The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1902-06-26
woods Til knock him over to-mor.
row. says he. -..

AeS Soo' says VIC.
"Next day, long in the forenoon,
the young chap went out with his
gun. He met Simon's Sam a mile in,
an Sam steered him to where he had
tied the bear, couple O. miles fur
ther in. The young chap paid ST.
mons Sam the SIS, and Sam said he
had better wait half an hour or so,
till Sam could git out O. the woods,
cause somebody mowt happen to SEQ
him there, an suspicion the deal.
THE young chap sot down an
waited, quite good ways from tho
bear, an the bear acted ugly an
yanked at the rope an snarled at
the young chap, an the young chap
got nervouser an nervouser. By an
by he couldn't wait no longer, an he
hauled up an blazed away at the
bear. He must "a been tremendous
nervous, for he missed the bear an
shot the rope plumb in two. 5
The bear gave jump, an away
he went with somethin' like six feet
of rope hangin' from his neck, an
was out O. sight in the thick laurels
before the young chap could think
to fire at him ag'in. He follered
along after the bear till he see there
warn't no use, an then he give II up
an come in. .....-
"There's a bear in them woods
says he, an I got shot at it. But
it got away, an I'm willin' to let it
CO.
HE had got all ready to start for
the Eddy to take the cars, when who
should come in but Rube.
"I was out to-day says he, care
less like, AN got as nice one as
I've seen in long time. You ought
to have it to take along with you,'
says he to the young chap.
"'Ought to have what?' says the
young chap, snappy like.
"'The big, fat bear I killed to.
day. says Rube.
"The young chap didn't say any
thing for spell, an then he says:
"'How much do you want for it?'
"'Bears like that un is fetchin'
$685. says Rube. It's worth $50, but
I'll take $685. says he. Here comes
my two boys, now, sneakin' it in on
the stone drag. ........
AN so they was, an the bear was
nice, fat, glossy one, sure enough.
"'Well, says the young chap, I
come here to git a bear, an I s'pose
I'll have to take this one or go back
skunked,' says he. ~
"An' he paid Rube $25 for the bear.
"There was a funny thing about
that BEAR says Rube, by an by.
1T was goin' to commit suncide.'
"We all snickered.
"Then what did it have that rope
round it's neck for, I'd like to
know?' says Rube, GRIMM till his
mouth most fetched his ears. The
bear had long rope round its neck
when I run ag'in him, an he acted
to me jest exactly as if he was look
in for good place to string him
self up as I socked him with both
bar'ls an gethered him in,' says
Rube. He'd heerd / was in the wood,
I s'pose, an knowed he mowt jest as
well make way with hissef as to
have me do it for him. says Rube,
with that all-pervadin' grin splittin'
his face.
'.The young chap didn't say moth
in; but if his looks had been killers
we'd "a all fell dead. He give the
bears carcase tremendous kick.
Then he had it loaded on to his
wagon, an away him an the bear
went for the Eddy, without as much
as even sayin' good-by to any Of us.
But it amt likely they'd "a done
it to him so strong if he hadn't been
SO fresh an SO KNOWN, an so
ridiculous stuck-up about hisself."-
New York Sun.