The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-05-01

| which. as I said. measured just thirty. three
Of tf Rs p En
fore. greatly surprised to discover that he was
very old. poor and lank; and almost toothless
him to tho great two-rod leap II not. and the
jump WAS an evidence Of what . su per1n nuated
prised to Know t6at a young and active c st
mount could clcar at least twice rs much ut q
bound with the groatest ease"
Unappreclnted Ebenszer BArnes, who Fts
B'ar . Miled an Better"
HARRISBURG. April 29.-"I fit bar better'n
miled. wunst an ylt can't git to be 'lected
ez much ez pathmaster up In my township
said Ebenezer Barnes OF Clinton county. q
wcll-known character Of the Kettle Creek
country. Il mowt list OF we'll let that bar
cbaw me all the way up. ez she kim durn nigh
dom. for all the reco milton my Teller citizens
gives me for rassilin' with her fer a miled, an
glttin' the best OF her an capturln her two
cubs. AFTER a Teller hangs onter a bar fer a
mlled. an she crazy mad I'm ut that. with
two cubs Mt her heels. an gifts the best Of her.
an then can't git to be even pathmaster.
he mowt just ez well be O coon hunter or O
skunk trapner. Iwant to tell ye bout that
bar fight. an then leave it to you II tha's any
use OF a feller bein' anybody 'monRst setch q
constitchn cy ez I'm Twin 'mongst."
"'Twero five year ago this spring wen me
an that bar 1T. foun . couple o. bar cubs
tucked away snug in the roots OF an old tree
hadn't never had no personal dealln's with
bur up to that time. an want ez we'll &C.
quainted with their natur's ez I were after
w'ds. So wen I SEQ them two little cubs
snoozin' away all alone by theirselfs l says:
By Jocks' says. These hore poor lit
tie bars hns been deserted by their man.
my. sure ez guns! Ill take 'em homo on keer
for en- snys.
80 tucked n cub under each arm and
started for homo. Tho cubs kicked an
snucalcd consid nblo. but 1 didn't keor.
wcrc in the woods not fur from tho road. an
got out on tn" road an pulled toard the
mo. an iookn hack. seon n Oar pooty nGh
tIn pig Gusba. yeHF'n S tGm6aip
h'ar an from the way they Kicked m hoIlercI
WIS WIS, th'n eyer know'd TINT they wuz some
,, NY Jocks. Ebonezsrl says ]. ! ca'cate
tH y9ayT Hso tc %is!nte !" sG nstu
little h,nrs nanny has deserted 'on wuth u
een tow S nys or,,n,rv aim, ~ ,,,,,. ao..-
Mt leaSt rnthmnttsr 1T the hands !" his fsiiow
cit!zons woul. y drorp9d them cubs m dug
ta hcr kf rn" s ""t wa hlt
run Jupiter sinons! how did run! didn't
sat" to gys W '"m n itt's "r; not ~
Of, liar IN ~ loot race. an tho f,st think
soon her not moro,'n ton foot nl!lnI me-. Two
moro JUMPS an she'd hoy mo- could sea W
wtt e q, 10 E w"nt wn "onFh .ea;ntsq
thnrl ,mobby | could do sumpin'. nn NJ |
t'" turn, I".k ~ faced The ." sa o. she Elm
nuthin'! llor owes hln.ol like llro. and iisr
niouiil were open, rrndy to rhnw m". W. she
km %prlm m t" NO. f"ot sudden
r. th't " =, ,n"wt'n knMkcd an OK down VIII:
the b9r ciean often her front foot IN sont her
H:.s "' y H"fY ~ Town Auditor for tie
- didn waste no time watchIn' the Oh bar
ffas i Tx Ta n nsrnS sa an lsxsed &
mini Ind sot 10 yarS tho .ne stare y
her roTc sS cone f. hsr bearlns nm took up
All fer her to ktch up with me- an 1 turned to
S:s; Il! ssssS,S$ F %;;S 2 s ?ass: =;
bars yit. fer % Kicked tho Of gai JERK cd her
i,ead To-, 70 one si'ie and my Iont didn't III nuthin.
career. an It won't 10 high th'tt' Went k"r-
IsS wliia to iaks odse q election. ihsu q" an
"a 'S%SR a' tss sss ent FL a's g.
WI Hle oE " WAS, nut w on she |
lleerd her babies suuealin IN to 0nS side o.
the road slo loft mo AN run for them. Sho |
wanted them more'n she did mo. an |
EN- in front OF hor.
by Jocks" says. yglttln' up an ketchln'
my wind. an looltn arter the tiara III lot !
them b'9rs git, away from mo can't mover |
l y, head high enough 'mongst my teller
80. like u durn idjit, took after the OIL
bar an her young uns. Tho little Bars
'2uldnt travel ez fast OF their nanny. an
stopped ut ths, edge o the woods, put her cubs
.hind her. an riz up on hor hind feet an
inlo Ter. mo to, hey turned my hack ON
Tar lightin' an dug fer home. hut felt that
~ ny, p'litiral future woro at stake. No. I |
,.p, right on Didn't hay ~ mnch ex Jack:
guess d "a weighed morc'n nrteen pounds an
P pss AWAY With at tho big an ilsry OF bar;
"'That ssttles your bach + says. an II |