The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-10-14

home durin' the night before. But Gil
he said no, ne didn't lay IL to his pap.
"'Pap wasn't in them parts jest
then. Dan'l.' says Gil, so I didn't lay
it 10 pap says he. 40. II was old 81
that I.thunk Of.
old 81 was campin' not more'n two
mile from me and had my idees about
him. So jest says that my pork had
stuck to him some way and got out o
my baiIiwick.
But it was mebbe good thing fer
+ me that thunk a leetle furder before
goin' 70 old Sis and demandin' my pork
back I thunk a lettle furder, and
B then ! says what was thinkin' about?
odd ST would quick enough fas-
/ ten on to the pork all right, but he
never would have gumption enough to
head up bar'l like that bar'l was head
ed, after doin' of it. 'Tain't old ST.
says.
so jest sot down and thunk that
the best way to find out who the smart
thief was would be fer me TO hide and
watch for him. and so did.
The second day o. watchin'. DanT.
see a big bear come slouchin' out
Of the brush nigh TO the cabin, and
there hadn'tno gun, Ne, Twin along
the headwaters, KNOWN the head
waters as to bear. and bein' there in
the woods without gum was mad
and I was sorry, for thought mout
as we'll as not gather IN a nice lot o.
bear while I was watchin' to see who
stole my pork, and there I didn't have
no gun
4 was jest on the pint O. gittin'
up and pitchin' into the bear anyhow.
when happened to think that if the
pork thief came along he'd more than
likely have a gun. and that Of course
he'd knock over the bear. so that when
l jumped out and took the consumed
thief BY the neck while he was loadin'
, himself with my pork ag'in. I'd have a
nice fat hear and q good petit besides
gittin' the pork thief. So laid low
and said nothin'-
The bear, he nosed around spell
and then elm one % the corner poles
} the cabin 10 the roof, edged along
+ % the chimly. and then let himself
Down the chimIy right into the cabin
: didn't suspicion the bear. even then
: DanI.f says Gil. but I sneaked up TO the
. winder and peeked through
. Say. you could a tumbled me over
, with a chippy birds feather, was sc
fabbercaste6 over what seen! TIE
> hear was a worlzin' al the pork bari
and a good deal quicker than I coulf
L 4 Al = H.
4 bari. Yes. sir. DanTI Took of th'
> top hoOn and lifted out the head o
the bar'l,
a Then the bear took out two nict
J hunks Of pork He sOt there and eat
them while was Iooliu' at him Ther
= he licked his paws and his chops tool
I out another hunk o pork laid it Ol
the floor. headed up the barI as sliel
s as a boss cooper could done it. tool
the hunk o. pork under his arm. skUl
4 up the chimly like a monkey. drOppe'
: to the ground as easy as nothiu'. ant
?. trotted off into the brush. GRIMM
e enough TO make a teller crazy, befOr
= I could say boo.
e ".Dan1.' says Gil. then was glad
Il didn't have no gun IfTd a killed tina
( hear saws he. I'd felt all nv life a
d if the mark o. Cain was branded ont
x my brow says he
"Aud jest as mild as could be. Reube'
' without ever teeterfn' his chair leve
( says to Gil:
d Don't knaw but what you mawt a
N well have the mark o. Cain on you
n brow saws he. as to have Ananias an
il SapPhiry stamped al over you PLANE
IS than the brands on an army mule. say
Reuben.
s Il didn't say nothing. but jest thun
I what kind o. things it must be tina
20 JelSiel. or old Jorum, or even Ellis SaI
u mowt be able TO tell about headwater
bears when they got TO gOin'."