The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1904-01-14
JUST TOO MUCH BEAR


paused and pondered. and BY ana oy
he says:
"'weli. Dsn1.' he says, ~ that's so
III stay and try EN- he says; but IT'S
turnin' out to be a great year fer bears.
he says. and I hope you won't set no
traps fer EN- anyvhcres -'gh here, he
says. fer the way I am f,vsin' now. be
says. 'you1i ketch me. sartin sure, he
SAYS.
i bad jest been s-teilin' OF him some
thin that he didn't know. fer he bad
come in aud sot down and busted II out
on 10 me without any wsrnin' that he
guessed he'd go home tomorrow, and
that had sot me back tremendous.
Guess you1i so home tomorrow
managed TO boiler. by and by. Great
hemlock,' says. what's up Hain't
we been treatin' OF you square, Hsint
we run you up ag-in bears enough. and
big and fat and Juicy ones. too says.
Bears he says. why. thumps
alive. DAHL he says. That's Jest
what's "a ailin' OF me- he says. I'm
foundered with bear feel like bear
myself he says
why. consarn ST. he says I feel 50
much like a bear that I've took a strong
hankeriu' after honey and Pig. and l
feel all the time as n some one was fol-
leria' Of my trail with a dog and guni'
he SAYS
And feel jest like grabbin holt o
things and squeezin' OF en- ;ill their
ribs cracks.' he says And bristie up
at the sigat Of dog. he says, and
can't hardly keep myself from shinnin
I aHra fr
the woods lookin' fer a place 90 hole mp
in fer the vinteri' he says.
II had been swatted by a bear
couldn't a been keriummixed worse
Ter a minute than was 90 hear the
New York Teller take on that way. and
when got my wind says,
Why. Gosbens Land" says.
There amt NO perccdents IN the Knob
! country fer sctchl says. How do you
I count fer it, I says.
How do count fer itg' says he
| Why easy enough. ] been here a
Z MONTH he says. and hain't had much
else but bear meat TO eat ever sencc
] come he says.
I've had bear steak. bear hash. roast
bear bear fricasseed. bear sassaee.
billed bear. ierkcd bear. stewcd bear.
bear sliced up cold and bear headcheese '
he says
i've had bear gravy on pancakes
baked on a griddle creased with bear
fat he says. I've had baked bear cub.
fried bear liver and stcvcd bear kidneys
Ter a change be says. And now what
does Mrs Danl up and do7' he says.
q could only just eawk and gasp. and
spiutter out:
burned n ! kin tell you,'
why says ne she comes 90 mo
awhile ago. DanI. and she says
"''I scc.~ she says. that you ever
lasfinIy do tote on bear meat. she says.
and 80 I'm soin' Co surprise you with a
new dish ~ &c" she says.
" So.' says. and could hardly keep
from standin up and shown my teeth
and erovun. what ls 90 soin 10 BE- -'
I says
~Plckeied bears fcett~ she says
ID didn't say nothin' nanI says fhe
New York felier. but ! Mind % shudcl
out. and want Co Say rlght here. he
SAYS that . draw Tho line AZ picked
bears fcet' hc says and I'm goiu homo
tomorrow, That's what's up. sence you
: want 60 know says be.
Then see to Vunst that unless the
New York Teller paufed and pondcred
he'd boz sure Co work folks up tromen-
dous. so saws go hlm.
You better pause and ponder ]
f says. and Ili tell you the reason Ter why
- You know that bears goes into their
holes aud sleeps all winter. don't you 81
. SAYS
Course doe says De-
Wen, D says. how 90 they keep from
starving
"Duauo. says De Ne,cr thunb
- uothiu about H.. be says
That's the reason want YOU tc
pause and ponder. ] says Bears kctI
from starvin' ln the winter. I says Jcsi
by suckin their paws Why does suck.
10 their paws keep the bears from stary
Inc ] says Why. ] says. on account O.
The uuterment them paws gives OUT
says
O. The bears paws. ] avs AMI a.
Is handsome a. a pretty schooimarm hst
says .hut there's choice chawin' on Q,
q h-btuer than any other part o. Oh,
a bear
The bear thinks it's leetle the 0es
Do fodder there u.s. ] says. even 10 its uat'ra
state. but u he should ever happen q
sock his tooth into a paw that wal
pickled why. Shlverin' Steve Stocum
that bear wouldn't never fetch raw paw
= agln. says. not II he had 60 hole ul
and starve, says.
&. why ! SAYS. you jest about com
II nigh 20 maxim me wonder 70 setch thing
could actully be- says Draw IN
. line at picked bears feet! Draw IN
q line at-why. sayi ! SAYS When tel
e folks that there is RctuIly man a-ivir
a that draws the line al picked bear e feet
! says. they'll look skeert and they1
is say.
j. Great hemiocks a-splinterin'i
they'n say. Then Gahrlels goin' q
e toot his horn this minutei He is. sarti
as sap.
l. sa-sa. - ~