Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-09-18

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prevented my going up 70 Black noun
tam. and so other hands have killed my
bear
The bear Of Black mountain is of the
order Of CarniyOra and tribe Planti-
grade. aud l. a tribe Of the family Ur-
side. They walk on the soles OF their
feet and have i've toes on each foot.
Their tales are not serial tales. being
brief and TO the point. The tail Of the
Black mountain bear Is extremely rudi-
mentary. and IN some cases is merely a
depression.
Some species OF the bear hibernate in
the winter. occupying hollow tree or
cave IN the earth. They remain station
airy at such times. living on the record
Of their glorious past. The Kamchat-
kan bear is found IN Kamchatka. The
hesn OF the black bear Of Black noun
tain Is eaten for food. IL tastes like a
hot box. People who can get codliver
OIL TO eat seldom eat bear meat. The
bear eats mostly berries, roots and
herbs. and therefore should be good cat
ing himself. but he breaks over the rules
sometimes after Lent and eats colored
child
Now and then one at dusk hears the
shrill cry OF shote adown the shady
valley Of the north branch Of the Swan
nanoa Then the peasantry OF Black
mountain crouch closer To each other,
and they call in their great wealth Of
dog where IL will be safe. for they know
that Senator Vance is feeding the bear
with one Of his clipper built hogs.
Senator Nance's hogs come of a hardy
race 81 ridge rOoters easily detected by
the long. sad face. He is a mountain
hog and fond u liberty, reminding one
Of William Tell. except that his legs are
longer. he "a snre footed and clings to
the crags and precipices like "a chamois.
Yesterday said the senator. 1--WE
killed rattlesnake and | wanted the
boys 70 keep IL 20 show You. but I've got
thirty or forty hogs running around here
loose in the woods waiting for chestnuts
3r the third party or something OF that
kind 70 come along. and so they ate IL up. :"
These hogs during the summer diet
and train themselves down a great deal.
take long walks and otherwise bant
themselves till they look like autumn
leaves. Thea. when the autumn leaves
and the nuts and ac0rns come on, you
viii sea the razoFback. II the crop be
good. fhng his tan gayly over the dash
board AMI let bygones De bygones
Should the mast, IS this crop Is called.
- short. OF only half crop. Of course
his tail viii naturally hang at half mast,
but that Il neither here nor there.
When taken up and fed a month or go
after this course ~ chestnutting the
Black mountain sandy shote or coral in
sect soon becomes a delicious morsel. the
hams being a. large and juicy as those
Of the Buff Cochin hen at maturity.
ate couple Of these hams AZ senator
Vances table. and | shall never speak
lightly u tho ridge rooter again. lie Is
subject - none of the diseases peculiar
- corpulence. He hreatbes good air.
eats the pokeberry in midsummer till
his ceilings aud wainscodngs are ss red
a. Chinese demonstration. then hs
eats The Wild cucumber which falls
from the Cucumber tree after the
squirrel has had AL be wants. and
the result - that by November
be II really % take course Of corn IN
the ear or elsewhere. and winds ny AZ
the glorious ynletide when the holly
berries are red and the mistletoe anil
the persimnrons ara both ripe. still
slender and giriish In figure, but a.
tender and iuicY AZ a Brazil mt
Sometimes one strikes mountain
hog however. that wii not take on
fssh. hut remains thin and angular
These ara effen allied and dried Just a.
theY are tnd may be used to clean lamp
chimnevs with
senator Vance lives on the saddle q
riiza in wch position ~ fo hsve it
front - the bones the highest reak 0f
Craxgv mountain. while st the bach II
sha house.. straight fown SEQ feet. You
hesr tire rusr ard funbie ~ fhe North
Branch Here s'an,is Goritraun. fhe
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hnss favored sou and senator
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