Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-08-14
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w wan tE enter me trap, and in de-
/ tachinc the bait, he had sprung the trig
| Ger, and was cnught. .aKs sxtiss
| What are you called. little onee''
asked the Captain. at length. in q re-
assuring voice, speaking Spanish very
slowly and distinctly.
..0sits. . replied thar wanderers in q
small pipingsvoice, but with the dignity
OF 3 w5E1aor, Eilla4 Ef SIlHllsal ~
. Little Bear!'' the Captain repeated.
and burst into q hearty laugh, iInmedi-
ately checked, however, By the Thought
that now he had caught him, what
was he to do with him 81 The frst
thing, evidently, was to feed him. t,,sa
So He conducted him TO the cabin,
and there, observing the. celebrity with
which the Jumps of sugar vanished, he
saw at once that Little Bear was most
aptly nan3ed.s Then, sometimes fiead-
ine, and sometimes carrying him -rfor
Osito wasgvery small--he set out for the
Ute. encampment.s
. The approach was the signal for a
mighty shout Warriors, squaws and
the Younger confreres of Osito. crowded
about them. "A few words from the
Captain explained all, and Osito, him.
self, clinging to his neither. was borne
away in tffumph-the hero of the hour.
Yet, ne7-rthei Captain was that, | be-
'lieve.---Eor as he. stood in. their midst
with q. very pleased look on his sum
burnt face, the chief qufeting the hub
bub with q wave of his hand, advanced
and stood before him. 1.-THE great Cap
tain has = good heart" he said. in tones
of conviction. 4" What can his Ute
friends do, to show their gratitude?
Nothing" said the Captair, look
ing more pleased than ever.
1.-THE Captain. had been troubled by
the bears. Would it please him If they
were all driven back to their dens in
she great mountain toward the setting
sun?''
/ .sIt would said the Captain; "can
it be donep" e&7s sssN
at can. & It .shall,''s said the chief,-
with emphasis. e,s, 8s 500 z,ss 5ls 49,. "a
Tomorrow let the Captain keep his
eyes open, and as the sun sinks behind
the mountain tops he shall see the bears
follow also" % slsstse ks,tsiT as a31 ~ i.
- =. The chief kept his word. The next
day the ,upEoar on the hills was terrific. j
Frightened ont of their wits the bears
forsook the acorn fields and fed inglor-
iously 10 their secret hauntS in the
mountains to the westward.
In Joy thereof the Captain gave a /
great farewell feast to his red. aliies.a 1t
was spread under the pines in front of
his cabin and every delicacy OF the sea-
son, was there, from bear steaks to
beaver tails, The banquet was draw
ing to a close, and complimentary
speeches 'twixt host and guests were in
order, when procession of the sguaws =
was seen approaching from the en- +,
&. They drew. near, a and !.
headed for the Captain. in. solemn
AS they passed. each laid
some gift at his feet-fringed leggings,
beaded moccasons, bear skins, coyote
skins, beaver pelts and soft robes of -
hemountain hon q hide-u until the pile
reached to the Captains, shoulders, oa
Last, of all came Osito's mother and
the heap with a beautiful little
brown bear-skin. It was fancifully
ntorned with blue ribbons, and in the y
;enter OF the tanned side, there were g
irswn,.in red pigment. the outlines, of
' very tstolid and stoical looking pap n.
aoose. r-.E. a. stealeu, in TYide. AVake.