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tul-t VI inb iphTt Hnu uiNbbt',hltu from lllD
ny's view If the fly was watching. him, Tho
instant The mt was hidden irIm the fly in the
nsk ta2ngh onr he the turned nmSr 1 ~ sSd
hoard. IL had calculated the distance
the iiy sim sat WITH slightly chansod position:
| The aQt nausnd q m9mcnt. and then crcrt
| he pushed Just enough OF his head above tho
cds;c SO that. We could SEQ tho n. which sat
viii is !, ad o,olaGeiy toward the crack. For
Of tn" hoard Watching the ~, and tho sequel
showed that tho fly was Gither not aware Of it's
| walk slowly around until It's back was turned
s1uareiy, toward the ant Then tho ant
twinNlne hnd his. jaws fastened ut the hnse OF
one q tho er, nvs wings. which he nnred or in;
state. but the ant soon nippcd of the othcr
wing. Then Selling his plump prey he started
wy rsd nG it down n
tho piazza to tho ground. and so away to his
nest wherever hat might Lc He had had an
| exciting. adventurous. ana successful hunt
a Camping Party that Intrudipg he ar
Broke Tn In Sadness.
"A party OF us went for a weeks camp one
summer mt the head waters OF Bright Brook,
seventeen mloS from nowhorc. back in tho
Pike county Wilderness" said ex-Sherifr War;
ron Rl.way OF that county 1T was long be-
fore all thu: brook and the adjacent vii is were
rrc-emrtcl Ivy a sportsmcn's club and every
outside fisherman was rUicl OF under penalty
of death. We took all tho luxurias OF the sea-
son with us. as well as The necessities. Tho
luyuroS consisted OF somo bread somo snlt
pork. II box II pepper. some salt. n jar of but
ter, AMI SUCH things. Among tho necessities
remember WIS., II iive-Galon keg of Canada
malt whiskey. Thnrc were q fcw othars-a
half dozen cases or so OF beer. dcmijohn Of
gin. anil a few bottles OF brandy. ] think |:
but they don't matter We also took along a
pint or so OF fish worms. as wo were ostcnsibly
out after trout. and thought that in case any
hody took it in his head to fish tho worms
would come in handy. There were eleven Of
US in tho camp. We had n font bic enough for a
hotel Some of Us actually did so fishing every
day. and trout being plenty in those days We
had great sport on the creek. We had boon
there three days. and the necessities were
holding out 50 well that We were sure OF three
days moro OF pleasant camping and rare
sport, when something happened that cast a
shade over the camp. and wo had to strike our
tent in sorrow aud start for homo.
I'VE had really made a hotel Of our toni. and
appointed one Of our number landlord. 80 as
to hnvo everything regular. The landlord In
vented number Of new fancy tlpples. ono OF
which WAS called Bermuda punch Its COM
ponent parts. as l remember them wore whis-
key. cucumber parings. Bermuda onions. beer.
Feelings OF pineapple. gin. banana skins.
brandy. and. think. pork gravy to make it
slide easy tho landlord said. as there would
probably be somc pineapple prickers in it that
might catch as they were going down
Tho landlord made a two-quart basinful
OF Bermuda punch. bat he said he nevor drank
fancy drinks himself. and gave me the privi-
lcge OF being the first to enjoy tho new bever-
age. Everybody had conc fishing or hunting
wild flowers except our tcamster and the
landlord l wasn't focling thirsty. and so
said guessed wouldn't try tho punch. The
throwing his genius into the fabrication OF tho
tpI! because no was anxious to roe how 1t
x2Fssd by nn1 Sn acr h Big harss
" ..,r r was The landlords opportunity,
80, Try this BERN ida punch. John.' said he.
a., No filed glass win the punch. John was
iio Gaspcd II little. the water came ont OF his
eye sumc. ard he said lis inside felt as If no
nag i%9%S s9cG in Is sal .S'9i try another
John meant what no said. but no didn't
mo,ith spoil. to kind o WORK the pncker out
Of it. he said. and then started for the door. Of
but instead of renching it no slowed OF and
hr1nGht up on buffalo ro"e in the far corner
exa net @ ne MHn TO a Shn
y" didn't say anything except to groan onco
or twice and call fcehly once for hot drops.
and then he pGssn! intOa siumher that under
ordinary circumstances would have boon hard
for him to maintain. consSdcrini;, the way he
tho effect 81 ITO pun:h with critical eye.
81 SEQ" said he, I've got II trihe too much
in it. ~ make smother one by and by and lot
"Eu} prcfarrsi something, elise. and we
went ont under the trees II couple OF rods from
the toni and sat down to talk about tho beau
ties Of nature and tEe price OF railroad ties
snort in the direction Of the tent. and lookin:
up thor" we saw good -si@e! bear standing ut
t o ia N qnd kq vac
l. satisfied with the looks Of things. and
slouch"l on inside. Tho landlord was for got
the bear on sight,
...,,ile'll ont John up. suro.'' said he
done my lnmn'ring tor years on almost every
b2Iy's and there was back in the Pike county
"A bear won't eat u tearnster SO long as hc
can Ind m" apples and oranges J said. and
w wnt F2 plenty Of them in The tont Wen
" 6ru!D noscd around inside the tent. sam
pps oranges and rinesrPles an! bananas.
punch. He emclt Of it. backed away little.
went UP TO it again. and stuck one paw in the
next second he was soppine ~: mp that pnnoh as
fast as h. could get his paws into it and carry
DO bears ever have cramps p the landlord
asked me
well, ifthcy do said he. 'therell be some
hubhub in that tent pretty SOON
The, boar drank all OF tho punch and
nrnnced around in tho tent quite while, now
snd then taking sniii at John reclining Ikea
tention OF tending, the raj ID 10y eating the team
ster up BY and by tho bear sat up suddenly
on his, Launches. put bis head on one sid" and
looked disturbed. Then he hogan to growl
and mutter. and presently grabbed his stoni-
ach with both paws and bowed his head almost
down to his hind foet
low! ow! owl tn, bear said. Just as plain
as could and would have said It under SINH
lnr circumstances. and he ro ed and pitched
about in the tent iko a drunken sail or. our
Canada malt whiskey, keg sat on end in one
corner Of the tent; There were about two gal
Ions left in it. and It was great, goods. Wnilo
the landlord and | wcre holding our sides
laughing, at the ,crDmiral antics Of tho bear
Druin suddenly iiftot himselfu with howl
that made tho tent futtor. and dove head first
into the corner where our keg stool. He
struck the koE square on end. and his head
went through It clear, t. his shoulders. 4
side, remained in. and while tho bears
ga n nj taar 10 al Ia