The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-07-27

separate tennessee anu FDi LH 'd4 'ii''a
for many miles. q girl about Is wears OF
aye. b,cclcadel. barciootcd. and having
ona single garment made Of cheap stun
suddenly jumped into Tie road q lew ieeI
ahead II me fen down. rolled over, LOST
her hold on @ bundle Of root. and Darks
and was up and oN Ike d shot She
passed Le without seeming TO see me-
and next minute q bear came rolling out
Of the bushes upon the SPOT she
had covered | had % biz revolver
and lad IL handy. and brain was dead
before be could suspect how nay hair stood
on end and mN legs Wabblcd lie wasn't
fifteen feet away. and he looked rs big rs
q vcari'ng calf and oven il / did shoot
with Inv cvc. shut hc W0uid have been
ashamed Of me if had failed 10 kill him
with six bullets. lie was kicking his last
when the girl came back. regarded him
with hu..ug eyes for % moment. and then
said
Lmdy' but thought 1 was a goner
Who lie you uny
"OA. i happened along here Why
didn't YOU Scream
Couldn't hadn't wind 'nuii
How far did be chase you
- right m-r
"Weil. who aro yOJy'
Susan Come up 10 he house.
She picked up the losi bundle ana
started on ahead. and n quarter Of mile
above we came 10 @ cove and the newt
able m0untaincer's cabin Tho cove was
the samc-cabin the same-surroundings
the same as score OF others. Aye, the
rauut misclabiy dressed woman stood IN
Tie door TWO children rolled ON the
ground rud a big deg slouched out OF the
cabin aud row.cd flrcc.y at the approach
Of ctiuur.. Susan led me straight 70
the door. r.l as Vo halted on the thresh-
old she exclaimed.
Bar vas ca.sn me lie III killed it
with his Pepper
As soon rs the matter was understood
the three Of Us went back made litter
and after q hard tug got the bear to the
cabin. We had just arrived when the
husband came hon.. having been of on
hunt, end the girl braced up got rest
for her back agains; the house, and told
the story as follows
"Go, my roots tied up Bar cum for
ne. Tool: a run Net lie IN Heun
never ian tall Heard him sLoot-pop.
pop, pop Went bacA Bar Was dead
Told .- 'rl - --re up and see we 'uns.
Gin lll ser paw.
Strange said .L- man as he came
owe. @. -. with uu,5,retclcG hand, put
It tina. Reckon Won saved that gals
life fur 4a Nam, give him yer paw
II, flanl:iul. shore / um, she said as
we sla9: hands
Iwou.od go five miles further up the
trail. TO Uncle Joe Billings place, but
there wa5 conceal protest on the III
slant and tie Eountaineer exclaimed:
"Suucor. ID you III thinl; VIC 'uns ar
heatlolsg Ncs poro and forlorn al
shuc.-lcs7. but wc'e got feelings You've
got e. top night we're till tomorrow.
"p-.l Ao las" added the wife. "NO-
body .5 saves orr Suse from bar Is
gwinc walk az like that
Il thought i was dun gone when
heard Linn go poi pop pop sand susan,
AN t.4 h-r .cll down n heap.
Then tAer, caue period Of silence.
with every one looking full at me. |
knew what S. coming It had come Il
dozen times in fortnight The man was
UNEASY while the wife looked pUzzled
By and b. the husband hesitatingly
began
stranger. we uus is thankful to you
ups but-but' ----
1t don't make 10 difference say ex-
claimed Susan.
Yes. her DO, replied the father as he
pulled q picco Of bar; from the log
STRANGER we 'uns want 20 know if
if
"Yoa want TO know what I'm doing
hero, suggested
That IL
We'll. I'm travelling ior health ana to
see how YOU people live
"Whar' FROM
Michigan
Then you I'm Is Yankt
yes
And you fit into the war
Yes
And You walloped u.s.
"Ycs
and You hahn 10 spyf'
Never"
STRANGER. believe you Put il thar.
NobOly WHO lt into the war would be
mean 'uuN to come spyiu'. Jist feel right
TO home Al We &c cot belongs TO You.
m The evening three or four mountain
eers dropped iN ono Of whom was accom-
pQllcJ lN Lla vale. INC women Uscu
THEN snud sticks the iacn lighted their
pipes, and as @ starter the host turned 10
me with.
Stranger, vAar' is that Michigan
Mort j OF Ohio"
MANY people up thar
Plenty
Twenty tAousands
Detroit alone has ten times that mum.
Der
lie winhcd at each man in turn. and j
heard the visiting female exclaim to her
self:
"Ch. Lord please forgive him fur
lynn"
Been on . steamboat, reclsonf' quer-
led tho host. after time.
YES
"Niore'u oaeg'
fifty. presume.
lie w!aled again. and the visiting fe-
male sighed: