Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1891-09-25
He wAsBBoKBT TO BAR.


the Kettle Creek region to have bea
dog, and each hunter is sure that hi
dog, has more points and better one.
that the next mans. For instance
there are Joe Slayter and his dos
! Bmzer. yellow dogs, as a genera
thing, are seldom held in great esteem
lamong hunters, especially if they;comC
lunder that shade of yellow called
'yaller." But Blazer is the "yallerest
ofyaller," and he carries his tail as a
usual thing tightly sandwicEed be
tween his legs as if he were in momen-
tary fear Of the small boy and the tin
kettle. But according to Joe Slayter
there was never just such a bear dog
as Blazer.
ME an Blazer works different in
the woods from the way most folks
does, says Joe. 1--WE gether in bar
fer their hides, me an Blazer an we
don't see no pint in wastin time an
we don't see no pint in wastin' time
an knockin' half their wuth outen
EN- by pcpperln' their hides full o
bullet holes jst fer the fun o gittin' a
dog or two killed an having a rassel.
Ne an Blazer is on the warpath fer
business, an we hain't got no time for
picknin', though tha hain't nobody
th't likes lettle reecrytion in the
way O bar rassalm' bctter'n me an
Blazer does. But bar hides is wuth
from S. to $40 hide, an lucre th't me
an Blazer is scourin' the woods fer.
Wen we go out fer bar an Blazer
smells one, l jis' says to him:
Blazer says I, you ts' go an
coax him, | says, AN I'll jis' squat
ahlnd this laurel bush, l says, AN
wen you come along with him, says,
III jis' dose him.
A." Blazer says 'All right, jis' ez plain
cz if nc could talk, an away he
scoots to get the bar. Now if tha's
one thing bar hates more'n another
that thing is yaller dog. They hate
dogs, anyhow, hut yaller dog is gall
an wornwood to em. Well, Blazer
bein' pooty well fixed ez to yaller, the
sight of him II set a bars teeth on
edge quicker'n you kin say scat, an he
ups an goes fer Blazer withoutca'c'lat-
ing on consequences. Does he ketch |
Blazer? We'll, there Blazer lays.
Does he look ez if a bar had ever
letched him? NJ, sir! When a bar
ketches that dog, bar has got to know
they know now, an bars know
a heap.
=" No; Blazer hain't broke to be
letched. The way he's broke he
hunts up the bar artcr he gets sniff
. one in the woods. Wen he finds
lie bar Il sight of him. That's
enough fer the bar, an he turns on
Blazer an goes fer him, thinkin' that
hell get the dog au' hug him till the
log won't know his name from mess
+ mush. Blazer he makes terrible
ez if he was jist achin' to
lev the bar come right on an hev it
,ut right then an thar; but the more
he bar reaches arter him the more
Blazer keeps jist about four foot ahead
= the bar snappin'aE' sassin' him the
Iggervatienest kind. The bar keeps
'ittln' madder an madder the longer
le chases Blazer an the idee never
eaver him that he'll ketch the tan
alizn' dog fore long. So he keeps
ushin' arter Blazer an BlaZar could
cad that b'ar jis' wharever he ding
wanted to; but he knows his business,
"a ne keeps a workin' him straight
cards the place whar I'm a layin' to
,ore him. Blaler'll fetch a bar tye
niled, that way, plumb to my hidin'
lace ez easy cz he kin coax one a
niled.
Ez the cunnln' dog SITS nigh to
thar I'm layin he gives me an idee
how much business he's fetchin.
ne, by givin' me the signals he's broke
n he'll give me notice by barkin'
ouple O barlls. Then / see th't both
arls O. my gun is all right. 1t he
appens to be cOaxin' she bar with
ubs he gives me one big loud bark,
n then a little one for each o. the i
ubs. If Blazer iSsteerin' a p'tic'lar {
gly oil bar to'ards me, and one that's {
able to be contrairy an mulish If he
amt handled ils' right, he howls /
Ike a good feller fer a minute or so.
hen / know th't I've got to be up an
oin'. !
" When Blazer gifts his bar op'site f.,
har I'm layin' low, jis' send a =
ullet inter one ear an out at t'other, /
nd the job is did without markin' the :
,in one toto, maxim it wuth a heap
lore than il it were chawed by dog
it with knife, an peppered with a
IN, jls' fer the sake O hayin' a clutch {
ith bar. s
" Me an Blazer was out arter bar =
s fall au' Blezer had shifted bruln d
a gone out TO fetch him In. BY an
y heard Blazers signal, but 10 were
far away IL siDriscd me.