Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-09-16
'ASTORY ABOUT BEARS.


about the bear that faecinates hoy'
The little four ycar-old, climbing upon
youy knee, will call for story about
bears. and after hearing the thrilling re-
cital he will get down besind a char
and act the part, 70 the mute amaze
ment OF his little sister.
This interest in the clumsy creature
seems to be as instructive as our horror
Of snakes. Ny earliest adventure. that
had consequences of sufficient impor-
lance 10 procure me paternal thrash
ing and leave a life long remembrance,
came Of an attempt TO play bear. Sur
rcputiouSly possessing myself OF haH-
rug that ordinarily graced the hall, !
pulled It over my back and head and
hid behind the gate, where a beautiful
hawthorn hedge afforded superb con-
csalmenL and solemrly determined to
"ecare some one into fits" That "some
one" happened 70 be old Uncle Shack s
horse Gunpowder, so called from the
difficulty experienced IN getting HIM to
50 of
Now this Uncle Shack was an Amer
can citizen of African descent. q sort OF
commiSsnry attached q oUT family mead
quarters. lie had become supefannu-
ated at the age OF forty and devoted the
remainder Of his colorcl existence to a
Ight pursuit OF vegetables At the time
| proposed 20 make his aged horse ac-
ouaintcd with bears Uncle Shack was
about sixty. gray haired, blear- eyed ana
with vcll-setilcd conviction. the most
,,rrr,io,rt ~ which QpuC8rpd 10
be That boys, as general
thing, ought to he kliled. Vh
this occasion. having gathered an ss-
sortmcut of vegetables he stood MP III
ms crazy vch'cle' tuch ohiY aS HoSio
con devise, and drove SLOWLY I" MS
doom. HIS horse had tradi'ioh az
tach"d to nm mat ~ one nm 'n ''i'
past hie he had oorn Sl'l '!''' "H''',' a.
Nlld stores were hu'al OF "'e"S ON 'I''
road that were positively lucIeal'le 10
the observer. lie Was al lh9 ''"',' re-
ferred to living nat track, WITH no'hln8
left oi his former activity u't an ec't h
tr.c movement Ia hls Ti4h' Il.l' I,S' '!i"'
came OF the sulng ha.t' anu WHO ,ne
animal seemed To- he moving WIN Ni,
so.cmnity of o iunoraI. tlls leg cohuhucn
the famous OLD trot Oh the r'Ai
Whom directly opposite my ambush
moved oU', win h'"d covered oh ny
hands AMI knees growing I'D approved
bear fashion. GunFo"'ct az inst seem
al lost IN amalemeut lie stopped
abruptly. stared, ana men, a, APP
preached making hl1eons noises nc gave
n fierce snort and actually 'ro.e INTO a
gallon. Uncle Shack atieu pted 10 arrest
tins by Wild Orders OF Nhoa "hon
ana dfaItN'2 upon '5e ItlNa' ~. az" 80
we're o'd anu decay ca. I'D lie i'l"S' %.
the effort they snapped ana INC at''
African came down ia q sitting Qositoii
upon ms vegetables.
The tatcs tL'n took commani. / rom
The Cate 10 bridge below the mn the
road WIS deec'nding. Along TINS saw
and heart tlc doomed vehicle roll and
rattle. The race was MT swift. hut II
was portcnious ln It's ID .1s' ana grave lh
Its consequences. Ihis VIA morse OF
the veg-ctnbl" garden, uucuded' mlSse"
tle wooden structure, AMI } sa" "ae'h'
rider. horse and all disappear down "a
dreadful abyss OF six feet. lhen iol-
lowed a-e1lonce fearful 10 us contrast 10
TIM lateuproar. The wagon, morse anu
man, So fun az vigorous H-e ana sense,
seemed - drop through hoie anu
vanish from tire earth.
With that diplomatic AFFINITY ihat mas
since distinguished me- J ran INTO Tie
house. replaced the rug and was among
the inst % give the alarm. indeed. 70
proof could hc a!d1cci that bad been
guilty OF tins outrage on bears ana am
cans, but } was subsequently tLfashed on
prcMmpi on.
The ycmcu'ar convenience Tor vcgeta-
bles was ts1ci out HE morse dled soon
after from over cNcrtion. ana nc'' 9i"'A
HITViVtd the Shoch OILY '"'u'N I'"I7;
lie dated from th't event Ils decuHo ana
death' aAo' Te,itlIE nom ""7Iu 49, 'A'S'
ed on the charity OF me fanny ana de-
tailed account Oh the dreHi,ui anAlr'
Look,d al from an lh'e.ie'''a' p"int
OF view Hruin can scarcely DO considered
Il success. lie LACKS the Keen instinct 'i
The dog anu the p9hd'roUs s'Racily OF
Inc eielNaNI ne H1S no S'i'So 81 I''u
III ms com 'oS''''"' nc ~ III S..iio''' az
an a,'' ana lat more S'"lI"' ~ "'l''"u9
stoues were told us in carry !"uln
touching thls ihch OF common sense
such. for example as That oil me man I'D
The wildS OF TIE "t-t VINO was S1l,'I'
lntehdlHS Il 81" MIL " me s'''-'E
upon Inc log mat was "elnS hl"'"
nud eating ms rug" f'IisV u
huge oiaak oeaf s"I'eu'y bounced ,,.i III a.'u
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