The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-08-28
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They Are Original aad They Drsax 0st
His Character.

lives a couple OF miles from here In tho noun
taius. 10 one OF the ~queerest OF backwoods
characters. He Is odd. and always original.
He Is now rs years old. and no has trapped and
hunted for sixty years. When no comes to
town he usually rides one Of his oxen. and goes
barefootcd winter and summer. He doesn't
waste time getting his meals at a hotel or res
taurant when he 10 In town. Any ono can do
that. he says. He has n table made to nt on
his ox's shoulders. and when he Is hungry he
takes from his pockets ~victuals that he has
provided. and sets out n meal on the table in
front Of him. and eats AS he rides. Once OF Calls
hecls is missing. He was on the trail o, n
deer one day when no trod close to n rattle
snake and tho snake nipped him In the heel.
| Cal was in a hurry. so he whipped out his
hunting knife and sliced of the heel and won't
on after the deer. He cut decp enough to chop
out tho poison. When he killed the deer hc
dressed his heel. 1t healed. and with the OK.
ccrtion Of the looks OF the thing the foot is
Just as good rs over.
One day Cal found an OK Of his dead by the
side Of tho rnilrond TIN * that runs throu III
tho woods not far from his house. 1t had
been killed by tho cars. Cal scnt u Till
in to tho officers OF tho company
for tho value OF the OK. and asked
them to settle. They wouldn't settle. Then tho
glass insuiators On tbs compNpy's telegraph
poles began to rattle to the ground one after
another alony that part o! the road. Their APP
pearance loft no doubt that they were be-
ing shot of 10y rifle balls. and they
tumblcd down about as fast rs thoy could DO
replaced. That inter!cred seriously with bus
mess. and tho officers of the company thought
they could put an end to the damage bv ar
resting Cal Sheppard. to whom. apparently.
strong circumstantiu evidence polatel Il. the
handler o; tho rino that sp!lntered the insu-
la.ors. Cai was arrested. but the evidence
was insufficient to hold him and he was dis
charged. Tie insulntors continued to fall
right along with the old-time regularity. Then
it struck the pam that Cal Sheppard ought
to DO paid for the OK that had been killed on
the railrond. Tho OK was paid for. and sore-
how the insulators coased to break. and none
has ever broken since.
Cal is a great trout fisherman. md visiting
sportsmen like To secure his services MS guide
and cnnp director when they go fishing in this
region. He had charge OF IA party from Will
Transport this season. Among their equip
ments were two kegs OF beer. They ladn'!
been in camp II day before Cal discovered that
for a chance to lug Off something. The visit
ing Spnrtstnen were worried. for no one in the
party WIS armed for bear. They wanted ca
bag the bear. Cal sal! there wasn't any use
going t. MI that trouble.
Soon as you git ono o them beer kngS
it ditn'ti IA: .tAs boys iSn: /" empty, ono Of
So" se Eng an Spikes lint he u got n' at a Iat.o.r
ramr. anil Ind the small ends llLed 10 sharp
keg. entering them fr"n' the outside II few
inche. from the mead. wni III h. had Knocked
tley stuei; ', three or four ,'i in.i:es inta tn, s' k a.
taeir, points si"n,ins tow,r'i the ,",her enL.
tt" .y. fh q roy Cal III S "i3"n. 'n niet tsS'1 Of Of ps tss
II, %,oa teo an kSs lni ,"1 it ' 90 its i st 3"' / into rou The
| of mn.p1r,rc ,lterWlrl IA. want tn in.k
tho bear. nruin had smelt the pork aud stuck
sl]aniia:, spikes ia"bet 'l"cr into tn. tears
neck aud throat, anl the more he tried t" get
get out. and the spikes eat his throat, He was
as ,lca as on" Of the big mills that killed him
Ono resr", ., Cal, sl,errard's life is that a
Joke. he lad out & hay" On Dan Barr wasn't
f Hurr iI na, %n IT , t" rae n eaI M af h9 "t ia r k%nt chui nsI
IN front OF his house In the woods. ciosn hy the
old saitworks road: rho hsar was Ugly and "
port OF u rife so Gloss t., his house that no sus.
pccted that his bear was Ia. some way mixed
d"ors. And found that mis- susricions wers CIR;
rect The bear was dead; Cal SheE, ura lived
on his horSe aud put him ON the dead run
course said Dan. IN either kctc!l up to him
to t CafS ~i house. ss.'"lISt , Was darker ;N thsn fsy"t.
He banged at the door. and by md by SOME
one stuck y head nut II window and wanted to
"Ihst,s a. sure as gumr,ion% said Dan;
his bear had been shot. and asked hiEa what
'rxclaIMsd Cal. as he told the story
Then" said Cal. Dan figured around to
bear il | hadn't: '"NWsii.' says 1. Larry VI lyman
i, in tn" woods. Hos camped back in his
wasanuisan"o many i time, Dan. Maybe he
didn't kill it. htl l have my tders on it.
kill the tHe hear art h", / Kn"w'd him an his hse SON
Mii% was shnn'yir a. out 1T NE y ,n or his siT mil firm
that Larry did Kill the bear. he d tramp right
gu, to the s!ianty there ard then ana try to ,git
satisfaction. An iknow,d that Larry wou,dn,t
enough Tia; 10 didn't shoot, the lear. hut !
know Il thai Milo wouldn't take it So peaceful
l ss%s 9 DAN ~s suGh mara an II i l 'iFs3'y ! li',." iraF" nu, t" that AIT
hed. wi,ii. he was his dead, bear.
killed the bear. an no said he'd so right out
70 the shanty an settle the old Teller. told
i h" Was " a dum a'e shame nc to H,' have = a feilorSs properly
slaughtered. reckless that way right atore his
pWh out ssG lis h nn S on'' VT sta, Tsii lh ""SS the f'e" woods
Tor Larry Lyman's sl,anty. IT wa ,darker than
the inside of IL bear den. m it mad" Dun pun
%eniovin' the Joke tho best Kind. 1t was along
toward moynin, when We got TO- harry,S
r. s" %im ~ hot ioof T far siili NJ his Rs" L esvf'iI It
didn't need moran Ave words from Larry,
to satisfy Dan that he didn't know nothin'
Milo he hot up by this time. an was list most
n Dustin n. .seein' how nice my lok. WAS
workin'. fer Milo got rerdy TO pitch in an tan
Dams incsrt fer him the slickest kind, But
l.arry spilled the fun, Ho wouldn't let Milo 10
Dan up. an all my plans was knocked dead in
the head. | never forgive Larry ter int"rieIin'
mn spilir' that Joke O. mine. Me an Dan
tram pol hnck through the woods. an ] tell
yon | was mad. Dan never said a word more'n
10 wunst in u while snort ont: lts pno,y dun
~! "Hi han inMintin'o inrrr y'sE"n In, nv ii"n
has allus len that Dan Iuthcr suspirioned mo
with KILN that bear.