The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-06-19

bough. am going to como down on my laH
rorss to it. and scramble un t the hiil" ' 700
We obeyed him to tho letter: and as ,wo did
Sou he sS his ssS e m stas1 the %Ds
we had stood q momSnt Before. :, wo ali
scrambled up out q tho cnt,on together and
dead At tho ROT si the old NOISY maple, Ths
my brother and should have ' it We GLADLY
~ Brother. who was older and wiser than I.
oed net fop 10 Vas
noyer told the story while he lived. '"' W.
JOAQUIN MILLER
A BirA Collectors Experiences with Two
Hears and . Buck.
SCRANTON. juno 19-"I had q good deal Of
fun with an inqusitlve bear in the Tobyhanna
woods one summer" said an amateur bird
collector. Il was hunting for oven-bird spcci-
mems. and after I had stuck q stake In tho
ground and hung my coat and hat on 1t.
concealed myself short distance AWAY. and
watched for shot ut an oven bird that had
heard singing in tho foliage Of n Eastwood tree
. moment before. For shooting specimens I
hid q light charge OF mustard seed shot in the
right barrel OF my gun. while in the left barrel
had a good load OF buckshot to fire at a Wild
cat or a coon. in case got sight OF ono The
pair OF oven birds that wanted to secure for
my collection gave mo no chance to shoot at
them. although they remained in the trees
near by and poured forth their songs at short
intervals. and was about to change my hid
ing place to q more favorable spot, when
spied q very large black bear stealing eau
tiously up the ravlne toward my GOAT and hat
"Of course the sight OF the bear caused me
to stay right where l had been trying to get
shot at the oven birds. and made me lose for
the moment all interest in the wildwood
songsters that 1 had gone there to get The
bear moved at q slow pace. smiling at every
step. but. as stifr breeze was blowing up the
ravine from him to whore was. he didn't get
q scent Of me. and he tiptoed along until he
caught sight OF my hat and coat Then he
came to a dead stop. stuck his nose toward the
sky. and gave loud sniff: and. instead Of
turning around suddenly and running away
as tight as no could. as l supposed he would.
he sat up on his hind quarters. smiled several
times. and glared at my clothing on the stake
see anything else 10 the wood while he sat
there. and he didn't turn mis- head an inch to
either side. but he Just Cnzed at the coat and
had about mado up my minu to fire on
my right barrel just to see the bear tumble all
took a step toward the stake. and Instantly
shrnnk backward as though lie thought he had
seen the OBJECT move: ne must nlyo con
onds later he advanced another step. and de-
cided not to scare him. but to see how near he
half u dozen steps toward the stake in about
thnt number, of minutes. and at each stop he
ments intently before he advanced another
inch. several times the bear shudderod
and acted as il he was going to take fright. but
his curiosity and inuuisitiveness overcame
hlm uutil he had got within four or live PAGES
Of the stake. when he Jumped to the right as
concluded that nothing mad. and lie again stole
toward the hat and coat. made several circuits
around them and eyed fsd them on Al sdes that
the object was perfectly Harmless he stepped
up SLOWLY and snelt of the cont. drawing buck
out what kind OF scent it was lie acted us il
he was Undecided about it. for he Immediately
number OF shifts at the coat. and backed OF
again. was afraid that the bear might fool
around till no cawed the coat from the stake
MI L ca. ell to. ind had no desire to deprive
lin Of his lie. /, thought | would scare him
out OF his wits. and see him hump himself ana
get Up and dust.
the bears nose vas then pointed directly
toward me ON the left side OF the stake. and he
was about to step UP and take another sniff ut
Of m ustard seed shot at his face. The bulk OF
and made it smart SO hard that, for IN instant
1t bewildered him. was surprised not to 500
him run and when he had 5 stood stu for
low yards ' and fsll p to jan rubgns o his
nose violently with his paws oI the more
eli at once he began to whirl around and run
his nose through the underground.
and. roaring up. lie CARED at tho coat and hat
for II second. roared anGrily. and made dash
ut them. At ths first !unGe he t,lo Tho coat
claws, shouted as loud as ! could, but tho
ripping and tearing the coat as il he thought
1t contained Il human being. In ono OF INC
pockets there was u loaded revolver OF 81
been tearing ut the coat a minute Tho re-
voiyer went OH and shot hun in tn" neck Just
rs | had run out and WAS going to let him havo
tho charge Of buckshvt ia tho lungs. Tho bear
gave cry when tho bullet hit HIM, threw tho
ond 10 a 91 sar,I wn The ray Il, On rum
Tho Blood spurted in u stream from his Ju.!-
uur vein. and when the bear had run q few
with the attention OF shooting him. but l
didn't need TO. for |. little further down he
while was hunting Tor, Dlueiay specimens
in the Spring BROOK woods Jusl before, tho
chestnut OURS Were opon ono tall. kept my
hat and basket near tho trunk OF n chestnut
tree In hollow. and went t. tho top OF knoll
to shoot a uird. noticed that tho bears lind
the Chestnut tree and ,claw"I the bpr,s opon
around the trunk whore thoy had dropped
the twigs. but / didn't SUPPOSE thnt any o OF
would Show themselves while / was in tho
woods. | failed to get tho Drd | Was alier.
and whilo / was OH my way back to the
tree / saw II ha!f-grown bear pawn: my hat
around On tho ground. yelled al him before
/ thought. and tho bear seized my hai IN his
teeth and ran OF with it Ike lnis.hicyous
looked his shoulder at mo and kent rtGht
i wanted him to leave my, sloucil hat behind and
was taking delight in depriving mo OF It. 80
that I would have to so home bare
headed. WASH, hunting bo arsts ana M !
hat and seeing that he wasn't going to
drop it. let HIM have a big charge OF double
Is shot in his rear. Tho boar let loose OF the
hat and came to u halt very quickly when tho
shot stung him. and Tor u minute or 30 ne was
lie ,whincd and sIueil;d i ie hurt Pr a apd
use Tor him. and whom his wounded parts DO.
gan to feel uettor ha !!mI.i away WITHOUT
Offering 10 carry my hat any further,
" This scar on iny wrist got one june WHO
j was hunting for forest bird specimens IN inc
woods four niiles north oil forksville. littlo
before noon came rnt upon dg Ssa and v hSr
Inc doe dashed of in state OF sudoeh anu