News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1893-05-18
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The sunny hours of childhood.
when | used to creep under the can
vas of the circus-tent, to gaze at,
without money and without price,
the great California Grizzly bear, who
in cagc) was worth the whole price
of admission, came back upon me
with tender longing, and | wished |
was boy again. or at any rate in
some locality where wild animals
were either stuffed or in cages.
My retrospection was rudely dash
ed by the voice of the Judge: LUX
Owt! the devilish bashte is shur-
roundin' us, so he is "
There was Just then an ominous
cracking in the stumpy, stunted pin
on to our right. | could hear in the
distance-it was not far off, but il
seemed to be-the frightened "haw-
kee, hawkee, hawhaw" of the mules.
and | called up all my fortitude to
meet the occasion, saying to myself,
"Muggins be a mani remember how
you bore yourself at Spottsylvania -
Now | have never been able TO recall
any act of mine during that battle,
although after it was over, was told
that my conduct had been worthy Of
remark. All | do remember is that
for some time before the thing open
ed, | thought to myself as devoured
the next days rations, that If "A fairy
were to offer me the fulfilment oiany
wish, | should request to be taken
home. This is just how | felt when
heard the Judge say the "bashte"
was in our ''rare'-I vearned for do
nestle joys. And while sadly yearn-
ed, the Professor" on one knee,
with rifle cooked and held a little low,
peered anXiously forward along the
barrel, as if expecting the bear to ap-
pear in front of him The Judge was
similarly posted, but looking toward
the right, whence the noise had come.
1t is probable that, i'll had not,
with great presence Of mind, left my
rifle in the ambulance, | should have
wounded the bear as soon as she ap-
peared, and they say that a bear,
when wounded, is dangerous. At
this moment / congratulated myself
and the rest of the party, silently
however, that | was comparatively
harmless. There must have been
something the matter with the lunch
as Bill did not come back to us, and
his dog, faithful brute, staid with
him. Mr.. Mobiles was likewise invisi-
BILE, but the Professor said quietly,
'Nobbs will find him"
Suddenly the voice of Mr.. Mobiles
broke the stiffness, calmly, and in the
same mild tone with which he would
have asked what o'clock it was
"He's a comm Perfesser an Jedge
don't let him git by yer-l'm on his
trail, hot!"
As the last words fell there was a
renewal of the cracking in the pinon,
the branches shook, and l believe |
did. The sound increased-appeared
to be coming nearer, till | thought
the bear must be almost upon US.
My legs were asleep nearly to the
waist, but my hair was wide awake.
The peculiar sensation that my back
partoOk of ! forbear to describe, an ! |
my voice seemed to have faded out Of |
eXistance
The noise of the breaking branches
seemed deafening; they appeared to
shake as if a tempest had them in its
grasp. The Professor slowly pivoted
on his knee toward them, and with
the Judge, calmly awaited the APP
pearance of the bear. A mist seemed
to swim before my eyes; | could see
but could hear the horrible
a loud, believing roar,
closely followed by another, but of
from the Judge.
"Sowld, mosht beautifully sowldl"
every remarkablel from the
Professor.
By this time my vision had return
ed and | could see that what stood in
front of us lashing the air with his
tail, and gazing with half angry, half
frightened eyes, was a COW.
| breathed again. And now, Mr..
Mobiles reappeared.
"Well, III Jest be dogged was all
he said, as he walked toward the am
bulance. The Judge, the Professor
and myself followed, and soon, with
the assistance of Bill, who had mount
ed guard over it with almost touch
ing fidelity, did Justice to a bountifui
lunch, in which the big dog joined as
offered. None of the
party said bear" during the rest of
that day, which was consumed in get
ting home. Said to the partner of
my Joys:
My dear, if my son, who, in the
course of human events, will shortly
dawn
A speck of war, no bigger than
mans hand, appeared on the brow
of my wife, and so having in mind
the admonitions of Mrs. NJ. mamma,
| arose, lit cigar at the top of the
lamp-chimney, and strolled out into
the moonlight, unruffied by Nobleses
to gaze on Ursa Major just skimming
the crest of the Blanca as he pivoted |
about the Polar Star This sort of
bear 1 could appreciate.-Outing.