Telegram-herald., 1890-07-19

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oFeriooks II A soas eight o'cioeA th4t
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into the pig pen without danger q ny
being discovered by any one Sao nignt
come into The pen. The moon VAS
shining bright. and every thing could
be seen In the enclosure almost IS plain
as d4y lay there more tn4n t"o
hours without any thing suspicious oe-
curing. and not q sound had been heard
except the conteRted grunting OF the
pigs Il must have been nearly eleven
O'Clock when I saw 4 movement among
the pigs. aad TIE bear got ap and
walked quietly around for . minute or
two, stopping aow and then as II listen
Ing.
"-AhaF said 70 myself some ono
IS coming. and the quick-witted bear
hears him
Il was thinking that In . minute
more 1 would undoubtedly have the
dastsrdly thief in my clutches, when |
saw the bear step over 10 where couple
Of the pigs were sleeping, pick them
both up. and tuck one under each arm.
The pgs merely grunted good
naturedly. and evidently kept right on
sleeping The bear walked 70 the door.
pulled the latch string with his teeth.
passed out. ard pushed the door gently
10 again | Was 60 dumbfounded that
couldn't move nor speak. was actually
momentarilY parilyzed by this sudden
and startling clearing up Of the mystery
surrounding the disappearance OF my
pigs. When | recovered myself hnr-
ried down from the NOW and out OF the
barn could see the bear half way
across a field. stridlng AZ the top of
his speed toward a piece Of woods
about an eighth OF milo distant |
had no idea what disposition the bear
intended 10 make Of the pigs, and ] ran
as fast as | could and reached the
shadow OF tho woods by short cut and
hurried along their edge, hoping to
head OF the corscienceless robber and
rescue his unsuspecting victims IL pos
sible But the bear had too much the
start OF me. and even If 1t had been pos
sible for me 10 get thore In time the
chances are that would not have done
80, for when the bear had got within a
few yards OF the woods two other bears,
tremendous big fellows, stepped out
from the edge OF the timber and hurried
toward him. Ny bear handed the pigs
over TO the two wild bears. The three
bears stood a moment together as If in
consultation and then the two returned
10 the woods and my bear trotted de-
liberately back home When | got
there he was just pulling the latch
string at the pen He went in and shut
the door behind him.
MY first impulse was to get my gun
and blow the brains out Of this petted
protege OF mine. but after deliberation
j made up my mind that | might not
only deal out terrible vengeance to him
but TO his zccomplices at the same time.
could hardly contain myself, though.
when went out to feed my pigs next
morning 10 see the one lone mero Der OF
the family come TO the trough, and the
hypocritical and villainous bear lying
there scratching the back OF tho mother
whose offspring he had delivered over TO
be torn TO pisces and devoured in tho
depths OF the wilderness. That night got
two neighbors ard we took our guns and
hid in the woods near the spot where
my treacherous bear had handed the two
pigs over to the wild bears | was sure
that the bear would fetch the last pig
70 them that night but I was not pre-
pared for the unheard-of heartlessness
and ingratitude that be exhibited. We
had been in the woods an hour or more
when the two wild bears came siouchinc
along and lay down not more than.thirty
feet from where we were hidden They
remained very quiet. and at about the
same hour as my bear walked out OF the
pen with the two pigs the night before
/ saw him coming across the field thi:
night As be drew near saw that he
not only had the last young pig under
his arm, but that he was leading the old
SOW herself coaxing her along by
scratching her back as she trotted inno-
Gently az his side. You can imagine
my feelings then The two bears arose
TO go and Get the plunder brought thus
freely TO their hands. but they never
got it. My two neigh bors emptied theil
guns into the old msrauders, and they
fell dead in their tracks. Before M
ungrateful bear had recovered from his
surprise | was out and confronting him.
He recognized me. dropped the pig, and
made break for tho woods had the
small satisfaction OF killing him at the
first shot You can raise and domesti
cate bears. but you can't make 'em rep
utable They will always be bears
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