The Jennings daily record., 1902-10-21
lhome durir, the night before. But Gil

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he said no, he didn't lay it to his pap.
".Pap wasn't in them parts jest
then. Dan'l.' says Gil, so ! didn't lay |
it to pap says he. NO. 1t was old 81
that ! thunk Of.
..Cld 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 bailiwick.
"'But it was mebbe good thing fer
me that Ithunk a leetle furder before
goin' to old Sis and demandin' my pork
back. l thunk a lett,e furder. and
then says what was thinkin' about?
"tOld ST would quick enough fas-
ten on to the pork all right. but he
never would have gumption enough to
head up bari like that bar'l was head
ell. after doin' of it. 'Tain't old si,' |
says.
$50 1 jest sot down and thunk that
the best way to find out who the smart
! thief was would be fer me TO hide anu
watch for him. and so did,
"'The second day o watchin'. Danl.
II see big bear come slouchin ont
of the brush nigh to the cabin ard
there hadn't no gun. Me. livin' along
! the headwatcrs, KNOWN the head
waters as TO bear, and bein' there In
the woods without a gun. was mad
and | was sorry. for thcught mout
as we'll as not gather in nice lot %
bear while was watrhiu' TO see who
stole nv pork, and there didn't have
no gun.
81 was Jest on the pint O gittin'
UP and pitchin' into the bear anyhow.
when happened to think that if the
porL thief came along he'd more than
likely have a gun anA that rf course
he'd knock over tie hear so that when
| iumrod out ard took the consarnea
thief ty tie neck w!,ile / vas ioadin'
himself with III. pork ag'in- I'd have y
nice fat bear and gnod nnlt,. besides
rittin the pork thief, SO laid low
and said isothin',
"'The bear. he nosed around spell
and ;heb clint one oH the corner pole
~ the cabin 10 the roof, edged afor
&, the ct,iml-. and then let himself
down the ch;.1,!v right i,to the cabin
/. didn't .1tsric;ou the hsar, even then
rarr.' sars C'if 'hHt st'erted up to the
: w;nder and reekcd tiiro''SSh.
n'Say. vou cea'd q fHr,hlef' nc over
; with a rtsnpy birds feather, I was Sc
,.,i,Le-nast-i OYER Whit se"n. Tt'
hc4r tsas 81 ,ycskiii' NJ the park harl
and good dsai quicker than co''''
+. done it myself he UNI eadf"
i,nr'l Yes. sir. Dan'l' Tex |; I'll -
top hoaiI and lifted out the head o
the i;hr'li
! ""rten the bear took ont two nc.
hanks Of nnrsl. tie sol there and ea
ttsm while iS,s iooliiii' al hit1i. Tier
he licked his t,aws and his cfors, 'oo'
: St, another i,t:k q pow. 'ai'' It "'
I the floor. headed up the bhr'l as sl'e'
as a boss cooper coilid Il done II. 'o"I
5 tha hnni, - ,lurk Under his arm. SKI
np the chin1lv iike monkey dfoppe
TO the ground az easy as n"th'n am
$ trotted off into the brush. GRIMM
= enough 10 make a feller crazy, befor
could say boo.
! "ba,tI.' says Gil. then was glad
g didn't have no g.ln If ia killed tha
t bear SAWS he. I'D felt all my life a
I II .he ,rnrk q Cain was branded ont
" my brow saya he.
"And Jest as mild as could be. Ranbe
v;,bou; eyer teeterju' his chair feve
) says 10 Gil:
!. ".nnu't kraw but what you mnwt 2
q we'll have the mark o Cain OF you
u ! brow. sass he, 'ns 10 have NaaniHs an
=, Ss,,,r.,rS stamped ali over tou rlh'ne
~ shad The brauds o.s IN Amy 'nnie say
- htuDc:.
;. Il dtefl', say nothing. but jest thun
.. what Kind o things II must ." tn;
1c;,ie,. or old Joru,n. or even Ell Sal
:" mowt he abl. t., tell about headwate,
- bears when they got TO goin."