The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1896-12-26
A BEAR STORY.


"You observe" remarked the jewel
~ salesman. - wear very little OF my
own goods
Possibly suggested the listener. ut
i on the same principle that = doctor
does not take his own medicine"
mo. not exactly" laughed the drum
mer "for my jewelry, unlike the doe
tors medicine. Is is carat fine always"
"And there are no tricks In your
trade" grinned the listener, who at
that very moment was wearing n 10.
cent pearl scarf pin that looked as II II
had cost $40. However why don't
you wear jewelry? Can't you AFFORD
It, or are your tastes too delicate aud
rennedr
Thereby hangs tale" said the
drummer. Il used to wear a lot OF II
and OF the most expensive kind. but
had to give II all up once upon dime
aud that taught me a lesson. At the
same time you may think when yeu
have heard my story that | ought TO
20 around all the time loaded for emer-
gcncics."
III takes you powerful long time
10 get 10 the story" yentured the listen
er. who had an invitation to go TO
Thanksgiving dinner along In the lat
ter part OF November
Does ~" snorted the drummer
"Wen. It's good enough 10 keep aud
put In your Christmas stocking. but
won't do that Here she goes. About
seven years ago | was on my way back
from the Pacific slope ana stopped for
weeks rest and rccrcn;lo at q semi
Wild hotel Ia the Rocky Mountains. As
usual In those days, ! was loaded 10
the guards with jewelry and couldn't
give Il up even In the woods But |
was only there FOR short stay and
had with me my ordinary civilized
city attire remember / wore
$1,000 diamond stud In my shirt front;
500 chain TO $500 watch: 4 500
diamond collar button. heavy link cuff
fies with big diamond In each one;
an uncut diamond worth St.OOO for
watch charm, and SO on until ! was
a glltterlng array Of gems and things
worth small fortune. Besides.
was NY NMM IIlNtilMk I1NtIilNtlltlN
and stock OF goods In one. FOR what
ever ! had that struck anybody's fan.
cy and he wanted to buy | would sell
on the spot. That was reilly the only
possible excuse Tor decking myself ou;
IN such a fashion. Wen. game was
plenty In the mountains Just around
the hotel and a newspaper man from
Chicago who was there for month
was putting most OF his time IN with
his gun. lie was fixed for It. though.
and wasn't so I let him 20 his way
and took his word for the sport he
was having one afternoon ! was sit.
ting on the piazza of the tavern array
ed In all my jewelry. Tor the safest
place for Il was on my person under
my Immediate eye. when the Chicago
man came dashing through the grounds
with his gun. calling me TO grab up
shotgun there was in .hc hall and
come ON. FOR there was a bear up In
the mountain back OF the house. /
ought TO have had more sense. sup.
pose. but am fond of gun. aud be
fore thought OF how .itle was fixed
for IL. | caught up the gun and uotlc-
Ing there was powder horn and
pouch hanging to Il. | made grab end
away | went. The landlord told me
that II was loaded with buckshot. and
10 skip which did. rae newspaper
man took mp one side and the other.
and In about half an hour had got
clear out of sight and hearing OF every
thing. and the next thing | knew |
ran slap into a big bear that wasn't
looking FOR me or any body else. and
evidently had not been disturbed be.
fore. was so close on him before
saw him that escape was impossible
and besides was up there to let him
do the escaping II he could. on tn,
Instant he was up on his hind legs and
coming at me and on the instant
banged away. OF course. hit him
but II was a most scattering kind Of
hit and merely threw him on his pin.
for moment to make him a hundred
times worse when he got at himself
again.
Some way or other must have up
set the pouch with the powder horn
for when | lodged behind a tree an,
prepared TO load again. there WASH
a buckshOt or anything else in il. Tha
left me in a pretty pickle, and hadn'
any time to formulate methods 0
defense until the bear was comm
for me again. 1t was an old muzzl