The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1904-02-18
VOLUME A..

0a hsd eomnlsied thelr wask saa s.,
dcsn s' The Top 10 eat ihtlf dinner
Ies icp Of the chute rested on tbs Fsss
o. htsa reeb, iast bach Of ~h,ch w.s
ias tnoalh Of she Petersen hr.r cave.
wosfe % The story scta. 9 mao asutd
teitfFcn, csashi 10 q hlssua oece sgan.
nisht With black besr fots cempsn
loo. hstweep the entrance % ths e.ve,n
sad The chate Vas platform uf roek
soou' hye feci uiar. II ~,s covered 9Th
sin inches Of suow 20 4 TOE sane ansan,
sas In the chute.
The men sot 10 ,alklus sb,u, ths pa,s,
son beer as they sle. sad Hen declared
that he vss oi The opinion thai The y.,u
was myth.
Daupe, said Ab th ciivsiy, b'srs YES
- shiek 10 th On days "a thas be coz. an,
! eslisse yell sllow, Hep, thor b. ioln
bic thick GOV.
"s-st yss. seems ough they wee, al
mitted Hep, srlrcliua saepberry tsrt
itom bis dessert menu ~ the hos,om of
his pail sad viewing II With esstsonomic
satisfaction, Bat they ba al holsi M
Tor she winier now, snyway He tufoed
she tart around stvsral times, nlhhled u
the edge snd smichea his lips.
He was muncbioa 10 ell6ht satisfaction
and Abe vas lishlias his second pipe
~ben they we're startled by the touna Of
snifi issuing from the darkness within
the cave.
dewhiilikiol ei.culatei H.u. wtitIing
around % on PIVOT
Abe bad slfeady turned tow.ra the
caves moath snd bali risen. He wss on
ooe knee when bis eyes hsosme ri,,tad
on The most black noss OF bear pro
srndine cat Of the cave aud leveled on the
remains OF the tart firmly grasped in the
hand OF the terrified Hen. For 30 ine spt
there was q tablesu, then Brain sdyapeta
. step,
Holy smokel surglei Abs, lespine 10
bic feet snd moving steadily tovata u
stunted spruce
Hen cronched. parslyzsd, like bird
fascinated by . snake The bear advanced
second step.
Look ontl Yell get ell yelled Abe,
's be dropped his pipe ana deIteronsiy
wang up in the tree. Darn il. drop
b tart; thets what he's srterl
Hens eyes bulged from their sockets.
'is hsir fo,e, and with the t.rt in his
'sud be backed toward the chute. Tbs
'esr followed the reoedine tart with bis
yes and nose snd advanced q COUPLE OF
eet. Hen's eyes never left the beer fos
n instant. lie was too scsred TO SPEAK.
ut be kept on backing until be was in
be trough. The Dext instant the bear
I'D bis foreieet on the edge end was
rswlins 10 after the chopper.
Just as be dill 80 the bssr lost his foot
,g snd slid. bead Hrst into the chute.
'ovn between Hen's sprosding legs he
tent, topping the man oa his back, and
way they both sped. gathering momen
nm % they fsw onward.
Hsns ohl shfieked Abe. falling out OF
30 tree 10 his excitement.
Hen hang on. BE had jast sense enough
~ to bury both hsnds 10 The long black
sir and stick A cloud Of SNOW msrked
10 descent OF theipsir rs they made =
shtning passage. Hen yelling Tor help
I'D the bear growing from fright. They
ruck hummock at the bottom, bounced
Ish 10 the cir and. whiriins 10 serial
'merssnlts, disappeared In deep snow
snk.
Abe bad got half way down to them by
cifcuitous course when the besr dug
. wsy out and. still growing. dissppesr
down the mountsin. A little ister
ems white face sppeared shove the
ow.
Gosbi be ejsculsted a. bis compsnion
tended him hsnd. By, did ye see
a. er wss dresnine3
Then be observed the tar. stiIl arssp
10 his band snd took a consoling nib
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