The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1903-05-22
A Good Deal of |
a Bear Hunt *
The Man From the Knob Country
Tells What Happened.
L was considerable of bear hunt,
said the man from the Knob

Twas considerable of bear hunt,
said the man from the Knoll
country, "but I've an idea that Uncls
ST didn't jedge Pete SO consarnet
hasty, after all.
eve hadn't gone two mile up tht
creek when Joe met Pete comm dowI
along it like a hurricane. He hadn''
no hat on. and he was lookin' wild
We had all we could do to head him
off and stop him, so as we could fino
out what was the matter. fss
"'The woods is full and runnin' over
with en- Pete hollers, as soon as he
could git some wind. L stood and
counted IL old seekers passin' a given
pint. and then natur give way.
couldn't stand it no longer. l broke
and run. How many more than II
there was couldn't stop to git the
figgers ont he hollers. &8&
"Pete was a Teller that tarried con-
side'ble at the appleiack. and he had
been tarryin' consid'bler than usual
at it o. late, and Uncle 81 knowed it.
So when Pete got, through hollerin'
about the sight he had seen in the woods
Uncle 81 fishes his pint bottle out o.
his pocket and hands it over to Pete,
and Pete takes swig that was amaz-
In.
snow. Peter says Uncle 81. do you
see 'em 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 mile up the
creek. yonder. that ] see EN- he says.
did they seem like they was rat
tiers says Uncle 81. 'or did they look
like only jest ordinary everyday sar-
penis? says he.
'Sarpents!' says Pete. Great Hick-
DRY Jackson he says, + hain't been
serin' sarpents. It's bear I been see
in. Eleven old seekers passin' given
pint. and don't know how many
more follerin' EN- he says.
Worse and worse!' says Uncle 81.
when a Teller gifts to SEEM bears run
min in droves. Peter, it's gestin' along
to'rd time that he took an all-pervadin'
owear-off. and
<sUncle 81 didn't say no more. cause
Jest then there come a snort from up
the bank on one side o. the creek. and
q snort from up the bank on t'other
side o. the creek. and the snorts came
from two s,ammin' big bears that was
xtickin' 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 like he was tearin'
when we headed him off. and before
me or Uncle 81 or any of us could
whang away at either o. the bears they
was gone. l looked at Uncle 81. and
Uncle 81 looked at me.
"s'Pears like as If I mowt "a been
jedgin' PETER leetle hasty.' says he.
Yes says. 1T looks that way. I
guess he seen EN- T says.
"Then Simon's Abe got afeared that
his amy was goin' to give him spell.
and he started back toler'ble fast. so
as to git 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.
"Unc'e 81 sent young Nose and Eli
up in the laurels. one on one side O. the
creek and one on t'ofher, while the rest
OF us follered along below. We hadn't
marched fur before young Nose heerd
. rustlin' in the thick brush. and he
whangs Away at it. Kerthumpy-te.
thunp 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
&C he'd been pizened a week.
Nose says Eli. most a-cryin,,
sthere'n be mournin' to my house to-
night. worse'n when the daughters. o.
Bab1on hung their harps on the viii
Iers!'says he.
@'Cause the dog Socky was as good
Mt runnin' the churnin' machine as he
was at runnin' bear, end Ems OF won1s
m was always peppery when Eli took
him hui.tin'.
Fl don't know whit young Nose was
goin' to answer bach, for before he had
) chance to answer nythine. two bears
came tcarin' out o. the brush jest be-
rond Eli and pitched and rolled down
the bark. Eli banged away after 'em.
but the bars got Away in sse laurels
1t the bottom. A bunch o. f.'r and
erw spattern's q blood SHOWED that
81 had bit ore Of EN-. ss
ssThen SzN he remembered that he
yas goin' to. hare coEpany for dinner.
md ~. had 70 h4Fzy back hons Ie I'll
ct II TO sor: q console Eli 5n- the