Sharp County record., 1903-08-28

himself ton valuable -1 bee Iarrstt
Can f- be- that sorrow .~ar his defeat
has turned she brain nf lv cherished
pet. 1r Infected 70 with uar'-.st
.t moment later when Tom looked
for rho -.t-rgIgccriu be- found il oil
rrr, TI-g he remembered that the
-rrrr-i- has a swar-.sh taste. Here
allied that the snake Rad eaten IT.
Ir. was too ova-ioveL 20 think BE had
NOT rivgu the INSTRUMENTATION
smoke vigorous sick I'm the body TO
mind about the Joss of -hc explosive.
lie hurried out into the yard, where
the snake WIS ssuuiug himself.
"HTasc o day off,. ne said TO the
-ra,. lu his uIaudesr tones Irrr1t
need Won su rH- TAVERN to-day. Enjoy
Yourself DO the fields and meadows Ha-
.l rau have tira~--a -alr last meal
r yours. Even if yor wander away
egi-e aistaureI shai.rat scaId you
.-am always ss .-rE To- the snake AS
f +. could uutavs-.aelzrn. and there's
no 4aurtthe snake aidc3mprehend -he
substance af what Trm said. The
snake was crawling away with look
rf content m getting q vacation when
an idea occurred .1 Tom.
'Ucucmhar. he called after the
snake. chat bears have even more p
% sweet tooth than snakes. If that
urstrrt bear that huublet you -he
other night should happen 10 stumble
when he was FUN Of uitr0glycerlu and
whisky DE would go IN little bits to
the place provided for bad bears. And
I wouldn't wonder If this evening
when you return you could find both
the glvceriu and booze in the barn
Tom always insists that the snake.
understood all he said. AaybeIt lid,
and maybe it was only an accident.
Maybe, as the deacon says. it was fate.
ANYHOW, that evening the deacon
happened to feel thirsty. There was
nothing unusual in. ellis, bur the
worthy old man, being tired, decided
to send the bear down 70 Tom VIII.
sons tavern for n bottle of liquid Joy,
instead Of going himself. The bear
had made similar trips, so ther- was
no reason why the deacon should
blame himself for the tragedy which
followed
The bear WIS on his Tvav back from
the tavern. CARRYING the bottle i'm lis
mouth. when right in the pathway he
met the snake. At first the good bear
was going to crush the snake. Then
he noticed that in front of the snake
WIS big cup Of whisky.
The snake looked at the bear in
n friendly way, as if inviting him 20
have drink The good bear loved
booze. OF course, II was his dusy to
90 right home with the bottle to the
suffering deacon. But ne couldn't
withstand the temptation.
$50 he pushed the snake away and
drank up all there was in the cup
Then he picked up the bottle in his
teeth and was on the point Of start
ing home.
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front of the bear and began waving
his head and heckOnng in a manner
that showed plainly enough he was
inviting the bear to come with him
and have some more, Fhe bear hesI-
tnted Then he turned his back on
dutv and the thirsty deaconart sham
bled after the snake into the barn.
In rhe rear of the. barn. right ont
on the floor, stood an open pail fun Of
the bears favorite beverage. The bear
applied hinsolf to 1t in his hearty,
earnest fashion.
'sChe bear had the capacity Of four
good men, but the paiiful was consid-
erable Of contract at that In the
end he finished IT, Put by chat time
he was far from being a bear that
would have won blue ribbons at tenn
perance meeting.
AS soon as the trcach eroua snake
saw that the bear was in a condition
OF bhssfuT inebriety, he becNoned him
over tO another corner i'm which stood
q small can Of uitrogIycerin. The bear
swavod about over the can in man
ner which made the snake FAR from
comfortable. bat in the end the bear
lowered his head and tasted the glyc-
erin. Then he. Tapped up every drop
Of the swcetish stuff, the snake look
ing on in an anxious but satisfied man
ner.
"Wheu the bear was properly loaded
the snake led the way ont Of the barn
To the road. The bear followed. but
wabhly When they reached q place
where o steep, rocky bank sloped down
from the side Of the road, the snake
turned off. He gave another wn7y
bcckoning motion Of his head, Then
he dartcd off.
The bear, trusting in the wicked,
treacherous snake and filled with
hIiesful visions Of more drinks and
sweet things. tried TO break INTO a
run so rs to keep mp with the snake.
But the best Of bears cannot run after
drinking pailful of stuff that cheers
and stimulates The bear lost his foot