The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1900-12-13

down losfGk the cgtlaFe sttfe Msulol
lived, Which wss riett 10 PLATA sish, b
low nc, ~ uondrla Il Pate wonli svti
send . bear .lens. Al boon ! soi dost
ou log % vas tssf esiin The inneh
bad troushi sosr, whea | heard ID,
twiss susppin hshind me, 90 laDpin iS
my feet | locked sroGnd 30 there vs ,b,
very eriiiet Ia hgen sisbia fer 20 long =
big black bear, eyeia tie IRON behiud .
eiomp Of bnshesl
Nv qua sss bsngia over the door 81
home, 90 tbs bear vas between me ~ The
81. which hsd leIi slicAio 10 stamp
When quii workio to eat. 90 ] was e'nsbs
nsppia eli roupd. end ys kin bet felt
put,y cheap fer abous minule. Bot |
didn't ron. was b0und 10 stand my
srouud. no ms,ter what bsppened. The
bear esme on toward me, thskin bis head
Oh eroalin, au | stood there With no wep
pin cept my dinuer pail, wsiiin fer him.
4 sudden iiee bad come into my bead.
90 II could carry II out was sale. The
tiu pail | hsi 10 ny hsnds was sn mus
ually deep one, holding probably eight
quarts or more. 10 IS soon ss tie bear
was close enough iamped forward 81
clspped The pail over bis nose, same IS q
dogs muzgle or a ball.cstchers mask, an
then jsmmed the bail over back OF bis
ears so be couldn't shske VI ch 40 | bad
him lest where wanted him
The top OF the pail come up far enough
to cover bis eyes, so altogether the bsar
was shout ss harmless iest then as IL be
had been born without soy eyes OF mouth.
Procurin my sx fer nse 10 case Of emers
ency, took halt hitch 90 that critters
nigh ear with my night hand, an fifteen
minutes later | was stsndin vita bin IN
Migeine' front yard. 1t was down bill
aud hard crust on the snow all the way,
an II didn't do him any good to act bslsy
or bold back
There's yer bear, said, when old man
higgins come to the door. an now jest
trot out Matilda an we'll make strsde.
Where'd ye git 'im2 asked higgins,
with eyes like two peeled onions.
Up in my wood lot, SCI Thought II
would bs too much trouble to drag the
carcass way down here, go ] captured him
rnaia hin, walk
The dickens ye did, sez be
Bet yer boots, 8, 2 |, an here's him to
prove it. An now the question lie, do |
get Ma.iIdsP
Reckon ye do. stz he. It takes as much |
pluck to capture bear alive as it does to
kill one, so guess I'll halter give 10.
Wait till put q ball through that bear,
an then ye kin come 10 an talk over the
matter with Matilda.
Three days later Matilda an | com
menced hoEsakeepin On our own account
thought we might as wsll hurry things
along while her father was willin an
about q week after that be dropped 10 on
ls fer call one day sn said:
thought was ge.tin purity uiry an
courageous son 10 law, bat P0e changed
ny mind,
Whsts the trouble now, dsdp sez |.
Why, about thst bssr ye captured.
What about it2
Why, I've been told the plag1ey bear
vas at least forty years old. and crippled
u bult blind. An Eyetsli,n was eIhibitin
t down at The Corners only the day be
ore ye made out ye captured it, an they
sy be was brsggin afterwards how be
wlnded someone by selin EN- the bear
er ten dollars. Thought ye we're mighty
mart when 20 bought that bear. didn't
'ep Nice trick to play 90 your prospec
i've father in law. | must say
But he didu't do il, father, spoke up
4 stilda, with becomin blush. Joe did
u know q thing about it till this very
minute. | bought the besr OF the Eyetal
an myself 90 had him turn 1t loose 10 the
goodlot whers Joe wss working.
An I'm mighty glad ye did sez !,
BROWN both arms around her an givin
Ter reglar bear bug.
Hub, hublse Mstilda's father, lookin .
orter cot up like. Well, that beats me
bsin't 90. nothin further TO say, !
uess twos bouod to come anyhow.