The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-06-05
THIS rs from KENTUCKY.
How a Mule freed and Killed . Bear-An
tn.cre stinr sSituntion.

HARLAN CoURr House., Ky. June An the
Pond Creek settlement. back In the mountains,
fifteen miles from here. they are not talking
slcut anything except the manner In which
old Sam Parsons gray mule. Ieke freed the
bear Xeke is old and gray. but he possesses
great strength. both OF understanding and Of
bod.
asst Saturday old Sam concluded that he
wouldn't work. and accordingly he shouldered
his muzze- loading rifle and went hunting.
But before departing he turned Zeke out to
Craze.
Finding the grass around the Parsons
cabin rather scanty Zeke wandered down the
edge OF the creek next to the mountain
side. There within thu shadow OF the
woods he struck a nice. tender clump
Of grass and Immediately began to eat
It with great delight. While engaged
in this congenial task large black
bear came down tho mountain side and
approached Zeke. Zeke had probably never
seen a lear before, as the ursina tribe has
long been scarce in these mountains. Nor is
1t likcl nat the bear had ever on an previous
was hungry and. While. zess was bigger ga re
than ho had barguincd for, he evidently
thought 1t worth while t. take q look ut him.
for tie came little nearer
Leke wa not bit afraid. he had never
stood in awe Of manic d. not even ola IAN.
bis muster and it was MT likely that at ms
late period OF his life he woHIi se AFRAID h "i
any four footed creature that WaINtd the
earth. Aehre camly went on with H. r1"as i.n
tax OF eating grass -" pear tnee1 nn IN, IN
eriy Knocked n iiy OF his back, and being re- re-;
lieved, Of the Lucdcn Of the insect still
The bear logan to grow maui tive: Ee. ev.
IDENTIFY did MT understand what sind OF an
animal zeEe was his stnIgs in T2@9fEy srn5i
friendly salute. IeES AZ not raise his hs head:
circle around Ickc stui'yng MIN from! every
sSrner Hi mEht 9y Xxx o oRndFTfbh re P assr
was puzzled and uttered n'th"r ,growl u n,
,erroCaton Again finding himself Gnnoticed
The boar Went Went a." a. ana behind Zske and
came very close. evidently determined totry
BY tGuGn to 9roriY H. rsi"s h a. s anj
leaped hish IN thc ar. wo iesS new out OF
the Gn1fh $S 1n ToH n an" @yer sni IN come tine
Iiete somersj.u,t. When he struck tho ground
he rghtoa himself, and rushed away with
and the boar. seeing that he would lie over
taken. scrambled 10 hie&"ry tree, 'areiy
Thu lea made himself comfortable in II
fork OF the toe, and waited for Ieke 10 go
Some very nice grass grew under, the tree. and
he bean " craze at On the k 6ear the Ths
stayed with him. lie bean to grow impatient.
He was hungry and wanted to lind food. and
besides. Il hunter might pass that way and
shoor him.
Noon came and still Ieke IVES under the
tree. Tho afternoon passed 1t was almost
sundown. but still Zeke was there. The bear
could sand it no Longer. Leke was ahomttwenty
10 notice. and accordingly he ctawled down
The trunk as quietly as possible. ;ntandir2
tuch %" ground ." DIV when Zeke turnd wit With
snort and leaped upon him.. SO fast did his
hind legs flash bach aud forth that they
looked ike the driving. rods Of an
engine. In n minute the bear was dead.
every bone in his body broken. Mrs
Parsons. who saw It all from the door
Of her cabin saws that the bear. didn't ever
have time to Growl When asked WIN she
the bear in the treeHfnr she i, a Girl woods
man and bold as man-she replied:
she replied:
Il knowed Zeke didn't need no help. and be-
sides didn't want to Spite the fun"