Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1888-10-25
a BRAVE HUNTER.
He Goes After Bear. and sure Enough,
He FINDS One.

He Goes After Bear. and sure Enough
He Finds One.
al tell you, all | want now is TO NEE
bear. or lion, or a panther. or some.
thing!' cried ten-year-old Charlie, a:
he proudly showed his oak bow and
gaily painted arrows. which Peter
Semps, an Indian boy, had given him.
Wouldn't our old Billy sheep do as
well ?'' laughed papa.
Billy sheepr answered Charlie, al
most ready TO cry. just wait and
you'll see. papa I'm going hunting.
Now papa had planted large field OF
fodder-corn, which grew so tall that a
man on horseback could barely see over
the tops in places. Here was just the
place for a bear-hunt- so our Charlie
thought.
He marched boldly down the hill, and
entered the corn-feld, while papa
watched him with twinkling eyes. Per-
baps he was thinking OF the time when
he, too, owned bow and arrow
HE will get lost - said mamma, anx-
iouxly. Mammals are always anxious
about ten-year-old boys, you know
mo, no r laughed papa. LET him
go. He will have a good time, and
nothing can hurt him there. Let him
go it is a real forest to him. I'll send
Brave by and by. lie can fetch him out
if he is lost 7
But papa didn't know what there was
hidden in that coin-feld; he didn't
even dream the truth, or else Charlie
wouldn't have gone there alone, you
may be sure.
For a time Charlie went on gaily
among the long, shady rows Ii was
quite like a forest. risky squirrels
chartered, and ran away before him;
tiny mice peered at him with bright.
questioning eyes. and once he started a
flock OF partridges. which were looking
for their supper; but such game was
too small for our young hunter. He
was alter bear and he found TO-
Over toward the real woods, where the
sweetcorn was planted, and the rows
were thinner, and not as tall. he saw
great black bear, sitting upright upon
his launches, and stripping The ears Of
tender corn. What a splendid chance!
Charlie trembled with excitement, and
perhaps he was little. only little.
frightened. He dropped upon one
knee, as he had seen Pete do. fitted his
arrow and twaneed the bow.
"Ouf! OUR said the bear, as the ar
row whizzed by him. just touching the
lip Of one round ear
Then he spied Charlie, who was Just
fitting another arrow with eager. /
hands. lie didn't stop to |
pick out the prettiest one this time. |
This one struck him plump on the nose,
md. dropping upon his forefcet, he
ihufiled toward Charlie.
The brave hunter became the hunted.
That was more than he had bargained
or, and, throwing down his bow and
rrows, he gave a scceech, and darted
lhead. anywhere, with that great black
,lear close behind himl
After Charlie left, papa sat on the
and smiled as he read. Then
man came hurriedly up the walk.
'Seen any thing of a bear round
lere?' he said. Il belong to Locks
ircus, and our best-performing bear
-ot loose last night We've tracked
i'm as far as your corn-iield-n
Our corn-feldr' gasped mamma.
And Charlie"
Pooh! The animal is tame, and won't
urt him, : said papa; but his face was
cry pale, as he snatched up his hat.
nd whistled for Brave, then led the yav
1ward the corn-feld.
Seek him, Brave! Seek him. good
og!n he said. when they reached the
pot where Charlie had entered the
orn.
Away went the dog, and away went
apa, and the circus man after him.
They heard Charlie scream, saw him
ashing through the corn. and the next !
lstant the great brute lunged forward. Q
nd caught the little hunter in his strong
avs.
Don't ye be mite Uneasy, sir,n said !
lie circus man. That's only one of q
is tricks. Stand back; I'll soon have O
i'm safe. Down, Brutus! down, STRIP c
nd the bear instantly obeyed.
So Charlie had his bear-hunt-rather !
10 much of it; but / shall always be T
lankful that that circus man was so I
ear. II. Stratton, in Youta's Com
1nion.