The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1886-08-13

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Ap.vs-r,s,sv,s Adv.-sur. wssA : uues
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E.rlv one morning the other week
o;ch.r3 N9,comh.r 4 conldsboro 4. n.
0'cnas" 'c'' = eou'"s'oso naf
Peeler' VINO was on ms way 70 tne park
woods about tour miles south Of MS
home sat down 70 rest N . barren
knoll overlooking aswamp. A be was
.,..,t - r..ume ~ ionrrcv "a saw
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, oe'' o'"'. o.' ~ 800 'o''o" ''.P
and wnddie INTO tne swamp. ma
comber concluded that the old bear
had : cub or two In the stump. and.
y he has long desired 70 raise and
tame ! Young bear. he hurried down
~ the sf;,mp a soon Is he thought the
"a hear had got Z rood distance
.wav. When he reached the stump
~ found il much taller than Il looked
~ III from his position on the knoll.
Years ago the wind had twisted the
srcc al about fifteen feet from the
Ground. and Macomber. in order to
ct TO the top Of the stump. cut down
small tree, got a long pole from its
trunk. and t:.cn lifted the small end
~ the pole 10 the top Of the stump.
and braced the other end against the
Ground. Then he climbed up the
,,ole and looked into the hole n the
Itump.
His suspicious had been correct, for
n DE bottom Of the hole. where the
stump was at least four feet in dame
ter. cub bear was poking his nose
AGAINST the sides Of the stump. and
mosing around in a state Of apparent
uneasiness Macomber made up his
mind to get possession Of the cub right
awav. aud 50 he let himself down into
the hole by bracing his arms and knees
AGAINST the sides IL the young bear 8
circular prison. When be get to the
hottom the cub began 20 whimper and
whine. but Macomber seized him quick
II. and at once attempted TO climb out
II the stump. One Of his arms had 70
BE- used 70 hold the trembling cub, and
hc soon found that getting out Of the
sfump xas far more difficult than get
ting n. After Macombcr had several
times undertaken 10 ascend with the
cub IN one arm he nut the little fellow
down. for the purpose Of asccrtaining
whether he would be able 70 climb out
u;,h the AID ~ both arms He found
that h. could. ari then he took some
str,ng pieces Of lords from his pocket,
md wrs ccssinc re.dv 10 fasten ths
cub 20 Ms waist when he heard !
scratcbin0 ON the outside Of the stump.
=. listened and the NEXT momen,
somesbing darkened the entrance "a
~. Mole
~ ;,rmed;atelv loosened his hold on
The wh;mrering cub and looked up
a. ~ Aid - sometime began 10 sniff
"a sc.r, .rd growf rs was ~.
,cc,h.r hear and she was backine
dawn into The hole in great haste. Ma
comber yelled Al her u 90 back and
l..ve him alone with the cub. hut she
raid ~ attention 70 his command unit
4. gr.hbcJ hofh ~ her hind feet wher
80 rs,cr.J ! roar ana started toward
she erfr,pce with Nacombe hanging or
a. ~ feet H. relinouished his prasr
;usf ~ she stuck her head out 81 thu
hole and braced himself for turtle,
develonments The bear appeared Il
~ creafIx friyhtened- and. without at
teGn,inc ~ tnrn mon the invader o
her home ~ clumsily moved over th,
dr. AZ Tie stump and backed dowr
the outside. Then Macombcr hurries
ont and slid down the pole with alac
rity.
The mother bear met him q th'
foot. her apparent fright having beef
turned into furious anger. She rushes
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