Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-08-23
a TRAVELLING LIAR.


toiling over q rocky trail in the Smoky
mountains. which range Of the Blue Ridge
separates Tennessee and North Carolina
for many miles, girl about 13 years Of
age, bareheaded, barefooted, and having
on single garment msde Of cheap stuff,
suddenly Jumped into the road few feet
ahead OF NE. fell down, rolled over, lost
her hold On bundle Of roots and barks
and was up and of ike q shot. She
passed ne without seeming to see me,
and next minute bear came rolling out
of the bushes upon the spot she
had covered. had a big revolver,
AID had IL handy, and bruin was dead
before he could suspect how my hair stood
on end and my legs wabbled. tie wasn't
fifteen feet away, and he looked as big as
a yearling calf, and even il | did shoot
with nv ewes shut he would have been
ashamed Of me if had failed to kill him
with SIX bullets. He was kicking his last
when the girl came back regarded him
with bulging eyes for q moment, and then
said:
"Lordyl but I thought was goner.
Who be you uni"
"Oh. ! happened along here Why
didn't you screanT'
Couldn't. hadn't wind huff"
How far did he chase your
"a right smart.
"Well, who are your
Susan Come up to the house"
She picked up the lost bundle and
started Oh ahead, and quarter OF mile
above we came 10 cove and the newt
able mountainous cabin. The cove was
the same-cabin the sane-surrounding
the same as a score Of others Ayel the
gaunt, uiserably dressed woman stood in
the door. two children rolled on the
ground, and big dog slouched out of the
cabin and growled fercely az the approach
Of stranger Susan led NE straight to
the door, and as we halted on the thresh-
old she exclaimed:
Bar WIS chasin' ne. He IN killed it
with his pepper"
AS soon as the matter was understood
the three Of Us went back, made a litter,
and after hard tug got the bear to the
cabin. We had just arriSed when the
husband came hoTrs, having been of on a
hunt, and the girl braced up, got rest
for her back against the house, and told
the story as follows:
Got my roots tied up. Bar cum for
me. Took a run. Met he IN. He'un
never run tall Heard him shoot-popl
pop, popl Went back. FAR was dead.
Told he IN to cone up and See we 'uns.
Gin him yer paw, pap"
Stranger" said the man as he came
over to ne with outstretched hand, put
it thar Reckon you saved that gals
life fur suah. Nam, give him yer paw"
lie thankful, shore l am, she said as
we shook hands
wanted TO go five miles further up the
trail, to Uncle Joe Billings place, but
there was q general protest on the In
slant, and the mountaineer exclaimed:
Stranger, DO you IN think we 'uns ar
Leathensi Yves pore and forlorn az
shuckless, but ives got feelings You've
got TO stop right yere till tomorrow"
Deed he hasl' added the wife. NO
body SIS saves our SCse from bar is
gwine TO walk of like that"
Il thought l was dun gone when /
heard him go pop popi popv' said Susan,
''ap' the bar fell down IN heap"
Then there came a period of silence,
with every one looking full at NE. |
knew what was coming. It had come a
dozen times in fortnight. The man was
uneasy, while the wife looked puzzled.
BY and by the husband hesitatingly
began:
Stranger. we 'uns is thankful to you
'urs but-but
1T don't make no difference, say" ex-
claimed Susan.
Yes, her DO" replied the father as he
pulled & piece of bark from the log.
Stranger, we 'uns want to know if
if
He couldn't get it out.
"You want TO know what I'm doing
here" suggested.
That's Il.
We'll, Tn travelling for health and to
Fee how You people live"
''Whar' from"
Michigan"
Then you IN is a Yank?"
Yes"
And you fit into the WARP
''And you walloped us''
Yes"
And you haint no spy
Never"
Stranger. believe youi Put It thar,
Nobody who fl into the war would be
mean huff to come spin. Jist feel right
10 home. Al we've got belongs 70 YOU
In the evening three or four mountain
GERS dropped in, one of whom was accom-
panied BY his wife. The women used
their snuff sticks. the men lighted their
pipes, ind as starter the host TUNED to
ne with:
Stranger, wbar' is that Michigan
North of Ohio"
Many people up tharT'
Plenty"
Twenty thousards''
Detroit alone has ten tines that num-
ber'
He winked at each man in turn. and I
heard the visiting female exeIsim TO her
self:
'.Oh. Lordl please forgive him fur
lynn"
Been on q steamboat, rechonY' cuer-
led the host, after time,
Yes"
'.More'1 one."
Fifty, presume
Re winked again, and the visiting fe.
male sighed;
oh. NY soul! but VIVA. dreadful
LAR"
''Mebbe ron hev seen the ocean, re
marked one OF the men sitter q signal to
the rest that he would draw me out.
Il have"
"RegIar ocean,
Yes"
There were three whistles of astorish-
!nent, and the visiting female clasped her
hands and appealed
..lk. Lord. don't lay it ID sc!l him this