The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-04-30
ABAND0NS HER CUBS.
A BEARS REMARKABLE WEAKNESS.
She Leaves Her Young to the Tender Mers
cies of Man, Not That She Loved
Them Less, But That She
Loved Rum More.
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Norwich IN. " Cor. N. Y. Sun.1
From all accounts the larger portion Of
the popu alton of the Pine Mountain re.
gion, in Delaware County, is in earnest
pursuit Of the mother of two bear cubs
about the size of small puppies, which fell
into the hands of two trout.hshermen Sat
urday last. The fishermen had seated
themselves in the shelter of a rock to
smoke their pipes and take drink. One
of them, Jack Trumbull, in sighting over
the bottle, which was aimed at an angle OF
forty-fve degrees to a hill opposite him,
scovered that it had 'drawn bead" on
two baby bears, They were rolling and
tumbling over ons another in play on the
upper side of an old log. Tlumbull low
cred the bottle at once, laid 1t on the
ground, and started up the hill toward the
cubs His companion, man by the name
of Herbutt, followed him. The little bears
showed no disposition to resist capture,
and the men each. took one up in his arms.
The fishermen turned to go back ter their
fishing-tacke and bottle, but changed their
minds before they hal taken a step. On
the other side of the hollow, about 80
yards away, and coming directly and rap
idly toward the spot where they had sat
down to refresh themselves was an old
bear. 1t was plainly the mother Of the
cubs, and Trumbull and Herbutt started
for the nearest clearing with their booty.
They expected to be followed close by the
cid bear, but they reached lumber cabin
nearly two miles distant without having
seen any signs of her. An hour rafterward,
while they were awaiting the arrival of
messenger who had been sent after arms
and ammunition, with wnich the fishermen
intended to return in search of the old
bear, boy without any haiand very much
excited came running into the cabin.
"Tnere's big bear up the creek" he OK.
claimed, land If it amt drunk it's crazyl
/ was fl shin down the creek, an jist as
worke myself 'rouud 10 edge of the big
rock at the lower end o. the dark hole l
came square on to the bear. 1t was rollin'
round on the ground, and kickin' about an
kind o. growl n, but not like as II it was
mad. Fust thought it had been shot an
had got away, an was layin'
there givin' its dyin' kicks. Then I
looked agin' an see two fish poles broke
into dozen pieces, an fsh-line was
wound all round the bear. l was jist goin'
10 make break for pother side o. the
creek to git away 'fore the bear seed me,
but jist then it did see me, an riz up
an came right fur me, a sparrin' away just
Ike I've seen drunken raftmen doin'.
didn't wait no longer, but jist pulled
across that brook an made for here"
The messenger came in few minutes
later, and Tlumbull and Herbutt started
back with shotguns loaded with buckshot
after the bear. When they reached the
spot the bear was gone. Two hours had
passed since the boy had seen her. The
bottle was found near where it had been
left. 1t was empty. This was explanation
enough to the hunters why the bear had
not followed them.. Unable to resist the
temptation OF strong drink, she had tarried
with the bottle and drained it. When the
boy came upon the bear she was drunk.
Sne had amused herself by breaking the
fish.poles into bits. While under the in.
fuence of the liquor she had forgotten all
about her cubs, and when the effects had
passed of she knew that it was too late to
be of any service to them, and at once be.
thought herself of her own safety. So well
did she look out for herself that, although
about twenty men and boys have been
securing the region ever since, they have
not discovered one trace of her. 1t is sup.
posed that she has eluded her pursuers in
one of the dense swaiup' around the head.
waters of the Delaware. l
Four years ago two men named David
Rosenthier and E |. L ndsley captured three
cubs on Pine Mountain, near where the
above two were found. A hunt for days
Tor the old bears was kept up, but they
were never found. TIE two cubs captured
Saturday are still at the cabin. where they
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