Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-01-26
ONE MORE BEAR STORY.

The Hon. G. W. Williamson, of Salads
burg, is one of the members of the Penn
sylvania Legislature from Lyooming
county. There are two members from
Lycoming, One of them is a large-waist-
ed old gentleman, with not worry extend
ed acquaintance with the inside of books
He has never rubbed against the world
much, and being a triAo new in legislation
the boys had good deal of fun with him
last winter.
Pop" said the Hon, Geo, McGowau
president of the Philadelphia American
Club, TO this ornament from Lycoming,
"what penalty do they inhict on suicide
up in LycomingY'
In dead earnestHess the innocent old
legislator replied;
"They give 'em three months, b'liove,
but COL dang 'em! I'm in favor of two
years"
But this member wasn't the Hon. @. w.
Williamson, of Saladasburg. That states
man was up to snuff, and if there ever is
any "snake" in bill it won't bite him.
He mingles stateoraft with lumber, agri
culture and a country store, and finds his
recreation in chasing the deer in the wild
wood and hunting coons. He has a son
Charles. Charles is l6, and is stub
a1d-twist specimen of the true back
woods boy.
"Charley," said the Hon Q. w. William
son, the other day, "from the way the
over back of the mountain. Seems to
me as if it was buck"
eNSel, pop" replied Charley, 'let's
take the dog and go fetch the deer in"
"Why, that's sol" said the statesman, as
If the suggestion was sudden revelation
to him. ave can do that, can't WEI"
SO he took down his gGn, called the
dog, and he and Charley started for the
mountain, three miles away. Charley
carried no gun, it being his duty to han
die the dog and drive for deer, while his
father stood on the ridge at runway and
and put lead in the deer when it bounded
by. But Charley had big hunting knife
in a sheath at his side. The knife was
to cut the deer's throat with after the ami
NAL had been weighted down with lead
by the statesman hunter, and 10 dress the
deer with when it was hung up. When
they reached the mountain Charley's
father stationed himself on a runway
and sent Charley Off to the right of the
ridge to start the deer from its hiding
place.
"start a buck, Charley, or big doe"
said the statesman with the gun. Don't
waste time on any fawns."
Charley went off with the dog, and he
hadn't gone more than hundred yards
when the dog struck a trail, and away he
went. Charley followed, and in less than
A 10 hg
have been deer track the dog had struck,
but if it was 1t had led plumb mp against
6 foot bear, and the 6-foot bear bad his
back against a rock and his eye on the
dog. The latter, emboldened by the
presence of his master, pitched into the
bear. The bear welcomed him 20 his EN-
brace, gave him a couple of squeezes, and
tossed him off with such vim and preei
sion that his limp and almost desicated
carcass Just missed Charley's head. The
dog WIS extremely dead.
"s-a-a w said Charley, as if renon-
stratiuu with the bear, that was pops
best cog, and he'll be medder'n thunderi'
Jnst then the voice OF the statesman
on the runway, mellowsd by distance but
very distinct came down through the
woods II said:
Hay, Charley! Come up with that dog
quick!'
"Wen," said Charley, addressing the
bear, if be expects me 90 carry that dog
up this ridge he's mistaken. But won't
he be mad" -.
All this time the bear stood with his
back to the rock, his eyes swapping and
his mouth doping foam. Charley look.
ed at the uniointed body Of his dog, aud
then surveyed the proportions OF it, IN
terrified unjointer. The latter got tired
of waiting, and moved forward TO clear
the woods OF Charles. Charles unsheath-
ed his big hunting knife and braced him
self.
HAY, Char!ey2n came the voice down the
ridge and this time there was impotence
in ii. aWhy don't you come up with that
| internal dogy'
Il hain't got time TO explain that TO
pop Just nov" said Charley, in conf
Dental tone, to the bear, "and | hain't
goin' to scare you By hollerin' back to
I him."