Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1900-03-22
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was nothing less than the nose of a
bear. The Duke of Wellington's neph-
ew was up Il tree like a shot. 1 stood
quietly on the ground, as cool as I
am this moment, loaded my gun and
climbed up the tree. There was only
one bough.
Bon said the Duke Of Welling-
toms nephew, you'd better sit in
front
"'All right said l, but keep your
gun ready. There are more coming
He'd got his face buried in my back
"'How many are thereY said he.
-Four said l.
How many are there nowY said
he
Eight said 1.
"'How many are there nowT said
he
Ten said l.
"'Ten, tenr said he, and down goes
his gun.
Wallie. | said, what have you
done? We're dead men now.'
Bon, my old fellow said he, 4
couldn't help it, my hands trembled
so"
wall said I, turning round and
seizing his hand, 'Wallie, my dear lad,
goodby. I'm not afraid to die. My legs
are long; they hang down. The first
bear that comes, and / don't hit him,
off goes my foot. When he takes 1t,
shall give you my gun and go. Yop
may yet be saved, but tell, oh, tell
To, r q l.
prayed for her"
'Goodby. old fellowr said he
"'God bless you,' said 1.
"By this time the bears were sitting
in circle all round the tree. Yes" said
Bonaparte, impressively fixing his eyes
on the German, "a regular, exact cir
Gle. The marks of their tails were left
in the snow, and / measured 1t after
ward. A drawing master couldn't have
done it better. 1t was that saved me.
If they'd rushed on me at once, poor
old Bon would never have been here to
tell this story. But they came on, sir,
Systematically. one by one. All the
rest sat on their tails and waited. The
first fellow came up and l shot him;
the second fellow-I shot him; the
third shot him. At last the tenth
came. He was the biggest Of all-the
leader, you may say.
"'Wall,' l said, give me your hand.
My fingers are stiff with the cold.
There is only one bullet left. / shall
miss him. While he is eating me you
get down and take your gun, and live,
dear friend, live to remember the man
who gave his life for your BY that
time the bear was at me. l felt his
paw on my trousers.
"'Oh, Bonnie, Bonniep said the Duke
of Wellington's nephew. But | just
took my gun and put the muzzle to the
bears ear. Over he fell-deadw
Bonaparte BlenRlns waited to OBJ
serve what effect his story had made.
Then he took out n dirty white hand
kerchief and stroked his forehead and
more especially his eyes,
"It always affects me to relate that
adventure" be remarked, returning
the handkerchief to his pocket. I'm
gratitude-base, vile ingratitude-is re-
called by It, That man, that man, whp
but for me would have perished In the
painless wllds OF Russia, that man In
the hour of my adversely forsook me"
The German looked up. Yes" said
Bonaparte, Il had money, had lands.
l said to my wife: There is Africa, q
struggling country. They want capt.
tai; they want men of talent; they
want men OF ability to open up that
land. Let us CO.
Il bought $4,000 worth or machinery
--winnowing, plowlng, reaping ma
chimes. / loaded a ship with them.
Next steamer / came out, wife, Gull
dren, all Got to the Cape. Where Is
the ship with the things? Lost-gone
TO the bottom! And the box with the
money? Lost-nothing saved!
"AIy wife wrote to the Duke OF Wei
lIngton's nephew. | didn't wish her to.
She did 1t without my knowledge.
what did the man whose life saw
ed do? Did he send me 100000; say,
Bonaparte, my brother, here is a
crumbT No; he sent me nothing.
"My wife said, Write l said:
Mary Ann, no; while these HANDS have
power to work, no; while this frame
has power to endure, no. Never shall
IL Dc Sdlu luHl bouupuItc Di'hnhho uSh
ed of any man.
The mans noble independence touch
cd the German.
'Your case Is hard; yes, that -
hard" said the German, shaking his
head.
Bonaparte took another draft of the
soup, leaned back against the pillows
and sighed deeply.
81 think" he said after awhile, rous-
Ing himself, II shall now wander In
tho benign air and TASTE the gentle cool
OF the evening. The stiffness hoyers
over me yet Exercise is beneficial"
SO saying, he adjusted his hat care
fully on the bald crown OF his head
and moved to the door. After he had
gone the German sighed again over his
work;
"Ah, Lordl So It isl Ahv'
lie thought Of the ingratltude OF the
world.
"Uncle Otto" said the child In the
doorway, "did you ever hear OF ten
)cars sitting on their tails In circle"
"Well. not OF ten exactly, but bears
do attack travellers every day. 1t Is
nothing unhcard Of" said the German.
"A man of such courage tool Terrible
experience that!
"And how do we know that the story
Is true. Uncle OttoT
The Germans ire was reused.
"That Is what l do hatef' he cried.
"Know that II Is true! How do you
know that anything Is true? Because
you are told so. If we begin to question
everything proof, proof, proof-what
Will we have to believe leftf How do
you know the angel opened the prison
door for Peter except that Peter said
so? How do you know that God talk
cd to Moses except that Moses wrote
III That ls what / hateW
fro DE Continued
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