The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1893-05-09
TO SPITE CUB C0NNERs.
why Abcl Chaeod Rrnin mo Dis
couraeing Result,

Tho bear would never havG been
chased SO long nor 81 far, az that time
u year. when IL fur was worthless
and It's meat not yet Ii condition fit
even for hungry campers to eat. II IL
hadn't been that old WoodAfnan Abel
Fuller III Kettle Creek, was deter.
mined that IL shouldn't fall into the
hands on Cub Cnnnera.
Its 'tarnai shame 10 cut that
bars campaign short. y old Abel hind
said, "him just a-startin' Iii for the
summer. M nrotnisin' 70 swell ont
three or four hundred pound d the best
kind q hide, mcat and taller. long
about Thanksgivin' limo; hut Cub Com
ners u get him, sure Ms powder, u we
don't, 80 it'll he dom the bar i mercy
mn spitin' C,rbni tile salnc timc fer iis
70 pitch In an save him ny KILN. ~
him ourseifs. :
This was down on barley run, on tile
edge ~ the big hcmlocls woods Abel
hud returned to tie calitsi On tho crock
after days front Fishing just In tlme
to see the bear walking ont IL tile
ahnnty with d Eiece III pork and allsnle
pear Ill The laurciA There was only
ono gun hi camp Tile gun was Abcl'A
HliernVer tho old woodsman Roen ha
tssisea hia gun With him, md Il II ILL.,
ways lofHied fur boar. 80 Abel. when
he saw tie boar Walking away with the
pork, had stood still II his tracks for q
moment, and then said:
THAT bar hain't good fer nothin',
but we'll have 70 git him. II we don't
Cub Corners II gether him In an !
wouldn't have that happen for a hull
tnenagcria full 81 b'ar. 50 I'll 20 over
10 Jim SonHcr's m GIT another gun. an
tell Jim 10 como over here 'arly to-mor-
row mornin' hissch, n fetch his dog.
Keep your eye peeled fer the bar,
sonny, while I'm gone, IN, II he comes
out q that laurel patch nm goes to
crossin' tho creek. with his head p'intin'
lporth, give him both d them bar'ls q
my gun an tumble him, fer II he gita
acrosst TINT creek nm p'ints fer north
he'll be Goin' straight Ter Cub Connerss,
nm Cab II git him, an its 70 perfect
the bar from Cub ConncrA that we're
goin' to kill him ourselfs."
| Then Abel started for Jim Sousrr's
shnnty, which was down on Fair Run,
two miles distant, through the woods.
Cub Corners was dwcller In that will
derness that none Of the hunters liked.
! He lived BY himself ia the center 81 one
\ 81 Tho best hunting and fishing regions
4 and had cheerful way 81 shooting the
dogs 81 other hunters who went into
woods, of burning down their shantjes,
Of even taking sly shot at hunters
1 themselves once In awhile, It was said.
and of making himself as offensive
md dn mi aging to them as he could end
ways and means 81 doing. conse-
qnently he WINS hated and feared Of al
other woodsmen. and they lost no OPP
i portnnity of chcckmating him In the
way Of getting game, even II they had
TO put themselves 10 no end Of trouble,
or remove deer out Of season or run
down d bear under d July sun. 1t WINS
10 prevent the possibility Of this camp
looting bear that Abel had discovered
from falling into tho hnnda Of this
ldcspiseG Cub conners that the -old
woodsman was going to somuch trouble
10 run IL down himself, right In the
height Of the best trout fishing.
II was long after dark when Abel
got bncl from jim Souser'R Three
men with guns were with him and two
dogs.
'sThc bar hain't p'intcd fer Cub Con-
ners', has hep asked Abel
No; the bear hadn't.
"Then he won't pint there tonight,
an wen save him from tho disgrace d
sioin' Of II tomorrow, Z said Abel Jim
Eouser want TO home. an, I'm dunn
sorry, fer don't know anybody as
could keep that bar ont Of Cubs hands
as well MS Jim could 5rt we've got his
dogs, an here's some fellers as has
come 10 help us save the bar, though
they hnin't mover experienced bar yit
But they're list spilin' % Git whack
4 at ono
.sThat's isl wha, We bel. exclaimed
ono Of the three WED like to git at
him Tonight"
Il lyon kin see him jist Is well BY day
light. said Abel $50 we'll wait till
mornin'.s
Early next morning the old woods
man sent the dogs Into the laurel putch,
having stationed as In various positions
around the big thicket The dogs
worked about IN the swamp for nearly
an hour before they routed up the
4 bear. Then there was sudden burst
of yelps and growls and loud swapping
\ Of savage Jaws The laurels crashed