The Somerset reporter., 1889-07-04


shot. She passed ME without seeming TO
see me, and next minute bear came roll
ing out of the bushes upon the spot she
had covered. had big revolver, and
had it handy, and brun was dead before
he could suspect how my hair stood on
end and my legs wobblcd. He wasn't
fifteen feet away, aud he looked as big as
a yearling calf. He was kicking his last
when the girl came back, regarded him
with bullying eyes for a moment, and then
said:
"Lordy. thought was a goner
Who be you'un?'
"Oh, l happened along here. Why
didn't you scream"
Couldn't. | hadn't wind nuil'
How far did he chase your
"A right smart
"Wcll, who are yon?'
Susan. Come up to the house"
She picked up the lost bundle and start
ed on ahead, and quarter of II mile
above we came to cove and the inevita-
Bile mountaneer'S cabin. The cove was
the same-cabin the same-surroundings
the same As d score OF others. Aye !,
the gaunt, miscrably-dressed woman
stood in the door, two children rolled on
the ground, and big dog slouched out
of the cabin and growled tercely at the
approach of stranger. Susan led me
straight TO the door and Ms WE halted at
the threshold she explained
Bar was chasiu' me. lle'un killed il
with his pepper As soon as the matter
was understood the three Of us went
back, made Il litter, and after hard tug
got the bear to the cabin. We had just
arrived when the husband came home,
having been of on hunt and the girl
braced up, got n rest for her back and
told the story as follows;
Got my roots tied up. BIZ cum fur
me. Took run Met he'un. lleun
never run tall. Heard him shoot-pop
pop pop, Went back. Bar was dead.
Told he'un to come back aud see we'uns.
Give him yer paw pap
Stranger, said the man as he came
over to me with outstretchcd hand, put
il thar reckon You saved that gals life,
for Suah. Nam, give him yer paw
''lze thankful, shore | am, she said a.
we shook hands.
wanted to go five miles farther up the
trail to Uncle Joe Billings place, but
there was a general protest.
stranger, do you 'un think we 'unS ar
hcathens? We'se pore an forlorn an
shuckless, but ives got feelings. You've
got to stop right here till tomorrow.
Diced he has" added the wife. No
body as saves our Suse from bar is
gwine to walk of like that
II thought | was done gone when
heard him 90 pop,' said Susan, land the
bar fell down in heap"
Then there came period of silence,
with everyone looking full at me.
knew what was coming. 1t had come a
dozen times in a fortnight. The man
was uneasy, while the wife looked puz-
zled. The husband hesitatingly be gan
Stranger, we'uns is thankful to
| yOu'uns, but-but-'
at don't make no difference say
exclaimed Susan.
Yes, her do" replied the father As he
pulled piece Of bark from the log.
stranger, we'uns want to know if f
lie couldn't get it out,
You want to know what I'm doing
here, | suggested.
| That's it,"
"Well, | am travelling for my health
and to see how Won people live.
"Whar' from
| michigan"
Then youn is Yauk:'
| Yes"
"And you lit into the war;,
| "Ycs."
"And you walloped u.s."
"Yes."
"And you haint no spy"
"Never,"
Strange, believe you Put it thar
Nobody who fit into war would be mean
'nuil to come spyin'. Jist feel right to
h,,t ~ h,l,ptrs N Va
| In the evening three or four mountain
GERS dropped in, one of whom was accom-
panied by his wife. The women used
their snuil' sticks, the men lighted their
pipes, and rs starter the host turned 10
me with
stranger, whar is that Michigan"
North of Ohio
MANY people up thar : Plenty.
Twenty thousand:'
detroit alone has ten times that mum
ber."
lie wnked at each man in turn, and |
heard the visiting female eXclaim TO her
self
ooh. Lord! please forgive him fur
lyn.
"Becn on steamboat, | reckon
Yes"
M ,r'n onef" Fifty, presume"
He winked again, and the visiting fc-
male sighed
"Oh, ny soul but what dreadful
liar"
"Aiebbe you hey seen the ocean," re-
marked one of the men after Il signal to
the rest that he would draw me out.
Il have"
reg lar ocean," YES .
There were three whistles of astonish-
ment, and the visiting female clasped her
hands and appealed;
''oh, Lord don't lay it up agin him
this time, fur he killed the bari"
1t was now the turn of an old man who
had thus far preserved the strictest sill
ence He cleared his throat:
And reckon you hev' sawn the presi-
dent?"
Yes sir"
What! You hev'i" exclaimed all in a
chorus.
Certainly and shaken hands with
him"
ooh, Lordy oh my soul, hut how has
he LOT the nerve To lie So" whispered
the women.
There was deep silence for several
minutes and then the visiting female
leaned forward and said to her husband
Joseph, AK him about balloons and
telephones"
II have seen a balloon" replied.
LANDS? but listen to hint
"And | have talked through tele-
phone
"Iow many times?" Five hundred"
The women dropped their snuli-sticks,
and each man half started up. They
looked from one to the other and then u,
me, and by and by the wishing female
slipped of her chair with the words
"Poore an needy feller-sinncrs let Ut
pray fur him.
And I'm writing you the solemn truth
when tell YOU that prayer went clean
around the room.
Next day when was ready to go tbs
mountalneer gave me hearty shake OF
the hand. called the children up to bic
me good bye, and ~ started of he wills
pered
"If ye stop with any Of the boys to
night, cut 1t of short whar' ye saw tn
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