The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-11-15
THESE BEARS HAD FUN.
They Helped ths Hon. Mr.. Williamson Dat
or . had ProdleamcAt

VI Soo Ero0Ac1mSnI
HARRISBURG. Nov. H." After what saw q
bear do once" said the Hon. c. A. Williamson
Of Potter county. II don't believe that any
thing could be told about bears too tough for
mo to believe it remember now with sor-
| row that two years ago lost all confidence In
friend Of mine. lumber operator. because
he told me something about bear that felt
at the time was q little the rankest whoppor
that had ever been told about snything."
My friend SO he said. had opened barrel
Of pork at his cabin which he knew was full
when he carted it In. and was amazed to find
that one-quarter Of the pork had been stolen
from it. the thief heading tho barrel up nicely
after purloining the pork. My friend. thinking
that the thief might return for moro pork some
day when the cabin was left alone. headed the
barrel UP again and kept watch from a hiding
place where he could see any ono who entered
tho building. On the third day he was sur
prtsed to see big bear come slouohing out Of
the brush. make his way coolly TO tho cabin.
skin up one ofthe corner poles to the top and let
himself into the cabin down tho big stone
chimney. Ny friend stole UP and peered eau
tiously through tho window. The bear WINS
busy at the pork barrel. and in an amazingly
short time had taken the head out OF It. He
took out two nice pieces Of pork. made meal
on them headed UP the barrel as slick as any
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cabin as he had entered it. and meandered
back to the cover OF the woods. My friend told
me this. and said that 1t was almost on hour
before he recovered sufficiently from his sur
prise to think OF his gun. treated him with
such manifest GOODNESS after he told me
about that bear that he went away hurt, and
has never got over it. II I coud SEQ him now
there would be no apology too strong for mo to
make to him. I have seen what bears arc
capable Of
The snow was SO deep in tho Potter county
woods last winter that It was impossible for
the lumbermen and tanners to move their Ium-
Der and bark. and had lot Of contract bark
got SO. that work could DO resumed. and
wake out one day to the woods to look my
men had ranked up on the tor Of q ridge. the
side OF which was SO steep that / saw at once
ana was maddor fss Hornet at The oi
ptltng the bark In such an impossible, place. Tho
siae Of tho Hill ran down At an angle Of forty
was a level space 500 yard or 50 wide at the
bet!S And shsn ths sesS onv ranked
s sS9d s dsal q money A. !. Is /! viii take
There, had been throe, or four inches Of
s%sa s Ia. e a s. f ri s st Hs sd
coated tho snow with 9 surface as hard and as
s se aree pc sA s wa bad on to h %
gust oyeE the short. sights,dness q my
anose Behind me, and looking Back awtw o
old bears and two little enbs standing On TIC
intent on the ~ mi in front u them, ana they
ncteS az u they were h3ldlng s eonsutatoa on
toward the edge oithe Hill finally struck the ieyy
Incline incline and . away hs went down the
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creature aver saw; He sesmed q 6etieklsd
80 to e
top OF the slide. and he danced Ike dery!sh in
10 was trying to induce her to make trial q
the toboggan. but she was ttmid H. at last
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her turn down to tho creek.
tss Ts1 a st ss cine %p sss and
the as ali on where they sat % the snow. and
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luctaHtIy Vu!t hliulng. cOulu see tllat TINS |
was great disappointment to them. but they |
gave up and finally turned to leave the place. |
IA they were moving away the old man bears |
eyes fell on ny pile OF bark ranked near
idea struck him. He grabbed one OF those
pieces OF bark placed Its convex side on the |
snow. sauatted on tho other side. and away lie |
went faster than he had gone at any time before. |
down the hill on regular toboggan! Well,
the old man. and then the old woman. would
whizz down that Slide and OF course didn't |
bother TO lug their piece OF bark back. but TAX
Ing q new piece from the pile each time.
After they had tobogganed for good
while one ut a time. tho two old bears held
think tho result was? Why. they had sud.
denly come to the conclusion that 1t wasn't
nun TO themselves, and so each bear took a
the children the 6enehEoi the fup as web as
been on that hill into tobOggan and had no
more to ride on. and thcn they went away into
the woods.
II had been enjoying the eight OF the tobog.
gaming bears 30 much that l never thought OF
what they were doing for me, but after they
had gone IL suddenly came to me that they
had m9vod my pile Of bark to Just tho spot
where l wanted 1t, and had saved me good
many tat dollars, ! was u tribe disappointed
because the bears hadn't ranked the bark up 1
the way they found It but then q man oughtntt 1.