The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-11-04
CHILDREN ADOPT A BEAR.
Unexpected Complications Caused by Bruins
Change of Autumn ways.

FAST EDDSGIoN. Me. Nov. 2-Old hunters.
old women and venerable tradition. which il
more aged than either. assert that when the
hears get ready 10 40 into winter quarters they
pass their last week Of wakefulness under the
oak trees. eating the fallen acorns. These
are fun Of fannie acid. which Fuckers up the
internal organs of the bears so that they shall
not feel the pangs Of hunger during their pro-
tracted maps in hollow trees and under wind
falls. Having reduced their -tomachs TO less
Than hall ne normal re. ,hS bears swallow
Tor a good long Sleep.
This wear the bears have introduced n new
feature into the programme. They took the
acornS all right. but when 1t came time TO be.
ein ti"Ir sic'l, the az les were So ne ana
ter If hKit. aud tor the past two weeks the
orchards have been SUI erine, from more dan
g"rolS foes than tho small boys. The bears
hive cheated the cider mills oi halt Their out
put this fan.
adopted 10 scare tho animals away, they have
broken down limbs Of tree and wrought great
damage, invading the Villages where no bears
had been seen for half n century, and keeping
many women at home from harvest sup ers and
suciahio- that only a death ~ the family would
otherwise have hiudcied them from attend
Partly TO got bear meat for winter consumr-
tion. hut chiefly To- save the apples from de-
strICtipn, the farmers OrgduiIed a hunt during
n guu was invited The men formed a line
more tlhli ltl n Illt ltllE anu NN Cyl lle Town
iTom Ito BRADLEY line 10 clifton. A mile 70
tn g cast of sunk Haze meadows they scared
M two bears. one of which was brought down
before il had gone u mile. The other kept on
10 TIE has Of Black Cap Mountain. going up
on N" north side and keel INK among the bushes
until II stood out on the bare top.
The men who were hemming the animal in
on three sld"~ began t., fire when they were
tho lodges nearby the animal showed signs Of
unea-ine~S, facing its purSucrs and threatening
10 charge. Then q shot would cone Tipping
,...N4 "a rob aaH -.ET Ia lAup 20 sArn anl
attempt to descend tie steep front Of the cliff.
The teacher Of the Clcwleyville school had
woods. MIXING pleasure with some lessons in
nature study. They had made beautiful
wr"aths of autumn leaves which they had bound
down for luncheon when tho bear, driven to
take the risk by tho approach of the hunters.
started to pick it, way down the quartz face
OF Black Cap. The hedges We're steep most or
the way, and In places they We're very slippery.
40 that nc. animal except a bird could gain no
By tho time tie boar had gained the shelf.
where q ravens most had hcon bull, for ,manr.
pouring a dangerous shower OF shot upon tho
fractures head II was too much for hear
nn'.ur" 10 endure. 80 IN" ANIMAL GOT ra,tlri
head and cam" tumhliug down the last part
OF ia" Gin, landing mot two rod away from
h.d boon broken in the fall. though tho boast
was ~till able 10 rut M a good fight. As soon
~ the usual amount "i s..roalrins had befn
injured animal and oyan to express their pity
in words uT o~udraruoNt
When the farmers came around ~" hill 10
kin m" hear they w"r" met hN children, who
stood IN front OF tho rifles aud protested against
such a cruel a,i. The ulcadiug- of the Young
people prevailed. and tie bear WAS patched
M and taken To- % warm I1Ir. where II will
epoud IN" winter n the guest of al the ohildren
IN ~" village
Mourning Of the Wan whose Wttc l. widow.
AFRAID" pau"' Grv"t q Ia mes fashions pub
Ii~h"d u This city, IN rrtlyi. L fu - c~orre-pond-
ont question about th" prou'rpcr.o OF mourn-