The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-10-15

first thought the next morning was of
the bear, and he went outside to see if
she was in the same place. He did not
expect to find her there, but he did. Then
his sympathies commenced to work again
and he went down to see how she was
getting along. The bandage was still on
her leg and the ground around showed
that she had made several attempts to
get up the hill and failed
Rob stood looking at her, wondering
what he had better do, when a peculiar
yelp struck his ear. The sound came
from up the hillside and Rob left the
bear and went to investigate.
1t was quite a long search before Rob
found what he was looking for nd he
was then several hundred yards from the
wounded bear. He heard the yelp close
to him and it came from a hollow tree. 1t
was the home of some animal and the
opening was not very large. Rol looked
down and closed it from the light, and the
widest yelping at once commenced.
When Rob's eyes got so he could see, he
made out the forms OF several very young
bear cubs, and the way they howled
showed plainly they were hungry
1t was not much of mental effort for
Rob to feel convinced that the cubs be-
lOnged to the old bear at the bottom of the
hill. A howl from her at this moment
made him certain that such was the case.
, His sympathieS also worked stronger
than ever when he thought of the anguish
the dumb brute must have suffered dur
ing the night whom she heard her young
bowling and was unable to reach them.
Finally hob carried the cubs down to
the mother and had the whole family
comfortably located in a rift in the rocks
at the bottom of the hill. The cubs were
so small he picked them up and carried
them ana they never made a move TO
scratch or bite him. They were no more
afraid of a man than they would have
been of one OF their own kind.
All that has just been told happened
several months ago, as has been men
toned. For a short time Rob fed his
menagerie, as the other boys called ii
when he told them of it, and then the old
bear began TO get well. The blood of
wild animals is very pure, anu a broken
leg won't keep them in bed all summer.
The cubs grew up without being afraid of
man and then went out TO earn their own
! living. The Old bear still lived in the
same neigh bOrhood and got around pref
| ~ lively, but renamed a little lame
kOJ often saw her, and she showed no
fear of him nor the least disposition TO
attack him. He soon got used to her and
paid no more attention to her than he
would have done to lame COW. That is,
except the last time he saw her, about
ten days ago
The summer rains were just about
starting, and were coming down I'M
usually heavy. Rob had driven to the
| nearest store for some supplies, and was
on his way home A sudden storm had
come up when he was about mile from
home, and ne whipped the horses up until
/ they We're seemingly flying through the
rain and mud
| When the river was reached. which
| was almost dry in the morning. Rob saw
/ there was several inches of water on the
/ boston. The horses did not want to 20
! in, but Rob used his whip and soon the
/ middle OF the stream was reached
Here the horses refused to 20 further.
/ and the water was getting higher every
moment, and a roar above told that a
/ frcshet was coming Rob was frightened,
I as the stream was running like "a noun
/ tain torrent and he was unable % swim.
/ he water reached the wagon bed, and
/ stlll the horses refused 90 bulge.
/ A roar like "a cyclone soon came down
I the gulch and Rob looked up stream and
4 saw the ireshet tearing away before 30.
| he was stln with fear for several miu-
utes, and then he jumped Into the