Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1892-08-19
THE FARMERS WARNING
HIS EAR TOLD HIM THAT DAN
GER WAS NEAR.
He Buckles ON His Armor and Goes Out
for Game-He Meets Big Hear
They Fight and He Nearly
Loses His Ear.

my right ear is smartin' like all
possessed ag'in." said Farmer George
Flemming OF Clyde Hill. Pa. to a New
York Sun correspondent an so Pll
take my gun with me out to the back
brush lot. for l always see bear or
wild cat or coon or fox or
sumpin' O. that sort whea my right
ear smarts this way"
Then the farmer told about the two
bears. three wild cats and half a
dozen foxes he has killed in the past
ten years.
IAN I'd never killed one Of EN-"
he said. IF 1t hadn't been for that
right ear o mine IA warnin' me by
smartin'. They can't get away from
that ear. It's n sure sign"
So Farmer fleming took his gun.
which only has one barrel and some
powder some buckshot some duck
shot some bird shot and some fine
shot
Il can't kill bear with fine shot I"
he said an don't want TO tear a
squirrel or rabbit all to pieces with
buckshot, An then If it's wild
duck or II crow. I'm fixed for them.
think it's bear, though. the way that
right ear o mine does everlastingly
smart"
Then he went away off toward the
back brush lot. An hour or so later
shot was heard coming family from
that direction.
Fathers smartin' ear haln't fooled
him none guess remarked Mrs
Farmer Fleming as she said after
! ward. when telling about it. Hes
fetchin' sumpin' down. sure"
In the course of few minutes
there was another shot, then. after
another interval third shot and
then fourth. after which there was
silence.
Father must "a run ag'in a hull
school o sumpin'" remarked the farm
er's wife. His right ear must "a
ben smartin uncommon powerful this
time"
An hour passed away and the sound
OF no moro shots came from the back
brush lot.
Il was just on the pint O. sayin'
that l guessed father had laid 'em all
out" says the farmers wife .an'
was sort o. regrettin' Of it fearin' that
he was stockin' us with too much
meat an it'd more'n likely Spite.
when looked out an seen some one
a limpin' along to'ards the house as
IL he was powerful tired. His clothes
as all torn to tatters SO. an he looked
so kind o mussy that kind O. thought
he was pesky tramp an went in
an got the hot water kettle SOS to be
ready for him If he gimme any o. his
nonsense He had one hand clapped
up TO one side of his head. an l never
seen till he got most up to the door
that it WASH t no tramp at ALL but that
it was father. an all could say was,
La suzz George Flemin'. what struk
your"
That's who it was-Farmer Flem-
ing. He stopped at the kitchen door
and sank down on the STEP
I'm a Twin. mother" he said.
''but that sure-pop smartin' ear o.
mine WAS a leetle too smart this time
an guess its disfgured some"
The farmer took his hand away
from the side of his head and the ear
he had been propplng up topped
down pretty near to his shoulder. 1t
retained ITS hold on his head by the
simple tenure of trilling strip OF
skin.
why your ear is OFF, exclaimed
the farmers wife"
Il was thinkin' mebby 1t was as |
was comm in" said the farmer
Guess you better shore it up a little
mother till We kin slip down an ei,
the DOCTOR"
So the farmers vito bound the ear
in its place and hurried over to the
village for the doctor who lost nc
time in coming and doing his best for
the badly split member Then the
farmer explained matters
when got over to the brush lot
| seen a hawk. an chucked In n
load o duck shot Fore | could get
u whang at him he flew out O. range.
an along kim a red squirrel
wormed the duck shot out o. the gun
an rammed down load OF fine shot
but the squirrel got away. Then |
seen fox hide in brush pile, an !
wormed the fine shot out o. the gun
mn put back the duck shot Jist as
was goin' 10 let the fox have il he
dove out sight somewhere an
while was lookin' for him up pop
ped gray squirrel into tree.
twisted the duck shot out again an
rammed in the fine shot, but when
Kim TO look for the squirrel he was
gone. All the time that right ear o.
mine KEEP a-smartin' worse an worse
an know'd sumpin' was bound To
drop fore | went home"
While | was peekin' around fer
the squirrel ] heerd noise. an turn
in round ] seen bear about five rod
away. ] never stopped to think tina,
| only had "A fine shot in my gun, b
up an blazed away. The fine sho,
just peppered the boar enough tt
make him mad an he come a-rippin
to'ards ine like bresh fire. 1 run
round an round big tree loadin' n.