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

eircumstantial evidence. after what he
saw up along the headwaters once
And that's what makes me shy OF cir
cumstaatial evidence myself. didn't
see this thing that my remarkable IA
Their saw. the principal reason being.
suppose. that 1t happened some years
before | was born, and
Pears to me as IL a little thing Ike
that hadn't ought to make no differ
ence TO you. Sinnemahone,- said the
man in the red. blue. pink, purple. yel-
low and green Mackinaw jacket Tears
TO me that it ought 10 be jest as easy
for you 10 set here an remember things
that never happened before you was
born as it is for you to set here the way
YOU do an remember things that never
happened sence you was born Tears
TO me so. Sinnemahone.
Perhaps you're right. MaekiDaw.
said the man from over SinnemahOning
way. blandly. but have you no regard
for NV remarkable father. Reuben Pet
tibone? II should set my extraor-
binary memory 10 work recalling ante
natal happenings. what use would there
have been Of Reuben Pettibone's living
Have you considered what 4 hole would
he punched in the past history Of the
stored SinnemahOne II Reuben Petit
bone had not lived and breathed. and
seen and done things. there and there
abouts? thank you for extolllng my
memory. Mackinaw. but remember. i
beg Of you! remember Reuben Petit
/ bonel
-No: didn't see this thing TO which
l refer. but Reuben Pettibone I'D. and
the incidents Of this one Of hrs many ne
rnArkable experiences he handed down
10 me early in life TO point moral and
adorn tale
-'You may get ketched on the jury
some day. Praxiteles.' he said. so re
member this and play shy on eircum-
stantial evidence. tn never do 10
hang a man on
and 20 have always been shy Of cir
eumstantial evidence. because OF this
thing that my remarkable father saw
up along the hesdwaters and told me
about. There had been long proving
In that part Of the Sinnemabone bear
OF enormous she and Rcuteness- he
had outwitted every hunter and trap
per who had pitted himself against him.
and . man down in the West Branch
country had had for ten years a stand
ing offer Of 500 for that inviDeible
bears hide.
lions Of ammunition were wasted
The hunters were all more than
eager TO lay this great bear low, As
much as for the satisfaction and fame
Of doing It as for the 500 In the coin OF
the realm the West Branch man was
ready TO put up for the wise old fellows
hide Reuben Pettibone At last eTirced
some personal interest in the bear. and.
having a few days TO spare one winter,
he sauntered up the headWaters for
the purpose Of fetching the coveted an
imaI back home with him. There would
be fun in eirrumyenting tricky beast
such as that. Reuben unused. but more
In noting the ehagrin Of the unsuccess-
full hunters and traPPers- I may as
well say that my remarkable father
didn't get the bear, He was fooled
But he learned fe-Iong lesson
There was a hunter native 10 tbs
headwaters whose nsrne was SamsOT
Juf. Samson Jun was a man Of sucl
disagreeable ways and questionable
methods in the woods that nobody
would hunt or camp with him He IVA
pItifully unpopular. Msekinaw, al
though his jacket had only one color
Every other hunter on tina; spread Of
waters was in perpetual state Of wor
riment for fear that Samson jus
might some day strike the untold luel
Of gathering in Slippery Abner. that be
ing the namse the suPernaturally clevei
bear hal come TO Re known by y,
matter who else might happen to b
the fortunate man TO capture the gTea
, prize. his success would be reiOieed in;
!, but II Samson Juff should happen q
Be the man there would be universe
disgust and grinding Of teeth. and sOcl
eursing a. might stop the run Of sap Il
every tree along the SinnemahOne-
Samson Juh had . cabin tw'
or three miles from where Reu
ben PettibOne put up bis camp TIA
winter. Reuben became Sequainse.
right away with = number Of Othe
hunters. and when they learBcd who h,
we their ehins fell
-'Rruben Pettibonei' nv reTnsrkab,
father frequently overheard them 81,
toone another. slippery Abner's sand
O. life Is runnin' their last grains on
now. boysi We mowt as wei pull u
an quit
but they didn't. and they tod m
: remarkable father something NOR
about the bear and the quest for hin
There was etiquette among the hunt
ers in regard TO Slippery Abner
Eager - they all were 10 bring hir
Gown 10 ore hunter got On the trail Q
the bear. no other hunter intei
fersd with him. or tOined in the ehas
unless requested 20 BY the original d.
eoverer % the trail. the i6es being ths
the one who started hrst should have a
the honor and profit Of haggine Sill
perry Abner II be could. his was
well understood ard sacred rule Mt
The hunters o. the SlnnenahODs hsas
waters. and nOoe Of them would ksv
thOaght % brSAking II any soODer TIA
be w01ii have thought q burEing
feIio~ hunters cabin
-'Unsess Il n0~t Be SAn~ca jug
ihe hunter told Reuben Pe;tIbOa
-SAnsOa Z 90 1t in . niD1tsl'
-ven. my rsnArkAb,e father invi;'
al the hunters 10 30 With him AFT
- Slippery Abnsr. and = EsGS5s- st
men never slpEEeS deer.
They were happy, PraIiselesS' I
remarkable father used 10 sav. ~
!. tia, made ne happy. The hunte
|, wOnt be ehagTined after al TO ~ !
:. gather that bar in. l thought 10 n
sell eth really make them happy
IN have the privilegel-'
so one day my remarkable faith
~ and some Of the hunters wen, out. Re
% ben Psttibone looked the lay Of 4
lc land all over. ard thea said;
"A Come this way. boys Wen Stri
:. slippery Ahneri track heyVud n
~ e,ump Of trees yOOder.
Il There wAs fo1r-ipeA fan 81 irS