The Savannah morning news., 1900-07-08

out his chest, like man who has done
all kinds of a charitable deed.
Hiram sold the bear to the circus
agent for more money than he could
have earned in three months, The next
day he initiated the cry of a wildcat kit
ten in distressful circumstances with the
result that in less than an hour he had a
small, but active and indignant female
wildcat in the pen. Hiram was the hap
pfest man in Pike county and began plan
ming what he would do with~all the money
he saw coming.
you've made a good bundle now
told him, and it's up to you to cash in
and get out of the game. Animals with
the intelligence of Pike county bears and
wildcats won't be made the victims Of
a perennial goldbrick game. And I've
noticed both bears and wildcats prowling
around, as if they suspected that pen Of
yours wasn't entirely charitable instl-
tuition.
.'But Hiram declared he wouldn't stop
while he was fairly coming money. The
next day he started after bear. Sure
enough, as soon as he gave the bear CUP
crv. down from the hills came a big bear
But instead of going into the pen, the
bear kept nosing about as II she suspect
ed something was wrong. About min
fairly hear her brains working, she was
thinking SO hard. Being an old and eX-
ne-iencedd bear II didn't take her long
10 9gure out that the bear cub cry had
come from Hiram. Talk about an angry
hear. She started up the tree WNh inc
air of a hear who was determined to give
az least one person a lesson on the eVll
of trifling with the affections OF respect
able mother bears Hiram didn't wait
for ordinations, but hunted Tor htgner
limb. Pretty soon he found one "iicn
would hold him, being a hght man. pu,
wasn't strong enough for an eXtra-slzea
oror,, hear For a minute Hiram seemed
safe though far from happy the pear
u~as n,,zzled. but gave every indlcatloh
- ho;na willing TO wait for Hiram as
80 &c he found it convenient 10 stay
at the end of that limb.
"1ust then a big wildcat, evidently re- re-,
male came looping along. Mrs. Bear siiu
doun from the tree, waddled over 10 tie
,.,,Idcat and a man didn't need TO be an
o,,rort In wild animal nature TO see tldt
ON inpromptu mothers congress mas ~
session. Mrs. Bear evidently eNplalneu 70
MRS Wildcat the manner in when firani
was trying to play on their aiiectlo ~. !.
Then the old bear planted herseil al '.,e
eoot of the tree and waited Developments
a,bIe the wildcat went up the tree WIN
the evident intention of having an arsu-
ment with Hiram. 49,. 20
"And II was plain Hiram was aoou. ~
collide with the real thing. The oranch
he was on was plenty strong enough lor
the wildcat, and she wasn't WasIlhg any
tive Hiram waited until the wildcat was
~ q couple of feet of him. Then ne let
n,t a ven slid off his branch. and came
oroshinr to the ground For fear ne
raigbt he lonely the wildcat came win
H., Leaning on his shoulders, ana dong
her best with her claws to keep MIN from
getting blase ,..,o
.sNars Bear was waiting for the couple,
hut although ] hadn't approved OF III
avs scheme, didn't want him to tur-
nish a meal for justly enruged mother
haor So / fred my gun. l didn't hurt
,he hear. but she took alarm and shufiled
off in a reluctant sort OF way. The Wild
cat gave Hiram couple of parting digs
and ducked, too, leaving Hiram sad
dsned and battered man. But was ne
ashamed OF his plan for betraying the al
sections of connding bears and Wildcats?
Not Bit. :.
NV plan was all right he snarled be-
tv,een his groans. but who would nave
Guessed would have run up against n
pike County Bear and wildcat Protective
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