The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1884-02-16

LOOK sharp, boys! nearu SOmetnln 4!
We had all heard it, and had our re-
volvers ready for use. Soon steps were
heard approaching the cabin, and each
pointed his weapon toward the door,
expecting to see the enemy; but, to our
surprise and joy, Jack walked In with
the guns over his shoulders. He came
in with whoop; but when he saw four
revolvers pointed at him he said:
Look here, boys, put them ere Shoots
in irons up. There's no dangeri he's
dead as door nail.'' who's deadP"
we all cried. 'Why, the grizzly, of
course; what did you think it wasp
He then told us that bear had come
into the cabin and taken all he wanted,
and that he (Jack) had followed him
out and had killed him, and had only
waited our return to help skin and dress
him. We tried to make him tell us the
particulars, but to all our questionings
we received the response: "Wait till
after dinner, boys"
We brought in the bear, and soon
everything was in order and dinner
cooking. After dinner every one; ex-
cepting Jack, lighted his pipe and sat
down before the fire to hear Jacks
story. 81 say, boys drawled Jack,
"afore | start inter this 'er business,
you will have ter excuse me while look
up my notes." Taking up WATERFALL
he went to g. creek near by and soon re-
turned with bucket full of water.
After helping himself to drink of the
water, which he called "Adam's ale, p"
he sNid:- snow, boys, yer uncle's got
the floor, and for the first time since
| ,aA.S, I of vd oii-
ience, and am awful sorry Dad is'ent
here to give me a pat on my back. ;"
One of the boys offered to take Dad S
place, but he was silenced by Jack. He
said: Snow, Bob, never you mind;
Pm g'wine to run this ere meetin'
alone. You all iist keep yer seats and
pay 'tention." Taking another drink
of water, he continued: ''Well, boys,
I'd been kinder sorter thinkin' fer
some time long back that I'd kinder
sorter let up on this prancin' tel
town every Sunday. It's well enough
! fer you boys, but somehow when | get
ter town an go in an see SO much loose
change layin' round l kinder banker
after some of it, an sorter thinkin' per.
haps l could fetch little of it away
but I've kinder made up my mind that
old Sam Trimmings boy amt as smart
as he thought he. was (Jaek
had been trying to beat at monte fol
long time, but had found
: out to his sorrow that where he had
won one dollar he had lost one hun.
dred), and if l ever get back to old
Boone again I'll have ter let up on this
! ere kervartin' round Sundays, so
! thought I'd try an start in this ere
mornin' an stop right here. AFTER you
boys left cleaned up everything in the
cabin, washed them 'ef shirts an things
what you seed on them bushes out thar
: an put on pot O. beans to boil, an
begun to sorter feel that l wished II
not bin fool an had gone long with
you boys; but it was gettin nigh ontel
: dinner time, an / though that If l start
ed the fun would be all over afore go
thar, so | kinder made up my mind II
better stick it out, an [ reckon l won
t want ter do it agin all by myself
Well, kinder dident want ter git din
t ner, so l took cold bite an thought I'C
: lay down an take good rest. I'd jis
+ laid down, an was thinkin' of you
boys, when in popped the biggest crea
: tur / ever seed. L gawd, boys,
: somewhere an the elephant had go
d, loose fer certin. Well, sir, in he walked
0 right up to the beef hangin' thar. (point
e ing to the ridgepole), an with one gra1
t he fetched it down an chawed it an
r had got it down afore l could wink
0 Then he began to help himself to all tn
S things, and thar laid, an q thinkin' G
!, what ter do. Thar stood the guns il
: the corner. knowed it was no use Q
s tacklin' him with revolver, for
g would only cause row right. here, SO
n calkerlated he'd not see me an I'd iis
n kiver up an let him have his own wa
d fer awhile. laid still as a mouse, an
g once in a while I'd look out an take
e see. Well, by-and-by, he took a MOTTO
d that thar were somethin' better in thi
g ere house, an so could hear him sol
n ter prospectin round like. Pretty 500
y | heard him licking his chops, an
a looked out an thar he were pullin' tn
d plug out of that ere molasses keg al
n then he licked it up as it cum out. H
e kinder thought it cum out too slow, al
n so he hit the top with lick of his paw
J. an smashed it all to thunder. Thar b
l. sat, lickin in dead earnest, but it 500
,e got to runnin' all over the ground, al
lie | kinder reckon bars don't like niue
l. dirt with thur grub, so he begun tt
" see if thar was anybody in those I
re hunks. / were all kivered up, head al
,p ears. He stuck his nose in my bun
1t snorted. 1 gawd, boys, thar's the tin
g l begun ter kinder think of Dad an
* Nam, an how I'd like ter be in o
III Boone ag'in. Well, pretty soon / heal
W him lickin' his chops ag'in. lookt
us out Thar he was with the sugar ba
er rel, one arm round it, an scoopin' o
d. the sugar with the t'other. He'd s
as down an was jist SHOW lin it into hir
in l began to git orful tired of layin'
n. bed, an wished l were out on the h
ur where l could take better look
I'll things. / heared him trampin' roun
MS an pretty soon ! heared him go out t
IS. door. | sorter unkivered my head a
er saw him a walkin' off with some baco
le. l got up an shet the door to make CT
is. tin he didn't come back for the syrup
ar sugar. watched him til he got up
alf the side of the mountin' an thar
n, set down in the sun an beg
he to scratch himself an sorter rub
g. belly up an down, like boy whatsh
hin not fraf Wall