Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1900-09-13

and when | knocked EN-, off they all
tumbleC inside Of course. and haG 10
run in anG drag en- out. and burn.
my HANDS prctt, bad The other fe!ler
had been sianGn' off. laughin kin..c-
sarcastic.
"'Much obleegeG 10 YOU for wakin'
me- ! says. as he started back TO his
camp.
'Sich blamed car.:ieSsness l never
see he grows, Yol. We got TO repair
my cabin or pay for il.
Il GU, a few saplin and set 'em up
agin the open end of the cabin i, was
moonlight and | couiJ see pretty well.
/ hen crawlcG into he bunk again. |
didn't prop the door This Time. but l
wished had afterwarG. My HANDS hurt
me so bad thar | couldn't Sleep and |
turned and twisted for an hour
".A!I at once | heard methng. MY
blood all turned to ice and my hair
bristleG like a shoe brush. i was a
soft but heavy tread and a loud. hoarse
breathin jest ousiGt The cabin close TO
my head .AnG then ! slnelt something
like a pig-Sty knew We'll enough what
j, Was. There was only the thickness
of split clapboard between me anG
big grizzly bear.
81 began TO think ike chain lightning.
The shotgun- twa MT loaded. anG if it
had been charged TO the muzzle 'twoulG
only sting him and make him as mao as
hornet. | might climb upon the
cross beams. PShaw. They want
seven feet from the ground and one
scoop of his paw woul,. bring me down
like ripe plum.
''Not thinkin' of anything sensible
to Go. ] GiGn't 90 nothin'. but KEEP as
still as l ever KEEP in my life ! fairly
shrunk up like a withered potato
THE bear walked slowly around the
cabin. breathn' as if he haG the asth-
ma. Pretty soon | saw him through
the sapiin's. and knew he couG brush
EN- away like smoke. He lifted up his
big head and looked toward! me- and I'll
take my solemn oath that he was big
ger than any bull that ever paved the
earth. He stuck out his nose and
shifted with a dreadful noise. | tried 10
think of he LorG's Prayer.
''l'ut pretty soon he moved on and 7
heard him chompin' the bacon rinGs
outside. He walked around the ca bin
four times and every time he So ppeG
anc shifted closer to the saplin's. twas
only the smell of the fire that KEEP him
from comm in. that's sure Then he
moved Off. for ] didn't smell hiru any
more.
'All of a sudden made one jump 10
the door. cussin' myself for Garne,
coward. There I'd been thinkin' bout
myself all the line when the other fell
ler was sleepin' in the open. and the
bear would be sure to visit him after
tinishin' with me. And he'd been kind
enough TO save me from burnin' up,
too. | run out hollerin' to him:
Look out. parcner. there's a grizzly
arounG.'
"'Te|l me some news. will you?' came
Il grouty voice. out of the air. it seemed
to me. looked up and saw something
dark up the oak tree. about as high as
man could we'll 90.
"'You're roostin' high says. Did
he take after you'
IL seen i'm a-comin' and | DIDN'T
stop for lunch. says he. Me blankets is
ribbons, and he's eat everything but
the az and fryin' pan
We'll slide down and make break
for the cabin. He amt in sight now
"'Thank We. I'm comfortable.' saws
he
"However. | talked him into comm
down. and he MADE a pretty run for the
cabin. couldn't have beat it myself,
and was pretty spry in those days
We slipped in and propped the door.
anc he began to cuss a fool who would
come away and forgit his ammunition.
"Day,ight was an awful long time
a-comin', but it showed up at last We
built a fire an,! mace some coffee. but
we diGn't fry no bacon.
THE other Teller seemed kinder blue.
felt sorry for him. so says:
My friend. YOU can have this ranch.
| Cont ike to interfere with anybody's
plans. and ny business in town is press
in anyway. You can have my blan-
kets and what grub is left. and III bid
you gooG-hy'
NO. Noi Con I. ne no.tefeU. 1umD-
in up. This ere rahch is yourn. ! was
only iokin Ian night. The climate ere
Cont agree wi me- ! must be Off
:" 4 couldn't think of it saysI. You
can make a nice home out of it. Good
luck to YOU
81 means what l says he growls,
real hutfy. This ere ranch is vourn.
and Cont try to insul; me by insiniva1-
ing that I'm tryin TO git it away from
you.
We'll. the upshor of it was that we
hac bigger quarrel than we had the
night before
Ezra Tucker laughed anG slapped his
knee.
But how cid it come GU, 2" asked the
deputy assessor.
"Oh. the other fe.ler is Rose. my part
ner. We got over our scare and we
both STAYED. There's Rose comm now,
and guess dinners ready."-St Louis
G.obeDemocrat.
An Alninble Examiner
Matthew Arno.G's freedom from aus.