Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1886-09-28
Al wYoMINo BEAR STORY.

A WYOMING BEAR STORY.
Al the nssrest ranch on the western
side Of the mountains. there lives . Ger. !
man Who vas The fret pioneer 10 bring
cattle In among thee valleys. Not long
ago. this old fellow built ns~ cabin fos
himslf IT the foot Of . mountain. Be-
fore his house was finished. be vent out
one day and hillsd . fine fat deer.
Bringing the carcass home Of night, be
hung IL up against the beck OF his house.
and then hanging . BLANKET over the
doorway which We still without door.
he vent to bed. lie slsp, soundiy. but
there dimly seemed to him to DO sons
disturbance about the house during The
night; and When he vent out In the
morning. every b, Of bic fine deer Vas
gone. and the bear tracks up and down
the moun,ain.side shosed ~hst had BE-
come Of Il. But game ~ss plentifal'
and II vas no, long before bic deer U.s.
replaced by big horned sheep. which 10
the mos, tender and juicy NEE, that ever
vss eaten. This time he Vas more care
full, and lay s-sks half the night, feaiii 9
thu, he should lose bis stock OF frvsn
meat. When 1, .s very late and he
w.s sbou, to give up vsteking. he ct
last heard . soand at the back OF the
house. Something VAS ct work On bic
Wild mutton. There YES noise OF
scratching and tearing. 10 scented - u
several bear, ~sr making short ~oik
~i,h biz meat. lie ssired bis loaded n
as and jamyed out Of bed With very
seAniy clothing on Going TO the door
way and d,s-i Ing aside the blanket, he
saw thu, the nigh, vas cloudy and |.
DARK as Egypt. lie stopped aud thought
for momsnt tina, !, would be impos'i.
Die 10 kill bear 10 such dsfkness, even
n b. should be abls TO hi, Il. foe these
beasts a., % tough that they viii eaiiy
dozen ballsu about 10 their bodies
without much ineoavvnisnes. hihey are
no, wounded 10 the heart or brain. 10
our friend laid down bis rifle and took
instead . loaded shot gLn. "Thu 70 the
thing for them" be said TO himself; "n
viii pepper them I'll over and scare them
% they never Gill come again Then.
~i,h gun 10 hand. be silently climbed the
projecting loss 81 the ne.res, corner Of
the cabin. and. creeping across the roof.
peep.d over the edge above the place
-hsre the sheep ~. hans. Something
sprsand TO be moving below In the
dsrsn~... TAXING . random ain. be
bland away Tbs sho, evidently took
effect; for there arose . chorus Of hovh
and yell. ,ha, would have made the brav-
60, msn's hair stand on end there vs
. seampring snd shutting Of many feet
up and down. and around the cabin ;
even In the thick daikne's he could ss
many great f., creatures running and
.niisirg snsrily sbou, to hod vho had a..
tackled them. lie saw tina, be Vas b.
sl.sed on hi, osn roof by ., leas, . dor.
en- furious. hungry bssn. They didn't
scare worth . cent be said. !, va
no, long before they discovered whence
the sho, hsd come. and knowing very
veil that there Is strength 10 numbers.
they determined TO have that man for
supper, even II they had to put of their
supper ill bre.hfss,.tims. 30 .hils
some %, down here and there. the Others
-slksd about. grun,ins and groslins
over their Injuries. Bears can climb -
yell ~ men. and old Frank stood siih
fear and trembling 10 the middle Of the
roof. ready TO receive With the butt Of
bis gun the hf., no.s that should rise
above the edge. 1.-two bad hspp>ned to
noun, the roof on opposite sidss. there
would have been small chance Of life
fof the poor man. ia, the bears thought
that solid ground -ss the safer place Zoe
them. 90 there they s,sid: and up above
eat Old Frank shiv,rins. boz long be
never knew. I, seemed centuries. IL
Vas . sharp. frJs,y autumn night. and.
e. be had en- very LITTLE clothing. Frank
-ss soon chilled almos, to biz bonss
Bat The bears coats we're warm enough.
They we're NOR. hungry than they -sr
cold. 70 there they %, and gio-led and
waited for their prey 10 come down aud
be eaten. scoa . bitterly cold -ind be-
gan TO blow. Every join, In the poor mans
body s,iif,ned (: but II seemed plssssntsf
TO fre,re TO death than to be eaten up BY
those ugly bsssis, 90 be bore bis diseom-
for, ~ bee, be could. The koun Of the
night seemed TO be sndlsss. and the chill
grew terrible but at last . dull gray
streak appeared in the East. No man
vss ever more glad TO zee the frat sign
Of dawn than wa that chilly watcher.
Besrs are very shy by daylight. and ~
the twilight little BY little grew into
broad day. Franks visitors tro,tsd away
disappointed and sulky up to their dsns
on the mountain. Their victim. more
dead than alive. ~ss able q, las, to climb
down and kindls Ere TO warm himself.
lie s,ill lives To tell the story 10 the same
log.csbin bu, IL has . good stout door
nov. and be will never again 20 bear.
hunting ~ith . o,.gun.-Ayfrsd Terry
Bacon. IN 81. Nicholas for Ausu',.
ATRick or THE TRADE.-"Didn't you
cell any pesnuts!' inquired the sIperi.
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