The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-06-05

The beast was found to DO an old fellow. and
the Is Of h Gst s ION SS r sa Of ha s
vas thrown on tho load 9i grain and broush!!
NJ wilson icft arm i.n was considersby LAGER
tIs shdren Sf SsS been ,Ss ps So
was dscSSsrcd Mr. Wilson stn pset tsa ahf Il
WnSr sourses but but 'tSis SHn s
instancc In which ono has come into hia yard.
tho 81 te nG ST Ss
| Wilson stands IN the doorway armed with
loaded Winchester
Bothered by n Rear Tint Liked Trout, Hut
Was Killed by IiEhtaIng.
SCRANTON. June A." While was trout fish.
| ing in the Bushkil ono June" said Lewis
Mountain man. "a bear bothered me till / got
| mad enough to kill him. The Bushkiil is the
| rocklest creek / ever fshed In. and the land on
| each Side OF 1t Is as rough as the bed OF tho
stream. l Ind skinned my elbows BY falling
on the rocks. and had lost half dozen flies
| when saw bear waddle out OF tho brush on
the right Of tho creek a little below me and
climb upon rock. I was casting In n pool on
that side Of tho creek. and l kept right on as
though hadn't noticed the boar. He sat on
me no watched my limo and flies. and
when started to reel In a thirteen. Inch trout
the bear licked his chops and his jaws Quiv-
| cred as though he was laundering for the flsh.
didn't want to have anything to do with the
bear. So MS soon as had dropped the trout In
my basket walked to the opposite sdo OF the
| creek and went to casting in pool near the
bank. Tho bear stayed on the rock until he
saw mo catch another trout. That made him
a
FISH saw the bear picking his way across the
stream above me. tiptoeing over on the stones
that stuck out Of the water. When made tho
next cast the bear had run down to the pool
| and was peering In 1t. I soon hook cd pound
| trout. and when had tired 1t out and brought
1t to tho surface the boar licked his chops and
acted the same rs before caught two moro
trout in the pool. aud then crossed to the
right bank. The hear followed me. greatly to
my annoyance, and to get, rid Of him / rcelod
the stream for several yards.
Seeing deep poo! ysSrtly under an over
caught fine trout, and was playing it care
FULLY u H. when the bear clHmhered nroa the rock.
PING Hail. 0 was aad he would ear tns tbs
thing, and was about ready, TO reel IN tho
yank I, on i. AMI the bear pulled TIE troa, t" tho
shooting That msds mo md, and willie UP up
bear on the Impulse o, tn" moment IT, n ~
out my revolver and fired at his he.t. .l,t as
no was about to gobble the lush. "Itn
trout as though it was a chm. ~ red.
hot iron. whired around on the rock. and
the bear wouf 90 S away and not Sts' my m'
Sire to take hia lif" Mfcr he had r '' lis
ear a spel h" st"pncd cryin.:, lumpcd from th'
ne wound had made him for get" Ii" ist, la
had tried t. stra! from me. and when thought
th Iit The "e"r h., h., COS god dstsn." away
.an. ha;k wills Iw.s 'aEias fig h.oE TX ont ute q
when had looked III min long enough to 500
thai he had = bullet 400 IN his ear. %nirH"l
gave yell at sight o; the revolver, faced about
and went S"Ttot teariGg tnI.ugh, the eu1hcs
time. and was fseins god t" th"k I'll that ,1'i
hnin.t killed tns'noor fellow. hut was rather
clad int MT Haa marked him 20 1ha would
thunder har mile or soup the creek. and
put on another leader, and started down the
fore the, storm rcnchol me: When was
t1 ask,S the the. nHxt tr" ia Ia tn. heck
around on tho rock in search vi the trout.
He soon disappeared behind It. and
bushes directly opposite .wh"r" i was casting
He acted a, i nothing had hy,lpeNed to Ills
sn ss k ss lad Sns b wh q s
clouds were .npp:oachi ns fnst. and was in
tbs harrs tIt tn Ipy , tep"n It t.
down the shore as fast ms moved in the CEN
s snd q tss .5e,s t Didn't want 70 hurt him
"sgddsnly th: storm sswont down. and has
shator glanced arS n as : , Teache "S t 'p
rock. and saw the lear standing with his Lack
under the rock o" nv M ai as f fnr ss
could got and t"r twenty minutes TIA" thunder
4 i mad strurS all around ne" When I
"a" a0 "Tt III" en- aa .a s!"prs; Ind
against IT," big h"n.l ,wk: star;e'! TO h-h. !
thinning that h. would follow mo again. ,,ut !
ne aa aua stir, tH M, w" V%r Hp at 'FG rr"
iniei to s.a;" him. as hHt""". and then /,
notice, that his paw hung town: and that his
but the bear didn't mov,. Then saw tiil' tic
h.mlock was nearly bare 81 bark. from tho
struck BY lishtnns, 'IIring tn. Storm. 50 |
linn Ms rug. and little plti caused m.n to i
fall f.: ward 4 thunhcrholt had crushed tho /,
had met such 4 tragic 'nte / blamed myself /
for having made bullet hole In his ear
A." Old Dog. Las. Battle.
SCRANTON. June About the middle Of May
Farmer Jeremiah J. Pomeroy and three hired
mon were laying stone wall within few feet |
OF Cranberry Creek on MIR. Pomcroys farm in ,
Fox township Josh. an old black nnd white |
mongrel dog. WAS with thcm. Mr.. Prn.roy had :
raised Josh from pap. aud the Old dog would |
have been Is yaavs old next dag. Josh was |
stin and lame. but his eyes We're bright. his |
scent was keen. and he h d rs g'elt n do |
sire to slaY snakes and small animal; as !
he had when ha was young He was lyin. |
in tn" grass in the sun near where tho |
mon wrro working. when Nil " a sudden no |
spiad mink and dashed At it. The mink |
dnrted intoh heap Of stones that had been
dumped over tho bank % tho creek. aud the |
old dog paved in tho stone, and whncd. Tho |
mon pulled the stones arnrt and ont popped !
tbs mink. Josh nnbJ I'd it. lugcsl It n couple |