The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-06-05
DANGEROUS KIND OF PILFeRINo-
Hen Who Intend Co Steal Bear Cubs should
Take Doe Warming.

Hen Who Inteod te Steal Bear Cubs should
Take Doe Warning.
New studies OF the bears habits arc
constantly being made, some of them,
pursued while the student Is being pur-
yued by the animal, being thus extreme
" accurate and realistic in their coIclu-
lions. One of these is described by q
trout fisherman OF Otter run. tribu-
tzry OF Pine creek, Eear Cammei, IN
this state. He was occupied in fishing
Ia the former estuary. and while so en-
gagged got bite which his disciplined
experience Immediately identified as q
big one. De therefore at once pro
ceedod, according to local custom, TO
hang the fish in the topmost branches
of neighboriDg tree While preparing
10 recover il by climbing the tree, an
other local custom, he heard q low
groVyi proceeding from the underbrush
near by. Listening again, he heard
two growls- The first ooe proceeded
from young CUB which its ursiDe
mother had deposited there; the second
one proceeded from another. Both
were on deck and ready for business,
but they were Of tender age, and the
fisherman, leaving his suspended trout
amid the bougns. had little difficulty IN
and starting for home.
There was q narrow gauge railroad
near by with platform car and n
steep down grade, and the captor
thought II he could reach 1t without
being discovered and pursued by the
maternal bear his escape with his
whimpering quarry would be easy and
assured. But that bereaved animal
was preuaturely aroused and was OIL
most upon him when he remembered
that he had in his pocket handful
of salt snd pepper with which he had
intended TO ssrsce his frugal brookside
repast of onions. Without pausing In
his fight be threw these mingled condi
ments directly into the eyes OF the pur>
suing bear, imposing upon the animal
considerable confusion and delay and
Just enabling him 70 reach the refuge
OF his rolling stock, which was at once
started down the bill, fisherman cub
trout basket, unconsuzred onions and
all But the bear, having paved the
saline and peppery irrftants out of her
eyes and got her second wind, 1ss again
upon their trail, following the car down
ths incline with bsrlls and hovis OF
rage, the speed of both being about
equal and the space between them too
narrow TO rank as frst-class security.
But as the declivity presently began
to fall at q sharper engle the car grad
ually drew away from the pursuing
animal and was soon so far in advance
that the Latter gave UP the pursuit, e1d
whea last seen YVES sitting on the cross
ties bowling bitterly and paving the
remainder Of the salt out of her eyes
The lesson OF the occurrence IL that
cub-hunting is most safely pu-zued IN
forests adjacent 70 narrow gAnSe rail-
roads with q ready platform car a.
band and steep grade dropping away
toward habitable regions and canine
and chronological reinforcensnts- Il
also goes 70 show that the grzine eve
ts sensitive to the most commo0plscs
table condiments. and that. while under
tSetl influence. It's most violent mater-
nal eraotions may be tyans:eutly n
terrupted. These are not very inpor-
tant facts, but N the study OF beers
every little belps- They widen oux
knowledge of the animal triHe. but do
not greatly increase our respect for SIS
hzbits- II il had stayed a. ZONE AID
paid proper attention 70 its young ID
such occurrence would have happened,
and By the time Of the sutunnal equi-
nox they would have become sufficient
IL sble-6odied 20 defend Themselves
against ezy trout fisherman II TIE
western range OF counties and might
have left = record for pig-s;eAling equal
20 lag 0wa.-S. Y. Tribune