Sharp County record., 1903-03-13

"Now you'd nater'ly suppose that
the young chap wouldn't a cared 10
have any more dealin's with folks
where they dealt out the law 50
Drompt an strict as that an lie
actuIy was gittin' his things ready
to go over so the Eddy an lake the
first cars that started, but before he
rot all ready he had begun t. listen
to inducements to stay over a little.
"Simons Sam he felt downright
sorry for the young chap, sayin' that
he didn't think they'd given him a
fair shake, an Simon's Sam had a
tame bear he wanted to sell. So he
edged around an got to talkin' with
the young chap.
"'Scems to me- says Simon's Sam,
that it's too bad for you to 60 way
without g;ttin' that bear you're
after says he.
"Bear.' says the young chap,
sneerin. There amt a bear in your
hull blame grove says he.
''There's cords of EN- says ST.
mons Sam. But it's heap o
trouble to rout 'em ont an fulier
'em till you git shot Take you
days. But | kin git you a shot at
one tomorrow, inside of an hour,
an a KILN shot, at that
"'You KIM? says the young chap.
"I kim says Simon's Sam. An
all it'll cost you Ii be SIS.
The young feller seemin' to be
willin' to invest, Simons Sam con
fded to him the scheme. He told
him that he had the bear in his barn
at that very minute, an that next
day, for SIS he would take the bear
on the sly to a certain place in the
woods an tie him to tree with a
rope.
Then says Simon's Sam, you
kin happen along with your gun,
shoot the bear, an come back here
for help to lug it in, an turn the
tables on these folks that thinks you
don't know how to hunt
"The young chap made the bar
gain with Simon's Sam. Sam went
home, an the young chap surprised
folks by sayi, that he had made up
his mind to stay over another day.
81 came up here 30 git bear
says he, struttin' again, AN if there's
one in this piece o what you call
woods I'll knock him over to-mor-
row., says he.
"'Bully for you' says we.
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, a couple o. miles fur
ther in. The young chap paid ST.
mons Sam the $l5, 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 see
him there, an suspicion the deal.
"The young chap sot down an
waited, quite a good ways from the
bear, an the bear acted ugly an
yanked at the rope an snarled at
the young chap, an the young chap
got nervouscr 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.
"The bear gave a 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 aR'in. He follered
along after the bear till he see there
warn't no use, an then he give it up
an come in.
There's a bear in them woods
says he, an l got a shot at it. But
it got away, an I'm willin' to let it
GO
"He had got all ready to start for
the Eddy to take the cars, when who
should come in but Rube.
"T was out to-day says he, care
lNoo hhN' an S'I 90 INV q WV 10
I've seen in a 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.
"'rhe big, fat bear I killed to-
day. says Rube,
"rhe young chap didn't say any
thing for a spell, an then he says:
"How much do you want for it?'
"Bears like that un is fetchin'
$25,' says Ruhe. IT'S worth $50, but
I'll take $25, says he. Here comes
my two boys, now, sneakin' it in on
the stone drag
An 50 they was, an the bear was
q nice, fat, glossy one, sure enough.
"WeU, says the young chap, 4
come here to git bear, an | spose
III have 20 take this one or go back
sltunked.' says he.
AN he paid Rube $25 for the bear
"lhere was funny thing about
that bear says Rube, by an by.
1T was goin' to commit suncide.'