The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-05-12

starlight. There could be no doubt about
what was the moving object was. a bear,
big one. attracted by the cries Of the
imprisoned lamb, had come early on the
ground. hoping for easy prey. Yet the
l bear was wary, after its kind. Half way
between the Bushes and the cabin IL
STOPPED, and stood motionless, except that
IL lifted lis head and turned n in all di-
rections. testing the air Of danger. What
breeze there was afiOat was blowing from
the bear toward the hiding place OF the
hunters. which prevented their presence
from becoming known TO the providing
beast Meanwhile. the lamb in the cabin
was hleating piteOusly, thus whetting the
appetite Of the bear, which, detecting no
foe in ambush, advanced now with more
rapid strides toward the cabin.
Gugson had told his comrades that
when the bear reached par
ticular spot in the opening, not more
than thirty yards distant from where they
were in hiding, he would shoot It,
1t il tumble, sure" said he, but it may
git up. Then you sock load into It, Joe
Rogers"
The bear had come nearly 10 the spof
Old Noah had his gun ready and was
sighting over the barrel when out Of the
bushes 10 the right Of the first bear an
other bear came slOUching into the open
space. The possibility Of such an appa-
riiion had not been taken into account by
the ankee WOo1smau. and il disarrangcd
his plans. The lamb. too. had evidently
become aware OF the lurking foes with
out, and was plunging frantically about
10 The cabin, IFS cries being prompted now
Soltll lA terror.
Joe" whispered Grigson to Rogers.
draw bead on the last bear and I'll pull
on the first II either of 'em gifts up,
everybody shoot"
growing and swapping their jaws at each
other, the meeting plainly being anything
but pleasant
Then 10 complicate the situation, be-
fore either hunter had time to fire. slowly
around the corner Of the cabin. from the
ditecion opposite 70 that from which the
other two bears had come, walked a
third bear intent on lamb himself
Thunder whispered Joe. Three on
en-! II THIS thing goes on itll beat Maine.
JehOsOphat Jenkinsi -Four on emu
Sure enough, following the third bear
around the corner Of the cabin. a fourth
bear came staggering along close to the
side OF the deserted house. The bear pre-
ceedlng TINS one kept on its way and soon
came almost face to face with the other
TWO bears, which came upon the ground
hrst, and which stood within "A pace or
SO OF one another, still showing their mu-
tuai displeasure by growing and snap-
ping their jaws. The third bear at once
showed that he was by no means glad of
meeting the others by joining in the eX-
hibition Of swapping and snarling But
the fourth bear paid no attention to the
others. lie showed to the hidden and now
entirely puzzled hunters that he had come
there entirely in the line of business. On
the side of the old cabin, which faced
where the men were I'm ambush, was a
window, about four feet from the ground.
Two blows of his paw knocked from their
place whatever remained Of pain and sash
without seconds delay he began climb
IN through the aperture. The three bears
az the front We're still swapping and snarl-
ing and drawing nearer together.
rms is gittn TO bearin' fer lamb Std
O lambiu fer bearw whispered Grgson,
doneV
He told one of the party to shoot the
bear that was climbing into the cabin
lamb 9
picked out the two bears that had come
hrst, and the remaining bear was con-
the party. The volley being at short
range, was effective. Two of the three
bears In front of the cabin fell where
they stood. and never moved again. The
bear 1t the window tumbled To- The
ground rolled. and kicked its way almost
70 the thicket where the men were hid
Gen ana died there. only one out of the
-FOUR made an attempt 10 get away after
the ire, and II was stopped by another
shot from Joe Rogers. GrigsOn and his
companions left their hiding place and
walked into the opening. Then il came
10 their notice that the lamb in the cabin
had given one agOni2ing bleat Just as
me bears We're fired upon and had ut
tered no sound since.
Joe Rogers opened the cabin door and
looked in. on the opposite side of the
cabin was another window. a fifth bear
was clambering out of 1t. BY the time he
shouted this news 10 the rest and they
ran around the cabin this bear was dis
appearing in the shadow OF the woods
As the lamb was missing. the only expla-
nation could be that the fifth bear had
come out of the woods on that side of the
cabin, broken into it by the window on
the same side, while the hunters were
busy with the other bears, and got the
lamb out of the cabin in time to escape.
Old Noah Grigson was the only one Of
the hunting party who was not joyful
over the great nights work.
-Four bears is fust rate" said he "but
to think that a fifth bear should sneak in
and steal the baitl IT beats Mainer