The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-04-24
A Happy Family on . Lumber Riff.

| A Happy Family . Lumber Raft
SCRANTON. April Pin the fall OF 1858 I
and two othor young men started down tho
Sinnamahoning from Emporium with raft
OF 5O.OOO feet OF fine lumber" an old Cameron
county raftsman was telling. "anh wo wcrt
| bound for Marietta on tho SusQuchannn. Ii
| had been raining hard for moro thnn forty
hours. aud the Sinnamahoning was overflow
| ing its banks when we cut loose Tho r.; in WINS
| still falling in torrents. and when we had got
ten or twelve miles below Emporium n great
many fences and parts Of buildings were drift
| ing down tho stream.
| Toward noon We spicd u boar floating
along behind tho raft on lot Of small logs.
Ho couldn't balance his craft very WE'LL and
overy little whilo 1t tipped him Off and h, hal
| good deal OF trouble in climbing IN i, again.
| After We had watched tho bear Tor milo or 50
| and seen him tumble Off and clamper on half u
dozen times. told the mon to slnckcn tho
| speed OF tho raft. Tho bear soon lloat ed near
us and wo pulled him TO tho sdo Of the raft
with our poles. Then we saw that what he
was ridinso was n section of Il log rcn. that
he was n tame bear. and that his chain was
fastened to ono OF the logs. Tho bear an
peared to lie glad when We pulled him aboard
OF tue raft. ami he frisk"i ind irnlick"d around
Seeding tint tho bear was n tame ret. wo
| started to find out what his name was Gy cali
inE R III thT W th" ana n H." 't b short ne
had been his, tanner, Wo nal lots. Of Eruh.
raining in the afternoon. and when WE tied nj
like, mastir. and whenever he heard tao
slightest noise on shore ne Erowled and rat.
to watch the raft. The next day We let Pete 70
where he pleased; and all tho afternoon hp
| slept on top OF tho lu IN Dor in the sun.
SavprnI nno 1nr
buck sprung into the river toward sunset ana
swan toward the raft. Two great hounds tors
ing ior blood aud before the buck reached tie
raft they plunged into the water and swan for
Smb aeoard he aGs 1 "n Eli hs ma ss
Ing the water in vain effort to got on tho raft
Rs sci Tn IE and tackst
tho hounds tack with his Hoois ' and dan antie s.
He snortcd with anger as no fought the blood
thirsty brutes. and in moment no again tried
hounds padded for him tho instant his tail
was toward Thorn. md Just ms they were about
dubbed them of. got the buck by the anti"rs.
and pulled him on tho raft, He, could hardly
they had radioi around and ID yeped s' s I
We secured the buck between two piles of
lum Der. and Pete came around. sinc.t Of tho
other four-footed creature on board The raft
two bnckwoods hunters appeared on the bunk
and ordered us to drive tho buck into the river.
Hp. We refused to give up the buck. and tho
hunters cursed us. called us all sorts Of names.
Beyond hearing When we S tied u vi tha ate evsn 1.
ing one OF the men cut lot nt birch snpl ings.
nsht Pete c stayed 3@ s if%u ar mo
feeding on cheese. meat. and dried horring
Soon after we had pulled out tho next
morning. an otter crawlcd aboard and went
to nosinC around rcte Tho hcartooE a notion
for more than m hour Pete chasc% thhs the otter
nil over tho raft. ana We supposed it would
around Pete all tho forenoon. and n little while
after We alto our lunch Pete and tho otter lay
msss 81 suckrs wH they s'T
1h W whsn thu o %sS'd put the
Ha TstS ThI Iy .n% % ~ or, Snprrs
ints Tho river; ,The cttcr erawsd Sr r INK
itand Pete The bear and tho, otter b "came
30 much attached that we conldn drive tho |
thoua Il had BEEN ea fpfH sS
."Threo time. a day caught ish for Pete and and
tho otter, and We fed and watched the buck ali |
Tie Saot to game dealer FOR so s On tho tho, day
we left HARRISBURG, peto accidentally broEo |
we killed It AMI saved it's skin. Wonli became |
fond OF Pete. but we Ind 10 part with lin Ill
though we hated to. and mt tho end OF tho
route we sold him ton Marietta man for $25.'
Three Smart Dogs In Conn-ctIcut-One Gave
Warming OF ~ Fire.
M1ppIErowN. April 22.-Harry c. Goodwin OF
the City Market. New Britain. has spry little
ter ,ier which, his owner AYERS. is tho smartcst
rattor in Connecticut His ability in that
limo was fairly tested dry or two ago in
SN,A1 1
has been infested with multitude Of bold and
fcrocious rats. Hart borrowed Goodwns dog.
put him in his market storeroom. md closed
nil the rat avenues. except one that Ied to tho |
local cupital OF r.ltdom. Then Hart and all his
employees raced about the adjoining apart
ments, stamped on the floors. drummod on tho
walls. shouted. md made u great hullabnloo.
soaring tho rodents In long column
through tho open avenue into tho
room whero the bull terrier awaited
them; The ogtpnit II, OF rats, said Harry. was
they popped Through tho, cutie into tho store
room tho active littio terrier despatched them
mess i"r encn ono. yet all tn" beasts were tho
'sgost and ugliest gray wharf rats. Soma OF
tnsn il we minutes alter III" cars" 81 the rats r
was begun the iatte ceased suddenly. and
hn GoSr n IN" nor" h tsrrpr nS IN
Tho middle Of he floor. rs cool ms possible. and
"s nix Snpn hi. n1 1at.
Another y.r snr' n,; nd belongs along e Martin
aMtry OF NeM N ihn inew hon u L,,,Is no
thor nist t" n tba "my t@. ani It
vas nnIu .rd I'm, dog, which sin, mi In ina ~"
"ass rknE " ,"n ana s,"'s he sallGpfa
;muirr's rhnr,I,m and lnl,pel IN tie ed. the
nan wa' q, los AZ first to under.ta"a wnat
vi,,n liz mni,nnl finally seized the bedclo,ivs
nd RULED !h "a n nS 'l'S1 III Tia, lr"n nut Of
nieiiri smoke He hurried after the mark ing
MS into ts d Sn%t The rh ,,. G". w%S arr"
Sth Pan 4 w"' S t NH GRaI Iny LoHse tho
JAWS and told Jm he was tho likcllrst dog in I
new London.
At Naugatuck village lleubcn Hitchcock has
. smart dog tnat hunts snakes with nntai,lo
uccess. BlAck snaIo.. very long and 1is tel. ,
ows,, are his praze gape. and there Is hardly q
erpents. A big blacksnske runs like the