The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1892-09-30
TO SPITE CUB CONNERS.
Why Abel Chased Bruin-The 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, if it
hadn't been that old Woodsman Abel
Fuller, of Kettle Creek, was deter
mined that it 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 q hide, meat and taller long
about ThankSgivin' time; but Cub Con-
ncrs II get HIM, sure as powder. if We
don't, SO it'll be doin' the bar a 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 hcmloclx woods Abel
had returned t6 the cabin on the creek
after days trout fishing just in time
to see the bear walking out of the
shauty with a piece of pork and disap-
pear in the laurelS. There was only
one gun in camp. The gun was Abcl's.
Wherever the old woodSman goes he
takes his gun with him, and it 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
moment, and then said:
THAT bar hain't good fer nothn',
but vel have to git him. If we don't
Cub Corners IL gethcr him in an
wouldn't have that happen fer hull
mcnagcric full of bar So I'll go over
to Jim Souser's an git another gun, an
tell Jim TO come over here 'arly to.mor-
row mornin' hisself. n fetch his dog
Keep your eye peeled fer the bar,
sonny, while I'm gone, an if he comes
out O that laurel patch an goes to
croSsin' the creek, with his head p'intin'
north, give him both o them bar'ls O.
my gun an tumble him, fer if he gifts
acrosst that creek an p'ints fer north
he'll be goin' straight fer Cub Corners,
an Cub IL git him, an it's To perfect
the bar from Cub Corners that we're
goiu' to kill him oursclfS."
Then Abel started for Jim SouSer's
shauty, which was down on Fair Ran,
two miles distant, through the woods.
Cub Conncrs was n dwcllcr in that will
dcrncss that none of the hunters liked.
lie lived by himself in the center of one
of the best hunting and fishing regions
and had a cheerful way of shooting the
dogs of other hunters who wen, into
xr.~n.2s &c .an,,.,,
of even taking sly shot at hunters
themselves once in awhile, it was said,
and of making himself as offensive
and III m aging to them as he could find
ways and means of doing. Conse-
quently he was hated and feared of all
other wocdsmen, and they lost no op-
portunity of ehcckmating him in the
way Of getting game, even if they had
60 put themselves to no end of trouble,
ar remove deer out of season or run
down bear under July sun. ltwas
90 prevent the possibility of this camp
loo;inG bear that Abel had discovered
frou falling into the hands of this
dcsptsed Cub ConDcrs that the old
woo1sman WAS going TO 50 much trouble
Ia run it down himself, right in the
height of the best trout fishing.
Il WAS long after dark when Abel
coi back from Jim SouScr's Three
rsen with guns were with him and two
dogs
''Ebe bar hain't p'intcd fer Cab Con-
ncr>, has hc?" asked Abel.
No the boar hadn't.
'-Thcn he Won't Pint there tonight,
az wen save him from the disgrace o
dom, OF il tomorrow" said Abel. Jim
S,suscr want to home. an I'm DUN
sorTy. fer don't know anybody rs
corid keep that bar out Of Cu0-s hands
~ well - Ian could. But we've got his
dogs. an here's some fcllcrS as has
csusc To help rs save the bar, thou I'll
they hain't never experienced bar Wit.
Eat they're jist spilin' to git whack
1t oac"
That's jiSt what we be- exclaimed
orc Of the three. Wed like to git at
Ein to-uiSht,'
'Nou kin sec him jist a. Wen 10y day
light" said Abel 80 wen wait un
naogTIiu'"
EArly next moyaiug the old woods.
mai sent the dogs into the laurel patch.
kzriuE stationed Us in various positions
EnoU0d the big ;hicllct The dogs
worked about IN the swamp for nearly
IN hour before they routed up the
bear Then there was 4 sudden burst
al yelps =ad growl> and loud swapping
u sasc.se i--,s. The laSvc,s crashed