Daily Republican., 1889-12-16

The Forkston, Pa, correspondent oil
the New York sun tells the following
bear story: On Friday, toward evening,
jam Cralner, farmer living near here,
went to his barn to I'LL the hay racks in
his cattle stalls with hay. pile OF hay
that had teen previously thrown from the
NOW lay on the barn floor. Cramer
iabbcd his hay fork down into the bay
with considerable force, and was almost
thrown ircm his feet by the suddeuness
with which the FORK was jerked from his
hands. At the same time he was badly
scared by a howl that arose from the pile
OF hay, by the lively tumbiiug oil tie hay
in all direction, and by the form OF
gooi-sized bear that arose from the pile.
The hay fork was buried nearly the full
length of the tines 10 the bears houlder,
and was 50 tirbly imbedded in the flesh
that II remained there, the handle
sticking strait hi up in the air.
The bear, how'll with pain, prauced
about the barn, aud Farmer Cramer was
l 20 dumbiOuuded that he could mud use
/ lor neither his lungs nor his legs until
the bear, discovering the cause Of his
painful situation, made a rush for the
farmer. CTamer then started on run
around the small space covered by the
barn floor, yelling Tor help at the top Of
his voice. The barn door was shut, and
the bear press d Cramer BIZ closely that
he did not stop long enough To open 1t.
The fork still STUCK in the bears Shout
der, aud the wabbling Of the handle
angered the wound aud increased tue
pain and tile bear hoWled Win agony NJ
every jump.
a tremendous hubbub in the harm was
heard by Abram Wlsner, Cramer's hired
man, who was cutting down hay irsn q
stack in the bArnyArd with q double
handled hay knife. This farm implement
is formidable looking concern, having
a strorg steel blade two feet long, to one
end OF which are attached two strong
handles by which the knife may be ma
uipulattd la hay or straw stack, one
, edge OF the blade having teeth like san
!, aud the other edge being keen like
: knife blade. Wisuer had no Idea villa
the trouble was Ia the barn. but lie RAJ
Z to find out, carrying the hay knife wit
l linn. He opened the barn door, and utH
c sight oil the circus that was going q ig
SIDE rooted him to the doOrsill.
Ulamer, seeing the open door, made
C dash for il, knocking the hired man heel
N over head IN tie rush. CIamer KEEP
right on toward his house. The bea
made for the door, too, but the handle o
/ 4lt my l'iN " go ~ A@hs INV ~ NNN1 a.
against the top OF the door, and the con
: tact showed the handle back and pushe
u the tines forward and deeper into tn
Il bears lie h. This brought the bear /
e stop AID made niln howl worse tina
(. ever.
, Wnser WAS just getting on his fee
r. and the bear, boiling over with fury
\ spfuHg out OF TIE door IN spite OF Ii
! tearing Of his Ge.h by the bending dow
Of tie fotk hsrIle by the door. The bee
e rose Du his Launches When he g1t out {
4 the barn, and r4thel upon W!suer, wi
IS 4aI andy recovered himself.
re lAe hired man stlIi hcid the hay knit
" and mechanically plunged tue long saS
We edged blade into the usaT's breast. III
In Glade either fIuui little resistance or
Ia was thrus; wllh tremendous force, for
-, welt clear through tho bear and /
u point projected three inches from I
az Jack. The bear tctterel aud ieii, vi
.It tle hay fork buried in his back aud I
10 hay kn.le !.np&lins L!m from the otl
&c size.
"a Wisner did not want TO zee what
result uf bis defense had seen, but I
lowed CTamer to tie house. The t
q finally ventured out to see Whist the eff
-, had been on the bear, and thry found h
n, about IS d al us a bear carrying III
ipt yltals two formidable farm impleme
we could well be.