The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1893-03-03
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sssrtea. ant e5ntrary 10 the erpecta-
tion Of I'D Abel. bis had was p'inted
north Crash. crzzhI snapt SMART yelp.
gro~I. Away toward the edge Of the
laureis dog nad bear tunbled and
fought Abel himself WAS on one side
Of the patch. : long distance frcrn
where che bear was mSairing : break V
escape from the tangie 81 iaareiK ne
ran toward the spot As fast as be could
lie HAD stationed there two 81 the
srdent '-feiierzf' be had brought from
Jim SouseT's carnp. but be wanted 20
~ there himself When be reached
the spot ali was quiet OBe n The
hunters was Leaning against tree He
was as white as sheet He was Dan
space. the hunter who had wanted h
start right ID after the bear without
waiting for morning
Where's the b'ar2- exclaimed Abel
ssIlidn't zee M barr replied Dan, his
teeth chattering
The bar had come Gus not twenty
feet from him. crossed the creek and
gone On north
THAT bar most run over you. by
Juniper cried Abel 'an' you've stood
b an made present 81 II 70 Cub Con-
ners. 'stid d hilin' II with leadls
Int the dogs were on the traii, and.
led by Abel. We followed. In the hope
~ still saving the bear from Cub Con-
ners All but BaD Space. Abel told
him his eyesight was too poor 70 hunt
bear. and sent him home For six
miles, over hills. through thichets,
across hoIiows we followed the bear
and The dogs flarassed by the dogs.
the bears progress was slow, but rapid
enough % keep jnst far enough ahead
81 Us II prevent anyone getting shot
IL we don't getber In that bar fore
he gits through that laurel patch yen
der, Or else gil him p tnted south ag'in, :
said Abel, hes Cub Corners meat, an
nothin' snrer"
The laurel patch was on 70 the right,
and the bear was heading for II Abel
made short cut across i Hill ID reach
the patch and 70 around to its upper
edge before tho bear could reach II,
directing us 70 take positions In the
hollow south Or the patch.
III the bar gifts through them
laurels. said he, TI'll be there an, stor
him with some lead Il the lead dom
heft him down NJ he can't travel nj
more, he'll tnrn an lead the dogs back
ag'in, an then you fcilers kin put some
more lead in him. II he keeps On
a-gofn'. we've saved him anyhow, feI
vel be gittin' him back ont O. the
reach D. Cub Corners
Abel rot around the patch before the
bear got into II. and we got to our
places In the hollow some time after
the bear disappeared ID tho laureis.
Ten minutes later the report IL Abels
rifle echoed among the hills. Not long
afterwarl the bear and the two dogs
came tumbling out 81 the thicket and
rolled In heap down knoll into this
hollow When the bear got to his feet
and shnffied on his way again only one
dog followed him The other he had
crushed to death In lie struggle down
the knoll Three rifle balls were sent
after him as he crossed the hollow, the
remaining dog at his heels, but be KEEP
right on. We were soon joined b.
Abel, who, although the bear had sue
cessfully run the gauntlet Of every CUR
and had killed one Of the dogs. wa
radiant.
We've euchered Cub Corners, al
the sainein he exclaimed Il wish tina
dog layin' over yender had ben him
Well git that bar back into our laure
patch, an then he's our mcati''
Back over the six miles OF hill an
thiclSet aud hollow, weary, hot. hungry
| thirsty, tnttered and soiled, we fol
| lowed the trail once more 1t was lat
ia the afternoon when we ran tn
bear into the laurels we had starte
| him from in the morning.
Now, then, by Juniper.' exclaime
Abel, I'm gointer foller that b'a
| right into the patch, an have some fu
with him We got him away from Gu
Corners pooty slick, an I'll twit til
consarned pirate Of It next time Sc
l him y
/ SAbel was about 10 plunge into tn
l-laurel patch, after directing us wher
to 20. when the report Of d rifle, quick
" followed BY another, game from tn
t edge Of the patch, Off to the right
Abel looked surprised hurried d
Il in the direction 81 the shots, and ABB
came along. On that side Of the laurel
| came suddenly upon strapping bi
backwoodsman. He was leaning b
the muzzlc Of his rifle. One foot wa
on big bear THAT lay dead on th
ground, with Jim Souser's remainin
| dog shifting at it The woodsnan wa
looking at us with peculiar grir
Il Abel stopped dis II he had been she
/ when he saw the man AS soon as
found his voice he exclaimed
Cub Conners. by Jnnipcrl''
Il ben trEin' 10 round up this cur
min old bar fer two weeks, 7 said til
woodsman, .but he was too many Re
me alone. I'm much obleedged to 20
fellers for helpin' me out with him.
He grinned worse than ever. Abs
turned on his heel and strobe back /
camp, and followed him. He didn
/ speak for an hour Then he smote til
fiat Of one hand with his fist and 81
claimed:
Bars hafn't safe ID these woods d
more."-N Y. sun.
A Great Name.