The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-10-21

I took IN nv quarters I'M a cave in the
hills about a mile from farm house
l didn't like the cave very well, as II
was small and had only one entrance.
but / wanted 10 fat up on the farmers
garden. Bears like cabbage and many
other things which grow in garden.
and as there were four or five hives OF
bees around the house, / hoped to get
some honey There was no dog az the
house, and so l had my own way In that
garden lived on the best In the land
for two or three weeks. and got so rat
and glossy that the wolf got jealous OF
me and wouldn't speak as we passed by.
You must know that did most OF my
running about at night. Bears do range
around by day but only In the thick
woods and when very hungry. ! was
sleeping like a top one afternoon when
the sound OF a mans footsteps awoke me.
I rolled over and looked out of my cave
and saw a tough-looking man hiding be-
hind a log not far away. He had
satchei In his hand, and as he was
breathing hard like one who had been
running a great distance. l made up my
mind pretty fast that he had been up
TO some game. Pretty soon saw three
or four men moving about and heard
them calling TO each other. and left
my den and took a walk around to see
what was uo
In little while the men passed on.
and after digging a few roots for my
luncheon ! went back to my place. To!
and behold II was occupied! The fellow
who had been hiding behind the log had
crawied into the cave TO be more Sc
cure. His impudence made me mad, and
/ said to myself:
IAN right. mister man, II you want
my den you may have 1t. but you won't
come out again TIL you have paid your
remit"
with that walked up and stood at
the opening and growied my hardest.
II the man had been armed he would
have shot me. but he had neither gun
nor pistol My presence gave him a
great fright, and | saw that he was
pale-faced and trembling BY and by
he shouted and tried 10 scare me away.
but lay down to watch him the more
closely. I think had been there an
hour when more men came along. This
time l heard the news II seemed that
the man In the cave had robbed a bank
In broad daylight, and the money was
In the satchel He had got away on
a horse, but after riding few miles
the animal had dropped dead. There
were Atty men out looking for him,
and heard II said that he must have
crossed the hills and made his escape
The robbcr was safe In my den. as
you know. but how was to let the
men understand it, They had guns and
pistols and would probably shoot me on
sight. The robber heard them moving
about and he kept very quiet and I
kept quiet because was thinking. At
last. when two Of the men sat down near
me TO rest suddenly barked like dog.
or as near as could. and then rushed
on into the thick bushes.
Good lands. but what was that7"
shouted one OF the men.
1T was n bear," answered the other
$50 It was, and there Is his den. Let's
go and look at 1t. Perhaps there Is q
cub In there
They went over to the cave and peered
in. and behold. the robberi They saw
him at once and ordered him out, and
no sooner was he out than they tied his
hands behind him. Then they set up
"A great shout and fired their guns, and
all the others came running. When It was