Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1902-06-11
HeGot a Bear
After All "a
Adventures of a YOUNG Hunter
in the Knob Country.

f THE young chap hadn't beenso
fresh an so KNOWN, an so
ridiculous stuck on hisself,' said the
man from Knob county, lit amt like
ly that they'd "a done it to him quite
so strong, but he come amongst 'em
a struttin' an a blusterin'. with his
yalier leggings an a yaller coat all
full o pockets an straps an belts,
an his shiny gun.
is these the biggest woods you've
got around here?' says he, sort O.
sneerin'
They told him them woods was the
biggest they had room for, as they
took up the best part o the county,
an we thought they sized up pretty
well, bein's as he mowt travel all day
in them parts an find nothin' much
else but woods.
They amt much better than a
-oicnic grove says he, sneering'
some more. But mebby they'll do
ne says. Any bear in emp says he.
We told him there YVES a few bear
eft in 'em.
BE you lookin' for bear?' says we.
That's what I'm out to git says
he. I'm glad L don't care to git more
han one. though says he, for I'd be
disappointed. 1t don't seem to me
here was room in these woods for
more than one says he. But one is
AL | want says he.
Nov, I knowed my ownself where
our old dodwollopers was layin' low,
an Sile had a couple marked down
-;ome're else an Pete an RUDE an Eli
all on 'em knowed where they could
go an lay their hands on half a dozen
more. But this young chap was so
'resh an KNOWN an ridiculous stuck
up about it that we calc'lated to let
aim flicker an see how he'd come out
He strutted an Dragged around
most a couple o days fore he got
'eady to go out an git the bear he
VAS after, an he hadn't been gone
ong fore Sile he sauntered out with
his gun an his dog, Tige. Sile has
got big teeth an sharp nose an a
'hinin' eye, an he is a fierce-looking
hap. tell you. but he amt NO fiercer
han 4 rabbit.
But he looks fierce, an no mistake,
IN if you'd meet him in the woods an
lidn't know him you'd sort O. wish
Vou was some'rs else. Pete an Eli
IN the rest on 'em was there when
'ile went out with his gun an his
log an l could see they was grin
hin.
Sometimes up says I.
1.-The young chap got way over
q oil Hnh +oJ,
che bear he was after, but it hadn't
showed up yit, when suddenly be
come out facin' a tall, fierce-lookin
:hapwith gun on his arm an an ugly.
.Ookin' dog at his heels. 1t was Sile
an his dog, an the dog want nc
6ercer than Sile was, though he
looked terrible ugly, but the fresf
young chap he hadn't never seen Silt
nor the dog.
'Hullo!' says Sile. savage like.
The young chap he shouted back
skeert like, an said 'Hullo!' sort O
soothin'.
Then Sile he took couple o. dead
Pheasants out from where he had 'eu
inside his coat.
KILLED any yit.' says he.
No says the young chap. Tn
after bear
1t won't make no difference wha
you're after says Sile, gruff an growl
in. Here's what you're gointer git,'
"Sile he had his gun cooked, an begu
to finger it.
These pheasants is what yor
want says Sile. They'll be two dol
lars. Lay still. Tigel Don't take hir
2till tell you to,'
Iige was layin' sound asleep unde
a bush. an hadn't noticed a consarne
thing that was goin' on.
Don't take him till 1 tell you to
says Sile. The pheasants'll be tw
dollars says he, an they're wha
you're gointer git,' says Sile, an b
handed 'em over to the young cha,
an the young chap handed Sile tw
dollars an took 'em without a word.
.'sThen Sile he kicked his dog awak
an away they went. The young cha
.hescome in from his bear hunt az 500
as .he could get in.