The Helena independent., 1894-11-22
4 WELL-MEANING BEiR.


Scranton, Nov. I've had rcgu-
lar wild west show over In our district
the other day" said Phllo Lobdol of
Racket creek "Cale Post, my brother.
in-lnw, started 10 plow "a four-ncro
patch OF rye stubblo with yoke OF
steers. The lot 10 ON the level top or
the mountain between Racket creek
and Muskrat brook. and IN surrounded
by woods. When Gale had plowcd
along the piece a few times he went
into tho woods on the Racket creek
side To- get a swlg from a spring. |
met him there on my way over To the
MuakiHt, and we walked out 10 The
clearing together. just as we'd got tu
the edge OF the timber the steers gave
n below, yanked the plow out OF the
furrow. threw up their tails and started
To run around the lot believing at
every bound.
what scarf them stcersT Gale
shouted, eNcltedly
e" I guess that bear over on the stump
did IT, | told him.
Plague take his pictureg Gale
yelled. and he picked up some stones
and made for the bear.
"fhe bear stood upright on a stump
straight across the lot. Gale yelled as
he ncared the bear, but the bear paid
ing the believing steers, and when they
came wildly dRshlng along close 10 the
woods, with the plOw bObbing behind
them, he jumped on the stump, ran
IN front OF the steers, arose on his hind
feet, threw up his paws, roared and
swung his arms as II man does I'm try
ing 60 stop runaway team. The Wild
eyed cattle geed on past the bear. and
on they went as fast as deer IN front OF
"a hnnnH hAllnNRffnar utaH tlrntaflnu niff
The plow jumped from side TO side.
striking their heels every few steps.
and making them run all the faster.
"It seemed as N the bear realized
that he had accidentally been the cause
OF the steers running away, and that
he was desirous OF undoing the mischief
by stopping them, for the moment they
passed him he cantered straight across
the lot To- where they had started,
smiling and snortlng in his eagerness
10 head them Off Gale fired several
stones at the well-meaning brute. and
the bear glanced at him and growled,
but didn't halt.
when the steers came believing
along the bear made lunge toward
their heads, grabbed the near ones
left horn, and strained every muscle to
draw the pair around and bring them
up standing. The cattle were under
manage them, and, losing his hold, he
tumbled end over end. on the steers
went. The bear picked himself up In
n hurry and started for the opposite
side OF the lot. Gale foollshly threw
stones at him TO drive him out of the
field. hitting him twice. The bear
squatted and glared and growled at
Gale. and the next stone Gale threw
came back at him, hit him I'm the mouth
and loosened four of his teeth, the bear
having struck the stone with his paw.
Gale clapped his hand TO his mouth
and started TO come TO where i was.
and the bear waddled to the edge OF
the woods.
THE next time the steers came along
The bear bounded out, caught hold OF
the of ones right horn and ran along
by his side. trying To gee the steers
into the woods. The cattle beloved
and threw themselves harder than ever.
and before they'd gone twenty yards
the horn broke off In the bears claws.
and the plow knocked the bear Oft his
pins. The poor fellow was unable 10
get up on all fours, and he struggled
and groaned and wallowed in the soil.
When the frightened steers came along
the next time they pitched into the
PROSTATE brute and kept at him till
they had gored him TO death. when
they walked Off a short distance and
stood and painted.
Meantime Gale nursed his mouth
and gave me fits for not stopping the
steers. The cattle were not injured