The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-06-12
How Cad Hurried Up the Hear and 1t
Pitched Him III.

Pitched Him III.
One day while was at the little backwoods
tavern at Barley Run, in tho big hemlock
woods Of northern Pennsylvania, making
some inquiry TO how much pluck endur-
ance and faith n man must have il he stopped
n while there and thcreabout with tho inten-
ton OF killing a trout now and then. Il big bark
pecler. whose name. learned. was Cad Lof-
tus. came into the tavern looking hot and
sheepsh. He sat down. breathing hard and
mopped his face. on which the Precipitation
protruded like knobs on crook necked
squash. Every one in tho house looked SUR
prsed. but not II word was said for some time
and then Cad LOTUS broke the silence with
tho emphatic but ambiguous eXclamation:
"Durn my fool gizzard'
That loosened Landlord Joel Jebb's tongue.
and he said:
"Wol Cad. what's worked you up 80 amaz.
in? Been secn' ghosts !"
Cad gave his face another mop. and. turning
to the landlord. said
Joel. did you ever try to hurry up bear?"
Newer tried to hurry en- up. no." replied
Joel. But I've tried to slow EN- up aud Two
done it. too! Yes an I've stopped em square
in their tracks. more times than kin tell"
Then | visit you'd been along with mo
an either slowed up or stopped a boar that
was hurryin' me up.' exclaimed Cad.
WAS you fetched in by u bcer?" asked Joel.
GrinnnG.
Il was fetched in hya bear. by links J" ex-
claimed Cad. ian il I'd only been took in by a
bear an chawcd ine I'd be fecln good deal
better 1t all come around list on account o.
my thinkin' to mysclr this afternoon that ia
cut oyer r to simons sashn an see il he'd get
last week. an don't know when anything sot
so comftab!e by me as that did: Ny comse-
ence never prlcked me none Ter takin a little
cider. provdin' the cider was good an this o.
Simon's bcin, uncommon good. thought I'd
90 oyer Of # to s his an sEe he had any
Heller, a i, miIYd in from the road. an Was
more Than twenty foot ahead o me. nosin'
round in IN old log. huntn for, Gr,ubs The
bear around these parts for two year an bet
ter. except that tame bear o Sal " Ges's. the
S1o the I Ioa rp ~onaST S an
So when | see this one in the woods was
an wsh B~i had so as could
way th"ught I'd skeer him in. a HS hurry f h nn
hecri me. an 50 ! let 60 one o tho uncnrth.
Hest yoops could muster up. expcctin' to SEQ
the hear jump an take to his heels. half skeert
We'll. Joel; the bear lid lump. He jumped
iustratr. hut he didn't ta ke, to his heels with
alI. BY inks! He took to Ills toes. an p'intei
was pleased Mt bcin' give setch n start whiie
h" was hT int feed io an acted as i no vas
@ 10 @. ysy by st The 1anr
stcin that | looked kind o sorry for raisin'
s secm r,LmPmj' = an wasn't Goi t. hurt HIM
An nov ! come to tho pint when say.
somehow that tho bear. was skeert. ar
thought ia give him another skesr to hurry
ug'in, Yes. sir ypOupu uy'in. only
wunst, but twicc,. There was either some.
tHn to the nar ahoat that yoop
turned and came for mo ag'in. Then, seem
thnt was little ont o ny r,.ckonln' abeit
me to git skecred mysolf. an did felt that
s,omethin, had TO take to IT. heels. and il the
skitel out O. the boiler an the bear io!iered
me. The b"nr keG on lolerin me, an he fol-
iercd mo SO fur an s., business-llkr TINT whom
como along by u pico chestnut Saplin that
was easy to climb. ! elm II. hadn't more
than got settled snug NJ in the tree when tho
went to nosin' and scratchn' around It. an
inokin, up at me rs Il he hat half notion to
yeTin,' around at the foot Q, tho tree couldn't
help but think somethin like this: -.
ohosaa good nod many in folks says that bear went
s, is{, tSst way Sss' HEN 49, sSsf
While I was as, thnkin' like that an other
to git tired O. nosin' around there. an begun to
walk. away. awful slow. though, an stoppin'
half mind to not go. after MI. But Dy an Ivy
lie got three pr four rod away. an went 0fy In
sight than. slid out q that tree an made an
oihcr lreal; for Smon's slashin an thr cider
for the disap'in,ment o that cider had most
made mo sick.
Joel, the contrairynsss o benrs is amazln!
Seems to me S.da nddnt g" on forty foot when
an had to turn tail an make tracks With the
heels lords the slashin'! | didn't have time to
an trusted to luck. When got to the creek,
quarter q miled ahead, The bear ear was still FOL;
overpowerin' anxious. didn't waste time to