The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-10-15
Mn. JArBoLrs IDEAS ABoUr sn.ns,
"a Bears n Humorous Bcnr'," Hc s;n,a
mud Introdnced IIImsrirto Ne on lhnt Rnsi.

HARRISBURG. Oct 10. -"Ono fall" said
Uncle ZOO yondersmith Of York county 81
was spending a little time up along kcttl,
Crock. and one nice day u smooth faced
benevolent- looking. middlc-agcd man. wear.
ing a suit OF corduroy. came among us. lie
said his name way Jaybolt. and | have TO
reason to doubt his word. James Jaybo!t H.,
said his name was and ho had an Idea ahou,
bears. lie had an idea about bears. and q
theory. which he said he was anxious to de.
monstrate to the matter-ot-fact boar hunters
OF Kettle Creek. whose hard, practical manner
OF dealing with brnin. Mr.. JayDolt said, had
| given thcm an entirely wrong impression u
| the real nature OF the bear
| This Mr. Jaybolt said that ho was book
| agent and his business had never brought
| him In contact with bears. But he said he had
| road what the books and newspapers had said
about them. and no had studied pictures Of
bears. from all OF which he had been able To
| form q few theories. OF which. he protested.
| tho hard huaded bear hunters had better no
| longer ROMAN In Ignorance
| But neither tho coming among them Of Mr..
| Jaybolt nor his theories was a surprise to tho
| hunters. for it is no infrelucnt thing for
| sef-conldcnt persons. with ideas and theories
| rs to bears. to leave the paths OF trade
| and commerce and got up into the Ket's
Creek country to give the bear killers points
| They are always welcomed and encouraged.
| for in putting their theories to tho tost they
| never fail to disturb tho monotony OF every
| day life In the bear woods by mirthful and
| often hilarious diversion. 80 when Mr.. Jay.
| bolt dawned on Kettle Creek, folks were
pleased. and Abel Fuller said to him:
well, Mr.. Jaybolt. what new idoes have you
| thunk up about b'arsy'
Many said Mr.. Jaybot. but one in par.
| tieular. For instance your bear is always req
resented as nerce. ugly. and uncnmrronLls.
| with its eye constantly skinned for some one
to pitch upon aud scatter around and chew up.
ter. am convinced that this opinion. OF the
bear does It great ,,, injustice n, According to
uraly he is as chock iull Of fun as a clown al a
circus. and would rather work il of than iIEht.
rears up and makes motions toward Il
demonstration that his only intention is To
or berry picker, rs the case may be. and YOU
treat him aceSrdinGly Now; the met .! the
and, wants You to help him enjoy it. and, Il
you'd only wait and nee 1t out you'd learn II
heap s~e rsn hft Mr.
an honest truthful man. named Jonathan
We ". Is etn To rSa willie
were travelling together l advanced to my
ss m he
the bear. and expressed my belief tnat bruin
was sadly misunderstood and harshy
W RSH''' said Jonathan Green. that puts
me in my mind 4 couple OF years ago was
face with a tremendous big pear: He rose up
notion to get scared at flrst but the bear
grin myself ! had never seen Wild bear IT, .
fore but nothing could make me feel that this
be 10 et It's un yo s S want " old eHap
said and I'm Just gOnT s to try YOU and sG
n
lighter; f. Inc bear at once began to bob nl'
and put up his forepHws in way that said as
- That's the ticketl Comeon!'
''" drew up closer and closer until the bear
and were facing each other Just out Of reach
when got good opening and shot my, right
out and planted it square on the bears
was up again. in second. and came
to the scratch .,n as smiling as My
aenssde tie af" az % "Hia %0 %.s
ring noticed that the bear used the back .;
his paws in hitting. which showed that it wa.
he had struck out with the fiat Of his paws The
claws would have gone half through me. We
An hour. Sometimes I'd tumble the bear and
sometimes hed tumble me- Once caught him
Inc give him that would maRe the Tree,
s az but Gssps VIVA
pleased as II he had Just tapped a bee tree.
shook ,I myself. gave lump and landed strad.
than tickle him He trottei me around AS a. I
he T% Gs, circus horse and , 4 Of sudden
feet ahead nssp tS% e" bear 5es s#SH %an f"I"
and made Two 'e' or 'HH Rra pear s
dabs Mt me with his paws and ! pred away IN
little fun and went away satisfied. used 10
meet him after that every day or so. a4d We
bears but their hides and tallow met ,rns
his little fun let him have three or four ounces
q lead, That was the last OF the bear and
family said my friend Jonathan Green,
We'll OF course. continued Mr.. Jayho't,
bear proved my theory at once. and I've been
aching ever since to get VI here and show
Gff ha tH Mh they s ss peh SeHsEs
waits Tor them 1t isn't fight he's hank"rlns
,hance he ever had u these woo!s Of getting
I'D Of the fun lie is full Of to tho muzzle.'
'ut next next, morninE We nrooetly wouldn't
nent with his theory o. bears II Jesse Scovell
hadn't happened to he out hunting that DAY
,'ar, when all Of a suddonf | see the man ~
oak openin' his two fists n pumpr' and sawi1'
no S H I'd an s srn on ms ,aGG that was
min big oar standln on hi,. ha nches in the
Grub oaks. an, lookin' half sAeert m hal.
at the char that was bobbn an
loppin' to'ar,ls him. The Teller with id"'1
bout h'ar danced up nicner an nign"r.
Thinks to myself. he's gointeI let the bar
lev hi fun. thinks /. an think it'll be vain
ny whll' to see him do 1t. an did
I couldn't sca'cely kaep from iHrfin' to
he eXp-e Ssion on hat bars face ez the chap
ee-snwel closer an closer At last he couIn
tand 1t no longer an he throwrd h.srf tu'.ri
he chan. / seen ono o. the b'lrs paws sid'
IT. an then | seen the sparrin' gent rtl-o
traight up in the air six foot an better Ih"l
@ tipped over horizantal ike cZ he hung N
ne air an shot sideways mebhe twenty foot.
n landed in the brush kerplunI i notic"lthnt
lere WAS consld'a Bile less hair on one side -
is head than thor' had been minute Nfnro,
n that ear buni, A littln loOSn Tho R'r-