The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-06-19
INSTINCT AGAINST WIT.
Animals Lack Schooling, But
They cit Thar"
MEADOW MICE AND BUMBlEBEES.
Joaquin Miller Tells Of a Boyhood
Adventure With q Bear.

Description OF the Dsvirs Solder, . Deadly
spIder OF Yusatan "A Bear Spells .
Wedding Feast-Tight Between = Fisher
man and n Fishhawk-Intorest OF Tame
Crow In . wnd Crows Fnmily-Jim Feirs
Boy rreteats . Coruaeld from Coons In
.Nov.l way-Adventure OF . Black Ant
sa . Haunting Excursion
HrpEN. Ky., Juno 17.-There hasn't boon so
much s1citemont In Leslie county since tho
news Of Bull Run as there was three days ago
whom a bear came unlimited to the wedding
feast OF Sam Bardwol's daughter and ate
Up all the good things Bardwell Is pretty
we'll to do for these parts. as he owns
two mules and three COWS and has $500
loaned out at interest He lives In
comfortable double log cabin over on
the side OF Shady Top Mountain. and whom
his pretty daughter. Lucy. concluded to get
married. he thought that tho proper thing was
10 Qive her q big wedding dinner and have all
tho friends Of the bride and groom present.
Mrs Bardwoll Is q famous cook. and for two
days before the wedding she devoted herself
with great skill and energy to culinary labors.
Two or three hours before the wedding her
task was finished. She called In Mr.. Bardwell
and Lucy to look 1t the resuts She had pies
and cakes and venison and other delicacies
at to mako any mountaineer's mouth water.
Mr. Bardwell said that 1t would do. and 40
sordingly the long table was sot In the kitchen.
Tho time for tho wedding came. and with 1t
the groom. the preacher aud the guests. Mrs.
Bsrdwell shut the kitchen door. and every
body assem- bled In the other room to witness
the marriage ceremony. It was . long SCR
Woo, as the preacher was old and slow Of
speooh, and after he had finished. the bride
had to be kissed and tho mon had to shake
hands with the groom. When It was all
over, Mr.. Bardwell exclaimed to his wife:
-Now, Susan. tho marryin' Is through with
and every body's hungry. It's time to have
suthin' to cat Open the kitchen door and
we'll try them vittles."
Mrs. Bardwell willingly and promptly obeyed
her lord. for II there was anything that the
good lady was proud Of It was her ability to
cook. and she was anxious for her skill to be
tested. 30 she swung wide tho door. started
into the kitchen. and then fell back with a
shrek. A large black bear. which had como
down tho mountain side. stood on his
launches ut the table and was making havoc
among Mrs. Bardwelrs dainties. fried
chicken had Just disappeared down his throat.
and he was reaching for ham when Mrs.
Bardwell opened the doors. He had licked up
tho butter. and his mouth was emeared with
vel had long been saw ng for this occasion:
The bear took the intrusion of the wedding
Sophical manner. He looked up at them a
moment and his eyes twinkled: He wiped his
stomach as il to signify His pleasure with him
sol. HE dinner. and the world Next. he made
the intruders to seats where they might
share the good things with him. AS
they did not, come forward he looked
thought moment or two. Then he gathered
DIP tho ham and q plate o! pie. made som ething
truders. and started slowly and with dignity
toward the back door The wedding guests
We're 80 astonished by his GOODNESS that the
boar might have walked up the mountain side
had not the groom recovered his presence OF
IE "A little. and taken q revolver out Of his
boot. with which no shot the bear dead.