The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1898-04-08

makaole father led the chase an hour or
more. but they never got as much as .
sight Of the bear. The track kept on
going. and by and by it led into open
country toward Samson Jufi's cabin
This made the hunters uneasy. and
even Reuben PettibOne had misgivings
that he might be fOiled. remarkable as
he was, and when the trail took them
within three feet Of SamsOn's door. and
the bear tracks went no further. the
hunters kicked the Snow until IL few
about as II in the face Of gale. and
they hcwled and cursed and swOre ven
gearce against Samson Jun The bear
tracks went no further than the cabin.
but from the cabin the footprints Of
two men. walking side by side. led away
toward the settlement, three miles
away.
That internal samson Jun has
rObbled Slippery Abneri' the hunters
howled. He went an cut back TO his
cabin after seein' rs. an the bear hap
PENN to come along this way. he's
pinged il, an him an his brother Joe
is luggin' him into the setilementl We
mowt jest as well quii!'
-And every man Of 'em swOre he'd
shoot that miserable cur Samson Juf
the minute he set eyes on him They
were still vowing loud And bloody ven
geanee, when who should come on the
scene but Samson himself. instantly
half a dozen guns were covering him.
and IL my remarkable father hAdn't
been there that would have been the
end Of Samson Jun.
-'Holdl' cried Reuben Pettibone.
Let the man speak,
But they wouldn't give him eAsoe'
TO speak
You can't fool Us. Samson Jufi.
they shouted You've killed our bear
an it'll be the last one you'll ever kill OF
the SinnemabOne-'
All this time Samson had been en-
aiming the tracks tbA, led away frOu
his cabin. and then be suddealy made I
dash into the cabin and a. suddenly
dashed out again
Both pair 5 gone, by the Grea
Horn spOoui' he yeIied An they co.
me sl0.'
Then he started away on the trail o
| the two men
-'FoIler him. shouted the hunter
Don't let him fool u an git away
Reuben PettIboDe himself though
Samson was acting . triae mys:srso1
and Suspicious. and be led the way o.
his trail The trail the two Dea h.
made eircled round toward big 50 AM
that lay over on the right about ~
miIes. and Samson tore along Il lii
mad, with Reuben PetSbOne, n0~ esr
tain Of SAm~on's guilt And the hunter
dAshing Wildly after him Just - ID
procession reached the edge Of u
swamp the report Of rife came fro1
1t. cot ts= ahesd. quickly followed b
another one Then there rose the Wild
est kind Of shouts 10 the swamp. and Q
the hunters went on In they saw ~
other hunters dancing and yellini
around the carcass Of an immense bea
that lay IN the snow. The t~O hunter
discovered the others
We've got hini' they EhOute(
We've gathered In Slippery Abner =
last.'
There they bei' Samson yeIle(
Tknowed u, There they be-
with that samson dropped down ;
the snow BY the SIDE Of the bar an
made = grab for one Of his feet
Thea Reuben Petitions used {
say. we discovered that The hear h
boot on esch one Of his four feet
What id Il meant Prsxi;eles. ! don
uliut telling you that slippery AbneI
~ise. saylciOus. cunning brute that
Vas. ksd discovered early IN the De
that I was on his trail He knew Tia
nOw something ouI Of the ordinary b
70 be done By him II he sscaped ths
DAY. ard he vas equal 10 The OcoasiO,
As be paSSed along By Samson Juh
cabin he sa~ the door Vas ajar q
junlpet iEsite- Wbsn he came out gsi
he made bar tracks 10 more. for he n
pct on SansoaS two pairs % huntin
! boots. ard marching On. had lefs u
7 trai,s % two hultsrs In thesnowinssea
g his own, That threw IS clear o.
50 TIA; IS Why ny rVmarkAhie ts,h.
could never have bsen induced 10 judi
nan on cirvumsgsEs.-. esidenc
eveu Il he had Es,d = hundred rear
5 And that Is Why an shy % eircun
Z s,srtiai evidence myself. Ard I b
: lieye. MArkinsW. ths, yOu would Pans
o s,ter having heard this. and Pond
long be.Ose you would hang a man {
T eireunlSiantial evidence, I eont B
+ lisve. row. that you would even hai
c me o. il. Mackinaw.-
~NC. SinnemAAoae.- said the man
{ the TSd, blue, Plnk. gscen, purple Al
u yellow MAekinAw jAeket III woaaI
nssd mneA % any evidence At AL
b AAng you. eoAsaFu ycos~-N, Y, Sun.
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