Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-08-08
HE SOUGHT REST AND QUIET.
hat . Rail. . Ground Hog, Three Bearn
and Dog COnsptred Against Him.

HE SOUGHT REST AND QUIET.
hat . Bull, Ground Hog, Three Rear-
and Dog COnsptred Against Him.
From the New York SUM-
REsEcA, Pa, July 27.-Young Dr. Bidwell. of
Philadelphia, came up into this part of the Big
Bushkfll region last week to stay q month. He
brought with him his collie dog Bruce. The
doctor went home on Friday. The dog is some
where In the neighborhood yet, but his where
aoouts Is not known with any degree of Ger
tainty. The doctor came up for rest
On Wednesday he was chased across a fifty
acre lot by bull that objected to his trespass
ing in the pasture, and got over the rail fence
just In time to save the bull the trouble of help
dug ground hog out of side hin, When thew
reached the bottom of the hole the ground hog
turned and set his teeth through the fieshy part
On Thursday he thought he would like TO 60
Woodworking. He took ten-Quart tin pail
ana sd Bruce, ana went out on the ridge mile or
tle afternoon, bareheaded and without the pail.
HIS dog did not return with him.
che following story of the huckleberry expe-
ditiOn is related by the natives who on account
OF its high literary qualities, took pains to have
it reduced to writing as soon as the doctor got
away.
Along about noon," said the doctor, 81 had
my pail nearly full OF the biggest huckleberries
home, when heard Bruce barking and SMART
ing in a singular way OF in the brush, and 1
went in to sec what he had run up against. 1,
carried my pail with ME. The sight that met
my eyes would doubtless have carried joy to
| the heart OF one OF your bear hunters but it
froze my blood, and my blood was at fever heat
at that. A bear that seemed to me to tower mn
at least eight feet stood on its launches, and
Kept dashlng sayagely at my dog as the dog
ran TO me ana got right between my legs from
which vantage ground he barked and snarled
with renewed vehemence. This display of
cowardlce on the part OF the dog apparently
embOldened the bear, for it came sashing
| right toward me like a locomotive. Its mouth
was wide open, and thought my time had
come. l couldn't move To save my life.
but when the bear got almost close enough
TO- grab me, l up with my pail of berries
head with all my might. 1t had no effect on
| the bear, but it made ! very sick looking vessel
out oi the pail The bear kept ON, and in my
over its bead. The pail fell down and caught
| In under tue animals chin. This took the bear
by surprise, aud it dropped on all tours and
tried " scrape the pail CT. Bruce took courage
from my apparent acceptance OF the big brute s
| challenge aud attacked it in the rear. The bear
abandoned Its efforts to get the pail off its head
ana turned on the dog, which Immediately ran
! 10 us OLD place between my legs. The bear ad-
and cooked to one side in a way that gave the
animal q most comical appear;.nce-soinethi thing
like helinetcd soldier hight look if drunk.
II Was so awtuIly scared that uadn' moved
loot out Of my tracks, but now saw that
something must be done. gave Bruce kick
| ".Sick hint Sick himr
bruce started to run. picked up a stone
anu threw !t at the bear. The stone struck
| howl luxe a mad bull. Then Bruce came back
and pitched in again, but ran for my legs as
soon as the bear turned on him. got "a Club,
| and as the bear came within reach OF me again
| gave IL whack. aud then turned aud ran
Bruce followed NE, and, looking back, saw
that the bear WAS not only following Bruce on
| uSnt jump, but that two other bears were fol-
! lowing IN the procession. The two new arrivals
Were, We're hati,srown cubs If l was making good
I'm t,ine before, l simply flew when discovered
| the ARRIVAL VI these rciniorcements. l hadn't
gone "a hundred icet when tripped in "a vine
| ana tumbled heels over head. IroIled over and
| over and came up on my feet without making
amy stop in my course, but my fall rather CON,
| fused my dog, and he stopped in an undecided
| way, winch allowed the bears TO come up with
illh. IN The Wrangie that ensued, in which
| thIee bears and the dog We're mixed up in a
very pfomiscuous manner, made tracks for a
n IIee, i anu, although never climbed tree in
| my iiie before, wasn't ten seconds ia reaching
| The branches OF that one, and settled myseff
There To await results.
| Bruce managed ill some way to get out of
the tansie with tie bears and followed me tn
| the tree. The bears came forward a few stems
anu Then, apparently satisfied that they had
| deliberately OF towards the woods AS far IA 7
was concerned, was not inclined to lay a single
obstacle IN tue way OF their retreat. bat the Old
oVy seemed 70 suddenly take possession OF that
blame fool dog OF mine, and what does he do
Dut Drist:e up and start after those bears as
| nercely as il lie hadn't had experience enOugh
With them TO satisfy any dog that ever lived.
Inc retieating bear family paid no attention to
Inc uos until he caught the old bear by the
| cd III retreat. The old bear stood a second and
| looked after him, and then seemed to say to
| herself: w
"'Ain't got enough, hey? Well, then. I'll Just
settle this TOOL of dog, once and for ALL
with that She dashed after Bruce and the
two young bears followed close at her heels
| Bruce TOOK position in under the tree and
wnen the bear came up he ran. The bear foI-
lowed, and he led them a chase in a circle
| around the tree for at least five minutes The
| old bear couldn't get any closer than about one
good jump of the dog. and the two young bears
| followed at about the same distance behind
her. She finally tired of the chase and stopped.
| She growled and CRASHED her teeth for a few
seconds at Bruce, and then turned and made
| of her. Bruce lay down under the tree and
watched them as they departed. After the
| bear had gone long distance thought could
| Just started to let myself down, when what did
Bruce 40 again but spring up and start of
Moad t e2Ty h S Se fast st b; as his egs
back. but he paid no more attention to me than
| the wind that was blowing; SO l settled back
on my perch asain to await the result of
| the bears, and the next minute back the dog
and tae three bears were tearing once more
toward the tree, the dog three jumps ahead,
and the bears bringing up the rear in one, two
| three order. The same circus was gone through
| trea.ed in disgust. Three times afterward
started 10 leave that tree, and every time Bruce
would rush after the bears and fetch them back
| again and have the circus in under the tree
finally realized the fact that it was not the
bears that We're keeping my life in the balance
but that my own dog was the animal that was
| responsible for my peril Ii l had had re-
yolver I'd have put a hole through him but
| hadn't and SO my only hope Of escape was that
the bears would eventually capture Bruce and
| make short shrift OF him.
THE fifth time that the dog started on the
! trail of the bear they had reached the edge of
the woods. They disappeared among the trees,
1 and Bruce dashed in after them. l waited ten
minutes. The dog did not appear. Hope grew
| SO strong within me that let my self down out
OF the tree and took to my heels. AS Bruce
hasn't turned up yet, dare say he is either fol-
| lowing the bears yet by easy stages, or has
| served as refreshments for them.
| "Under the circumstances" said the DOCTOR
| as he packed his trunk on Friday, 81 am afraid
| that this neiyhDOrhood is not as pastoral in its
| Quietude nor as lotus-like in the influence of
| Its sylvan charms as my nature reQuires."f
Since the doctor went away three hunters
| have been out after the bears but at last ac-
| counts they had failed to run them down.
! something that the bears have evidently not
| failed to do with the doctors contumaciOus
| collie.
Summer Complaint i'm Children.
| From the Medical and Surgical Reporter.
| The child must receive no nourishment, with
| the exception of small quantities of rice-water
for the first twenty-four hours. At night, be-