Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1894-09-21
A MUSICAL BEAR.
Tho Novel Experience Of a Cali
fCrnIa Girl
Her Piano Playing Attracts the Atten-
tiou of Bruin, ard lie Fails Ia Love
with che Young Lady and
the Instrument.


Mary Carter was practicing her music
and was all alone in the house. But for
some reason she wasalways alone when
she did So As soon Is ste struck the
first note OF her exercises everybody
went outdoors and staid there regard
less of the style with which she went
over the scales Mary. according TO the
Eimira ~ " Tclo~ran. was San
Francisco Girl who bad gone 10 spend
the summer with her sister. VINO mar
ried raacher that lived away up in
the mountains nca- the hcadWatcrs Of
American river Her hrOther-in-iaw.
Mr. Matthews. WIS wcij-tO-GO and fixed
the little house to which he took his
bride in fine stvlc THINGS WIRE 50 clc-
giant it was hard 20 imagine that the
place was nearly fifty miles from civil
cation When he was buying furniture
he was persuaded to tax" % splendid
grand piano. which IL due timo arrived
at the ranch. and 1t was on this That
Mary was prac:icinE She did not Hike
the idea Of being alone a. Grst. but rs
she found i. impossible to persuade her
SISTER - stay with her she had 20 make
the best OF bad job she went over
the scales carefully every few minutes.
taking a look out into the garden TO
see tAat her relatives did not get too TAR
away Af;er finishing one piece she
rested a moment, thinking Of what she
would play nest. Suddenly she hoard
a shutting sound. and. turning around,
she saw Il large. brown bear standing in
the doorway leading To the back part OF
IL" house. she was pdTaly1ed With
fear and could neither move from her
chair nor scream.
She saw the bear come nearer. and she
tremhled like Leaf Oh. how she
wished she could faint. l'ut she was
strong CIR! ana ''Vl''n't, and the bear
Kept coming closer, and soon had ms
paws around her. She gave herself Up Tor
lost as She felt the grip. which she
knew was deadly, tighten around her
and the warm breath al the creature on
her face. Looking through the window
she coUlG see her relatives lOungug
around peacefully IN the shace OF the
pines and tried to call them' but her
tongue would NOT move ana she cloHe''
her eyes. expecting to open them in
that happy land Of which she had been
taught from childhood. Bat what WAS
this? The bear was not hurting her.
He held her gently but LIl-'I IN his
paws. and was actually licking her
face. like o pct dog. She opened her
eyes, and the world was tie same as
usual She could not tel whether she
was frightened or not. but somehow
she did not try u scream. she just
kept quiet, hoping something would
happen u end the agony, winch she
did not understand. Inc bear "a" not
hold her more than a second. a!tAon%h
II seemed ages to the girl. lie ",| not
want to hold her, for he threw her on
the floor. she was stu frightened ana
expected the beast to JalnP on ncr
and deyour her 1t his leisure hut IN
stead he turned around commenced "a
claw the piano and was evidently de-
( lighted with his performance TOR ne
kept tune with his feet and looked
around approvingly- The people out
side heard the clatter but "Id not pay
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