Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1903-12-31
SIMEON, THE BEAR
AND THE SHEEP &
Case of q Man Who Insisted on
Running Against Nature.

"HNCLE JASE sot minute" sait
1.-THE man from the Knob country
land then he says TO the Squire, sort o.
as a clineher:
esquire, says he, happens that ST
neon was an ancestor o. mine, he
says, and not so long back, either he
says, and it's Ieetle queer, seems to
me, he says, that / never heerd of a
bear maxim him out to be a sheep
thief he says.
First place. says to the Squire then,
and ia say it to him now:
esquire. | says, you hadn't ought TO
done III s'pose you have got idees
about Uncle Jase?' | says. 'S'pose one
o. them idees is that no matter what
folks thinks as to the leetle statement
Paul made in his haste about mankind
In gineral, they don't hesitate a minute
10 say that if II don't hit Uncle Jase
plumb as a shot In the bullseye, then the
lightnin' never hit a barn?' | says.
There's such thing as goin' a lettle too
fur, Squire, | says. and you hadn't
ought to done IT. | says.
But the Squire he Jest only grinned.
Uncle Jase is from the Rocky Hill
deestriet, and he's a feller-citlzen that
most folks has toler'ble strong idees
about, particularly the Squire, and
Uncle Jase had come in this time and
told about Eyander havin' snuck up
onto a bear that was asleep and got
rope around 1t before 1t could wake up
and clutch him; and. more than that.
had yanked the critter. In spite of it.
self, all the way into his clearin',
where he had II tied to a pole, safe and
sound. that very minute. Then the
Squire had said to Uncle Jase. Jest as
IL he didn't have no more doubt about
that bear than he did that he was set
tin there, that Evander had run his
head slam ag'in natur', and he'd better
keep his eye peeled
"Tf there's one thing that a bear won't
never forgive nor fergit. says the Squire,
shakin' his head solemn at Uncle Jase,
md lookin' fer all the world as If this
ioin's of Evander was worryin' him
like all-possessed, it's bein' ketched |
md done fer while it's asleep, cause |
then you're runnin' slam ag'in natur','
he says. Natur' is wonderful, he says, |
and you can't beat her. And there |
amt nothin' she's so wonderful in as she |
S in bears, he says.
If you sneak on to a bear when it's
ell erff 1a E.c 30 4
Squire, look out You're tryin' to beat |
latur', and natur won't have i'll he
iays. If you ketch bear in that way,
is bound to have ii In for You and git |
wen, and to make II sorry day for
rou when you done It. There amt
lothln' natur' is so wonderful in as she
S in bears, and Eyander wants to keep
lis eye peeled says the Squire
''Then Uncle Jase sticks up his nose
md says: 'Poof
Jest ezac1y what poor onfortunit
imeon up and says TO my gran 'fatherp
avs the Squire, holdin' up his hands.
And rather calc'late he lived to see the
ay he was sorry, poor feller! says he.
Simeon had snuck mp onto a sleepin'
'ear jest like Evander has been dom.
nd got a rope onto IT and yanked It
ONE and tied It to a pole. /
My gran father says TO Simeon
avs the squire, that he had run his
cad slam ag'in natur'. so he had, and
hat II he didn't put ball into the bear
nd end its future right there, he'd find
orrow and tribulation ahead OF him
'orse than rassalin' with sawmill.
at Simeon only jest turned up his nose
nd says. "Poofl"
My gran'father,' says the Squire
moved bears from A to lizard. and
ow wonderful natur' was into EN-, and
e went away sorrowin', cause he
moved there was a day o. reckonin' for
imeon if he didn't kill that bear he
ad snuck up and ketched when ii was
eepin'. And natur' is natur' now
nd bears is bears jest the same as thew
as then, says the Squire. I feel sorry
" Evander,' he says.
Then Uncle Jase he SAYS POOR,
gin as scornful as Sam Hill: and the
luire he shook his head and saws.
Zoo bad Too hadi' :
As fer Simeon says the Squire he {
amt particular poplar in the deestrjc, a
ats SO, but he hadn't never done S
othin' wrong as anybody knowed on
Il he had ways, and folks didn't care
UGH fer him Then along about that
me some one took to stealin' sbaap {
ound there most tremendous. Who c
As dom of It nobody couldn't git no 7
ee. y
One day, says the Squire, my
was talkin' TO Simeon. ana
says to Simeon that It'd 60 hard with Q