New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-11-06
DISCIPLINE ~ 4 BEAR FAMILY.
THE WAY OLD MRS BRUIN KEPT HTR CHILDREN

THE WAY OLD MRS BRUIN KEPT HIP CHILDREN
QUIET
Neyy Albany Penn oct. 30" | once saw She
)car act toward her cubs Just rs I've SPen women
act toward their Children said an old hoyaIsock
| leo hunter last week You don't believe that 90
v-n, Well. IN tell you how II was, and maybe
Won will then with me that mother bears kho"
tow 10 control their young ones ~ we'll rs human
mo.bor. lrqw how 10 make ther children behave
Themselves This Is the story. and every word OF
II + n fact:
Late enc August I lined lot Of wild becs 20
bic beech tree. miles back IN ihe woods on FIX
Maintain located thc bees IN hollow par ~
INC trunk far up toward the top. ana when went
=, ark tho tree 50 mat no one else would claim II,
noticed that bear had gone up and down the tree
several times only A I'fc while before There was
loi u lOosc green beech bark a. tae br'I anu
laahinr M I saw that bear had been da"ing ana
biting - ct In The hollow where the honey lay
didn't want 10 cut the tree FOR two ~ three weeks.
a. tho bees were gathering honey from me WIZ
flowers OF late summer. and for fear Mat the bear
riolt dig into ,hc tree and steal tht honey before
I got ready 10 chop the tire down. decided 10 seo
n I couldn't catch the bear a. II that night ana
shoot II In the act
The moon was about fun. and soon after DUSK
shoulicrcd n douhlch0rrellrd shotgun loaGd WIN
eEShot and went TO ~" woods. fo1nt sky i"e'
from ne bcc-rcc there was hcmock mnch iaAer
than the bcccn and strapped the gun 10 my back
prl'cl OF nv boots and climbed 10 the top. where
. had q good view Of the spot where the pear h'u
been irving 20 get at the honey. There Wasn't u
BIT of air stirring In the woods. the SKY was 0'ar'
ed al the sounds heard until after m'inght "er"
the hosting OF the owls. Toward ] O'Clock. heard
"a. bush cracling ntt'e distance To the North. and
I imagined That the bear WIS making rs wav 10 ma
bee rec The nol.e Of the cracking brush cir'led
clear around the heml9ck and the bae-tree COCA
distance on and when It got 10 whore h"d com"
through the woods 70 the hcmoct. II began 70 throw
,ointer ard I didn't hear It ng1n. although 'at IN
r,e ,-rc t,ll almost dqybrcak without getting sight
q; IA. big honey 'Lief
The next .chi / climbed the heml1ck again. hHhNi
,be irisn cr,c, AZ II distance rs before. heard 'n'
rlnr that sounded like whining OF cub, followed
by low gr vi. and soon everything was a. sun lh
IA. woods as # had been. The bear ddn'' make "
AZ pcararce az t'e hce-trcc that MINT. ana on NV
oav home. n rilc after daylight, stopped ~ W.
,ou.e of an old hcar hunter and told him of my
vr .r, nrc IN IN" woods. The old m1n chuck'd over
~, lack OF knowledge concerning the habits Of bears
f,e he saw through al once anc then he told M
lint tie crachirc ! had heard WIS caused tv bear
e,i ard that hear AWAY males three or iour circuits
.. onud bcetre" IN the night before II npproache'
T. The bear had heard iramplng the dead
limbs tho Old hunter said. had RIM a'ro>S nv tack
while n was maiiur the first circuit and th"i IL had
made ii,e.t scarce mighty quick after II hal Got
&C.. M OF nv ho,te And III -; d'lar That II was
, shr-bclr WIN one o. two cubs he add"d. Ih'n
be- told me Ia take Il coupe OF pieces OF board with
me- when went alto: the bear ih' next Time
From the time you -t,dke the woods III Won g''
IN tic .rcc' he said keep your boots on IN" boards
hy ticking one up from behind Won and placing II
N front Of Won all ~, way Don't et vour boot
touch the ground. ard VIXEN reach the ire"
strap The hoards and boots to yonr back and tax"
them M
"That night followed the old bear hunters direc'
tons 10 the letter. \ little after midnight beard
the brush cracking around In circle for the nght
was cnlm and clear and wind rstled the leaves
rhe sound % the cracking came near"r and nearer.
and when three circuits had been made by the heavy
steps ! WAS rewarded for nv long watching IN me
big hemlock by seeing n shell bear steal cautiously
tnwar bee with two cubs tagging al her hec
rhc old bear shifted around the butt OF the tree
connie Of times. gayed nj the top for II moment and
then stuck her claws In the bark and started Ia climb
rhe cnrs lecan 10 whine and whimper before their
mother had gone the length Of her mp the tree. and
Immediately shc began 10 stop them by giving low
growl ard looking back at them. Eut the cubs
didn't stop their noise aud oil at once the old bear
racled down. gave each cub good shaking, sat II
uo ON ~, launches cuHcd It's shook her fist ut
#, mud told Il TO stay there till she came down.
aThe cubs were as s,lll MS mice, and the old bear
oncLly climbed To the top Of the trunk and began
10 tear ut the wood wth her teeth hadln'ended
IA shoot the bear In The tree, hui when saw that
Tho one that was trying 10 steal my honey was a
mo,her with two young ones 10 look after. my heart
failed me. might lnvc Killed her easily with n
charge OF burh,hnt. hut | was 80 deeply Interested
IN her cubs and her work that | made up my mind
y, lrt her live and watch her while she doing
nor best 10 dig through the wood Ia where the honey
lay. , , ,,,oo, mr. ,,ra,tv ,,,D,,,s cha
cubs became tired OF sitting on their headquarters,
got down ON all tours and started 10 play With one
enothrr They rolled and capercd In the under |
rr,Ish and I'm "A itle while they began 10 squral and
,ooh nm ot their mother though they cOaxIng
hcr To- come down. Tie old bear few Into rage |
over tho wny they acting and hlrricdly backing
6oun she nve Them another severe shaking, scOlded
tbem cufcd their ears. and set them up their |
launches Then she climbed III" tree once more and |
Tor nearly mn hour while she worked like beaver
with tooth and claw to get NJ the honey. the cubs
sot as still rs siumps and didn't give vent 10 n
sinr,c whnpcr ny that time the old bear had |
,orn through the wood 10 the honey and when she |
nnd eaten a lot ~ n she backed down with u pnwiu
~ honey for hcr Young TIL" cubs gobblcd n |
-oedliy and the old bear climbed mp and fetched
5nvn another pawful. which they ate quickly. All |
~ sudden the old bear started tho cuhs OF In front
~ hor and In n moment the bear family out % |
sight The next night chopped the tree down and |
sec,,rcd The rest OF the honey. | got n wnsbub fun |
ont Of the hollow tree. and wasn't bit sorry that
Ind LEI the bear ard her cubs have their I'LL OF It |
once
4 PHOTOGriPF OF LIGHTNING.
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