Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1903-06-25
A Good Deal of
a Bear Hunt X
The Man From the Knob Country
Tells What Happened.
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Twas considerable Of a bear hunt"

I was considerable of a bear hunt, +"
said the man from the Knob
country, "but I've an idea that Uncle
81 didn't jedge Pete so consumed
hasty, after all.
eve hadn't gone I'VE mile up the
creek when Joe met Pete comm down
along it like a hurricane. He hadn't
no hat on, and he was lookin' wild.
We had all we could do to head him
of and stop him. so as We could find
u what was the matter.
"'The woods is full and runnin' over
with EN- Pete hollers, as soon as he
could git some wind. I stood and
counted II old seekers passin' a given
pint, and then natur' give way. l
couldn't stand II no longer. ! broke
and run. How many than II
there was ! couldn't stop to git the
fggers oni' he hollers.
Pete was a Teller that tarried con-
side'ble at the appleiack, and he had
been tarryin' consid'bler than usual
az it o. late, and Uncle 81 knowed it.
So when Pete got through hollerin'
about the sight he had seenin the woods
Uncle 81 fishes his pint bottle out o.
his pocket and hands IL over TO Pete,
and Pete takes a swig that was amaz-
in.
"'Now. Peter says Uncle ST, do you
see EN- now?' Cause Uncle 81 had his
idee about the state o. Peters nerves.
"'See 'em now?' says Pete, and there
was water runnin' out o. his eyes yit
from the bite o. Uncle Sis recuperator.
No. he says. 1T was a mile up the
creek. yonder. that / see 'em,' he says.
"Did they seem like they was rat
tiers says Uncle 81, 'or did they look
like only jest ordinary everyday sar-
pents?' says he.
"'s~arpents!' says Pete. Great Hick-
ory Jackson he says, Il hain't been
SEEM sarpents. It's bear ] been see
int Eleven old seekers passin' a given
pint. and l don't know how many
more ~follerin' EN- he says.
Worse and worse!' says Uncle 81.
When a Teller gifts 20 seem bears run
min in droyes. Peter, it's gettin' along
to'rd time that he took an all-pervadin'
s~wear-of, and
Uncle ST didn't say no more, cause
lest then there come a snort from up
the bank on one side o. the creek, and
a snort from up the bank on t'other
side o. the creek, and the snorts came
from two slammin' big bears that was
stickin' their heads through the laurels,
where they had been listenin' TO the
hull confab betwixt Uncle 81 and Pete.
"Pete he give one yell and tore on
down the creek jest Ike he was tearin'
when we headed him of, and before
me or Uncle 81 or any Of us could
whang away at either o the bears they
was gone. I looked at Uncle 81, and
Uncle ST looked at me.
"''Pears ike as II I mowt "a been
iedgin' Peter a leetle hasty,' says he.
ayes I says 1T looks that way. /
guess he seen EN- / says.
sThen Simon's Abe got afeared that
his AMY was goin' TO give him a spell,
and he started back toler'ble fast, so
as 10 cit there before the spell ketched
him. That left only me and Uncle 81
and Joe and Sam and Eli and young
Nose and Evander and Patsy's Bob, and
we marched on.
"Uncle 81 sent young Nose and Ell
up in me laurels. one on side o'the
creek and one on t'other. while the rest
Of Us follered along below. We hadn't
marched fur before young Nose heerd
A rustlin' in the thick brush. and he
whangs away at IL. Kerthumpy-te-
tbump down the bank. out O. the brush,
rolls Els bear dog Socky, that Eli
wouldn't "a took no FIFTY dollars fur,
and he lands in the creek. deader than
ifhe'd been pizened a week
".Mose.' saws Eli. most a-cryin',
.tbere1l be mournin' 70 my house to-
night. worse'n when the daughters o
BabTon hung their harps on the Will
lersi' SAYS he.
a'Cause the dog Sockv was as good
AZ runnin' the churnin' machine as he
was AZ runnin' bear. and Els OF wom-
an was always peppery when Ell took
him huntin'.
II don't know what young Nose was
goin' 10 answer back. for before he had
4 chance TO answer anything. two bears
came tearin' out o. the brush jest be-
vond Ell and pitched and rolled down
The bank. Eli banged away after en-
but the bears got away in the iaurels
~ the bottom. A bunch o fur and a
few s~patterin's o. blood showed that
FL had hit one Of 'em.
~Then sam he remembered that ne
was poin' 10 have company for dinner.
and he had 10 hurry back home. Neal
tot in to sort o console Eli for Tie