Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-02-25

he THREW DOWN HIS RIFLE AND RAx LIKE AprKR
bear looking thunderstruck at the racket and
wondering WHY Perkins did not come ND and
waltz. The guide was Disguised with such con-
duct. "Why didn't We mex him rassel YEP" he
asked.
Never thought Of it," said Perkins, land be-
sides he did not look to me like q fighter, and
was afraid the boys would get the laugh on me
for tacklinR bear that wasn't Q sure enough
fighting grizzly"
well. ye'd orter med him fight Ye could
put some vitril or pepper on his flea bites ef We
couldn't do it any other ways. Amt no excuse
for shootin' a bar; we hug EN- in this kentry."
Perkins promised that IL he ever went bear
hrntiug again he would go provided with the
necessities for producing . hand-to-hsnd
struggle.
The best time for bear hug is in midwinter
when his digestion is so good the brightness OF
the tongue Will make your eyes ache. Then the
coat is long and glossy and silver tipped 1,
feels delightful to the hand and you can imag-
inc how queer It feels to nestle your head deer
down into the fur and listen to the strong, reg.
ular pulsations OF the bear. Next to the deligh,
of actually holding bear in close embrace il
the pleasure Of listening to q frontiersman re-
late his bear exploits. III you ever meet one
who is reticent about bears you can probably
overcome his reserve by producing . Task OF
suitable dimensions and contents.
AN INCIDENT on A TRAIN.
One day 1 met forty-niner going to Ogden
on the Union Pacific. As usual on that road
there were three passengers for every seat and
a wild scramble followed for a chance to sit
downfor at least a portion of the way Occu-
plying two seats a swarthy, long haired.
long-legged giant, wearing a wide, white SOM
brero, unshayed, with O cartridge belt and
spurs on, who looked bad enough to be
consolidation OF all the cowboys in the west
Three or four OF us coveted the extra chair. but
1t looked dangerous to disturb the big man 9
comfort but presently a short blue-eyed man
edged his way through the crowd in the aisle
lifted the enormous feet of the giant from the
extra scat and threw them with bang upon
the floor. Thus rudely reused the latter
belched an oath and said: 'Ye don't orter do
them things out west of the Missoury. friend, er
yell git yersef cinched down into bad fx."
That's all right, pardner," said the other, sit
ting down, motioning for me TO do the same
and becoming absorbed in a county paper
The frontiersman glared at him for full mo-
ment and then turned his gaze on me, and to
mollify him 1 produced flask and offered il TO
him. He returned it empty, and remarked:
strenthen a man, n specially to siren
then his memory" His eyes ranged up
and down my clothes and rested
on gold-mounted bear claw that
wear on nv chain. II belonged to a bear that
/ helped to kill; that is, 1 was riding on train
that struck him IN the mountains. Eyeing this
trinket with curiosity, he remarked: ''whar
dye git tibet sparrer toe, friend1" told him:
TITS about the neatest trick Il ever see. Tain't
like what We get roun' my place, though. Don't
reckon thar's an ole shirt bout nv ranch tibet
won't shake handful Of them things out If We
shake it. Look hyar Showing scars on his
wrist, and thar (exhibitingmarks on his chest):
got EN- all over, front and back. fist the same
Thet's whar bars has played with me-"
Tell me about your fights"
He reached for the flask, and to drown pain
full recollections took 9 patient, Conscientious
tug at it.
KANSAS PrrE's BEAR STORY.
"Mebbe we've heerd Of Kansas Pete Thets
me; I'm him. The bars knows me by sight
Bar fights 10 second hatcher with me. CANT