Sunday morning globe., 1901-08-25
GRIZZLY adams.
Captain Keyes of the Fifth Cavalry
Tells a Story.
HIS BEAR EATS THE Pig
And GrIuJ Stands Treat for The Whole Oul.
fla Laughabe Yarn BY This WeIl-Knom
Old Soldier and Officer Of Tho Famous
Fighting Filth Lois Of Fun with a Pei
Bear.

Ula SOLDIER ana Uiil0er OF Inc Famous
Fighting Fifth h"-lOts Of Fun With Pot
Bear
Captain Edward l.. Keyes, formerly
Of the Fifth cavalry, United States ar
my, tells a story of that remarkable
frontier character Old Grizzly Adams,
scout, trapper, hunter and oddly in
general. Captain Keyes said:
"Ihe dwellers Of a mining camp
in the mountains which by courtesy
was called Miners City, were one day
greatly astonished at discovering a
strange rider and a stranger steed COM
ing into their main street. The sur
prise turned into terror In many cases,
and the timid went in and closed their
doors, while the brave at once armed
themselves to the teeth and stood ready
for action. The cause Of this unwont-
ed commotion among a people that
We're seemingly never surprised at
anything was at discovering an inn
mense grizzly bear coming down the
mountain road, and heading for the
center Of the camp. There would
have been a bear hunt at once had it
not been for the fact that the grizzly
was saddled and bridled, and more
carried on his back a rluer. That rider
was Old Grizzly Adams. The bear
was his king Of grizzlies, Sampson,
which he had as well trained as a
horse
wholly regardless, apparently, Of
his load, Sampson walked up the street
at a swinging pace, straight toward the
hotel while his rider had more quer-
rles put to him than could have been
answered in a years time. The style
Of those questions was not calculated
TO put Grizzly Adams I'm a good hu-
NOR, as one would ask;
Which are ther man and which
are ther b'arg
'Pard, what does yer ak fer yer
muleg
"'Git down, old man, an let ther bar
ride a leetle.
Grizzly Adams made no replies to
this cateChism, but held steadily on
his way and halted before the door OF
the pine-board stanty tina. did service
under the high-sounding title Of the
Valley View Hotel There was this
legend beneath the name: Entertain
ment for man and beast But the host
did not come out to welcome either the
man or the beast, and seemed unhappy
that they had come. Dismounting
from his grizzly Adams fastened his
chain-bridle to the hitching post more
as a matter of form, for the bear
could have knocked it over with one
blow Of his paw, and went up to the
door Of the tavern.
'Pard, l wants a room fer two
case my horse sleeps in the same
stall as ] does, an / calkilates stayin
all night an seein' the sights o. the
city Write us down in yer provender
book as Old Grizzly Adams an his
bar Sampson, from the Rocky noun
tains.'
Is your bear dangerous?' asked the
landlord.
Dangerous? 1 guesses not, fer he
wouldn't hurt a dea-COndemnation
what are the matterg
"rhc cvAdor ehnnec ip GriZZly's
words was caused by hearing a sudden
and unearthly scream, and, springing
to the door, he discovered that the do
cile Sampson had suddenly seized a
pig tha had come overland with an
immi grant wagon, and had become a
pet in the camp. He was just two
goou mouthfuls for Sampson, and old
Grizzly got to the scene just in time
to see piggys tail disappearing within
the capacious jaws Of the bear.
Were ii a human or a animal crit
ter? he asked OF the crowd that stood
at a respectable distance.
'It were precious pig, volunteer
ed one
"'Ther pet O. the community" said
another.
"Who did ther hog belong terY
asked Old Grizzly adams, cutting
short the remarks
"'Ther Town Council, was the an
swer.
How much was he va.oo'ed at?'
"Tll let yer of with " said a
man Of shabby appearance, stepping
forward with extended hand.
did ther pig belong ter your
He were my pride, pard, was the
answer
He belonged to all Of us, so stan
treat fer ther crowd an Wen call It
sQuar''
I'm stand treat fer the swine,
pards, but donl let any more Of 'em
fool round that bar. or { eyll disap-
pear. are Old Grizzly loans from
ther mountains, an hevin' come on !
visit ter yer town I wants ter git ac-
quainted and be friendly. Thet bar
are gentle as a leetle lamb, an he are |
my pard; come Sampson
"The bear instantly followed his !
master into the bar and the old hunter |
stood treat for ALL Sampson took a |
mug in his paw, at his masters COM
mand, stood on his hind feet, and |
drank with a gusto, and then was led |
on to the log cabin adjoining, which |
the landlord had assigned to Old Griz- |
Zly as his quarters"