The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-11-10
The GRATEFUL GRIZZLY BEAR
AT LEAST UNCLE CROSBY SAW
GOOD QUALITIES IN HIN.
story OF How q Guide Lost n Chinaman
and Galne q Friend In Ephraim How
the Hear Sought TO Reward the Nan
An Intelligent Animal lie Was. Too.

and Galne q Friend In Ephraim How
the Hear Sought 20 Reward the Man
An Intelligent Animal Tie Was. Too.
while a grizzly isn't generally credited
with having tho bland benevolence OF the
black bear remarked Uncle Crosby, the
truthful guide, In reminiscent tones TO the
party of campers who had been talking
over old times In the Northwest yet there
Ia a freedom from fick!eness and a stead
~fastncss Of purpose about old Ephraim that
a person can't help admirlng.
Treat a grizzly fairly. don't make too
much fuss over the occasional disappear
anoe Of a superfiuous Chinaman. and the
biz fellow will prove himself a friend who
can he depended upon in any emergency,
Always supposing he isn't moro than usually
hungry himself
-When I was making a business Of guild
ing hunting parties In the Northwest l got
pretty well acquainted with n big grizzly
who made his home in the hills north OF
our summer camp. / knew him by sight
quite a while before we could have been
said to he really friends.
"Then II was through a Chinaman that
the grizzly and I got to be real chummy.
But | don't think the Chinaman meant TO
do either OF us a good turn. Which was
rs IL should have been, for neither the
grizzly nor l would rave liked to he under
obligations to n heather.
One afternoon l wandered out alone
from the camp up on the hills. Thinking
l might run across some game ! took my
rife with me.
Il hadn't gone far when / heard calls
like those of a person in mighty distressful
| circumstances / hurried over the crest
OF a little elevation and looking dow /
saw a Chinaman up a small tree
The Chink was clinging TO a branch.
The branch wasn't any too strong. and
every few seconds IL would sway down to
within a few feet OF the ground.
that I had come to know by sight. When
the branch swayed the grizzly would reach
up In an expectant sort OF way.
But no wasn't hurried or rud about
II, just acting like q bear that was invit-
ACQUAINTED. And from tie way the branch
cracked and trembled II was evident that
II wouldn't be a long time before the China
man would accept the kindly invitation;
Il wanted TO do the right thing under
to know what It was. or course the China
man expected l would use my gun and
drive the grizzly away. But a China.
man In a Western camp expects a good
many things he don't get. and, on the other
hand, gets some things he don't expect.
And hero was a ~native-born. American
grizzly. who wanted his Inner and had
been waiting quite a while for II.
1T seemed to me IL would be as bad as
robbing a blind baby for ne to use my
h~alf-starved grizzly. While | was de-
batting the matter the grizzly looked up
at me in a pleading but confident way.
II know you are not the sort OF mar
wis would rob a poor. hungry, hear OF his
dinner that grizzly seemed TO be aging.
THAT pathetic. trusting look melted
my hear.
I said to myself. There are 4oo.ooo,ooo
of them in China and considerably more
me that the bear would miss his dinner
a good deal more than this community
will miss that particular Chinaman.
Perhaps il isn't up TO me TO go and
shake the Chinaman down. But am
certain the least I can do as a fair-minded
man II TO let the bear and the Chinaman
settle their difference OF opinion without
any interference on my. .part,
After it's all over II either the bear
OF the Chink has any complaint 10 make
I'll I've ready 10 listen to him
$50 ! put up my CUR and went on.
About four hours later ! passed that
way on nv way back TO camp. The grizzly
had disappeared and the only trace OF
VIC 'tutlhtnHn Nhr IIN pk ioA "hhth ~
living under the tree TO the branches Of
which he had been hanging,
when | got back TO camp | looked around
for the Chinaman Ia ask him II he didn't
think ] mad acted fairly. Even II he should cay
no ] hoIed TO persuade him TO change his
mind but the Chinanian never showed
up 10 make any complaint, 80 ] knew j had
done the right thing
After that the old grizzly took no end
Of pains 10 show his gratitude toward me
~ i - - .sUaI EANnll that NAlN
almost ashamed, seeing that ] had done
nothing for him except 20 LET him have "a
spare ChinamAn.
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enjoyed the CELESTIAL dinner ] started on a
hunt for some blg-horns Was an KiOus u
gel them. foT a tourist had promised me- n
tag pro- for a pair ~ good homs
wasn't very hopeful though. for mount
ain sh@ep are about NJ shy ~castonsrr as
there ane IN the West Finally ! sighted q
pair away IN OF th- top 81 q elm
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