Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1892-09-29
TO SPITE CUB CONNERS.
Why Abel Chased Bruin-Tho Dis
couraging Result

The bear would never have been
chased so long nor so far, at that time
OF year, when its fur was worthless
and its meat not yet In condition fit
even for hungry campers to eat, II II
hadn't been that old Woodsman Abel
Fuller, Of Kettle Creek, was deter
mined that IL shouldn't fall into the
hands OF Cub Corners.
Its 'tarnal shame TO cut that
bars campaign short" old Abel had
said, him just a-startin' in fer the
summer, an promisin' to swell out
three or four hundred pound o the best
kind o. hide, meat and taller, long
about Thanksgivin' time; but Cub Con-
ners II get him, sure MS powder, II we
don't, so it'll be dom the bar mercy
an spitin' Cub at the same time fer us
to pitch in an save him by KILN Of
him ourselfs."
This was down on Barley run, on the
edge Of the big hemlock woods Abel
had returned To the cabin on the creek
after days trout fishing just in time
to see the bear walking out of the
shanty with piece Of pork and disap-
pear in the laurels. There was only
one gun h0 X WI 'ho AhbN' ~
Wherever the old woodsman goes he
takes his gun with him, and II is al
ways loaded for bear. So Abel, when
he saw the bear walking away with the
pork, had stood still in his tracks for n
moment, and then said:
"That bar hain't good fer nothin',
but well have TO git him. II we don't
Cub Corners II gethcr him in an
wouldn't have that happen fer hull
menagerie full of bar So I'll go over
TO Jim Souser's an git another gun, nm
tell Jim to come over here 'arly to-mor'
row mornin' hissclf, N fetch his dog
Keep your eye peeled fer the bar
sonny, while I'm gone, an II he comes
out q that laurel patch an goes t'
crossin' the creek, with his head p'intin
north, give him both o. them bar'ls O
nv gun an tumble him, fer II he git
acrosst that creek an pints fer nortl
he'll be goin' straight fer Cub Corners
an Cub II git him, an it's to pertec
the bar from Cub Corners that weir
goin' to kill him ourselfs."
Then Abel started for Jim Souser'
shanty, which was down ON Fair Run
two miles distant, through the woods
Cub Corners was n dwcllcr in that vii
derness that none Of the hunters liked
lie lived by himself in the center OF on
of the best hunting and fishing region
and had n cheerful way Of shooting tn
dogs of other hunters who went int
woods, OF burning down their shanties
of even taking sly shot at hunter
themselves once In awhile, II was said
and Of making himself as offensiv
and da IN aging to them as he could fin
ways and means of doing. Conse
quently he was hated and feared of a
other woodsmen, and they lost no OF
portunity of sheckmating him in tn
way OF getting game, even II they Ina
TO put themselves TO no end of trouble
or remove deer out of season or ru
down bear under July sun. Itwa
to prevent the possibility of this CAM
4 looting bear that Abel had discovere
3 from falling into the hands of tn
I despised Cub Corners that the oil
!. woodsman was going TO so much troubl
I TO run II down himself, right In IL
= height of the best trout fishing.
Q 1t was long after dark when Alb
], got back from Jim Souser's Thrt
llth NANh guns "Nio NiNh hAAAa 49, Wv
{ dogs.
: "The bar hain't p'inted fer Cub Coz
!. ners', has hep" asked Abel.
Y No; the bear hadn't
!, "Then he won't pint there to-nigh
Z an we'll save him from the disgrace
I dom of IL tomorrow" said Abel "Ji
?, Souser want to home, an I'm du
q sorry, fer don't know anybody
a could keep that bar out Of Cubs ham
:. as well as Jim could. But we've got b
I. dogs, an here's some fellers as h
come to help us save the bar, thoul
4 they hain't never experienced bar y
v But they're jist spilin' to git wha'
Q at one"
That's jist what we be" exclaim
one of tho three. "We'd like TO git
him tonight"
"You kin see him fist as well by da
light" said Abel. $50 Wen wait
mornin'."
Early next morning the old WOO
man sent the dogs into the laurel pate
!, having stationed us In various positio
8 around the big thiclset The do
=, worked about in the swamp for neal
an hour before they routed up t
bear. Then there was a sudden bul
of yelps and growls and loud snappi
OF savage jaws The laurels crash
49, and swayed. The bear had be-
> started, and, contrary TO the expect
!. ton OF old Abel, his head was pint
II north. crashl crashl snnpl snarll vel
2, growli Away toward the edge OF I
/. laurels dogs and bear tumbled a
?. fought Abel himself was on one 81
I'd Of the patch, long distance fro
~ where the bear was making break
Ics escape from the tangle Of laurels.
-, ~ ran toward the spot as fast as he cou
a. He had stationed there two OF
ardent "fellers" he had brought FRI
- Jim Souser's camp, but no wanted