The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1899-01-28

cause tue ear ueSlTetl 10 ne pi'h az -
Twelve ia the following day? That
will be difficulS majesty, exclaimed Arm
helm. Bears do hot
Twelve the same day food said the
czar
But. majesty, where am to tud
bear 50 close at hand that it can be reached
aud Shot within a couple Of hours The
bears haunt wild, distant places
Fool said The ear, growing angry
II tell YOU there is parade Of the guards
at - | will shoot this bear and "a back
in time for the parade
But majeSty-
''Gn, fool aud lind the bear >yc that
all Is read, for start At .. Do ua, force
me to drive further than i. Absolutely
necessary. and mind no she-beare with
cubs
Five Minutes later Anheim appeared
before Ven Holstein The huntsman was
in tears and declared that he was lost; he
was dead man; he Wa, of to Siberia
Why? What the matter asked
Holstein
Auheim explained that the ear re
quired ready made bear in deu-a
quite one. warranted to show no resist
ance when attacked-by = in in the mora
iug
Well man alive, ride round the near
e>t village and inquire whether some
peasant docsu know of q berlpga den j
Inu still have six ar seven hour, nf the
day. and there the night
The ezlr must have his bear. if he
has said it wailei pcor Arnheim .Thi,
means Siberia. know
Won llol,teju babe the fellow play the
man, there was no need % talk ~ Siberia
until he had exhausted every resource IN
hi, search Tor q bear But at : ia clock in
the morning Anheim rang up the yauu.
diplomat once more. and h,okiug mere
wreck at hts usually sturdy aud genial self
declared THAI there was not bear known
Of within a radiu, If FIVE miles Wha,
on earth va, be To do? Take poison or
dive under lha ice Of the Neva
Neither. said VunHul,,en I've
thought If plan There h,il, ri>k
In It bat tbs, l. better rlau d,,sbc,iu.
Jhe ear ahe. J- al she w"rld know l.
'n~aue upon lhe question ot absolute "i.c-
jicae,
For heaven, sake lord,hip let me
know what To do qnisNly- implured Am
he.m
Well the rrsr would have bear. aud
, l.sar he ,bsH hay, There are plenty
ia lbe tavu
ln ,by tavu calculated ka,heln
Yaa meek u,' jrI,bF Bears do no,
ht, "a. ,.,aH-
Nau@-y.-,. uap. shs, I. ,su oue
ii5.- ga.gTau--a dat one. ,au III yuu
have ts la !, ,o discover hjm bay him
up pop ila, into erl,e.o -,,ne,s here Just
outside the ,own. ,umman the ~zar, aud
there you are
tahsim .SipFej far rIn,
\ ,laselua b,-,y be- .ri,si luef,r
thausht IF j. The idea /, splendid The
essr is sp -FoTt,msu. hc w,il never know
,hy difference Then the mau frIl ga
ls. knees su3 Kissed iloJ>,ejn fcct
Ms w.uuu. ms grandfather auJ pr.
,rs,Js Nay 80 TO-. saints hI,--- 4nd layr
Naa b. erird te y,u hs,r saved
uir
c. aaag you ll !v4. aad Esd yuar
bear. said ilol>rtu hu-hin- ,hcu
go'ue back aud | u hrlr sou 6" 1T him
uiib ieu
q, va, . 81 ui-hl when Arnheim re-
Turned lie ua- ha-.,Fi aud wun' hu'
radiant
"Au i, scll. hc mnrmarcI 4 have
The Wild bras, lorishir tie and hi,
master are an the mad to Rnchee There
l. little sood onll mile from Sam~'u
bridge rrop~e ia make the herio-s'
ihere
Go,.l >sij Hol,,cip The nearer
the better
The two ,Jsgt>uuen overto,k the bear
aud BIZ master by the riverside near the
Samson bridge He was 6ne large
bear aud he whinei aud moaned a. he
sent along for he va, very hungry.
H. | wouldu have FED him at his usual
tune. explained Aruheim, because he
mu-i have large meal in the lair and
fall asleep there, otherwise he might not
remain
.',ivod again. said IIols,ein. You
are a genius, AFnheim.
The woods, scarcely half a mile from
the outskirts Of the town, suited admir-
ably In the middle of 1t was spot IN
which two OF three trees had fallen over
one another Here Arnheim dettly dug
out Of the snow a large hole. r,oied by
the chaos of broken branches and backed
by the uprooted trunk Of one ut the pines
Just such a spot a. a bear would choose
iar his winter house. Into this den a
huge supply of food was placed ready for
Bruin use. the snow was carefully piled
aud hardened al the side, and the berloga
was ready Il wore, naturally. an anna
teurish appearance But it would do
very well for the czar, and probably the
bear. being from his early youth unused
TO the real article, would put up with it
gladly enough
stop; We must have the chain of,
said Holstein Did YOU think of bring
INK q file Arnheim
Anheim had a tile, but though the
bear was glad enough to have the chain
removed he absolutely refused 10 allow
even his master to file away the ring al
his nose, growing very angry aud savage
over the natter-so much 50 indeed that
it was Judged advisable 10 de>ist for the
present.
Il can do anything with him when
he's full explained Ivan. his keeper
but he apt to be savage when his stom
ach empty
- the bear wa. fed entering promptly
and kindly into the wishe, of those present
by climbing >traightway into the berlega
and starting with gruut of incredulouS
JOY to demolish the provisions a. though
he had not seen food for a week
Stay with him. Ivan said Arnheim,
.and use the file when he Is in good
temper Better not leave the place in
case he should feel duh without yon since
he is accustomed to your society. We
shall be here at 10 tomorrow If all is well
then, YOU shall have your money down.
Good. said Ivan, and the two others
/ ! IL Il, 4 a.. L.