Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1902-07-10
HIS BEAR CROP
A FAILURE
Bob skiiss, Hunter, Lamsnts
Bruins Ingratituds.
GUESS OF Bob skiIes won't never

ueer anu pchrh win shBie-paiiei.'
muzzle-loading shotgun Ana IL
sarves MN rlght, so IL doeh'
BOD okiles ls FAMOUS III 'he heien-
borhood OF Kettle creek far as
bear hunter ana one VINO pretehus 10
use phllosophlcal iorethought Us an
aid to his hunting mus one day iHs'
spring ne discovered nanny OF peaIs
IN the Woouh h!ohB I"'iy h""
consisted OF pig anu sh'aRe nlo'ne'
bear ana three cuDs' Inc cuos were
put fe" weeks oiu'
SNIes hrst impulse was 10 Pu'
bail through the oio Dear as she
rushed toward MN from ner retre".
beheath tne roo.s oi ih''ei' 'res' anu
10 carry the CUPS nome "hVe' pu' Oh
second tnougnt ne reho,'eu 10 sPa,e
the nanny ne Ane" 'ra' '"' 'up'
wou'o pins io' 'nsi '' 'I n"y'n' ,1a aau I.o p'.
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Just ,es 'ne Nu,, o"Do"uie y, y"
- 'h.Yt 80 T., ana h. a.
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saba d;d ,.h., M o,bo-b,rtorir,r1
1,at .nra.d ot,..,.r worId hov.d done
uo n.sssd on ana Ieft Tho hear family
,o ii,en
,hau, 500, ,vool,s b.,oro ,rhorl,oiv.
,ng md Tho .otisfaction ofknowino
,het ,be cnbs had grown 10 he more
,h,, balt a. big a. ,beir mother f.tos
MOS reodv Tor The killing and with
coots 30 tur ~ tho l,IocLest and
,1os.io., srho ,no,hor ,,os .tso ir
superb coat and finest condition. They
were snaply housed in Tamnrack
swamp.
"Guess IN let 'em pick I'm for n
week or so more" said he. "Then
they'll be ready for me to have fun
with"
A couple OF days later he saw the
bear family ngnin. The old benr and
two Of the cubs went into the swamp
md the other cub started away on his
own account, over toward an old wood
road. and down the rohd toward Bly'g
clearing.
"That amt regular" said Bob "rhnt
bar ain't actin squarel"
So he followed the cub. which went
along at lively rate, and turned into
the woods, at the further edge Of
which bly, had few sheep in a lot
with long fence around II. Bob
Silkes hurried on. and came out OF the
woods into the lot Just ns the young
behr had cornered the sheep and had
killed one.
"Thht bein' the case" said Bob. 'I'll
have TO have my fun with this young
cub right now"
And he killed the cub and gave II TO
BLY, because Il killed Bly'S sheen.
A dnv or two nfterwArd Rcb had
nm offer Of n good nrice for big
benrsl,in. and he went ont 10 uet The
mother OF the family. He rot ON
her trail The two voung hears were
with her
NJ ,.n..., ~. 49,. 4.
fore he got n shot. and The old hear
turned an him an Aerc.Iv that ~ II
Ind NOT been for his dog ,he might
have got him instead Of his getting
her. but ne GOT her The two Young
"ru Iooyo ,.r," soid poh "Iu
have , rhanl,.giyi,, hunt ,.i,h ,arn
nn5 ha,o n IT,, ~ ,nn I,u go, a,"
M ,em an ,bot dov aud ,hen III
Leen t,otber ono ,or chris,mns
h,,,, Tha,,u ,,ot, D. -"
=, ,... n -, ~, A.,
- 80
srot scnt WI 20 noh hot 10 h.
cnnid scnd ovsr a connle - h.0r.
Young frt nnd iuiev. rivht away he
could get hIs own nrice for them. so
Rob concluded that he ,yonldn,, leon
the two remaining members Of the
family waiting for him nny longer
and he started out bright and early
To get them for the man at the
county seat, Sabin Budd tells the
rest.
u'Tain't fer me to be the ledge a.
folks doin's," said Snbin. but when
ieller has no.cd around In the
woods as much as Rob Skilcs has, AN
then goes an puts his confidence In
bars, It saryes him right II he gifts
fooled was scttin' ON log over
this side o. the big cranberry mash
waitin' fer IA deer that | thought
mebbe mowt come along to chew
some o. the wild grass ON the edge
of IT, and who should | see hut Bob
with his gun on his shoulder, bound
do you S'I' think %'y, You're Sp"s sSinS "%' ""'''