The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-12-13

Panthers. One fall he killed sixty deer, twelve
bears: three PAINTERS. and half a dozen wolves.
sessoheTs S could l0a Sand hed them. ihe4sh' the snd coa 5sw
S SiHssdd' t SsiHF Fh. that .es sshooi' G Sf5sH hid Ne, II be
though. vas always ready to undertake to sub
due any set OF scholars he came in contact with,
and he had never failed to do II In short order,
even II his reputation a. n bear and panther
fighter wasn't sufficient TO guarantee discipline
from the first day Of school to thu last. Tho
Paupack school was one that teachers for sew
eral seasons had refused to try to teach. and
hold hold Of it, a'' Ho ssra sH! "seTfs ,h mSM'i oan t on TAKE Ike
nrst day. and was well on with his third sue
he had given up lpe the w School inc This Tews in esIns .nSs
was startling to the gathering at the Lords
Valley tavern that evening. OLD Jake was for
PACK said: George Mcmillan has throwed up
less amazelnent at the speaker and then shout
ed In incredulous chorus:
Its SOL said the news-bringer. 'Throwed Il
M: Whipped out click and Clean
w%,Tnnnder and Mars exclaimed Red Drake.
Little Betsy Decker was tho reply.
Another interval of speechless amazement
enHned. and before any one found tongue 10 In
quire further the man went on.
You know Betsy has a hankcrin' for Sam
George McAIiiian. Yist'day sam and Dan Ro-
semeranse they get to cuttln' mp. George told
so good that they calculated aiaslS they iHs Wouldn't MHn quit.
George first yanked Dan out of his bench. and
ratified all the feelin' good out OF him so quick
that Dan hollered enough. George hustled him
back TO his bench and grabbed Sam. Sam. bein'
toIable stub and twist. made 1t a leetle lively for
George fora spell, but George got the hip holt
by an bv. and was on the pint of giving Sam
the hottest mess o Deellx he ever heerd on,
when little Betsy she flares up. an runnin' out,
with her eyes a s%nappin'. she hollers:
-, You hold on. George McMillan!' she
boilers. You dast to hurt sam kim ble. an
IN bang your heels aE'in tho rafters TIL every
thing cracks!"'
NOV. little Betsy bein' tho quietest and
easiest scholar to git along with in tho whole
look in at betsy. with his hands throwed up.
and his eyes n bulgin'. an she a glarin' at him,
and panttn' like a fire bellus. He stood there
morn a minute without eayin' q word. Then
he dropped his hands. walked and got his hat.
put IL on, left the schoolhouse. and turned tho
key over to tho squire.
"'"You kin have tho school back. :" says he.
" ! been licked out"
And he's gone back to the headwaters of
the L~ackawack.'
While Betsy and the way abe licked out
the famous teacher WAS still the topic, the man
And. oh. say. Red seen George At he was
leavin' over there. an he told Inc TO tell you
that yon could have them two dogs OF his'n.,
md 'HGorHyT shouted Red; 1qmnping to his feet
Them was my dogs you killed. consarn You,
Not not George MeMillan's. They wasn't borried
Next day they dressed the big bear. In his
right shoulder, e~ncysted in the flesh. and not
far apart, were two old bullets.
"'There!' exclaimed Red Drake. 'Them's
Bensley's two bullets that didn't Kill Old Jake!'
This proved to he true, and the relations
hetween Bnnsiey and Red were no longer
strained. The bear weighed 5lb pounds: and,
taking II all In all. ! don't remember any rx-
that was more. exciting and interesting than
the downfall Of Old Jake"