The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-06-12

bsred HIS fathers farm the old man wouldn
such bet. But ftcii you it's All foolishpess.
this thinking there Isn't anything r. ,isn ,o r
lot Of sportng blood in the catfish. tho eel. the
| fool yourself thinking there isn't
| This Hear Had It- breakfast nespito the
| Attack OF Pack OF Wolves.
SCRANTON. juno o.--"sixty- one years ago
| last winter" said an aged hunter OF Coving-
ton township. 81 tracked bear from Bell
| Meadow Brook through tho woods to Lehigh
| Glen The bear Ind lugged of one OF my
| sheep. and although he had two hours tho
| start OF me. he didn't get to the glen many
minutes before / did. as dragging good
sized sheep through snow II foot deep was
slow work for him. When got TO the top OF
| the bluff saw tho bear down In the glen with
! his paws on the carcass Of tho sheep. ! was
| already to plug him with an ounce bullet. but
Just at that moment two snarling wolves
sprang out OF thicket bounded toward the
bear. and snapped Mt the sheep and put
down my musket and watched from behind
tree. expecting TO soc fight Tho bear was
lying on his belly In the snow and goawing at
the sheep when tho wolves made dash at MS
breakfast He lifted one OF his paws with n
growl and CRASHED his teeth savugcy and the
wolves jumped back with TUFTS of wool in
their teeth. They were evidently half starved.
for they Immediately Sprang ut the shcep
again. and the bear struck at them and drove
them or before they had u chance to tear at
e. The scent Of tho blood made. tho wolves
wild; aud they began to snap and sna'i anH
ierocity that the bear got IN, straldled tho
sheep; and went to cnlllng thcm right and and
snaw Wha thes f yaf anu nS@n AMI
SI to atn tx hin in The T Sr
fhnv mat lnl Ip 1nI
sheep sG Them NON ~ iii f sHeS rSrsat"d
started star" to iinsh bis Breakfast. hnf he HADN'T
| taken two mouthfuls of the sheep before til.
TS C st"s sr nq ND "sf
the wolves of. but he didn't advance two steps
away the shsep and the Wolves 4sd t G
w with his paws and started ur the glen;
sheep on either side OF him. and yanked, away
till the benrdrhpped tho sheep and cuircd thon
hungry wolves sat ur on tieir hindauarters
and howlcd SO loud that they could have been
heard two miles away. The bear paid no at
when the wolves had been howlinG for two
or three minutes three other wolves came
ing out Us though they had run some dis
tn bowling and In moment the who,c pack
pitched into tho bear. some Of them bit him IL.
n and ' snap %s os's the r
rousel up and shook himself I'm tho wolves
hOs they hnSs dhi y"
the attack. Tho bear stood guard over tho
sSfsP whs sPom they the n m and in
pow Hs dashed at 4 and crushed it to
seized the sheep and went to devonring it
wolves olive aside with two strokes o. his paws.
picked up the sheep. carried 1t between
s fna made Te MoRes nsa Sm teS
to get possession Of the sheep. and tho bear
showed the carcass under one Of the logs and
oi his reach. but tie moment he undertook to
"All at once another bear came tearing down
the opposite side Of the glen from where was
s S s
sSs r. anS started Up Fl tic ss;% III again ,S Se
The last bear kept the wolves away from the
irt one s and and when they had ma marched fey
second s bear had ' issssd the Sheep several
changed about, IN carving It til they came to
den in tho rocks One OF tho bears kept the
the sheep into " the den e ' Then he cr"Wsd ii
after ms mate and tho disappointed wolves
hS%ed ar9nnd the entrance to tho I'll
rest took leg pail down the glen and soon can
Eph Was . Smart Tame Crow and n Good
Caller at Country Dances.
SCRANTON. June 1O.-"The smartest tame
crow ever saw" n New York State man said.
belonged to n neighbor OF mine up in Otscgo
county. They called him Eph. and he was no.
torous for playing tricks on people and for
having revenge on those who didn't treat him
well. Eph got down on circuit preacher who
used to visit his owners house periodically.
and after the minister had becn there num-
Der OF times the crow got in the habit. when
ever he saw tho preacher driving down the
road. OF flying into the house and singing out
to the women folks: Old Rcdhcad's coming.
girls! Get up q big dinner for him. Tho
minister had fiery red hair. and that was ono
reason why tho crow hated him. Eph had
found out that the preacher was
regular glutton at the. table. and
he didn't like him for that. II tho
men folks wero ont in the field when tho min
lister drove MP. Eph would sail to whore they
wero working and yell: jim. old Redhead's
horse wants Il peck Of oats = While tho family
wcro entertaining the preacher Mt dinner tho
crow would sit in tho window and croak at
10 say grace. Enh sans ' out: Eat iirst Eat
ilrst Eat iirst!' Ths prsarhcr pretended not
W near tut CROW. uNt Hc tblu ono OF me nc.n-
hors that he felt like wringing Eph's mock. and
that he didn't 500 why the farmer hnrhored
that the farmer and his family had become
tired OF fcedins the preacher and his hose.
and they didn't care, how lnuch tho crow an
Moycd him ono day when tho minister
his plug hat with ali his might. knocEcI ii
from his head. and sent it rolling in the mud.
dancing on it. and cawing when ho saw that
~" pioils man was in II state Of great ag,n-
lion: inc minister struck ut tho CROW with
tIlt. natter, Int rDn too uIirl; fprl him nd
while the minister was fishing his ruined plug
rom the mud the crow ''iawod in his hair till
his face he"amu as red Ms his topk not was md
the crow then went, yelling; "fr to u tree, where
ne sat and chucklea ov"r the preachers NOR
tiilcation. The next t inc he cam" Eph spoiled
! another hat Tor him by punching II hole in it
and the preacher didn't call there any more.
"A neighboring farmer that the crow dis
liked ior some reason had n windnill to pump
water for his stock One windy day after we
Ind had long drought. tho farmer noticed that
The cattl we're believing for water. and when
no puzzled farmer llad wondered and watched
sail over and alight on top of it. That set him