The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1883-12-15
The HostIer's Story.

What amused us most Mt the Lake House
II summer was the performance of bear
3 the back yard. He was fastened to pole
ks chain, which gave him a range of dozen
q fifteen feet It was not very safe foG
yiitors to come within that circle, unless
asy we're prepared for some rough hand
Ing
BE had way of suddenly catching you
b bis bosom and picking your pockets of
PEANUTS and candy-if you carried any about
you-in o manner which took your breath
may He stood up to his work on his hind
IN in quite human fashion, used to paw
md tongue with amazing skill and vivacity.
| He vas friendly end Iii Int mean any harm,
bat be was rude playfellow.
| shall never forget the ludicrous alvcn-
ture Of dandified New Yorker, who came
! ID Unto the yard to feed Bruin on seed
MlIs, Ind did not feed him fast enough.
BE had approached little too near, and
Bruin took him to his embrace, and event
i though" his pockets in a hurry. The terri
I fed face Of the struggling and screaming fop
and the good-natured, business like expires.
non Of the fumbling munchins beast, Of
fered the funniest kind of contrast.
The one-eyed hostler, who was the bears
especial guardian, lounged lcisurely to tic
pot
Keep still, and he won't hurt We, he said,
turning his qnid. "Tha:'s one of lis
tricks Throw out what you've got, and
he'll leave ye
The dandymade haste to help Bruin to the
ut Of the seed cakes, and escaped without
injury, but in o ridiculous p!isLt-his hat
smashed, his necktie and linen crumpled
and bis watch dangling; but his fright was
the most laughable part of all.
The eyed hostler then made motion to
the beast, who Immediately climed the pole
md looked at us from the crosspiece at the
top
"A bear, said the one-cyed hostler, turn
ng his quid again, ''is the best-hearted.
nowin'est critter that goes Oh all-four,. Tn,
fpeakin' Of your native black bear, you
understand. The brown bear ain't half SC
sepectable, and the grizzly bear is one OF
me uglest brutes in creation. Come down
bare. Pomp."
fomp slipped down the pole and All
"nced toward the one-eyed hostler. walking
On his hind legs and rattling his chain.
/. Playful as a kitten!" said the one eyed
aostler, fondly. "11l show ye
de took wooden bar from a clothes-horse
asaz oy, and made lunge with it at Pomp'
breast.
NO pugl!ist or fencing master could have
psilied blow more neatly. Then the one.
yea hostler began to thrust and strike wit,
'ae oar IS IN downright earnest.
Rather savage play, remarked. And
mend by my side, who never misses q
e1ance to make pun, added
ies, decided &c. of bar-bear-ity. ="
Oh. he likes it," said the one-eyed
ier. ''Ye can't hit him."
and indeed it was so. No matter how O,
sasle the blow was aimed. movement OF
.Onps paw, as quick rs fash of lightning.
A.''ked 1t aside. and he stood good-humor.
saly waiting for more
Vnoe IN while," said the one-eyed
aes' resting from the exercise AMI lean.
IN the bar. while Pomp retired to his
20 1hers a bear of this species that:
0os and blood-thirsty. Generally, you
= = 1en alone and they'll let you alone.
Won't run for you. maybe, but the,
NJ 90 out Of their way to pick quarrel
cont 'vaeger around with chip OF