The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-08-30
HE WAS BROKE TO BAR.
That 10 What the Dogs Master Said. bu
Things Looked Different.


HAxMoSDspoRT. Aug. 29.-It Is the ambition
OF every backwooisman OF the Kettle Creek re-
zion to have a bear dog. and each hunter is sure
that his dog has more points and better on es
than the next mans. For instance there arc
Joe Slavtsr and his dog Blazer. yellow dogs.
Ms a general thing. are seldom hold In great
esteem among hunters. especially II they como
under that shade OF yellow ca'lel " yaller.
But Blazer is the "yallerest OF yaer," and he
carries his tall as usual thing tightly sand
wiched between his legs as II no were in mo-
meptary fear Of til. small boy and the tin
kettle, But according to Joe siaytert there was
never just such q bear dog as Blazer.
me an Blazer works different in the woods
from the way most folks does" says Joe. "Wo
csther In bar fer their hides. me an Blazer.
an We don't SEQ no pint in wastin' time an
knockip' half their with outen 'em by pep
perrin their hides full o bullet holes list for the
fun o. gittin dog or two killed an havin' u
rasseL Me an Blazer Is on the warpnth fer
business an We hain't got no time for pic
nickin' though tina hain't nobody tint likes
leetle rsecryation In the way o bar rasSaln'
better'n me an Blazer does. But bar hides Is
with from S. to $40 a hide. an it's lucre th't
me an Blazer is scourin' the woods fer. Wen
we 60 out for bar an Blazer smells one. jls'
saga to him:
bhSS H. Sou !io 49, "A ''NH a'''i'
I says. 'au' m lis squat ahind this laurel
BUSH I says. an wen you come along with
him says. III lis dose him.
Blazer says All right Jis ez plain ez If no
could talk, an away no scoots to got the bar
Now II tha's one thing bar hates moren
another that thing Is yaler dog. They hate
dogs. anyhow. but yaller dog Is gall an'
NORWOOD to EN-. We'll. Blazer be!n' poo,y
we'll fixed ez to yaller. the sight OF him II Set
a b ar's tecth on edge Iuicker'n you Kin say
scat. an he ups an zoe, fer Blazer without
ca'c'lating on consequence Does he Fetch
Blazer? Well there Blazer lays; Does .
10 * O. II a bar h I'd ever ketched him No.
sir Whsn n b n ketehes thnt dog, bar has
got to KIN w more'n they know now an b airs
IN No: BS S hain,t broke to DO ketched, The
Way he's Groke o hunts W the ar ar f hs n ns
gives CIV tie bar Sirht Of him, That enough
Him. ar III thnEin that he sl The dog an 6us INN
y! the dog n know nls nG ;nr h roh I55
Z h was st =. scsa s1 f tie tie
right on an hev il out right tn, n an thar: but
TIE more the 5ar reaches arte tor, mn tnI ere
ssaeTvatinsst Eiud., the Var kssns gi,tn'
k kst the lantalizin, d g lore Iong. So 10
i lead That b'ar ii. wnarsvsr he ding wanted to !;
but he knows his business, an no keens II
| workn' him straight to'ards the riac. whar
| Tn lawn TO bore him. Blnzerll feich p ar
| Ave milsi. that way. plumb to my hidin place
| ez easy or lie Kin coax one half milei.
''Ez the cunnin dog gifts nigh to whar I'm q
iEs ayssilnesls' hs's ietsIn me: Sy siyia me ihs
signals he's broke to some,imes he picks up
bapEn Couple r. Sares T f SEE 1T
6arls o. my gun ID all right IT he happens to
| be coaxin' she bar with cubs he gives mo
one big loud bark: nm then u little one fer
| each % tho cubs. II Blazer is steerin u ptic'-
| lar ug.y OF bar to'ards me. an one that's lia-
| BILE 10 be coutrairy az sh II he hain't hun
died lis right. he howls like 9, goo Teller fer
y" When blazer gifts his p'ar op'site whar I'm
| lsyin low, lis send bullet inter one ear Il 4
| out al t'other aud the OBJ Is did without mark
! In the skin one 10 y, max in " with heap
| NOR. than II II were chawrd by u dog sit with
! a knife. an pepEered with gun. lis Ter The
! sake o. hayln' II clutch wi h bar,
( =" Nc an Blazer was out arter bar las fall.
an Blazer had shifted bruin an gono out TO
fetch him In. by an by l heard lIazer's
, signal. but 1t were 80 ar away It Used mo.
! "' Tina = Blazer with mis- h'ar" SAYS ]. but
watts he sendin' me word from 50 fur away
~" Folisrlh' right on the heels o the first bark
| kim another one.
Then another bark followed the second one