
. DoIhood as hadn't her match for fftv raiie
around" my HIN
Now. Robert, expostulated Aunt Kati.
MlSJ pul such nonsense in your head to /
It's only the sacred truth. Uncle Bob
protested she was my first syYerth heart. sDd|
her EaIne was Katie 30
The same as suntie's,' interrupted little
jest 50, % said Uncle Bob. That's what
they call coincidence %
Inc big word reduced little Dan 10 siI.prs
ana ncle Bob proceeded
katie's father was the richest -7,7, -, 81.
settlement lie had moved ont early bs5
nelped fight the Indians. had been s5-]7,f -
tie LeglsLa AZURE was Justice Of the Peace
SHa owned more than thousand acres ~
land. We call him the -S0uire
halle and me had been as GOOD ss o,
sassd IoI a couple OF years but Won SEE I
Nas zoe sheeplSn to speak 10 the Squire I
,,,, 5s hl.e 70 DO IT, but she said it wasn't
llple OF neE place, and so matters stood
Al last sniptiOus looking chsn-bis
name was sam Iibbetts-r0ur orlf sD5
sosIt sosItsu a q store and grocery at the cross
/ IOdus- he wore store clothes and hsd Iong
curry hair, which he kept oiled 10 sreI a.
extent as disguised all the feIIers and a-
chanted al the gals
-. \ one Of Us had any chance when he was
&pouL. Il was nobody but Nr Tibbsrfs
De cut US all out bv turns IF ,or tcoI-
ga % IActtlA or Il slnCIu school. eyueetfD'
= see her home, Jest as YOU sfert url al fLs
- oL tlle exercises 10 offer her v6nr arm
en- 70 one but M Tibbetts would scrougs
D ahead, and your gdI would walk al -
nm, leayIu EJu the mitteu
n q came u over the squire by scresiDs
= ~ ~ LII ~ pu-iLeS. especially on the wolf
zap bounty question sO't when he berur
,leased like 'i19@
i don't know If Katie wanted TO maxi
-g JeAlOus' sos 20 bring me 60 the Mint
30 ny nov she seemed to take a shine to Nr
ioOetts, which drove me half mad "a
I -Iasheu llaI gentle youth outer his nsteni
Sather boots, but he was allus SO uoIffe thar
i,-- lst N@ u no decent way o. guaTlin' with
But you're a long while comm. to IN.
ear, ncle, put iu little Dan
ne Te most at him now. said UB.la
.-Eaur.- V1s.l-f-- y----. - -,.-
BODY was invited. The rlls yyss 10 o-,ift
lLin the day, and the bows was ~ -11-1s
ld dance with them in tie gveuin' and
en see EN- home
Il went over TO the fS1rrf4.-s ...,-
ate, but she said, with a SASSY Iaurb sRs
Ss lLucn ableeEed-Mr. Tibhefts had i1st
zen there aIOre ne. The end of Il 80
81 - L went away IN the sulks. and didn't 60
wei, that night, as Ir Tibbetts was
81 Aalie home, they was wa kin along
AIN poetry about the moon. which vyss
rec uar-eTs fun and shinin' down bright
IA a. -. 30 "a INNS come bulgn out into the
The bear?" exclaimed little Dan. excit-
The bear echoed little Fannie. turning
Well yes, o., said Uncle Bob. cit If.
,eA x pear. lie give one fierce Eroul. and
b AloDells, JerEIn' his arm. heels and rzn
ueaI me lie didn't hoIlgr murder for
y - 'ti0 4, oee- q near him and take him st his
nchlng lis tiny fists
30 lie was, said uncle Bob
b.t poor Miss Katie 7's fnaufrad Iif+r.
luIe, from whose eyes the tears 5ersn -
ne bear, ." continued Uncle Bob. g-ov-
tAclled as he ueRrtd the climax of bis
20 Jest AIRED up on END, cotched hold
Katie with his fore paws. hurrs0 ber -
shaggy breast, and give one bound. car
N her OF into the forest 90
Ile t2nnie sobbed. Little Dams ewes
--eN' oUI ID spite OF him. were full OF
Oa Robert, you shouldn't frfrbteD the
uien so, said Aunt Katie. looking M
dropping stitch.
Don't cry, nv dears " said T-D.r. r7.A
lng each Of the little head, asTifs 80
nus well.
At IiboctLs had hardly finished teIIin'
squire about his darter bein' carried OF
le bear, IN spite Of Nj Tibbptts' gallant
- 20 iescoo hsr lIn proof Of which be
"eG tlc scratches he'd GOT in ruunint
Lsu lle bUshes), and the Squire hednFt
sOI Gone calliu' him a sorts o. hand
es, when Who should walk in sar. and
iu' but Katie herself, and me escortin' OF
BOP staples, says the Squire. graspip.
n land, accept fathers blessf1'
I do, says !, bowin' nv head
but the b ar - saws the Squire
il make You a present of his hide 70
row, says J. lookin' bic
HOW ken l reward YOU % saws bs
Now the time nor never T saws 70
81, pluekin' up courage BY rfyin' ros
garter Tor wife, l answered
Ar you wi,Hn', Katie 80 savs tbs o75
] am, says she
Ne too, says !, not waitin' 10 be Rred
= = ne !! youT night hands, says he Squire
y NlTchoo Of the authority veste5 Ip M.
Jestice OF the peace said the iS0uire
lhlls i pronounce YOU man and wife
m God nath iin6d together let no man
sunder and no man hsfn'r neither -
d Uncle Bob, proudly
hen II was Aunt Katie after all 90 r-fs5
annie. "Oh, auntie, weren't Won eyer
leh frightened when the bear carried
be would have been said Uncle Bob
gou see the bear, As be whisked ber
, whispered something I'm her ear %
oW could bear whisper. 4 sbonl5 Ike
oW 2 objected doubting Dan.
ell, replied Uncle Bob, Il nav as vyeU
10 the moral Of my story. Ii 1v-s nv
dressed IN bears skin, that carried ~
aunt and 1rlghtened poor Tibbetts out
wits 30
little ones clapped their hands with
ow hang up your stockings for Santa
; say your prayers Ike good children
% 10 ped, said Uncle Bob, setting
MS listeners and going across TO plant
on Aunt h haffe-S ruIfig- nhaa-