The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-04-30
TWO ACCOUNTS OF H. BEARS DEATH.
Tho Unofficial One Good. but the OmcinI Ono
More Entertaining.


HARRISBURG. April 2Q.-' According to the
story that was current among folks up our
way in the latter part OF the winter" said
sabin Roberts of Clinton county. "a year-old
bear belonging to Jason Greer. the bear
killer Of Big Tamarack. had q Eight with
another year-old bear. also the property OF
Jason. the result OF which fight was the death
OF one OF the bears. The victor made a break
for the woods when he saw what he had done
to his companion. and in making o short cut
to get there as quick as he could he attempted
to cross Riley's mill pond on the ice. The Ice
was weak and broke beneath the feet OF tho
fleeing bear. He disappeared under the
ice. and was not seen again until one
day the mill came to a sudden stop. The cause
OF the stoppage was investigated and the body
OF the bear was found damned in the paddles
OF the water wheel. the current having gradu-
ally carried tho dead bear down to and into
the race. and then into tho wheel. which 1t
clogGed. Such was the story that was current
about the death OF Jase Gresrs bears. and
everybody was satisfied that the affair was
tragic enough. But Jase came in last week
and told the true story Of the demise Of his
! two bears. and then found that tho first &C.
count OF 1t. tragic as 1t was. was tame indeed.
According to Jase's statement. those two
young bears beat all creation for smartness.
and 1t was that same smartness OF theirs that
did them both up. They were always playing
tricks on one another. and one day. while he
was taking a stroll around to see what he
could find with possibilities OF fun in 1t. one of
them spied q barrel that stood at one corner Of
the house. It was half full Of water The bear
fun. he raised on his hind feet; put his DAWSON
into 1t. There being nothing but water in the
barrel. Jason said. the chances were that the
and nd gone on looking for something Better to
get fun out Of. but Just as he rose up on the
He saw his comrade with his nose in the bar
rel. and 1t struck, him that here was q chance
h iGr dG the o n,Sn G Sea sps srsbb as s sheaS ~ the Se hi md
legs. lifted him up. and soused him head first
~: Wills the onfortnit bar in the bar'l was
splutterin' an ,kickin' an twistin' and ehokin'
IN the water, SAYS Jase, telling Of 4, the
thort he'd bust. the thing hit him as bein' SO
"'According to Jase, the bear in the barrel
would have drowned il Jsse hadn't been near
on him lie Kept Ills eye peeIsd. though. Jase
e eSsnce ss 70 get SHu even Wssf With ~ oother BEAR. ,0tA
there, says Jase. is where I orter KEEP
ny ny t sss p Dsslssi to- sn 'sF !n e that / eH littie q n sssss 9!
fun t'other bars Jolly partner had with him.
but l never Thought, v cOuTSo, tudL tulukb was
IT seems that Il Iase's back yard there is q
father HS built Il. The M,t oven a't door f Is always %ys4 opens m
except when the oven Is doing the weekly
Of water Jase notlcsd that the. oven door was
Il f"1 Until III he &c d dseo ietpN thai aa'e only one ss,Ao 81 The Ss
bears vas anywhS mere IN sight; That bear was rs
oven. whining and CRYING IA III Ma heart
deeTi Inside n.s s the oven wa: z re s. efhe gI 6sa. Cav.
He !T $sd ben ben sS I !sss Il. aIa r. S. dlsd +:
DUMPED mas IN Ike : barrel va. wsieh I'M his en SrSs
so when that bear climbed in the oven. tho
other one was on hand and. shut the door on
i h,n; and Y ssseu wa ;no b ssSua ss h ss tS sss this his S BIT Of
one. and The consequence was that he was
Jase., I Tnoy'd that he taoS'a list What lis
trick had ended IN. an he took on orfnl to SEQ.
how he couldn't git over It. He took to wan,
sre'q ioiis 3: sd 4 to he ,s Sns ' Ss hat tG II the ! d ffna Keep ssT;
him TO home the chances was that he'd gil, u
ball plugged inter him the fusl thing 10
so Jass put a rope around the bears neck
anu tlou lu6 OtH6T tuti VI " W oh Wv
share. The bear could drag tho ploughsharo
around. but not far, That kept him at hone.
but he continued to mourn and mourn for hls
dead friend. and Jase says it was touching 10
see and hear him take on. Jase thought ne
would get over 1t in the course of time. or,he
would have put the remorsefnl bear out OF ,hlS
misery. A week or so after the tragic ena "t
the bear In the oven a neighbor OF Jase's came
along and said to Jas: "
THAT bar o. your'n is n corker. list met
him walkin' over to'ris the mill pond carrlin
his ploughsheer under his arm a. HANDY AS
three pound o. PORK
That worried Jase. nnh he hurried after ne
bear. 1t didn't take him '"ns 10 get line
mill pond. Tut tho hear WAS, there some tlmo
Leiole him and was out n the, middle ~ me
pond on the Ice hamme, InGa hole In me Ice
with the heavy ploughshary. ..
~ see what he were NJ TO AT wuns', says
Jase. but fore could sit 10 him he hfa ne
hole made big enough. al, down through ~ lie
piunked like a musRrat. | waited. but nlveT
seen him ag,ln. The poor little cuss was icy o..
wore out with remorse an, grlef over what no
had done to his mate. an, had COMMITTEES sui
been committed sence the world begun
That ls the story Jase tells about the death
and Nh n . AZ m q fnlk