The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-04-26
WIDOW, PIC, AND DEAR.
A backyard scrimmnGe In Which the Beav
Got the Worst OF II.

Got the Worst OF II.
GREENFIELD. Me-. April 23.-After the as.
SCISSORS came around early IN April, Mrs. Nan
Houston. a widow of this place, went Tn Old
Town and purchased two shoats. A down.
East shoat is a pig that ia six months old, but
has failed to grow for the last five months, so
that 1t does not differ any from a sucking pig,
except that It is older and has more cxperi-
ence. She started out to get one shoat, in-
tending to pay about SO for it, but when she
found che could buy two for only So, a trads
was made at once. and the extra dollar was ex-
pended on boards for a pig yard fen se. The
shoats were brought home and put out In tho
new yard a week ago. and two days later Mrs.
Houston had given them a buttermilk bath
and trimmed up their hoofs 30 they looked
three months younger.
The night after Mrs. Houston had washed
her pigs In buttermilk she went to bed early.
she was awake at dawn studying out how she
could do a washing, make soap, and Glenn
house at the same time, when a sharp saueal
came up across the gooseberry bushes from
the direction Of the pig yard. and was waited
In at her window. A pig was suueaI,ng, more
IN anger Than In pain. and in among the swim
ism .uhpis'hts was a grunting growl. which
ner trained ear at once recognized as the Ut
secured a three.tined pitchfork, she reached
the hog yard in time to see a bear dash across
IVA ihk OlC Oh ner AnOaIa n lA
The bear reached the fence, st up to Climb d ner
pig sraeS"d i P1bbc ehIEsd fG and / S lsS9 owl Mhen rn shS free ,Ss
pear Peaf tried TO Jump the fence. and twice the Mig
held II back. Then. turning upon its assailanr'
lhe bear dropped the pig from its mouth and
Inn q nbout tne yard. swapping and striking 40
II was now time for Mrs. Houston to move
up ~ her forces, At a point when il was doubt.
tea % or t ! bd the w pigs would he killed by the
and ~vexation Mrs. Houston and her ni,cS16SrLr
appeared and turned the tide OF battle in favor
sides nv pt H. h Ihe yard was bounded on three
one SIDE where. tho bear could climb over STA
uohlnH herself on this side, Mrs. Houston
IL ay wen, h hy 5h,sehiork lnto the bear every time
bs ths une she had delivered five mr. stx
TRUSTS the hear concluded It did not care fnr
ME- very much, and sat down. Then he
hoot. and began To chase their visitor ahom'
Ihe yard, giving Mrs. Houston an excsiIont
fnrIkn"d 10 10 use her pitchfork, She had pitch
nings: and hal the weapon mn fo seGomn IN.
tnIust, When the animal leaped the fence 10 in
threw her neF; sna,-striktnE her on TIE shoulder,
the mud while the bear and one az ,b isy W
hnrsen Eyer her. BY the time she recoYare sdS
nig va u venr was hal, a mile away. and lie
She LEI rho III :" set back with Its mate.
baeSk N ~ IN ~ "E IN put up tho fence, aud went
For two days Mrs. Houston wa, - orr.,.
morning neiGhbor came nm Rom hne tnlTd
dn NJ 'oiu ner ne had Just found a dead b SS
SIN wnms ne oask pasture bars. Alter H.
hued with holes made by soms found 20 be
w nSuTudsent, When Mrs. Housion ~ shSrp
w 40 shS knew they had ben m "a" the
she gave both Digs sI sn SstPsy' That aiIsrno9a
ana went about the house iESLnllk bath