The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-05-20


scene.
They found one sheep badly laccrat-
ed and another with her fleece nearly
all pulled off.
Mr.. Mickey was so thankful because
the bear had been discovered in sea
son to prevent any further damage
that he did not pursue his inquiry as
TO why bod and Wink were there at
that time Of night.
Nobody could stop 10 hunt bears till
planting was over. In the meantime
the creature broke into an old clubhouse
Of Mr. Dudley's, where there was
large lot Of Roxbury russets, that
Wink and his father had carefully
picked over for market. These apples
were bringing high price at that sea
son, and were rcckOned on 10 pay the
taxes for the year. But the bear had
little pity for the burdencd taxpayer.
Next she stole young pig from
Peggy Wright. for which that encrget-
ic little spinstcr had tailored" hard
for ten days in fitting out Deacon
Withars boys with Sunday suits.
Peggy looked upon that pig as an i'm
portant item, and could not part with
it without n struggle. On hearing It's
cries, she gave pursuit, blowing
great tin dinner horn. But the bear
got away with the pig despite the
racket
70 the theft Of the pig was added
thc slaughter Of the Nerrick gandcr
His beautiful, white, snowy feathers
1#d one big red foot alone remained
, tell the story Of his unhappy fate.
Following this occurred an incident
hat reused the ncghborhOod to hunt
the mauraudcr. In haying time, after
sundOwn one evening, Dod, with his
sister Zilph and her little terrier, jim,
come home as usual. After hunting
for some time they heard the bell of
I'm the edge OF rough, swampy tract
Of hemlotk scrub, and with its wild
jangling came the hoarse bawls and
deep grumbling of cattle. Something
was wrong.
Dod and Xilph, running with all
speed, soon came In sight of the herd,
and perceived TO their horror that
bear had grapplcd one of Dods grizzly
yCarlings-onc of n pair that he had
hoped to exhibit at the county fair in
the fall. The wild beast was tearing
and Clawing its PROSTATE victim,
which 10 had deXterously cast in be
tween a hemlock stub and some big
rocks. The other cattle, instead of
running away, kept circling round, ut
tcring threatening cries.
bod seized branch of dead hcmlock
and rushed courageously upon the
bear, shouting with all his might,
while Jim barkcd furiously. Assault
ed in the rear SO Unexpectedly, the
bear at first took to her heels.
But she was reluctant to give up her
prey; so she turned and faced bod
with grinning teeth and ugly eyes,
looking grccdily toward the PROSTATE
yearling, beside which bod was bran
dishng his club and shouting. The
boy saw that it was the old white face
again.
bod told Zilph TO run for help. The
cattle. now fairly routed and fright
cned bolted toward home before her.
The boys brave front disconnected
the bear and at first she made no
movement forward, but shufllcd back
and forth in great impationce. growl-
ing and showing her teeth. But soon
Dod's threatening shouts and wild
brandishings began to lose effect.
The bear began TO edge closer Then
at his masters command. and cncour.
aged. Jim sailed forth, made n little
detour, dashed styling up TO the enc.
my's rear and grabbed her heels.
The bear turned and tried again and
again TO scoop In little Jim with n
sweep of her great paw, but the willy
little dog lodged the long claws until
at last one sharp nail tore through his
ear. and he retired hastily beneath n
scrub hcmlock and was silent Then
in the gathering dusk the bear turned
once more TO bod and the ycarling.
Dod was I'm a panic. To leave the
already bruised yearling 10 be torn and
| tortured by the cruel bear could moi
he thought Of. Yet the ugly glow IL
the bears eyes warned bod of danger
lie could no longer hear the tinkl,
Of thCsbell. The cows had reached IN,
yard a bird began singing of lits,
way i'm the woods, and Dod could heai
the "Yeep. yeep, yeep! Yawp, yawp'
OF a wandering flock Of bclated turk
cys vending their way homeward be
fore an exasperated and noisy small
boy on the next farm.
Suddenly loud shouts broke over th,
: ridge above bod, and his father an,
the hired man came running int,
view. Then the bear took TO her heel
and disappeared into the scrub.
The yearling was pulled out os th
hole and driven home, n good dea
bruised and torn about the flanks.
The next morning several men start
= Cd out 90 hunt the creature. but no
n sign was discovered. Then n ira
D was set. But she was altogether TO
D knowing TO be taken in" althoug
s she managed 10 secure the bait,